Excuse me, has this been used? 

When my daughter was little I used to get up early on Saturday mornings to go garage sale'n, porch sale'n, and yard sale'n for baby clothes, toys, and any other bargains I could find.  I followed every sign on a stick, a mailbox or a pole until I reached my destination.  I knew it was going to be a good day when I found the ones that said "neighborhood sale".  A garage sale paradise indeed.     

I was also so proud of being the first one there.  I knew that meant I wasn't going to miss out on the GOOD STUFF.  

Excuse me, how much is the leftover carton of decorated Easter eggs?  Will you take .75  .50 cents for the stale potpourri?  How much for the used tupperware? Does that include the melted lids? What about the beautiful floor rug covered in dog hair?  I know after I take it home, stuff it in my washing machine and pick off all the fuzz balls, it would be a bargain indeed and my garage sale'n day would be complete.     

I would often wondered though, can you find bargains like these at the local Goodwill store?  Will someone please tell me the difference between a garage sale and Goodwill?!  How come is it we will brag about the bargains we find at a garage sale, be proud that we conned them down from 2.00 to .75 cents for a set of dishes, invite our friends to come along with us and even wrap up a new toaster we found for 1.00 and give it to Aunt Betty for her birthday, but would never be caught dead in a Goodwill store buying that junk!  And we would never ask a friend to come with us.  In fact, if we did buy something from Goodwill we would tell our friends we bought it at a garage sale!