My Dad has been singing the praises of the “Carthage Junk Sale” for weeks now. “Man, they got all kinds of good stuff up there!” Saturday, we finally made the trip to see what it was all about. First we stopped by Big Horn Steak & Fish House for supper. Small place. Great food! The waitress was a teen girl that seemed like she truly wished she was somewhere other than Carthage, Mississippi. “More diet?” was about all she said.
After supper, we headed on up to the Auction barn. Daddy was right, they had everything you could imagine in that place. What they had more of than anything was some ragged ass country people. Nothing wrong with being country but damn, some of these folks looked pretty rough. No teeth. No bra. No soap. Plenty of cigarettes.
For the full effect, turn this up really loud! Check out the guy holding the product. He’s dancing around to help drive up the bid price. Too funny. (Note to self: Stop taking vertical videos.)
We bought:
1 five gallon stoneware crock (for making sauerkraut or pickles) = $21
2 knarled walking canes (one for Naked Paw Paw, one for me cause I thought they were cool) = $3 each
4 boxes assorted greeting cards that hold gift cards (guess what you’re getting for Christmas) = $2 each
1 cool looking garden chair made of old picket fence boards = $9
3 pair leather work gloves = $2 each
We had a really fun time. They sold everything from furniture to Little Debbie’s snack cakes. I was saddened to see they didn’t sell one set of teeth or bras.
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