Can You Sell Food At A Garage Sale?

Whenever my church has a yard sale we usually have a bake sale along with it. It's always a big hit, we also sell cold drinks. Our last sale was just a couple of weeks ago and we didn't do a bake sale with it and people were really disappointed that we didn't have anything to eat and drink. Some even said they always looked forward to our goodies. So , of course we are bringing back the bake sale for our next sale and everyone there after. We always sell out of any baked goods. A lot of people now days don't do any home cooking so when they can get homemade goodies they really go for them. We make pretty good money at it, too. Go ahead and give it a try. And good luck to you.

Depeneding on where you live it is a little early for some of these: hot dog stand, milkshake stand, snow cone,lemonade stand. :)

I'm probably not a good person to ask for advice about selling at yard sales, seeing as my sales have typically never got more than $25. I don't think I've ever bought food at a yard sale though; I've seen people selling it. Never cup cakes though-it was cookies, popcorn-finger foods. One thing that's a good idea, especially on a really hot and humid day are cold drinks. One yard sale I went too had the kids selling ice cold lemonade. Another sold cans of soda. Just remember with food-if their hands are going to get greasy or smudged, it likely will end up on your stuff. Offer food and drinks to customers as they're leaving maybe, and be on the lookout for trash left around your sales area. Good luck!

Thanks for sharing, good idea, let me tell you here no body buys from such sellers who sell 2nd hand used stuff on road side-- if garage sale means that. You can certainly sell friend.

Not in the usa. I got in trouble once for selling tamales at a yard sale in las vegas. I was lucky the cop was nice. And didnt give me a ticket.

great I deal I see no reason why you cant sell things like this and it sounds like you have a great idea and i hope that it does well for you may want to also offer some kind of drink as well

I would try to decorate them the best you can. If you are no good at decorating then just make the icing look pretty. I think cupcakes are a wonderful idea. You are making me want a cupcake. I think they will catch the attention of people. Try not to spend too much money on the decorations though otherwise it could cut into your profit.

I assume you can sell food in your garage sale, some of your visitor or customers may have feel hungry while seeking for good bargain among your old stuffs, they can get some help from your food sale on the spot to satisfy their food crave; i bet they will not mind to see you sell some food like cupcakes, lemon juice or pizza too in your garage sales.

Oh, any snacks may be sold plus water, and tea or coffee. Good luck!

A pleasant day AussieGal13, Honestly I haven't deal yet doing any garage sale though I am doing selling things and foods. And with regard to your post, I guess, it is fine to sell foods during a garage sale. Hence, for sure, those people who will buy stuffs will definitely feel the hunger and it is timely to sell foods as this will exactly bring an extra income. And, if I may add, perhaps, you can also sell bottled water or any soda, thus, it would be more perfect to have a complete product, there you have garage items plus selling some snacks they can eat while doing their garage shopping.

I don't see anything wrong with that. If the buyers are hungry, at least they have some snacks ready for them and they can eat while browsing through the items that are sold in the garage sale. If there are snacks at any garage sale, I know that I would buy some.

how did this thing go? did you get money? were you able to sell food?

actually people come to garage sales for buying furnitures mainly and some other stuffs,but you can also sell foods or drinks. but you should make them very cheap,so you can get people's attention to them. and i can also give you another advise. if you make cupcakes very cute and with funny shapes,you can sell more. people choose interesting things in these days, happy mylotting

I think that's a great idea, especially since you are making them. I think it will help boost the garage sale. It will probably entice people to buy more of the garage sale items. Some of the garage sales I've been to have had some type of food and beverage sales. Most of them had a table set up and had the kids selling them. So if you have kids that's another way to increase sales. If you don't have kids maybe you have some young family members that can turn on the charm and get you extra money.

I don't think selling cupcakes at a garage sale is appropriate. I haven't seen people doing that at a garage sale before. But then I haven't been to many garage sales so my observations may not be the norm. Anyway, as long as it's not illegal then I don't see why not. Go for it. You may set a trend for others to follow and at the same time make some extra dough as well. Have a wonderful day.

I think you can also consider just making some simple cakes and just put the pieces on a table for free so whoever wants to eat will take a piece of cake. Maybe the customers will have a better experience. I think free food attracts people even more. Maybe it will help them to take a look around and stay for more time and maybe buy something. At the salsa club, they sometimes put some food that is bought at the shops like popcorn, maybe nachos, you know, things that are well known and are used as refreshments...(In my opinion they can do it more often and with more quantity and I will maybe come more often to dance there, because they charge almost twice than another salsa club near my town). Both selling or just giving for free, making or buying the refreshments have advantages and disadvantages, some of them are in they eye of the customer, some of them are not. The bottom line is that having food there will be better than having no food at all. And put some water with ice cubes there for free...

It is a good idea. I would do the same thing here if I were to have a garage sale. Technically here to do anything like that you'd need a permit and health inspections but by the time some do-gooder advises the authorities the sale is long over. Worst they can do is tell me to stop selling the food anyway. We once sold homemade candies in my woodturned candy bowls for months and no one ever said anything. I say go for it. Your cupcakes are probably healthier than what you buy in the store anyway.