Thanks to the ladies from Peek-A-Boo Consignment for giving us these tips for consignment shopping, to share with you!
Spring is here and it is time to lighten up those closets! Say goodbye to
those boring winter clothes. There is nothing more exciting about spring than
the thought of what lies ahead - summer. Consignment sales are a great way for
families to save money on clothing, shoes, toys, car seats, strollers, maternity
items and furniture.
As a seasoned consignment shopper and sale owner, I would like to offer you
a few shopping tips.
If you have shopped consignment before and got home with your treasures
only to find that buttons were missing, zippers were broken or the pants were
one size and the top another - try this:
ALWAYS take a good look at two piece outfits so that you can see the back
and front of both pieces. Test the zipper - look for missing buttons and ALWAYS
check to see that the sizes are the same.
Stains can accidentally get missed at consignor check in. The lighting in
the building is the biggest obstacle when you are checking for stains. Take
your treasures to a place when you can look at them well and go threw them again
and again.
Shopping with full hands is really hard! Instead of holding all those
treasures, bring a clothes basket, a stroller or even a wagon. This will make
your shopping experience so much better.
Consignment sales are a wonderful place to find great buys on toys. The
toys are a great thing to recycle but the germs are not! Before you give those
toys to your little angles to play with and put in their mouths - fill a bathtub
with a 50 % bleach / 50% water mixture and let them soak over night. Great toys
are left and the germs are gone.
The current economy has everyone looking for bargains. Prices at
consignment sales should be about 25% - 30% of what the cost of the item was
brand new. By using this as your guide, you should not overpay for consignment
items.
Car seats are another great find at consignment sales. They can be very
expensive brand new. All consignment sales are required to check the recall
list before accepting car seats from the consignors. We use www.carseat.org/Recalls/179NP.pdf to see if they have been
recalled. On every car seat made there is a manufactured date stamped on the
bottom. A car seat that is older than 5 years, should not be resold. Always
check the date prior to purchasing a used car seat.
Volunteering at a consignment sale guarantees that you will get the very
best bargains. The best items go to the first group of pre-sale shoppers -these
shoppers shop prior to the sale opening to the public. To be one of those first
shoppers, just Volunteer your time. Consignment sales offer dozens of ways to
Volunteer, you can help out during the sale, bring lunch or dinner, help pass
out marketing prior to the sale, assist in checking consignor's items in, help
with set up or tear down of the sale.
I hope that these tips will help you with your spring consignment
shopping. Happy Shopping! Cherie Grammer
TAKE A
PEEK PREVIEW PARTY!
THIS
IS GOOD FOR YOU AND ONE GUEST TO SHOP OUR PRESALE ON APRIL 14 TH AT 6PM.
PLEASE PRINT THIS AND BRING IT WITH YOU.
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