Neighborhood Garage Sale – November 4 (RAIN or SHINE)
This year the Whiffletree V, VI, VII Neighborhood Garage Sale will be held on November 4, 2023 (RAIN or SHINE). Before that day, WHOA will put up a banner indicating the neighborhood garage sale is happening. This is a good time to clean out unwanted items and have a garage sale when others in the neighborhood are having garage sales at the same time. To participate, have a garage sale on November 4, 2023. Sometimes, neighbors will combine their sales together, which makes it a little more fun!
Each household is responsible for their own garage sale permit. Click the following link to the City of Plano website for information about holding a garage sale in Plano, https://ecop.plano.gov/GarageSales/default.aspx. We have put up posts on various websites that advertise garage sales. When you apply for a garage sale permit with City of Plano, your garage sale will be added to a map indicating homes that are having sales. No other advertising is needed!
Tips to Help Get Ready for a Garage Sale
Here are some tips that may help you in getting ready for a garage sale.
- Make an inventory list of what you want to sell
- Group items that can be put in a box and sold at a general price, like books or toys.
- Get price stickers (you can find these at an office supply store)
- Get or make signs - see the City of Plano website above for rules about signs.
- Decide how you are going to display items - do you need tables? Will everything be on the driveway?
- Get cash for change: $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills, and maybe a roll of quarters.
- You may consider using a payment service like Venmo in addition to cash.
- Have shopping bags or cardboard boxes on hand to help people carry their goods
What to Do with Unsold Items
The 2023 Texas Recycles Day is on November 11. It is held in the Chase Oaks Church parking lot. This is a great way to donate items you didn't sell at your garage sale. For more information, see https://www.plano.gov/649/Texas-Recycles-Day. For other recycling events in Plano, check this site: https://www.plano.gov/1002/Community-Recycling-Events.