Cheap Price

John Cho

“Cheap, Cheap things. Come look and check it out everyone!” shouted Jong Min Park (11).    

A garage sale is a common thing that happens in Western culture; however, in the Asian culture, it is not as common. In Korea, we tend to give away things that are not wanted, instead of selling them. Despite experiencing a different culture, I think I really enjoyed it because it was fun seeing the different types of things sold at the garage sale.

I woke up early in the morning, and as soon as I went to the basketball court, I set up my things. The court was so crowded, and I could manage to find a small space to set my table and sell my things. I saw the Frohlich family selling their nice things due to their departure to America after graduation, and I also saw one of my dorm brothers selling his clothes.

As time went by, the sun was blazing down on the court and Daniel Choi (10) said, “John, it is so hot…. I just want to leave.”

And as soon as he said that, Uncle Cura bought his new board game that he was selling for RM30. Forgetting about the hotness, Daniel quickly got his money and he was so happy that he had sold his first item.

I still had to wait for people to buy my things. Finally, someone came and bought my first good tennis racket. I sold it for a good price: Rm30. Another customer came and bought my electric guitar, which cost RM250. In the span of 5 minutes, I had made RM280, which motivated me to work even harder. So, I turned on my speaker and played my music to attract customers.

At the end of the garage sale, lots of people, including myself, gave away the goods for the Care and Share program, hoping that they could be used for the poor.