One person’s Easter surplus became another person’s resale score at a church yard sale. A vendor who had bought far too many bars of Dr. Squatch soap for her holiday family gathering let all 30 of them go for $1 each, and a pair of resellers snapped them up.
The moment was captured by the YouTube resellers behind Hairy Tornado, who spent a Saturday morning at a yard sale made up of independent vendors with little tables rather than a single church-run sale. Their plan was to hit this one and then stop at a couple of others, just for fun.
They arrived bright and early with a debate over what to carry: the wagon, the rolling bag, or IKEA bags. They settled on IKEA bags, since the wagon felt like too much.
The Dr. Squatch Deal
Partway through the sale, the pair found a table of soaps. The marked price was $1.50 each, and the host says he was not sure what they retail for, guessing around $4. He asked the seller if she would do a dollar each if he bought all of them, and she said she would.
They counted up the bars and landed on 29, then agreed to make it 30. The seller explained why she had so many. She hosts a big, massive family group for Easter and bought too many, because everybody got one. The women received a Burt’s Bees gift, but some of the men said they did not need the soap. She told them the soaps are good, and the resellers agreed. They said they love Dr. Squatch.
While they counted, the host shared a quick history lesson. Dr. Squatch started as a small soap company in 2013, and the real genius, he says, was the marketing. Its hilarious viral ads turned an ordinary bar of soap into a massive lifestyle brand. In 2025, he says, Unilever bought Dr. Squatch in a deal reportedly worth around 1.5 billion dollars. He joked that maybe their own soap would be worth that someday.
A Classic Book And A Big Mailbox
The soap was far from the only find. Early in the video, one of them spots a Poky Little Puppy item, which sends the host into a short history lesson of his own. He explains that the Poky Little Puppy is the mischievous star of the classic 1942 Little Golden Book, a character who is always wandering off, exploring, and getting into trouble. He called it a personal favorite.
They also found a large package mailbox for sale, priced at around $5 to $10. They talked through how they would mount it on their existing post and then filled it up with their other purchases, joking that it was the ultimate test of whether it would fit. By the end of the sale, the mailbox was doing double duty as their shopping bag, and they said it was coming in clutch.
Another seller brought up lawn darts, often called Jarts. The host explained that they were a popular backyard game starting in the 1950s, with large, heavy darts and sharp metal tips. After thousands of injuries and even a couple of deaths, the US banned their sale in 1988. Today the original sets are hard to find and have become a piece of vintage Americana.
Small Buys, Small Prices
The couple picked up plenty of inexpensive items. An Invader Zim figure set was listed at $25 and they negotiated it to $20, and the host said it should do fairly well even though the box was damp from the morning dew. They found Halloween towels and oven mitts for a dollar, a set of children’s trays, and a stack of VHS tapes. A pair of Trader Joe’s bags, a Stitch plush, a Minnie Mouse sweater, and a Mickey hat came to $10 together. The host says Trader Joe’s bags are fairly unassuming but sell well for them, usually for as low as $5 and as high as $15.
They also stopped at a table run by a young boy named Cason who sold tea for donations only. The host said this is the trick: if you say 50 cents, people give you 50 cents, but if you say donations, somebody like them might give you $20. They paid $5 for tea and a few small items.
Lessons For Your Own Yard Sale
For anyone planning to sell, the soap table offers a good lesson. A seller who bought in bulk for a holiday ended up with leftovers, and she took a bulk offer to clear them all at once. A few ideas can help you do the same.
- Bundle similar items. Offering a lower price per piece for the whole lot, as the buyer did with the soap, moves a table quickly.
- Label clearly. The host liked a seller who labeled each item, and clear tags help buyers decide faster.
- Keep prices low on small stuff. Dollar items such as towels and plates draw people to your table.
- Try a donation jar for kids’ stands. As the host pointed out, it can bring in more than a fixed price.
- Be open to offers. Both the Invader Zim set and the soaps sold after a bit of friendly haggling.
The host says the whole morning had a very chill vibe, with more vendors than shoppers and good conversations all around. For resellers and bargain hunters alike, it was a reminder that sometimes the best deals come from someone who just wants to clear the extra off the table.
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