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‘Pay what you can': No price tag yard sale goes this weekend in Harrow
‘Pay what you can': No price tag yard sale goes this weekend in Harrow

CTV News

time11 hours ago

  • Business
  • CTV News

‘Pay what you can': No price tag yard sale goes this weekend in Harrow

Essex Mayor Sherry Bondy hosts her 3rd Annual Mayors Charity Yard Sale this Saturday June 1, from 9-3 pm at the Harrow Soccer Complex. (Michelle Maluske/CTV News Windsor) Sherry Bondy is back with her third annual Mayors' Charity Yard Sale. 'I've done it a couple times, so we kind of have a system now,' Bondy said Monday while trying to find space in her storage bin at the Harrow Soccer Complex. 'It's pretty full right now. We can't get a whole lot more in there.' Bondy has been collecting items for just one month and two storage lockers – one donated by Storage Box and one by Larry Pollock - are now full. Starting at 9a.m. Saturday morning, volunteers will start sorting through the 'treasures' and placing them on tables, according to Bondy. 'It's not priced. We don't have the hours in the day to price it,' she says. 'Pay what you can and take as much as you can, because I don't want to be left with anything at the end of the day.' Hundreds of household items, knick-knacks, kids toys and books are all up for sale. Bondy also has a tandem bike to sell, a whole 'marine' decorating items (including a lobster trap) and a local event planner donated all the business items; from tealights to vases of all shapes and even chair covers. Proceeds to local charities Volunteers with Girl Guides, Hospice Windsor-Essex, Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation, Essex and Community Historical Research Society (ECHRS) and Harrow Early Immigrant Research Society (HEIRS) will be the 'retailers'. They will accept any donations to support their respective charities. And, for each hour they volunteer, they will earn 'volunteer credits'. 'We take the number of volunteer credits at the end of the day, divided by the amount of money we've made, and that's how we divide it up,' Bondy explains. 'So, if you work five hours of volunteer credits worth $20, you walk away with $100 to your charity.' All Bondy has to do now is hope for good weather Saturday June 1, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Harrow Soccer Complex parking lot at 2225 Roseborough Road.

Rays Held Yard Sale Before ‘Turning Over Keys' To Tropicana Field For Roof Repairs
Rays Held Yard Sale Before ‘Turning Over Keys' To Tropicana Field For Roof Repairs

Forbes

timea day ago

  • Business
  • Forbes

Rays Held Yard Sale Before ‘Turning Over Keys' To Tropicana Field For Roof Repairs

A sampling of the seemingly endless inventory of caps available at the Tampa Bay Rays' yard sale on ... More May 31, 2025. The sale was held in the parking lot of Tropicana Field. Bill Walsh likened the preparation for the Tampa Bay Rays' charity yard sale held Saturday to an average household's spring cleaning. The many items collected range from mugs to shirts and everything in between. In the process, there might a surprise or two in the form of something that had been long forgotten about, but evoked a memory or two. 'Everyone that does spring cleaning in their house, I think they find things they didn't know they had,' said Walsh, the Rays' chief business officer. 'It is pretty much the same here on a different scale.' A different scale? How about 28 seasons worth of promotional items and other inventory. Then there were a few items scheduled to be given away to fans that were, well, not given away. An example would be a Willy Adames bobblehead that was scheduled to be handed out to attending fans at Tropicana Field on May 30, 2020. Nobody was going to baseball games, or doing much of anything else, on that date due to the pandemic. When the season finally began in late July, fans were not permitted to attend. The Adames bobble, and other items, were added to the following season's promotional schedule. Hence, the Rays announced June 9, 2021 would be the date the Adames collectible would finally be handed out. However, the shortstop was dealt to the Brewers on May 21. What to do with all of the bobbleheads? The answer arrived nearly four years later when they were available to those attending the Rays' yard sale in the Trop parking lot. Similarly, and more recently, the Rays were to give away a set of three shoe charms to kids 14 and under last August 11. The players featured were Yandy Diaz, Zach Eflin and Josh Lowe. Eflin was dealt to the Orioles on July 26. Guess which team the Rays played the day the item would have been given away? In fact, Eflin blanked Tampa Bay over seven innings in picking up the win two days earlier with his new team. Kids finally got the charms at the yard sale. 'We have had a chance to put eyes on everything in all parts of the building over the last six months or so in a way that we just haven't in the last 25-plus years,' said Walsh, of scavenging Tropicana Field post-Hurricane Milton and gathering more than 75,000 items for the public to pick through. 'Almost any promotional giveaway we had, there were some left over that we found.' Shoe charms that were to be given away to Rays fans at a game in 2024, but were pulled from the ... More promotional calendar when Zach Eflin was traded before the giveaway date. Such items included bobbleheads, sweatshirts, t-shirts, tumblers, blankets and those related to group nights such as in-state universities (USF Day or UCF Day) and other themed celebrations. The many fans who weathered the rain in St. Petersburg on Saturday morning while waiting to enter two tents that had table after table full of items paid $20 for a bag they could overstuff. When the bag was full, fans could pay another $20 for each additional bag. The opportunity made for yard sale-type bargains considering what someone could walk away with. The city of St. Petersburg announced in early April that it approved $23 million for '…the cost of fabrication, delivery, and installation of PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) roof membrane.' In other words, the Trop will receive a new top. Walsh noted the hope was that prep work would commence in mid-June with exterior repairs visible perhaps eight weeks thereafter. With that in mind, it was time to perform the massive spring cleaning and get out of the way. 'The genesis of this is really the city taking on the repair of the roof,' said Walsh. 'What we are going to do is turn over the keys of the building to the city for that period of time. We need to get everything that is ours out of the way so they can work. There will be hundreds of workers setting up to install (roof) panels, which be in August.' The Tropicana Field parking lot was the sight of a Tampa Bay Rays yard sale May 31, 2025. More than ... More 75,000 items were piled up on tables within two tents. Hence, it was time to get busy with literally taking inventory on what was hiding in storage spaces and other areas of the building and making the items available to fans. Several Rays employees made the day possible with the Rays Baseball Foundation, the ballclub's charitable arm, benefitting from the sale. 'It all came together in three weeks,' said Walsh, somewhat joking the Rays have had to become accustomed to doing most everything in tight windows this year, including the massive chore of getting Steinbrenner Field ready for the regular season in a matter of a few days. 'A lot of folks really rallied and worked very hard to pull this off and get it set up. Our community engagement department and our foundation folks took the lead on it with setting up the logistics.'

