Lunchtime During a Garage or Yard Sale

Yesterday discussed suggestions in having a little extra something to wet the palate available for those who are pondering the items scattered across your tables. If a yard sale is scheduled to last until 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. (usually because there's that much stuff available, OR the hosts are that ambitious, OR they have the time of day to wait around their yard for the additional time, so they figure "Why not?", OR a combination of these 😁.

Basically if the sale is likely to last beyond a traditional lunchtime, an idea could be, in addition to offering beverages, have food available too. This will ensure that, would they suddenly hear their stomach growling, they won't alternatively be mentally sketching out where the nearest fast food joint is when they should be intensely pondering how they could better make use of the item hanging off the edge of your folding table that they've considered long enough that they've now touched, it's at the edge of their finger tips, they've put their finger prints on it. It's like having a thought on the tip of their tongue, they just need to close the deal on the creative juices running amuck through their mind. Or, are they gonna take a break & head down the street to grab a burger, be far enough away that they realize it's just not realistic, & they really do have enough do-dads in that section of whatever random room of their house they were dreaming about.

It's not necessary to have a full picnic with potato salad, baked beans, brownies, & fruit salad available, (well, maybe the brownies at a quarter a crack, - or, $0.50 😂), rather a small grill (or the family grill) off to the side preparing some hot dogs & burgers. These are both by George Foreman & both operate on electricity. Each is designed to sit atop a counter or to sit atop an included pedestal. Each is designed for indoor or outdoor use. This one is designed for a gathering of up to fifteen; this one is designed for many more; it's advertised to adequately entertain a tailgate! I would use one of these as I would find using an electrical product more my personal style than to handle gas or charcoal, regardless of their typical practicality (& stereotypes) for the purpose. The image link is for the one designed for a gathering of up to fifteen as it seems that would be more likely appropriate for the purpose during a yard sale. Though, for the enthusiast (& for comparison), here's a link to one that's gas.

Keep it simple & don't even necessarily have cheese to top the burgers off, making them cheeseburgers. If a container of this or this happens to be in the family fridge, then yes, maybe have them sitting alongside the protein options since there always seems to be one in bunch that cannot eat their dogs or burgers without such condiments.

Charge a buck or, maybe a buck fifty, for each sandwich (you may need to base your sandwich price on yard sale factors); maybe toast a few of the dog & burger buns, or all of them, depending on convenience & ability. I mean, if your trash-to-treasure is flying off your folding tables a few feet away, then you're best to give all your attention there 😂. At the same time, not everyone likes their bread products toasted, so another lunchtime "customer" isn't as likely to walk away because a soft bun isn't available if you don't take the time to toast every. single. one.

As already mentioned, having brownies, or a similar dessert snack could be an additional option. Also, as mentioned in this post, not just having sugar snacks, rather also having salty snacks on hand, can be a good idea too. If it's just what a shopper is interested in or has a craving for, it could be the difference between selling an item you no longer want to have around & not. A potential buyer might just elect to ultimately purchase something because you have a preferred snack or quick meal-type bite & they might just be impressed or contented & figure, "Why not?" It could be a case of instant gratification in the form of the quick meal bite or snack, turned into, yeah-I'm-thankful-&-appreciating-this-food-energy-so-I'll-buy-these-items-off-the-table-too.

After all, this is just a yard sale.

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