Thieving bas*ards
Sep 4th 2006, 2:31 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by Patrick Hasler
You should be in marketing 
Vrey well explained. 
Vrey well explained. You should take some tips from AWP in the explanation department!
Sep 4th 2006, 3:38 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
You have a sale, neighbour down the road has a sale. Cars see your signs first so you get (potentially) more sales. Neighbour down the road doesnt like this so removes your signs and then (hopefully) gets the sales you would have got.
Sep 4th 2006, 3:44 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
But it was Sunday, there were no other sales. It is much more likely that they objected to Partystar's working/commercializing and luring the type of objectionable people who would hunt for bargains on the Sabbath, on their Sabbath, in their home area.
Sep 4th 2006, 3:44 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
But it was Sunday, there were no other sales. It is much more likely that they objected to Partystar's working/commercializing and luring the type of objectionable people who would hunt for bargains on the Sabbath, on their Sabbath, in their home area.
Sep 4th 2006, 3:55 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
But it was Sunday, there were no other sales. It is much more likely that they objected to Partystar's working/commercializing and luring the type of objectionable people who would hunt for bargains on the Sabbath, on their Sabbath, in their home area.
Sep 4th 2006, 3:58 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by gardnma
Have you considered the Illuminati may be unusually active in your area?
Sep 4th 2006, 3:58 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Yea I was just explaining the explanation that Kate gave to Patrick that he and blaze didnt understand.
Sep 4th 2006, 4:13 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
And what exactly would you expect them to be doing? Sitting by the curbside holding 24hr surveillance of Garage Sale signs incase someone half inches them?
Sep 4th 2006, 5:16 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by g1ant
Sep 4th 2006, 8:45 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by Patrick Hasler
People don't steal the signs to use them ! ..... they steal them so passers by don't see them and carry on untill they reach the signs belonging to the assholes who threw yours away 
......... Does that make sense ? .... Kate just explained that to me and I'm confused 
......... Does that make sense ? .... Kate just explained that to me and I'm confused
Sep 4th 2006, 8:53 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by evoal2003
Liz,
We are sorry to hear of your loss. Thank god we don't live in El Mirage.
We are sorry to hear of your loss. Thank god we don't live in El Mirage.
Sep 5th 2006, 6:47 am
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Garage sale signs - and realtor's open house signs that you see on street corners on Sunday afternoons - are illegal in many places. So complaining to the police that they've been "stolen" probably won't get you much sympathy
Sep 5th 2006, 4:47 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by Partystar
Some people really are arseholes. 
***vent vent vent***
This morning we had a garage sale, hubby & I sat out all morning waiting for people to come along, we put out 5 signs. It was really slow, which we put down to it being a Sunday & most people around here do them on Saturdays.
***vent vent vent***
This morning we had a garage sale, hubby & I sat out all morning waiting for people to come along, we put out 5 signs. It was really slow, which we put down to it being a Sunday & most people around here do them on Saturdays.
There's nothing worse than passing a Garage Sale sign at 30 mph, and having the actual address in small lettering that one can not read.
Sep 5th 2006, 4:55 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by ironporer
If you decide to do it all again and have another garage sale- the best signs I ever saw (and we go to a lot of Garage sales) were simple paper plates. Make about 50 signs that simply state "SALE" in big bold letters, then make about 50 more that simply have a large bold arrow on them. Then if you want, make 10-15 that give a desctiption of some of the major items. Post one SALE sign and an arrow sign pointing in the general direction (from where the sign is posted of course) on every sreet corner near your house, major intersection etc- posting the detail signs where there is a stop light, etc where people have a few seconds to read it. Buy 1/2'' x 2 '' lathing strips or similar to staple the signs to- plus staple to telephone poles or trees as practicle. When I did our sale, we went out from our house maybe 1-2 miles, and then brought the people in- one set of signs every couple of blocks or as needed.
There's nothing worse than passing a Garage Sale sign at 30 mph, and having the actual address in small lettering that one can not read.
There's nothing worse than passing a Garage Sale sign at 30 mph, and having the actual address in small lettering that one can not read.
Sep 5th 2006, 5:01 pm
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Re: Thieving bas*ards
Originally Posted by gardnma
Could allways put an ad in the paper under garage sales.
was quoted $90 to sell a futon FFS.