It’s almost September—time for our annual garage sale. Since we hate to relinquish anything we’ve spent money on, we have a large supply of unwanted items. They keep piling up in the basement, which is now so full that we’ve had to (1)Response area some of the collection to the garage. Though the sale is a lot of work, the sight of all those piles and boxes (2)Response areas our determination to go through with it. This proliferation of stuff has left us with a huge number of possessions for sale, from tools and spools to baskets and gaskets. This year, for example, we have an old bike that some zealot for exercise might buy and a soft chair and footstool for a more (3)Response area customer. Our ad states our main (4)Response area: “Something for everyone!” Maybe that’s a bit (5)Response area, but we don’t want to be specific. We just want to disseminate the general idea that our sale will be (6)Response area with treasures. Last year, one customer took a quick look and departed with the (7)Response area comment “Nothing but junk.” However, most people seem to take a completely (8)Response area approach to shopping. They’re predisposed to spend their money on anything that’s a bargain, even if it isn’t in optimum condition—such as rusty baking pans and broken lamps. Then there are the (9)Response area shoppers who want us to tell them every detail about every item: How old is it? What did we pay for it? Will it increase in value, or will it (10)Response area? Friends have foolishly asked us where in the world we get all this junk to sell year after year—an inane question, because the answer is simple. We shop at garage sales.