A few Saturdays ago, we woke up with absolutely nothing on the agenda. Given our DIY lifestyle, this type of project free weekend is a rarity. I’m one of those gals who can’t just sit around all day and “relax,” so Tom asked me, “What do you want to do today?”
“I think I’d like to go to the City Wide Garage Sale,” I replied. Now, Austin is one of those places where a garage sale isn’t really a garage sale. The CWGS is a weekend marketplace that’s open for vendors to bring in their antique/vintage/retro goodies for people like me to drool over. The CWGS is held about 10 times a year, and I rarely leave empty handed.
With that in mind, Tom asked, “What are you looking to buy?”
“Nothing,” I said.
“Nothing? Then why are we going to go down there?” He asked.
Silly boys. Don’t they understand that we go shopping for reasons other than buying something? I absolutely love visiting any and all vendor style events that I can find. I actually much prefer shopping at these types of events and stores than I do at big box stores and retailers that sell mass produced merchandise.
While we were at the CWGS, I explained to him the reasons why I was looking for nothing and everything all at once.
Reasons to Take Every Opportunity You Have to Visit Vendor Style Events
1. Quirk – Austin does quirk better than most anywhere I’ve ever been. All over town, you can find oddities displayed in unusual ways. One of my favorite restaurants holds a collection of Velvet Elvis paintings. A really great vintage shop has a cowboy ridding a giant rabbit above it’s storefront.
Although you may not be able to see an immediate need for a miniature bear rug (it’s a fake) or a taxidermy squirrel in a bowl of acorns (it’s not fake), Austin has them available to you just the same.
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