Happy Kingswood Rummage Sale Eve Day
Wednesday April 22 is the day the 37th annual Kingswood Rummage Sale officially opens to the public - so who's going out shopping TUESDAY NIGHT? Don't kid yourself, there will be just as many shoppers (if not more) Tuesday night walking the neighborhood as there will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
If you're new to the Sioux Falls area, the Kingswood Rummage Sale is one of the largest rummage sales held each year in the tri-state area. At last check, there were over 300 households signed up this year - and that doesn't include the sales that haven't gone to the trouble of officially registering, or those stragglers on the outskirts.
The Kingswood area is located in the Southwest part of Sioux Falls - between Interstate 29 on the East, Sertoma Avenue on the West, 41st Street on the South, and Coughran Court on the North. Individual sale dates and times do vary.
If you're new to this whole "garage sale thing," there is a certain etiquette and protocol that needs to be followed:
- Remember, every item is something the owner once bought and probably liked. Don’t pick it up, groan and wonder who had such bad taste. He or she is probably watching over the cash box.
- When an item is marked down to almost nothing, don’t ask for a better bargain.
- Watch your kids. Don’t let them pound the computer keyboard or play with toys that might break.
- Don’t ask to use the bathroom. You know you’re a good person, but you’re probably a stranger to the homeowner who doesn’t have time to go into the house with you.
- Don’t smoke in the garages. Ashes can soil merchandise.
- Don’t eat or drink while shopping.
- Don’t show up with large bills.
- Don't park in someone's driveway
- Don’t show up too early. If the garage door is down, they're not yet open.
Happy shopping!!!