Sshh Don’t Tell Anyone!
Sshh! Don’t tell anyone! If you do, you won’t be able to buy anything!
German Church sale starts Wednesday morning at 10am 11am. They have all you can bag clothes for ten bucks! I once bought 500 pokemon cards for 50 cents! NO JOKE. Since we like you, and we know you won’t tell anyone, we wanted to let you in on the secret.
They also have some of the best lunch you will ever eat at GW.
YOU NEED TO GO TO THE GERMAN CHURCH SALE. Corner of G and 19th 20th.
If you’re pissed there isn’t a good vintage shop with in walking distance, you have two days to capitalize on this.
This isn’t a paid advertisement. We just fucking love the German Church Sale.
Also, we have a bus.
POST-GCS UPDATE: After getting both the start time and address wrong in this post, I arrived at the sale promptly at 11am. Here is what I picked up:
- A wool suit and a sear-sucker suit: $25
- Eleven Books: $5.50
- Three Ties: $1.50
- Two Carafes: $.50
- Large George Foreman Grill: $5
- Croquet Set: $3
- Bratwurst, Knockwurst, Kraut, Potato Salad, Bread/Butter, Pepsi: $11
What did you guys pick up?
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The sale looked good today. Picked up some of those vintage ties from the 40s and 50s.
I offered these musings to a group of peers in anticipation of the sale:
The past has yielded numerous items which have brought me great joy and entertainment. Amazing t-shirts, pants, warmup suits, business attire. Wares like clocks, plates, tchochkes of all kinds. Plants and other flora. You may even come across one of these items. I still have a set of towels that I bought my freshman year. You are asking why anyone would by towels from a church sale. I don’t have a good answer other than that were soft and they were 2 dollars.
Josh’s TOP TIPS for a great GCS:
6. Bring cash. Don’t be a nubsky. Carry a lot of singles. These are caring and tender older church ladies that work very slowly and the people in line will kill you if you make her break anything higher than a five because she will walk around in her apron for 10 minutes looking for other tender apron ladies that may or may not have change.
5. Be there on Wednesday morning to get the good shit. Otherwise you are just going through the leavin’s. Shit gets violated quick. If you can’t be there, send a proxy who will act as your advocate and “shop for two” as they say. Kind of like a pregnant mother.
4. If you consider yourself a patriot, a German, and a veteran second-hand shopper, you dare not spend less than 4 solid hours within the bowels of GCS. Budget time accordingly. Repect the opportunity here.
3. Leave your backpack at home. A bulky rucksack will not allow you to slide through crowded aisles with the slickness of the catfish. There will be very little space for you, let alone a massive protruberance on your back.
2. Bring a garbage bag (Glad FORCEFLEX or Hefty ULTRAFLEX preferred) to load up your shit. This way it can expand as your greed for more items does. Think of Jabba the Hutt. Also, it protects your shit from classless thieves that take from peoples’ “I think I might buy this” pile.
1. PACE YOURSELF. You have two days to enjoy the sale and the plate. Go for the high priority items first, but schedule time just for browsin’ and enjoying the cuisine. It’s like a museum of crap (except it’s all for sale), and every item has a story - get to know those stories. Make sure you allow for a little pleasure while you pillage, you know?
[...] the GW Colonialist’s advice, I went to the German Church Sale today. It’s in the basement of a church on G and 19th, and [...]
Josh’s advice is wisely followed. A true rummager and bargain-hunter, no doubt. While pillaging (i.e. making my parents proud) I selected:
Classic paperbacks of 60’s Counterculture literature (EXCELLENT CONDITION): $2
Wilson Tennis raquet: $2
Native American Youth “Peace On Earth” T-Shirt: $1
Miniature Pink “Sew Cute!” Sewing Machine: $3
Child’s Shirt: $1
Vintage Knit Ties: $1
Score.
I got one thing. A plaid sport coat. It’s hard to describe any other way. Maybe I’ll post a photo or something. $6.
It starts at 11.