Have you noticed the new trend on FB?
Yard Sales.
(I obviously did not create this card because I know the difference between sale and sail, just sayin')
Yay
for you if you can sell that ab roller you desperately had to buy for
swim suit season but instead used it to hang your bra's on to dry. I'm not against people selling their unwanted items. I am against people being wimps about it. Here's what I see.
seller: (such and such item) $10
buyer: My husband will only let me go as high as $8??
seller: Sorry my husband says I have to sell for $10 since I spent $483 on it.
What. The. Hell. People!
First
of all I seriously saw a post the other day that the lady's offer was
$2 less than the sellers asking price and she wouldn't budge. AND I
know these girls, they are in my ward, neither is hurting for money but
apparently someone has to win in this price debacle.
The
other thing I see A LOT is the "let me consult my husband". Girl,
PLEEEZE, you're probably not even married. I'm sure it's just easier to
blame it on someone else for rejecting the sale. If you actually are
having to ask your husband's permission you have a whole other basket of
issues and should not be wasting your time buying crap on FB. Your
next purchase should be a spine.
I
also see A LOT of draaama! Surprise, surprise! What did you think was
going to happen when you get 200+ women together to barter over crap?
What started as a way for a creative individual to make some cash on the
things in their home that was no longer needed, and provide a way for
others to do the same, has turned into WWE Housewife Smackdown.
Personally
I think it's just another way for us to buy more junk we don't need/
won't use. I also see a lot of baby items which I'm sure could be
donated to someone who really NEEDS but can't afford them. A few years
ago my sister's ward had a lot of parents who were unemployed and
struggling with everyday needed items. At the end of summer they did a
clothing swap and it turned out to really positive.
In
summary, today's lesson kids is simply this: Facebook is for gossip and
stalking, if you have crap to sell have a yard sale in...oh, I don't
know...YOUR YARD!
