Selling Refreshments at Your Garage Sale

I f you haven’t used an item for over a year, then you should consider either donating to the needy else you should consider putting it up for sale. There are many online yard/garage sale sites such as everydayyardsale.com, craigslist and ebay. Else you can look out for the traditional yard sale that is happening in your neighborhood or vicinity. You can approach them and ask whether they are willing to take your articles and items for a price. It will not only bring in some extra money but also de-clutters the space.
If there is a yard sale taking place in your neighborhood, you can approach the host and ask whether you can put up a stall for selling refreshments. You may sometimes have to pay a small commission to the host at times, but you can make some extra money over the weekend.
Many of the yard sale hosts would agree to the idea of selling refreshments at their garage sale because the shoppers will able to keep their children occupied for sometime and they would also be happy to guzzle a cold soda after spending time browsing through the sale.

Here are a few refreshments that you can sell at the yard sale.

• Cold sodas will sell like hot cakes on a hot summer day. An hour before the sale begins you can place the soda cans in a thermos-cooler packed with ice. You can actually pick up the case of soda for 25 to 30 cents a can at the super markets or the grocery stores which are giving discounts and sell it for .75 cents a can.

• If you know how to make cookies,  you can bake them and store them in transparent air tight containers. Else you can package them in disposable containers. Kids and the adults would enjoy them. Cold finger food   is also a good idea for the yard sale refreshment stall.

• If you can get extra help, you can also serve the crowd ice-cold lemonade at a reasonable price.

• You can offer hot coffee or chocolate along with muffins or donuts. It is sure to be welcomed by early shoppers who have missed their breakfast.

• In disposable small lunch boxes, you can have an assortment of cheese crackers, vanilla wafers, a small juice box and fritos. This will sell well.

Arranging a refreshment stall at your garage/junk/yard sale is a wonderful idea. You can always ask your neighbors and grown up children to put up a stall. It will be fun and also keep your children engaged while teaching them to handle cash and customers.
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