Thursday, May 20, 2010

1970's Clothes: Finding Unique Items at Garage Sales in the 21st Century

You may roll your eyes when you hear someone utter the words �garage sale� or �garage saling.� However, if you are interested in vintage clothing items, you will want to take a look at heading off on a garage sale trek. Indeed, spending time at garage sales can be a perfect way to find different types of vintage apparel items, including 1970's clothes. Many fashion experts actually agree that the best place to find some items of vintage clothing, including (especially) 1970's clothes is through garage sales.

If you are going to give checking out garage sales for 1970's clothes a try, there are some tips that you should keep in mind. First of all, you need to keep in mind that many people run their garage sales on Saturdays and Sundays. However, some people actually do start their garage sales on Friday. In any case, your best bet is to be present at the garage sale during its first hour of operation on the first day. Nice clothing items at a garage sale (indeed, all good merchandise at a garage sale) tends to go quickly. You need to keep in mind that when it comes to vying for these items, you will be competing against people who are �experts� at garage saling. These are people who spend every weekend stalking out and seeking out garage sales. They know how to find the good items. They know how to make good purchases.

Remember when it comes to buying things like 1970's clothes at a garage sale that you can dicker and bargain. People who are running garage sales expect visitors to their garage sales to dicker over prices. Indeed, you should be able to make a good haul of 1970's clothes and related items for next to nothing if you dicker correctly.

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