The Panorama Benevolent Fund Patio Sale

This is the BEST garage-​style shopping there is!
Panorama City is a retirement community in Lacey, WA. After living there all through high school, I just learned about their «patio» sale last summer.
Now, they do hold patio sales all year and a few times a week, but what you want to go down there for is «Panorama Benevolent Fund Patio Sale.» It’s the third Saturday in July (crap, it’s this weekend! Gotta call and check).
Tons and tons of cars show up to this thing and you have the residents helping to direct traffic. The nice man in the road let us park in his driveway which was across from the main entrance, what a doll.
There are maps available, but you can see signs where areas are designated for books, or linens, or paintings, etc. They have a book deal where if you fill up a grocery bag (they provide the paper kind to you) you get everything in the bag for $ 20. This includes old and new books.
Linens, you can buy pillowcases for a quarter and flowy scarves for 99c. They have this ‘more expensive’ section that you have to wait to get in, but they have some nicer things like brooches and other jewelry. Kitchenstuff, you can pick up random mugs/​glassware and place settings for extremely cheap. Yes, these items probably belonged to a former resident, but if you see something you like… you give it more life! Plus all the money they make, goes back to the senior living community.
The current residents help check you out and answer questions. They are extremely sweet and nice, you can’t help but smile. Cash makes for a quicker exit, but I do believe they take checks or cc.
Definitely some random finds here… I found a kegel exerciser here for a quarter. LOL. Note: I did not buy it.