Woman reunites with 'priceless' wedding dress after mom accidentally donates it to yard sale
Woman reunites with 'priceless' wedding dress after mom accidentally donates it to yard sale

CBC

time4 days ago

  • Entertainment
  • CBC

Woman reunites with 'priceless' wedding dress after mom accidentally donates it to yard sale

A Windsor woman has been reunited with her wedding dress after her mom accidentally donated the lacy gown and a shopper snapped it up at a recent yard sale. Renee Lounsbury says her sparkly, corset-top dress, which she wore to her wedding in 2018, cost around $1,300 new. It was her "dream dress for that day." "Definitely wasn't something I would typically pick out," she told Windsor Morning's Amy Dodge on Thursday. "But once I put it on, it fit me perfectly, and I fell in love with it very quickly." The bridal blunder began last week, when the Sun Parlour Curling Club hosted its annual yard sale in Leamington, Ont. Lounsbury's mom, Daphne Derbyshire, had donated several items she had been collecting for the sale — and had kept them in the same bedroom where Lounsbury's dress was stored. "Unfortunately, she thought the box the dress was in was her dress, so she kind of just pushed it into the pile," Lounsbury said. It wasn't until after Saturday's sale was over that her mom realized what she'd done, Lounsbury said. Sometime after 10 p.m., she called her daughter in a panic. "She was frantic, crying, cussing, 'I'm sorry,' and I was like, 'What is going on?'" Lounsbury said. She thought something terrible had happened, such as a death. Then, her mom revealed the news: "I sold your wedding dress." "I'm like, 'What are you talking about?'" Lounsbury said. Her mom explained what had happened. Lounsbury said it was an "oh no" moment for her, but that she also wanted to console her mom. "It's just a dress," she said, adding that she has many photos and memories of her wedding day. Still, Lounsbury wanted to get it back. She told her mom to reach out to the curling club to make a public appeal for the dress, which they did the next day. "We realize this is a shot in the dark, but we have to try!" the club said in a Facebook post. From there, the community worked its magic. The post travelled across social media, garnering nearly 200 shares on Facebook alone. "It was crazy seeing all the nice comments, and the people offering to help and wishing me well," Lounsbury said. Some people even offered to give their dresses to whomever bought Lounsbury's dress so the person would still have something to wear on their big day. By Tuesday, the dress had been found. The woman who bought the gown had seen one of the posts and reached out to Lounsbury. "And then my mom was able to go pick up my dress and the lady was more than happy to give it back," she said. 16 years after her wedding, this Guelph woman opens package with gown to find it's not hers It's unclear how much the woman paid for the dress at the yard sale, but she refused to take any money for it. "She was very kind, she didn't ask for anything in return, she just wanted me to get my dress back," Lounsbury said. To Lounsbury, though, the dress will always be "priceless." "It's something you wore on one of the most special days of your life, so it was nice to get it back at no cost," she said. The next step will be getting the dress resealed in the box, Lounsbury said, and storing it at her mom's house again. She said that after all that, she's confident the dress is now safe — and maybe, down the road, her own daughter will want to try it on.

