The Junior League Thrift Sale is an annual event where the ladies of the Junior League round up their castoffs and those of others, bring them to the Savannah Civic Center, and sell tickets for two days of bargains and chaos.
I always work the morning of the first sale day because I love to watch the stampede down the stairs when the doors open.
Shoppers wait outside
The herd is on the move
I also always choose to be a cashier. That I can’t explain. Each cashier has a bagger. Today, I was lucky enough to have the inimitable Sarah Copeland as my very own bag lady, and we set up shop in a prime location by the restrooms.
Silly Sarah and the tool of her trade
We laughed a lot today, and marveled at the the items people donated, and what people bought. A stuffed cat wearing a fancy sparkly coat and carrying a wreath, for example. One couple arrived at our station with a mound of books, purses and random other items. It appeared that they had just started dating; he was still in the “impress her by paying” mode. She responded with the title of this post. And we laughed.
Observe and report 
Leave a Reply