Whatì, N.W.T., hosts its 1st community-wide garage sale
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The first-ever community-wide garage sale held in Whatì, N.W.T., happened on Sunday, giving residents the chance to clear out space in their homes and look through their neighbour's goods.
About 12 households set up booths out front of their homes, selling anything from tents, to kitchen supplies, to shoes, to children's toys. Dozens of shoppers were out browsing, braving bouts of rain that mixed with sunny weather.
"The exciting part is trying to stay out of the rain," said Louisa Beaverho, who was selling various DVDs along with clothes and kitchenware.
"We had to keep covering it up and taking it back down," she said, pointing to her nearby tarp.
For one couple, the garage sale was an opportunity to clear some space at home.
Norma Zoe and her partner Kwaji Zoe drove from Edmonton for Father's Day and made sure to bring a utility trailer full of clothes with them. Norma said it was the first garage sale she had ever participated in.
"We were actually going to do the garage sale in Edmonton at home," she said, adding they changed their mind when they saw a garage sale was scheduled during their visit to Whatì.
Although there is some space cleared, Norma said what she was selling is only about a quarter of what's in her closet.
"My walk-in closet still has hundreds of clothes in there," said Norma.
She said there was excitement in the community about what she would be selling, as the contents of her closet are well-known around town.
"Everybody's talking about how they're going to come here early and they're gonna come because they see my closet on like Snapchat and stuff," she said.
"Like my whole life is on Snapchat and so they see everything. And yeah, everybody's excited to come and shop in Norma's closet."
Kwaji wasn't optimistic the garage sale would mean that he'll have anymore space at home.
"It's just going to get filled up with her clothes again," he said with a laugh.
This First Person column is the experience of Shannon Flaman, who lives in Red Deer, Alta. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
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