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Title: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: money4nothing on December 21, 2011, 03:48:06 AM
Ok have to ask. Has anyone given gifts from your inventory for Christmas?

I was going threw the rock and glass jewelry collection we picked up, and said oh my daughter wood like that, our niece would like that and my sister in law will like those two.

I am being cheap or smart.. I like the smart end better but have been known to be cheap.

Just wanted to ask.
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: MovieMan on December 21, 2011, 07:47:10 AM
Ok have to ask. Has anyone given gifts from your inventory for Christmas?


Duh !
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: money4nothing on December 21, 2011, 07:56:17 AM
Duh !

LOL  LOL Thanks  Made my Day...


Put some of the same jewelry in thrift, My Mom shops there a lot might end up with a piece back.... LOL
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: Cobia on December 21, 2011, 08:01:15 AM
I second the "duh" comment. ;D

Definitely one of the advantages to this business. One word of advice, depending on the temperment of your family and friends, you may not want to tell them you got thier gifts from storage auctions. Some people can get "snobbish" about things like that.
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: craiglstauction on December 21, 2011, 08:02:54 AM
This year I have not as gave most of the things i knew family would want away to them already.  In the past I have shopped ebay, flea, etc. for gifts.  For many of the unusual or unique gifts, they just can't be found in the big box type stores.

Will be given my father the snap-on roll cart out of my latest unit once I clean it up.  So he will get it in time for Christmas along with his Dilbert book.

Cheap and smart can go hand in hand.  With todays economy you have to be both.  You don't have to spend alot to find a great gift for someone.
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: rockin the retro on December 21, 2011, 08:08:54 AM
I have already told my family that I'm pickin' Christmas this year.  Whether it be flea markets, storage unit finds or antique fairs.....we're recycling this holiday.

Picked Christmas thus far~
Out of the 'icky unit'~a B-17 model airplane kit NIB with paints (military colors) and glues for my brother.  He used to love model kits as a kid (he is now 60) and my late father flew in a B-17 in WWII.

Antique Mall~a vintage sprinkler for my sis who dabbles in antiques and is a landscaper.  Her yard is filled with vintage garden art.

WWII unit~I had actually bought my brother-in-law a couple ZZTop cd's.  Then out to the swap meet and an old boy came by with the coolest cowboy coffee mug.  I told him I loved it and he asked if I'd trade it for some spice jars I had on the table.  My first actual swap at a swap meet.  But then......out of the WWII unit we found tons of XXL to XXXL western items, including a 75th anniversary of the Tucson Rodeo jacket.  He's a roper so that is going to him, the cd's to him from my girls and I guess my husband gets a really cool coffee mug????  Usually my bro-in-law is my toughest......

As far as the kids~so far it's all store bought items (ok....internet and Walmart), with a couple little picked items thrown in.

Still looking for something for my mom.  If all else fails, she'll get a new light fixture with a gift certificate for free installation from my husbands electric company~ 8)

Don and I have already decided this Christmas we'll forgo the gift exchanging until after the holidays as we've both been so busy.  And we already know what were getting~a dash mat for his Dodge and a pair of Ariats for me, as momma needs a new pair of boots!

As far as being cheap????  My family knows the financial stress and we've never been ones to go overboard at Christmas.  Finding the perfect gift has always been more important than spending the most money.  I'm actually thrilled with how it's turned out thus far.  And frankly.......who needs another pair of slippers or a singing Santa necktie????

And in all the time it took me to write this.....MovieMan comes in with the perfect response~must be a guy/gal thing~

Happiest of holidays to you!
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: money4nothing on December 21, 2011, 08:11:53 AM
I second the "duh" comment. ;D      :D

Definitely one of the advantages to this business. One word of advice, depending on the temperment of your family and friends, you may not want to tell them you got thier gifts from storage auctions. Some people can get "snobbish" about things like that.

Well they are not snobbish, they give really good gifts. Last year $150 gift card to Gander Mountain.  Mother in Law requested a coffee table, wished the three we have were in better shape.  So I just might have to do more shopping today... LOL
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: money4nothing on December 21, 2011, 08:21:13 AM
Thanks rockin

We spent about $60 bucks last night and covered everybody but Mom-in -Law and my son in law.

So a cheap and smart holiday.

Guess my problem it is my in laws, my family pretty cool. And husband waits until the last minute. So I will just relax and and try to get over the commercialisation of the holiday.  ;)
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: rockin the retro on December 21, 2011, 08:40:06 AM
 Mother in Law requested a coffee table, wished the three we have were in better shape.  So I just might have to do more shopping today... LOL

I've got a beauty out of my $50 locker.  Sell it to you for $35,  Now how do we figure shipping in time for Christmas from Tucson AZ?!?! :D
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: money4nothing on December 21, 2011, 06:29:54 PM
I've got a beauty out of my $50 locker.  Sell it to you for $35,  Now how do we figure shipping in time for Christmas from Tucson AZ?!?! :D

LOL

That would be great not sure the shipping would work out before Christmas. Closest airport one hour away, for major airlines would be 2 hours away. LOL  :D :D

Hey wait John Travolta lives 20 minutes away maybe he could pull a Christmas miracle... LOL

Thanks everyone for your in put. And Happy Holidays.
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: monkeybusiness on December 21, 2011, 10:54:15 PM
1st place I look is in my inventory.Thats like a sale.You don't have to put out the money.
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: acman on December 22, 2011, 11:14:51 AM
As Mr. Hester always says, yuuuuuuuppppppppppp!

