~TWICE IS NICE~
February 2017 Spring Children’s Consignment Sale
Thank you for choosing to be a part of the Spring 2017 Twice is Nice sale and supporting this
important fundraiser for the school!
Please thoroughly read the following instructions to help you earn the most for your items and to
ensure that you are knowledgeable about all aspects of the sale and the expectations of
consignors.
NEW!
The sale will be only be two days. Wednesday and Thursday.
PRESENTATION SELLS!!
Clothes (infant to size 16 and Maternity)
Clothing must be for SPRING and SUMMER only. They will be displayed by gender and then
size. We will also have a New with Tags section, Sports section, and Bargain section for
clothes that are $1 or less.
***All clothing must be for the correct seasons, and they must be clean with no tears, stains
or damage of any kind. We reserve the right to, and will, pull any items that are not for
Spring or Summer, dirty, stained or visibly damaged, and put them in the FREE bin. We
strive to put on a high-end, quality sale each time, and our shoppers expect and deserve the
best -- only tagging and displaying qualifying items is essential. ***
Make sure that buttons, zippers, and snaps are done on the clothing items.
Group small items together (i.e., five onesies as a set, several pairs of socks in a Ziploc bag).
Please attach shoes to their mate so they are not separated.
Use safety pins to attach matching outfits together (hats, socks, belts, shirt/pant sets).
Shirts and dresses must be on hangers.
*** Pants/Skirts should be folded to be placed on tables.***
*** Pajamas should be folded to be placed in bins.***
Presentation is vital to have your clothing noticed and sold!
Toys and Baby Equipment
Toys and baby equipment must be in working order, clean and have all pieces.
NO plush dolls or stuffed animals.
NO cribs.
Use Ziploc bags to contain toy accessories or groupings of smaller toys (i.e., dollhouse furniture
pieces, action figures and vehicles, toys with many parts).
Please allow time at drop off to assemble items, if needed. Taking time to make the item look
its best will attract more buyers!
Car/booster seats must NOT EVER have been in an accident or damaged in any way.
Also, car/booster seats do have an EXPIRATION DATE. Please make sure your car/booster
seat has not passed its expiration. Dates are often located on the seat or you can check the
manufactures website for expiration as well as possible recalls.
In accordance with guidelines set by the board of health, quilts, anything with stitching
(examples: high chairs, pads from porta cribs, upholstered chairs), things that have two or more
fabrics sewn together, must be sprayed with a special concentrated spray in order to be
considered suitable for resale. Dates and times for spraying will be available the week before the
sale. If you have any questions about whether your item needs spraying, please contact Donna or
Jennifer.
IF YOU PRICE IT RIGHT… IT WILL SELL!!
Items in great shape should be priced at about 25% - 50% of what you originally paid for it.
Name brands and the condition of the item should be taken into consideration (i.e., a Ralph
Lauren polo shirt will sell for more than an Old Navy shirt). Remember, people are looking for
bargains…think about what you would pay for it second-hand. Thursday will be the ½ off
sale day -- items will be 50% off the marked price. If your price is firm and you do not want it
reduced, highlight the price on the tag.
***Only price items ending in dollar or 50 cent increments (NO $0.25 or $0.75 endings) to
facilitate easier payouts.***
HOW TO TAG YOUR ITEMS
Please print your tags from the “Twice is Nice Tag” file on the website and also previously
emailed to you. Your tags must be printed on cardstock so they won’t easily rip off the items at
the sale. Please use light colored cardstock so it is easy to read and fill-in the necessary
information.
If you have problems printing the tags, you may also hand write them out yourself on cardstock
or index cards, or take them to a printer.
The tags MUST be formatted as shown in the following:
***BOOKS*** - Please purchase some small, square/rectangular labeling stickers and write
your consignor number (underlined) at the top right corner of the tag and then list the price
below. The idea is to keep the information in the same format, just on a smaller scale.
***Please make sure that you use stickers that can be removed from the books without
damaging the covers.***
ATTACHING THE TAG
Secure tags firmly to non-damaging areas of the upper right hand corner of clothes with
safety pins or tagging gun barbs.
Do NOT use straight pins or stickers to tag clothing.
Be sure to secure items of matching sets together with a safety pin. (Note on tag “2 pieces.”)
Toys, shoes, baby equipment, and other non-clothing items will need to have tags taped on. Clear
packing tape works better than regular tape.
For small items and books, place label on flat surface of item in top right corner if possible.
If a tag comes off and we cannot determine who it belongs to, it will be retagged as a donation
with all proceeds going to the preschool.
If you use a “store price tag gun” please be sure to still attach the tag to the upper right hand
corner of your clothes. Making the price easy to locate will help your items sell!!!
***Make sure all tags and labels are firmly attached!!***
IMPORTANT DETAILS AND DATES TO REMEMBER
Item drop off and set up of the sale will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. – 3
p.m.
Consignors who volunteer to help for 2-hours will earn 75% of their sales with 25% going to
benefit Good Sam Day School! (Consignors who do not volunteer will earn 50% and 50% will
go to the school.) There is a $15 fee for consigning that will be deducted from your final payout.
Consignors who drop out of the sale within two weeks of the sale are still responsible for
the consignor fee.
We will use Sign-Up Genius to sign up for two or three-hour shifts during the sale set up, sale
days/nights, and clean up. On Tuesday night and Wednesday night sign up is for three-hour
shifts.
Dropping off your items and putting them where they belong does not count towards volunteer
time.
All items MUST be tagged, priced and organized (clothes by gender and size) PRIOR to dropoff/set-up. Except for pants and skirts, clothes must be brought in on hangers. (Small baby
clothing can be folded on a table but will sell best if hung up for easier viewing). Hangers should
look like a “?” when looking at the front of the clothing. Hangers are now available outside of
the office at the school.
***Drop off will be a very busy time. Consignors need to set up their items by hanging
their clothes and placing toys and furniture in designated spots. This is not the time for
tagging or sorting. ***
Items must be picked up BEFORE 1:00 p.m. on the last day of the sale (Thursday, Feb. 23).
DONATIONS
We will gladly accept your gently used, clean, un-broken items as donations for sale with 100%
of the profits going to support Good Sam’s preschool. All donations can be dropped off at the
office in the weeks before the sale. Volunteers will sort and tag these items, or you may tag them
for #10. Large items can only be dropped off on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 11AM –3PM
Items you are consigning that fail to sell can be donated. Any items you do NOT wish to donate
must be picked up BEFORE 1:00 p.m. on the last day of the sale (Thursday, Feb. 23).
**Any items not picked up will be donated as there is no storage room at the school. **
We promise to do our best to keep track of your items & keep them in the condition that
you gave them. Due to the flow of traffic & children, we cannot be held responsible for lost
or damaged items. We encourage consignors to volunteer during the sale to help us keep
things orderly. Also, a neat appearance will help things sell!
If you are presently not in our school, please provide us with your current address, we will
send you a check in the mail.
***Please feel free to contact the sale chairs with any questions:
Twice is Nice ChairsDonna Hogan: [email protected] 484-368-9349
Jennifer Todd: [email protected] 215-609-0840