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Hotel Association Hosts the Ultimate “Garage Sale”. Two large area hotels declared they needed to get rid of their excess stuff, the Hotel & Lodging Association of Greater Houston decided to pitch the ultimate hotel garage sale. On Friday, Aug. 10 and Saturday, Aug. 11, the Hilton Americas ~ Houston and the Four Seasons Houston are reducing inventories of everything from furniture and electronics to barware and linens. The hotels want everything to sell so there’ll be bargains galore!

Shop for:
•• Furniture such as sofa sleepers, couches, headboards, and mattresses
•• Fixtures including lamps
•• Glassware including champagne glasses and barware
•• Assorted linens
•• Electronics such as 27” TV’s, clock radios, CD Players, etc.

The garage sale is open to the public and admission is free. It will be on Friday, August 10th from 1pm to 5pm and on Saturday, August 11th from 9am to 3pm.

For information, please call 713-223-9595.

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