I survived the sale!

[yendi]

So, last night, I went to the preview sale at the Glenn School Clothing sale. The preview sale is only for folks who bring in at least $50 worth of stuff to sell, and it's a madhouse. You know those clips you see of the women clamoring for cheap wedding dresses at Filene's Basement? That's what this is like, but with children's clothing.

I got there at 4:15, and was about 75th in line. By the time 6:00 rolled around, there were about 300 people there. There'll be the same line this morning when it opens to the general public.

Fortunately, we had a game plan. Elayna only needed dresses. No shirts, pants, etc. So I went to one area, and managed to find about eight damned nice dresses for Elayna. With one exception -- a gorgeous reversible purple flower dress that I paid $8 for -- nothing cost more than $5. And every bloody one of them was as good as new -- they reject anything that has rips, stains, or missing buttons.

Then I went down to the toy room, and I really scored: I found Scene It, in perfect shape, for $4.50! Yeah, I'm not above shopping for the adults in the household at the sale. :-) I also scored a cheesy looking X-Men multitap and DVD remote for the PS2 for $2, still brand new in package, a star/space projector toy for Miss Kid, and a magnetic toy kit that included British pennies (two for one -- science and numismatics).

I resisted looking at non-dresses for Elayna (because I'm always tempted by shirts, etc). I also resisted buying things like the N-64s and other old gaming systems. Truly a minor miracle.

And more importantly, I survived the maddening crowds.

Now the fun part begins -- waiting until next week, when we can see how much money we made selling our stuff.

Comments

[terracinque.livejournal.com]

The phrase is "madding crowds," although they can also be maddening...

I can't see the name "Glenn Memorial" without protesting internally, "I'm not dead yet!"

[yendi]

I'm morally opposed to all things Thomas Hardy, so I refuse to give him any free publicity.

[shellefly.livejournal.com]

You go, Dad.

I think it's great that you guys call Elayna "Miss Kid".
I used to call Archer "Mr. Baby", but have started calling him "Mr. Archer, Sir". Maybe that will prepare him for his future world conquest.

[yendi]

I think to actually be in position to conquer the world, he'll need to morph that name into one of those classic villain names, like Gologoth or Doom.

[shellefly.livejournal.com]

Golgoth - you read Empire?

I just read it and I am very upset because it just ... stops.

[yendi]

Did you read the original Gorilla issues, or the DC trade?

[shellefly.livejournal.com]

The trade.

[yendi]

I thought it provided closure, story-wise. He lost his daughter, won his final "big" battle, and essentially accomplished everything he needed to, while still setting up a potential second series involving the one last enemy. I thought the book was basically a take on the whole "lonely at the top" plotline, and pretty effective. But I'm sure that they planned a sequel (although right now, I'd rather they stick with Legion, which is just fantastic).

[shellefly.livejournal.com]

Well, it did but I wanted more.
This must be why people write fanfic.

[jmfunnyface.livejournal.com]

They showed the wedding dress sale on the news this morning. I got a headache just looking at it, though if I were getting married and on a budget I'd be there. An $8,000 dress for $800 is worth the insanity. Plus it would be fun seeing other women clawing each other's eyeballs out.

[yendi]

I think Fox needs to turn it into a reality show.

[jmfunnyface.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Fox lives for stuff like that. They'd make them guzzle maggots and wrestle D-list celebrities before they could get to the cashier.

[coffeeinhell.livejournal.com]

"Scene It" for $4.50 is a major score.

Have you played it? If you have normal, non-movie-geek friends, they won't want to play with you. You'll find it far too easy and wipe up the floor with them.

I made the mistake of telling someone that I wanted to get the Turner Classic Movies version because it would be more challenging for all of us and they said, "Dawn ... the regular one is only easy FOR YOU." Oh yeah.

[yendi]

I played it once at jet_li_wannabe's, and loved it. Of course, we were all movie fanatics, which helps. I fully intend to kick as much ass with this game as I do with Trivial Pursuit.