Sunday Afternoon

@kareng (82666)
United States
August 23, 2026 10:49pm CST
Hooray! I made it to the flea market to do a quick restock! The booth wasn't too bad and I removed all the items that were not mine and left on the table for restock. I usually put the items back, but was in a hurry. Our first stop of the afternoon was an Estate Sale that wasn't far from the flea market. It was the last day of the sale and everything was 50% off. They noted that after 4 pm, they would be open to making "deals." So we made it there at 3:45 and had looked through everything when 4 pm hit. What did we get? There was nothing really good left that caught my eye, but I picked up a few bargains for the flea market. I got two flush mount light fixtures with all the accessories to install in the box. I think someone bought these and then changed their minds. I also got two nice baskets, a couple of CD's and a couple of DVD's, and a nice designer carry bag that can be used for laptop bag, etc. My bundle was only $10. My husband decided he wanted to get some fabric. They had an 8 ft. table that was stacked up about 3 feet with fabric on bolts and fabric that had been cut. I knew he wanted the ones to use for covering stools, chairs or used for upholstery. He asked how much it was and she told him to make a bundle or take the whole table and also two bins under the table. He made a bundle and she gave him a price of $15, which was a good price considering that heavy fabric is $8.00 or more a yard now. Then he asked for the price for the whole table and she told him $40. So he chose the table. We barely got it all in the car because we had flea market restock in the car and also I had things left from the auction pick up on Thursday in the car. It was too hot to try to unload on Friday. We ended the day by stopping at Jack's for a Burger Combo for dinner and headed on home. How was your Sunday afternoon? And what did you have for dinner tonight? Photo Credit? Public Domain
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@MarieCoyle (61860)
16h
It sounds like a very full day and hopefully profitable for you. The only part I would not enjoy is unloading the car!! I keep forgetting to ask, I remember your husband was buying a lot of boats to flip. Did he get them all done and sold?
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@kareng (82666)
• United States
15h
We did not unload anything tonight and still have auction stuff in there from Thursday. Guess what we are going to tackle tomorrow?? No, he got into guitars and learning how to play and that took up all the time when it was nice and cool. Now he has put it aside and wants to get a cover first before getting into it. But then again he said he is starting on the Skeeter this coming week because he wants to go fishing. We will see what happens.
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@kareng (82666)
• United States
5h
@MarieCoyle Yep, our eyes are bigger than our energy these days for sure!
@MarieCoyle (61860)
15h
@kareng You two have a lot of projects. I can barely keep up with the everyday tasks.
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@AmbiePam (125383)
• United States
17h
My day felt totally off track. It did not feel like a Sunday at all.
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@kareng (82666)
• United States
15h
I do not like days like that. It throws me off all week. My husband is bad about that too and it hangs with him for several days and gets days all mixed up.
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@wolfgirl569 (139508)
• Marion, Ohio
7h
You both got some good deals.
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@kareng (82666)
• United States
4h
Yes, I just need him to get back with some of his projects: Making shopping bags, wallets, and get back on the boats!!
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@wolfgirl569 (139508)
• Marion, Ohio
Just now
@kareng Hope he does soon
• United States
6h
Fabric (and yarn) has really gone up in price so your husband made out really really well with his purchase. My Sunday was great as I had company for the weekend. Although it was fun, I'm tired today
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@kareng (82666)
• United States
4h
Yes, we have bought several pieces lately and the prices are CRAZY! I hope you can rest up today!
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
12h
We have a jacks near us and I’m actually pretty impressed with their burgers.
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@kareng (82666)
• United States
4h
They are good. I find that service and food goes down a bit at some of them after they have been open awhile. If you hit one when they first open, they have a hostess in the dining area that will get you whatever you need: ketchup, more sauce, refills, etc. They really have a nice operation going. Their fried chicken is also good!
@2ndchances24 (12569)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
11h
That was a good day for the flea market shopping with everything you both got, specially the fabric We use to do a lot of flea market shopping but since we moved from Fla, to Indiana there's not so many flea markets to shop in,
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@kareng (82666)
• United States
4h
Yes, we got all of that at the Estate Sale. I restocked my booth at the flea market--didn't do any shopping as they were closing up for the day.
@just4him (323110)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12h
It sounds like you had fun at the flea market and came away with good bargains. We had our church picnic yesterday. My son and his girlfriend went to church with me. I needed my son to pick me up as the people who normally give me a ride were doing the cooking for the picnic and then headed somewhere else afterward. It was a very good day.
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@kareng (82666)
• United States
4h
Yes, the Estate Sale was good. You can usually get good deals if you hit them at closing on the last day!
@JudyEv (386752)
• Rockingham, Australia
14h
That sounds like a fun day. I guess your husband does some upholstery from time to time?
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@kareng (82666)
• United States
4h
Yes for the boats! And also recovering chair/stool bottoms. Comes in handy when I find a deal on them for the flea market.
@Wrexxo (5799)
15h
At least you you picked up a few bargains for the flea market and your hubby picked some things too..I hope you make good profit on those things. I love your line of business
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@kareng (82666)
• United States
4h
I do too. Lots of variety and no room for boredom!
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