I Will Always See Something I Want

I love to look around swap shops and flea markets

For that great buy

Something I maybe dreamed of when I was little

But couldn't afford

Now we jump four decades forward

I have money in my pocket

Flea markets are on Sunday

People sell their stuff at reasonable prices

They either have no more room for

Decided to clean out their cellar or garage

Their children moved away and left their things behind

Someone passed away

The things they loved

Their passion was just junk to the new owner

Something that could be turned into cash

If their not sold

They will probably give it away

Yard sale signs are posted

Old furniture and pictures

From books, tools, games, spare tires to an old car that runs good

The list is endless

Ski equipment no longer used

What is great is it's not new

It has been used by someone

I have to tell you a little history

I can go in any store and buy nothing

No desire no need

Down the street is a Salvation Army and a Goodwill store

The greatest buys sitting on a self

Some people buy slightly used children's clothes

Their kids out grow them so fast

What a deal

Clothes are so expensive

I compare it to buying items in a department store

Someone else will pay full price

Another person will wait and buy things on sale

The person who waited will spend their money wisely

Their money will go farther

Both people worked hard for their pay

You shouldn't just throw it away

If your boss said to you

You worked hard this week and did a great job

I am going to pay you twenty dollars less

You would see how fast you would complain

That's not fair

Why would you part with your money away so quickly

Some people get a new gas grill for Christmas and don't need the old one

An aluminum boat or fishing gear

Old cd's and d.v.d's

The odd and rare

An antique sewing machine, old jewlery to a bear rug

Some people love to sell stuff

Some people love to buy stuff

I am mixed

I love to buy, sell and give things away

Where do you stand ?

People look for a savings in a grocery store

Using coupons and sale items in the paper

They drive to a gas station to save ten cents more a gallon

You can buy too much

Then it becomes clutter

If you reach a happy medium

I have learned to look

I take a picture of a few things I like but won't buy

Then other things I have just the place for

I give them a new home

Until one day they don't fit my needs

I will either sell it or give it away

Pass on the savings to you

Hopefully you will find what you were looking for