Larry The Cable Guy - Garage Sales

[mojjax]

He's funny

 

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[Keith Jackson]

What is sad is that I have seen a lot of the people that Larry was talking about. I was at a fund raising flea market for a local drug and alcohol treatment facility and some guy was arguing that $4 for a brand new front yard light was too much. Whenever I went to the sales there, I usually bought extra stuff and gave extra money because I knew the good work that they did.

 

[cyberdan]

I wonder am I that cheap person? Usually, no matter what they ask, I want a little better price. It is called negotiating.

 

[jerseyben]

I wonder am I that cheap person? Usually, no matter what they ask, I want a little better price. It is called negotiating.

Dan, sometimes a price is so good/low that you just have to humbly accept it and move along.

 

[diggummup]

I wonder am I that cheap person? Usually, no matter what they ask, I want a little better price. It is called negotiating.

If it's done religiously regardless of the price, then it's called being a Haitian. Because no matter what, even if you say .25 they will say .10, every single time. Not being a hater, just stating what I have seen on hundreds of occasions, if not thousands. I think it's a culture thing. I rarely have to negotiate as a buyer at garage sales. Most times garage sale prices are "just want it gone" prices anyway, around here at least. I will negotiate at an estate sale though, or try to at least.

As for Larry the Cable Guy, I remember him on the radio in Orlando before he hit it big. I like his stupid humor myself. He was much racier when he first started, from what I seem to remember.

 

[cyberdan]

Dan, sometimes a price is so good/low that you just have to humbly accept it and move along.

Yes, I know but it's an ethnic thing, I am mostly Scottish and I do have a Rabbi. (honestly)

 

[dejapooh]

If it's done religiously regardless of the price, then it's called being a Haitian. Because no matter what, even if you say .25 they will say .10, every single time. Not being a hater, just stating what I have seen on hundreds of occasions, if not thousands. I think it's a culture thing. I rarely have to negotiate as a buyer at garage sales. Most times garage sale prices are "just want it gone" prices anyway, around here at least. I will negotiate at an estate sale though, or try to at least.

As for Larry the Cable Guy, I remember him on the radio in Orlando before he hit it big. I like his stupid humor myself. He was much racier when he first started, from what I seem to remember.

Yeah, a bit racist there. Kind of like saying you Jewed him on the price... right?

 

[diggummup]

Yeah, a bit racist there. Kind of like saying you Jewed him on the price... right?

You said that, I didn't. Last time I checked Judaism was a religion, not a race. Haiti is a country and also, not a race. It's one thing to be frugal, it's another to try and take advantage of people. I used the Haitian example because it is what I have dealt with on a weekly basis for the last two decades. You don't live here, I wouldn't expect you to understand what I am referring to or speak of.
Only someone who lives here would have a clue as to what I am saying. It isn't being racist if it's a true statement. Prejudicial maybe but not racist, there is a distinct difference.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Racism vs. Prejudice

 

[cazisme]

I used to deal with a man who was Jewish, one of my coworkers was from NY and always gave the guy a hard time. One day he wanted to get a price reduction and the NYer said hey dont try to jew me down. The Jewish guy goes off on how he is Jewish and takes that as a racial slur ect ect for like 10 minutes. A few weeks later Jewish guy comes in and buys something and says hey you trying to Gyp me, as the total was off by 2 dollars for some reason. I went off on him! My family is Gypsy and we take it as a racial slur verbatim of what he said about being Jewish. I never had to refrain from laughing out loud so much. All the other people in the office were rolling on the floors.

 

[billjustbill]

What is sad is that I have seen a lot of the people that Larry was talking about. I was at a fund raising flea market for a local drug and alcohol treatment facility and some guy was arguing that $4 for a brand new front yard light was too much. Whenever I went to the sales there, I usually bought extra stuff and gave extra money because I knew the good work that they did.

Keith,

I understand your feelings! I was at a small church garage sale fund raiser. A well groomed, mid-60's, blonde haired lady who runs a small booth in a local antique store, and whose husband teaches in the local Jr. College came up to the payout table holding up a piece of jewelry. One of the group of ladies taking the fund raiser money said, "That'll be 50-cents."

The dealer blonde ACTUALLY said: "50-CENTS!!!!! The LADY out in the parking lot said it would cost A QUARTER!!!!"

Bill