I'm fed up with my hoarder neighbour – she has sheds full of junk, is constantly trespassing & is totally unapproachable
I'm fed up with my hoarder neighbour – she has sheds full of junk, is constantly trespassing & is totally unapproachable

The Sun

time6 days ago

  • General
  • The Sun

I'm fed up with my hoarder neighbour – she has sheds full of junk, is constantly trespassing & is totally unapproachable

IF you think your neighbours are bad, you've come to the right place and will need to think again. Whilst most neighbours will argue about broken fences or stolen parking spaces, this homeowner has criticised her 'hoarder' next-door-neighbour for having 'yard sales' by her pad. 3 3 3 Posting on social media, an anonymous woman has complained about her nightmare neighbour who not only constantly trespasses, but is totally 'unapproachable' too. Writing on Reddit on the r/BadNeighbors thread, a woman who writes under the username @Prudent-Ad7028, revealed all about her 'trashy' neighbours. She explained that she and her husband bought their house a year ago and have recently been left fuming with their renter neighbours. She highlighted: 'Our neighbours are renters and I'm also about 90% sure that the wife is a hoarder. 'They're our next door neighbours and the side of our house is regularly used as a lean-to for their junk. 'I've also recently seen her and her two teenage sons sitting right next to our house and our windows.' Not only this, but the woman also shared: 'She had two sheds, one in her driveway and one right behind her house, both of which are filled to the brim with junk - to the point that there's no way her yard is this filthy and the inside of their house isn't. 'This woman and her sons spend all day every day lugging s**t in and out of those sheds and setting up 'yard sale' tables along the side of our house.' Clearly fuming with the mess, the woman continued: 'I'm at my wits end, but she's completely unapproachable and any time I try to speak with her politely she ignores me. 'We also don't want to be on bad terms with the people we have to live right next door to, even though I feel they are deliberately trespassing and disrespecting our property line. Listen to the noise-hell neighbour I live with. Whose blaring TV makes my flat SHAKE 'When we bought the house we were told that our property line ends at their driveway, but I haven't gotten any paperwork proving that yet.' Unsure on how to proceed, the woman then added: 'Yesterday another neighbour gave me their landlord's number and told me to tell him about it, but I'm honestly worried it'll make things worse. 'I'm kind of mostly venting, but also looking for advice.' The Top Five Reasons Neighbours Squabble One study by Compare the Market revealed the top reason British neighbour's argue Broken fences - top of the board was broken fences and whose responsibility it was to fix it Parking: one of the leading drivers of neighbour disputes, with 54.1 per cent of people having issues with people parking in front of their house, parking bay or driveway Trees - complaints about a neighbour's tree cracking your garden path was also common with nearly half of participants finding it frustrating Bin wars - outdoor bin etiquette continues to ignite the most furious debates between neighbours Nosy Neighbours - some people have their eyes and ears at the ready to have a peek causing problems for others Reddit users react Reddit users were left gobsmacked by the user's neighbour and many eagerly raced to the comments to share their advice. One person said: 'I would get a survey done and put up a fence.' Another advised: 'Call the fire marshal, that is a fire hazard and they won't play around with that s**t. Especially if you tell them you're worried if their trash pile catches fire then your house will too. 'Also report them to your town's code compliance and your county health and human services.' Whilst a third recommended: 'Call your city Code Enforcement and complain about the trash, the sheds, the encroachment on your property and the endless yard sales. 'If it's a decently run department, they can be pretty effective. I've seen neighbours call on other neighbours here, and it worked really well.'

N.B. man with cancer wants to sell his stuff and meet some new friends. Both are happening
N.B. man with cancer wants to sell his stuff and meet some new friends. Both are happening

CBC

time24-05-2025

  • Automotive
  • CBC

N.B. man with cancer wants to sell his stuff and meet some new friends. Both are happening

Getting rid of unused items has become a priority for Gerry Carroll, so he decided to sell them out of his car's trunk. Carroll, from Riverview, N.B., has terminal cancer and says he wants to leave less clutter for his wife. He said he's been hoarding items since 1967. He believes he only has a year or two to get rid of his things. "I would say that people in my generation didn't have a lot and when they did get something, or accumulate items, they had a tendency to keep them, and I still have that habit," he said. His habit of collecting stuff from yard sales got worse over time. There was no room left in his garage. Carroll said where he lives now isn't suitable for his own garage sale. So, inspired by a practice in England, he organized an event where people sell stuff out of the trunk of their car. "My time to do this may be limited and my wife wants me to make things easier for her, should I escape this world," he said. A social media post made by Carroll yielded a lot of response. He partnered with a property owner in Moncton, who let him use his empty lot on Mountain Road. Carroll said the idea is for anyone interested to show up and set up shop. He said he also plans to have a food truck on site and possibly some music in the future. "There's nothing in it for me monetarily. It's just satisfaction of seeing an idea put into place and working and hopefully get rid of my stuff," he said. The first event happened on Saturday morning with four vendors, including Carroll and the property owner. A food truck was also to arrive later in the day, said Carroll. He said it isn't all business. It's intended to be a social gathering, too. Timothy Girwan was one of the vendors who set up his shop at 8:30 a.m. He made about $85 over the first four hours, he said. Girwan said he likes to buy stuff at auctions and is also a member of a few buy-and-sell Facebook groups. He said he connected with Carroll after hearing about his event. "I think it's going to be a great venue to … probably make some new friends and get out and enjoy ourselves," he said. Wendy Deschenes had advertised online about her participation in the event and had several customers visit her. Some showed up before she could even set up her display, she said. "I've had some people from Sackville," she said "I've had lots of people from Moncton."

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