Although I think i will still be forced to buy some gifts.
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: BigBizzz on December 22, 2011, 11:22:27 AM
What u should do is put together ur shopping money and buy a locker with it
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: money4nothing on December 22, 2011, 02:29:20 PM
 :D :D :D

LOL


What u should do is put together ur shopping money and buy a locker with it

Love that idea.
Hey could take the family a long and say pick your present after auction.... LOL
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: jrossjr79 on December 23, 2011, 09:01:54 PM
lol, all the time.
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: the teacher on December 24, 2011, 02:04:37 AM
I gave out quite a few gifts from my inventory this year.  Some of my friends even tell me that the best gift I could give at the Christmas party would be a gift certificate for my store or to let them come dig around in the back room where stuff gets sorted. 

But, even for as long as I've been doing this, I still have a brain fart now and again.  Like today.....I have a couple of women that work for me part time.  I got them each a $25 gift certificate to Starbucks, but I had forgot to purchase a Christmas card to put them in.

I was all stressed out because I needed a card, so I left the shop for a while today with the intention to grab lunch and get a couple of cards.  As I was sitting there eating lunch, I all of the sudden thought to myself, "what am I doing"?

I went back to the shop, pulled a box of Christmas cards that I had marked at a dollar off the shelf, filled them out, put in their Starbucks cards, and handed them out.  I was gonna drive down the road to Target or Walmart to fight the crowds to spend $6 or so on two cards when I literally have boxes of them sitting on the shelves that I have been practically giving away!

Sometimes things are just so obvious, we overlook them! 
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: money4nothing on December 24, 2011, 04:09:21 AM

Sometimes things are just so obvious, we overlook them! 

LOL

I have been thinking what have we sold that we could have used as Christmas gifts. LOL

Funny how you look at inventory as cold hard cash. Maybe next year will be able to supply all of Christmas with inventory. LOL  :D
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: jrossjr79 on December 24, 2011, 07:54:17 PM
When going through my lockers, all year long, I put some away for Birthdays and Christmas. Found some good things that my kids ask to have through the year. So it helps when I find them in the locker.

Cheers
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: Millertime on December 27, 2011, 09:46:52 AM
My wife collects all types of glassware. I got a beautiful brand new lidded candy dish from a unit she wanted bad. I told her I had to sell this and put a price on it. She had to look at it for 2 months until I gave it to her full of candy. Still chuckle at the look she gave me, as I was never going to sell it.
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: money4nothing on December 27, 2011, 10:10:42 AM
Millertime that is something my husband would do.


Update went off without a hitch. Everyone had no idea came from our inventory, so next year they will most likely expect it.. LOL
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: Travis on December 02, 2012, 06:43:42 PM
Let's have a revival preacher! It is Christmas time so why not?
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: MovieMan on December 02, 2012, 07:00:21 PM
Ho, Ho, Ho !

I stick by my REPLY #1 seen above on Dec 21, 2011.

Not quite a year later and this is one opinion I haven't changed in that year. One way or the other the goods
we get represent money. If an item would please someone as a gift, why not. I WILL say that if they are new in the box it's better, but anyone I give presents to knows the business I'm in so it probably wouldn't be a surprise to them if they got something "re-gifted" from a locker.  This would have been a good "bit" for Seinfeld.
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: Leota on December 03, 2012, 08:26:52 AM
Absolutely, I even told my husband that his was coming from there and maybe if he is lucky I will "buy" him some new gloves to work in. ;-)
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: theoddfind on December 22, 2012, 08:21:27 AM
Definitly, That is a win win. Saves me from having to sell an item and saves me from buying an item. Time = money, especially since i pay someone else to sell my stuff. This year I let my sisters and nieces pick jewlery from my collection, mostly sterling silver. Saved me from having to spend $150 -200.
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: dbr831 on December 23, 2012, 10:16:11 AM
I am laughing right now about the poster that almost bought Christmas cards before remembering to just use ones he had from a storage unit. I just did the same thing except I DID go buy the stupid cards at Target and never even thought of picking out of the hundreds I have waiting to be sold. Aaarrrggghhh!

As far as gifting from stuff found in units, I didn't but would if I found something that I thought someone would like. I need to plan ahead next year and save up. My kids (adults) are among the snobby types that would not be too appreciative of storage unit gifts although they are happy to collect stuff throughout the year from the units.
Title: Re: Christmas shopping in your own inventory???
Post by: MovieMan on December 23, 2012, 11:01:38 AM
My kids (adults) are among the snobby types that would not be too appreciative of storage unit gifts although they are happy to collect stuff throughout the year from the units.

This is a classic and deserves to be remembed next Christmas (I'll give it my best memory effort).

The "classic" modern Christmas movie is "A Christmas Story" which was released in 1983 and written and voiced by Jean Shepard who was a radio personality in New York 2 decades before that. Now  "A Christmas Story" is on Broadway, but I doubt it will run very long. The child actor who played "Ralphie" in the movie fronted the Broadway production.

Anyway, from a storage auction buyer's prospective, the quote above deserves to be remembered !