1. Demand to see something that's not out for sale. When
they go to look for it, leave.
2. Ask for a 90% reduction in the marked price.
3. Walk around criticizing the quality, condition, color,
size, quantity, price and anything else about the
merchandise. Leave saying "I've seen better junk at the
landfill!"
4. Spend a lot of time picking up, fondling and walking
around with a bunch of stuff. When you get their hopes high
enough, put it all back and leave.
5. When not observed, switch or remove the price tags.
6. When you see a sale, go home, round up all the
neighborhood kids and dogs, bring them to the sale and let
them loose. Stay in the car and watch the fun.
7. When you see a sale, drive ever so slowly by. Go up the
block, turn around and drive slowly by again. Repeat a
dozen times.
8. Ask for food and drink.
9. Act like your lost. Ask for directions. Pretend you don't
understand.
Leave cursing.
10. Pass 2 or 3 hours in inane conversation. Leave without
making a purchase.
11. Walk all over in their neighbor's yards. Peek at the sale
through the shrubbery. Ring the neighbor's doorbells. Ask
"Where's the garage sale?"
12. Pretend like you're going to buy a lot of valuable or
fragile items. Make them wrap them very carefully. After this
say "I've changed my mind" and leave.
14. Picket the sale with a sign that reads "Garage Sales
Unfair to Retail Merchants"
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