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My first alternative street sale.

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I am so tired of shopping at malls/retail outlets/thrift stores that are ‘chains’/smelly thrift stores like ‘Goodwill.’ I just don’t want stuff that is branded, or stuff that is obvious. Now that Am Appy has ‘gone mainstream’, it’s just harder to express myself without seeming like I am wearing ’some cookie [...]

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Indicators of a Successful Alternative Yard Sale

When your alternative yard sale attracts a mob of alternative shoppers who become one with the displayed merchandise, you know you have a successful alt-yard-sale. In this picture, I can’t tell if all of these t-shirts, sunglasses, and hoodies are still for sale, or if people are ‘trying them on’ or if they are [...]

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T-shirt Yard Sales end up looking like Alternative Shanty Towns

Do you think Yard Sales where t-shirt designers peddle their goods to the local alternative community are threats to already existing shops like Urban Outfitters, Hot Topic, or Supreme?
Does any one know the standard procedure at these types of yard sales? Can you barter with the designers? Can you offer things like a [...]

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