Bargain Hunters Converge On Southside Sale
designer boots for 50 cents?! it's true-- just one of thousands of huge bargains at bethlehem's 11th annual great southside sale. wfmz's john craven reports...getting the best deals is cutthroat business. >> this is more than a sale. it's a race. "to rack up on the deals!" (laughs)>> reporter and liz rosario plans on winning.>> liz rosario, shopper "i got here at 7:55.">> reporter she was the very first in a long line at bethlehem's great southside sale.>> kim carrell-smith, organizer "it's almost around the block." >> joe weber, shopper "the lines were four-deep across.">> reporter with almost every relative she could find in tow... liz hit the tents.>> liz rosario, shopper "my son's looking for bikes. my cousin's looking for dressers.">> kim carrell-smith, organizer "we have practically everything anybody would ever want.">> reporter and and even more of "everything" than last year. >> vanessa brown, shopper "definitely a lot more stuff this year. it's a lot bigger." >> organizer on bullhorn "we have two tents this year, which we're very excited about. woo hoo!">> reporter what started out as a small community festival 11 years ago...last year.. raised 14-thousand dollars -- all for charity. a lot of money considering....>> kim carrell-smith, organizer "the majority of the items are about a dollar or two dollars." "there's a line. i need you to move back!">> reporter so where does all this stuff come from? lehigh university staff.. faculty.. and students.>> kim carrell-smith, organizer "students move out at the end of the year and they don't have a place to put things in their cars, or some of their clothes don't fit, or they're moving out completely to california or somewhere, so they give us their stuff.">> reporter liz got what she needed. others got stuff they probably didn't need.... >> vanessa brown, shopper "i got a woody hat for my nephew." >> reporter ... but everyone walked away with a good time. john craven, 69 news >>>
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