I usually make my own signs. I use recycled political campaign signs or real estate signs. The have that thick plastic like board and sturdy bases for putting in the ground. I cut my (hot pink!) posterboard smaller than the sign (about 1/2 all the way around). Make my sign on posterboard and then tape all the edges down on the sign. (This keeps the edges from curling if it rains or heavy dew). I wish I had a picture of this to show you, but I don't. I trashed all my signs after last year's sale because I had reused them so much. My dad gave me some leftover signs he had when he was campaigning for a friend running for local political office. I was going to use them this year, but then I found these at Wal-Mart:
It too me MUCH less time to make these than my other method! And at less than $4 each, I thought they were a good value!
So there are my signs. And in my
yard sale ad in the newspaper, I said to look for "large yellow signs at every turn". That's why it's important for all your signs to look the same. Then people can follow the trail. I hate to be hunting a yard sale and following green signs and all of a sudden a yellow sign says "Turn Here". Well, is that the yard sale I'm looking for, or not? I don't know because the signs aren't consistent.
I'll let you know how well these signs work. They certainly aren't as flashy as my usual hot pink signs are, but I think they will work just as well!
I'm also having my sale tomorrow, decided to save some stress and buy a few signs too, but doesn't it seem like there should be an easier way to put them up .. stakes, wire holders, staple on poles, no good way to do it, who has all the implements at hand .. I'd love to hear ideas about how to display the signs. Hope you have a KNOCK OUT $$$ALE !
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