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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

That way, I can hit a lot of sales in just a few hours instead of spending time and gasoline driving around town. If you want to buy kids toys or clothes, look for new home neighborhoods with lots of pre-school or grade school aged kids. It will be an extra gift for my grandson’s family next Christmas.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

People opened their windows and used attic fans or sat in metal lawn chairs outside to cool off. Hair cuts were done at home by a family member. Cheap (not just inexpensive, I mean cheap – easy to break) toys came from post-war Japan. Gasoline stations did not serve food, have coffee or provide bath rooms.

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