Q: The concept: you will put the beers inside a clay pot, insulated by a layer of sand and a larger clay pot. Cover the top of the pot with a cold, wet towel. As the water evaporates, it cools the inside of the container. After an hour or two, you can put the beers inside and let them cool! You can use this method even on very hot days you may be able to cool the inside of the pot to more than 40 degrees below the outside temperature. In a pinch, you can use smaller-scale evaporative cooling. Soak a towel, newspaper, or toilet paper with cold water, then wrap the beer inside. As the water evaporates, the beer should slowly cool. One should be large enough to hold 2-5 beers at once; the other should be large enough to hold the first pot with at least a half-inch of clearance on each side.Plug the bottom of each pot with clay, putty, cork anything that will help retain the sand. If you must use plastic pots (or another material), then you may. Bear in mind that clay is a better insulator, so a "clay pot fridge" will be more effective.
A: Try chilling your beers with evaporative cooling. Find two clay pots.

Q: Running a garage sale is a lot like working at a retail establishment, so bring out the salesperson within you. Greet your customers with a friendly smile as they arrive. Ask customers if there is anything you can help them with. Then let them browse if they say no. You want people to feel comfortable at your sale and not like they are being watched or judged. Offer package deals (if a person buys a blender, for example, why shouldn't they buy those margarita glasses as well?), and reward big buyers with bulk discounts. Don't just hope that your goods sell themselves. Always have several people at the sale for the sake of convenience and security. You can ask your family members or friends to help out and repay them with a small fee or treat them to a meal afterward. Bathroom breaks are made easier with extra help. When you need one, you can keep the sale running smoothly. Never leave the sale unattended for more than a few moments at a time and avoid leaving the sale under the watch of small children. As your sale progresses, things will unavoidably get disheveled, disorganized, and possibly even broken. If you want to sell as much as possible, you should try to keep things looking nice. Straighten items as you walk by them and while you speak to customers. Move items around as you sell them, putting forward new and premium items in the front. Even though your prices are clearly marked, some people will try to haggle. Play along; haggling can be a fun experience, and you'll likely make a lot more sales if you're willing to reward these bargain hunters. Don't be afraid to decline an offer that considers all offers. After all, you're trying to get rid of this stuff. Be sure not to drop your prices too early in the day. If you've successfully organized your garage sale, you should bring in plenty of customers that are willing to pay the full price. If you're having a multi-family sale, haggling on friends' items should only be done with their permission. If a customer isn't willing to compromise on their low-ball offer, say, "It's not mine. I'm selling this for a friend, so I have to stick with their price for you and the other buyers". If you still have items left over during the final scheduled hours of your sale, then go ahead and slash prices. Some deals you can offer: Buy-one-get-one deals. Bulk discounts. Two for the price of one. Half priced items after a certain time. You never know when someone's going to come across your sale, even if traffic has died down. This is especially relevant if you've set a specific window for your garage sale, such as 9 am to 3 pm, and even more so if you've posted the times for the sale online or in the paper. You may continue to get occasional customers all the way up to the end of the sale. If you wait until after closing time before you start to pack up, you may find that some stragglers will come by. Sometimes people will come by to offer you a set dollar amount for the entire load! Don't just throw perfectly-good items into the landfilltry to find someone who needs the things that you don't. You can post ads online or posters around your neighborhood advertising the things you will be giving away. You can tell your friends, family, and neighbors about the items you will be giving away, asking them if any of them are in need. Check with local charities and thrift stores. Some will pick up items that you don't sell and put them to good use. Try to take down the signs as soon as possible to help keep your neighborhood and community clean. Nobody likes to see old, faded, and sagging signs taped up to poles. Ask a friend or family member to take down signs right after closing time so you can continue to sell or clean up. If your address is written on a sign, and you leave it up in your neighborhood for weeks after the sale, everyone will know where you live. Furthermore, you might continue to get prospective customers showing up at random times.
A: Be an active seller. Have extra help on hand. Keep your items tidy throughout the sale. Negotiate with hagglers. Offer last-minute deals. Stay open until closing time to catch latecomers. Give away what you don't sell. Take down your signs after the sale.

Q: Silver rarely needs washing when it's attached to turquoise and, as cleaners can harm turquoise, it's generally best to stick to a light polishing. Use a commercial polish designed specifically for silver. You can find a silver polish online or at some department stores. Read your polish's instructions for precise directions. Usually, you use a cloth or rag to gently buff the polish onto the silver. Keep buffing until the silver shines and any tarnish, dirt, or debris are removed. Work extremely slowly when cleaning silver jewelry. Silver polish, even in small amounts, can harm turquoise. Take extreme care not to get any polish on the turquoise. In the event that trace amounts of polish end up on your turquoise, remove them right away. You can dab them out with a paper towel or rag.
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Use a commercial silver polish. Rub down the silver with the polish. Keep silver polish away from the turquoise portion of the jewelry.