BHS Community Tag Sale Had Many Unusual Items for Sale at Bargain Prices
Story and Photos by Paula Antolini
If you missed the Bethel Community Tag Sale hosted by the Bethel High School this past Saturday, September 22, 2012, then you missed a lot of fun and great buys. Sellers came from all over Connecticut to sell their wares.
There were bargains galore, a large assortment of merchandise, and sellers were friendly and fun to chat with. Each seller had a story of their own to go along with the merchandise they were selling.
Bethel resident Naomi Hambrecht was selling mostly children's clothing and baby items her children had outgrown, and said, "I just had someone come and buy $50.00 worth of one-dollar clothing items." Hambrecht was obviously pleased.
Old movie star fans could get a bargain on a James Dean cookie jar in perfect condition, selling for only $10 by Katie Danise of Bethel. Danise was also selling a Pillsbury Dough Boy cookie jar too, among other items.
"Hearts of Clover" business owner Bonnie Woodward of Torrington, creatively crafted pendants from Scrabble game pieces that she placed whimsical designs upon, then added pretty ribbons to make them into necklaces, selling for $12.00 each or two for $20.00. She pointed out that some necklaces had heart-shaped genuine clover leaf petals on them.
A great bargain from Jessica Rosa of Danbury included a six-piece matching set of china, namely, a coffee pot, cake pedestal, sugar and creamer set, covered egg holder and matching clock, all for $3.00 for the lot.
Another great buy was a crystal Tiffany bowl for $10.00 from Toni Johnson of Bethel. She also had probably the most expensive group at the sale, a very nice pair of black high-backed wooden rocking chairs with arms with a matching side table, $175.00 for the three pieces. "Negotiable," she said.
There were plenty of food and drink vendors too. Cub Scout Pack 54 was selling baked goods and they had quite an assortment of breads, cookies and muffins, etc.. Lisa Evans, Cub Master, was supervising.
Food and merchandise vendor Linda Dirzius, of Torrington, made an early purchase at the tag sale. She bought a "talking hot dog" that she thought would help attract customers to her space where she was selling real hot dogs, soda, chips and cupcakes. The talking hot dog was actually a three-part relish tray and "talked" when opened, with recorded messages inviting customers to eat hot dogs. It was definitely a conversation piece.
Seller spaces rented for $25 and proceeds went to the benefit the Bethel High School Class of 2015. The one-day sale was from 9am to 3pm.