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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2008
Page
7
A yard sale owner faces pressure as a sister in law's husband drops off junk and insists it be sold. The rusted shovel and broken box fan are worthless, and the seller fears offending relatives and upsetting his wife while deciding how to handle the situation.
Carry warns that you cannot choose relatives and must align with your wife on yard sale notices. Discuss whether others may drop off items to sell to avoid conflict and miscommunication. Carry suggests avoiding deception, especially regarding a brother-in-law.
The speaker advises setting clear sale boundaries with a brother in law, offering only quality items, and using a free pile for subpar goods. Honest dealings prevent future problems, though one could receive more junk if misled about value.
A survey shows many think it acceptable to lie sometimes and to protect feelings. The cherry tree tale allegedly by Mason Weems is likely a fictional fabrication created to boost sales of Weems's 1800 biography of George Washington, widely reprinted into the 20th century.
At a grandparent yard sale Brenda D recounts a playful hearing test. A grandfather changed his hearing aid battery and whispered behind his wife twice more before she finally answered yes. The moment sparked smiles and a wink.
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