Three-Day VNA Rummage Sale Continues Through Sunday

Bargain hunters will find on Sunday, the final day of the annual spring rummage sale to benefit the that many items have been sold — but prices are cut steeply on what's left.

And with the there's sure to still be something worth looking for.

The giant rummage sale that the Basking Ridge-based VNA holds each spring and fall at the Far Hills Fairgrounds is marked in permanent ink on the calendars of many Somerset Hills residents — including hundreds of volunteers who make the fundraising event possible.

But along with familiar faces, Katie Dooley, co-chairperson of what is billed as New Jersey's oldest and largest rummage sale said that the great majority of people she ran into on Friday, the sales opening day, were newcomers.

"We have entered the social media age," said Dooley, indicating that the sale and its bargain may have been discovered by an even larger audience this year.

Near the end of the sale's first day, Dooley said all of the two dozen or so "departments" at the sale had people lined up waiting to get in earlier during the day.

She said she hoped the sale wouldn't be slower on Saturday, with hours set for 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds at Route 202 and Peapack Road in Far Hills.

The final day of the sale is from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, with many departments offering "bag days," selling all shoppers can stuff into a bag, for a few dollars.

All of the thousands of items — clothing, appliances, furniture, books, housewares and some unusual one-of-a-kind pieces — are donated by the nearby community. Some of the same people then come back to look for other things they need, or just want.

The rummage sales are the major fundraisers for the VNA, with proceeds going to help patients with no insurance or limited insurance.