[jdm]

"Stafford remembers what she paid for the chair, but not where she bought it."

MAN, she must REALLY go to a lot of garage sales! How could you forget?!

[Huntress]

Actually, I find that quite believable. I've often remember the price of things I've bought at garage sales. The garages, on the other hand, all run together.

[leadpenny]

How could you forget?!

Selective forgetting. She doesn't want bad Karma.

[old and tired]

Most garage sale afficionados go every Saturday morning, April to October, in my area. My wife has bought enough junk at them to furnish 10 houses. For years, there's wasn't a single bed frame or dresser in my home that wasn't purchased at a garage sale. I don't think a one of my grandchildren sat in a store bought high chair - as soon as my oldest son got married, my wife started collecting baby stuff. I'm not kidding. She's got one side of the basement for spare garage sale junk and our adult children will often come over to "shop" down there.

[sneakers]

I don't go to a whole lot of garage sales, but I don't remember where I bought some of the stuff. If she goes to a lot of sales every week, it would be easy to forget where she got what.

[small_l_libertarian]

MAN, she must REALLY go to a lot of garage sales! How could you forget?!

My mom and I go to garage sales every weekend. At least 20 per day on Saturday and Sunday. You do remember the good buys, but not necessarily where you got them.

Many times, I will remember the neighborhood where I bought an item, but I can't imagine trying to find a particular house.

[small_l_libertarian]

MAN, she must REALLY go to a lot of garage sales! How could you forget?!

My mom and I go to garage sales every weekend. At least 20 per day on Saturday and Sunday. You do remember the good buys, but not necessarily where you got them.

Many times, I will remember the neighborhood where I bought an item, but I can't imagine trying to find a particular house.

[TexasBarak]

MAN, she must REALLY go to a lot of garage sales! How could you forget?!

Pretty easily, actually. For instance, last weekend, I went to 10 garage sales, the wife to 9, and we both attended an auction where we bought the contents of a storage unit where the rent had not been paid. Other weekends involve all kinds of auctions, dumpster diving, and general wheeling and dealing- I couldn't tell you where most of the items in home come from anymore. Neither could my wife!

[zbigreddogz]

It's not that hard. Heck, I've gone to 20 sales in a day before. I certainly couldn't find one I went to over a year ago.