Anna Ramirez sorted through tables of baby clothes, women's dresses and kitchen ware, on a mission to find a bargain.
"I love shopping, and this is a guilt-free way of doing it,"said Ramirez, her arms overflowing with clothes. "You never know what you'll find."
Ramirez was among the hundreds who browsed the goods at the City-Wide Garage Sale on Saturday at Meadowbrook Recreation Center.
Dozens of Arlington residents set up tables and booths to sell their wares, which included clothes, shoes furniture, jewelry, linens, electronics, children's toys, kitchen supplies, home décor, dinner ware and more.
Rental fees started at just $10.
The sale began at 7 in the morning, but buyers and sellers began lining up even earlier.
Like Ramirez, many said they did not come to the sale with a strict plan.
Ebony Bailey and her 7-year-old daughter, Amirrah Lassiter, showed up at 5:45 a.m. to help set up a table for Arlington Cheer Legend, a cheerleading group, which uses the garage sale as a fundraiser.
Last year, the group made $500 at the sale, which it used to send the cheerleaders to competitions.
Bailey could not resist shopping, though. She scored a camera for herself and a baby swing for a friend.
"I love it,"Bailey said. "Great finds. Reasonable prices."
Theresa Stein, a self-proclaimed garage sale lover, set up a couple of tables of old picture frames, mismatched dinner plates and coffee mugs, and various knick-knacks.
Stein said she has wanted to have a garage sale for a while, but she lives in an apartment and did not have the space.
"I love garage sales,"Stein said. "You can find some great deals. Sometimes, you find stuff you didn't even know you needed."
At the end of the day, Mission Arlington picked up unwanted items.
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