TATS, Yard Sales, Health Tips

One of the great traditions in Buffalo is Thursday at the Square. I love hearing great live music downtown and pigging out on all the food and drink, but what is it about Thursdays and the weather lately? Every week, Wednesdays are great, Fridays are great, Thursday it rains. Once when we were setting up, the wind kicked up off the lake and it took 3 of us hanging on to the tent to keep it from taking flight.

I guess that's another reason why our Starry Night in the Garden show is always on a Wednesday.

I got some requests for this info, so here are some of the things I talked about on the show this week.

Yard Sale Tips - according to YardSaleQueen.com:

• The best time to hold a yard sale is on a weekend. Pick a weekend when a large number of other garage sales are scheduled in your neighborhood. The more traffic in your area, the better.
• Start your sale 30 minutes earlier than the other sales. That way people begin their garage sale day with you, when they have the most money to spend.
• Find store ads offering the same products you’re selling, and attach them to your items so shoppers can see the deals they're getting.
• Don’t forget the batteries. People like to be able to turn something on to make sure it works – just buy cheap generic batteries.
• Place your items on tables, even if this means borrowing folding tables from neighbors. Goods are less appealing when placed on the ground, and a lot of shoppers won’t bend down to pick up the merchandise.
• Don’t bother selling furniture - people want things that’ll easily fit into their car. Sell furniture on Craigslist, as with anything over $20 in value.

Home Remedies That Really Work - here are three with scientifically proven results:

• Dish Detergent prevents poison ivy. If you’re exposed to poison ivy outside, wash as soon as possible with regular dish detergent. A recent study of 350 adults found 50% who did this got no itchiness or rash whatsoever, the rest got greatly reduced poison ivy symptoms.
• Witch Hazel gets rid of cold sores. Several times a day, dip a fresh cotton swap in witch hazel, and dab it on your cold sore, and it will heal faster than if you do nothing.
• Baby Shampoo relieves itchy red eyelids. If allergies are causing your eyelids to get crusty or inflamed, twice a day, rub a few drops of baby shampoo in your wet hands, scrub your closed eyelids, and rinse. It’s safe, tear-free, and will remove pollutants, bacteria, eye makeup, lens solution, and whatever else may be causing your lids to itch.

Tune in weekday afternoons to hear more tips like these on Star 102.5!

--Brian