An Online Guide to Brooklyn Stoop Sales

Taking the art of stoop sale-shopping to the next level: the brand-new Brooklyn Stoop, a blog listing upcoming Brooklyn stoop sales. It tells you where in Brooklyn to stroll on your way to brunch in case you want to rifle through someone else's homemade jewelry, old sneakers, frightening ceramic statues, and scarves that smell like cigarettes. To get your stoop sale listed, email bklynstoop@gmail.com, the earlier the better to ensure dozens of slow-moving people fingering through your things. Stoop sale season has begun.

True story: I found a nice Coach bag for $1 dollar at someone's stoop sale, it made me so happy that I felt embarrassed of myself. It came with a free tampon in the pocket, what luck!