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"The desirability of and/or your need for an item at a garage sale will be in direct inverse proportion to the likelihood of your actually being able to purchase it."
The four most common/infuriating occasions when Murphy's Law of Garage Sales holds true:
(1) A desired item is something that's just stored in the family's garage; it’s not one of the items for sale.
(2) The item has already been sold, and the homeowner is just “holding” it till the buyer gets back with either the money or a vehicle to transport the item to his own home.
(3) The item is too expensive, and the seller will not budge on the price. (Note: this is not always an "all hope is lost" situation --- you may have at least two additional options. First, try coming back again later in the day to see if the item is still unsold --- if YOU think that the item is overpriced, then most OTHER yard-sailers may think so, too, and so nobody else may have bought the item yet, either, giving you a second crack at possibly purchasing it at a reduced price, especially since by now the seller may likely feel a bit "desperate" to get rid of it. And second, have a glance at the trash-heap out front of the person’s house that evening --- sometimes unsold yard-sale items will simply be tossed out, and so you can then get them for free.)
(4) The item is something that you would logically want to test out first to make sure it operates satisfactorily, but there is no hookup for electricity/water/telephone/internet/antenna/audio/video at the site of the sale, and the stubborn owner will not allow you to either bring the item into his house or temporarily take it somewhere else to test it.
by QuacksO August 1, 2018
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2-for-1 Sale

When grabbing a snack food and getting two pieces when grabbing one.
*Man goes for a chip, pulls and another gets dragged out*
"Nice, 2-for-1 Sale."
by tbclycan October 4, 2011
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yard sale

A weekend cash-raising event where either you are selling strips of sod from your front lawn, or all the items for sale are three feet long.
I was gonna widen the asphalt parking-area in front of my house, so I carefully cut the grassy sod into easy-to-manage three-foot-long strips, neatly rolled it up and bagged it, and then held a yard sale.
by QuacksO September 9, 2018
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porque me sale del coño

spanish for "becuase i want" . Is a strong way to say it.
+¿Por qué vas a la piscina con el frío que hace? (Why do you go to the swimming pool when it's so cold?)
-Porque me sale del coño. (Because I want)
by lesaledelcño September 7, 2017
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Sidewalk sale

Someone who constantly walks up and down the sidewalk showing off their body to sell it for a ‘sale’ than a regular sex worker
Damn, look at that sidewalk sale. Or, I got this fuck at the sidewalk sale.
by Sjgiles May 14, 2021
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Junior Senior Sales

A salesman in charge of a team without being given any privileges, authority or respect by the directors, other senior salesmanor even his team
Congratulations on your 'promotion' to junior senior sales
by McBareback December 18, 2018
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