#GarageSaleDay

National Garage Sale Day falls on the second Saturday of August, right in the middle of the busiest yard sale season of the year. It is a good excuse to clear out the garage, the closet or the basement, and an even better excuse to spend a Saturday morning driving around the neighborhood looking for deals. Garage sales also keep usable things out of the landfill, which is a big part of why the tag gets used by thrift and sustainability accounts.

Post Ideas for #GarageSaleDay

• A photo of your sale set up and ready to go, with the address, the hours and a few of the best items in the caption.
• Your best find of the day and what you paid for it.
• A before-and-after of the room you cleared out to stock the sale.
• A thrift flip: something you bought at a garage sale and fixed, painted or repurposed.
• A roundup of the strangest thing you saw for sale.

Tips for Hosting a Garage Sale

Price everything before the day starts, using stickers or a simple color code, so you are not making up prices while people wait. Put the best items near the driveway where people can see them from the street. Have small bills and coins on hand, and a way to take card or phone payments, since many buyers no longer carry cash. Early birds tend to show up before the listed start time, so be ready about half an hour early.

Tips for Using These Hashtags

If you are promoting your own sale, post a few days ahead and again on the morning of the sale, and always include your town or neighborhood. Local tags matter more than national ones here: a post tagged with your city reaches the people who can actually drive over. Pair #GarageSaleDay with #YardSale, #ThriftFinds, #Declutter or #SecondHand to reach bargain hunters and sustainability-minded followers. Resellers and vintage shops can use the day to show where their stock comes from.