Skip to Content
Opinion

We’re Talkin’ Garage Sales in This Week’s Open Thread

As we do every time this week we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

Photo by Ruoyu Li on Unsplash

If you check out Freeloader Friday this morning (and why wouldn't you), you'll notice that it is officially (well, unofficially I guess) Garage Sale Season.

You've got several opportunities this week to grab other people's junk for pennies on the dollar. And you'll have lots more in the weeks to come.

So my prompt for you this week is: Do you do garage sales? If so, what are your biggest finds? Any items you wish you'd bought but hadn't?

I've definitely found some great stuff over the years, but I also tend to grab little things that seem interesting but that I don't need. I believe my last garage sale purchase was this cool modernist nativity scene that I have no particular use for.

As always, feel free to ignore this prompt and talk about whatever you want. This is your Open Thread, after all.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Racket

MN Dems Craig, Morrison Pathetically Back GOP Anti-Socialism Resolution

Plus support for St. Paul ICE Detainees, check out the Hamm's Brewery site, and a good Wolves photo in today's Flyover news roundup.

The Brunch Buds Do Their Part to Keep Milton’s Afloat

Every town deserves a spot like this. But can they stay open?

Freeloader Friday: 128 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Holiday markets, open studios, rock shows, and a pottery pop-up.

Former Mpls Mayor Betsy Hodges Has a Podcast About Chester A. Arthur

Plus sexual abuse at a Duluth church, property tax alternatives, and a bridge too far for MNDOT in today's Flyover news roundup.

November 20, 2025

An Elegy for My Boundary Waters

It’s cliché to call the Boundary Waters a refuge, but it certainly was mine when I was a kid.

November 20, 2025
See all posts