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| Allow yourself plenty of time when you
drop off your items. It takes a while to figure out where everything goes |
| AS THE SEASON CHANGES, START PREPARING
BY HANGING THE ITEMS APPROPRIATELY. AS THE
TIME APPROACHES FOR DROP-OFF, TAG SLOWLY UNTIL THE JOB GETS DONE. THEN, IT'S NOT SO OVERWHELMING! |
| As you get items for the sale, tag
them then |
| Ask reasonable prices for your
merchandise |
| Attach tags securely |
| Be a shopper first, you get an idea of
what to expect |
| Be organized and have your things neat |
| Be organized, start early. |
| Be
patient, it's worth it. |
| be prepared for the long lines and
that not all of your stuff will sell |
| Be prepared for the weather (even if
you don’t think it will be that bad) to wait in line at the seller preview |
| BE PREPARED TO STAND IN LINE
MONDAY (preview) NIGHT BEFORE YOU SHOP AND AFTER. |
| Be prepared. |
| Be ready for things not be accepted |
| Be ready when you arrive! |
| BE SURE TO LABEL EVERYTHING JUST AS
YOU TELL US TO. IT MAKES IT SO EASY TO SHOP. |
| Be sure to price items that you would
pay - think about it more of getting rid of clutter than making money - and try to put
together as many outfits as possible - if you just have misc shirts or pants, that truly
don't match, try & just sell 2 shirts or 3 pants together - they sell better than just
1 shirt does even at .50!! |
| BE VERY DILIGENT IN EXCLUDING STAINED
OR WORN ITEMS |
| Be very organized |
| Bring a chair to wait in line for
preview entrance and a book |
| Bring a container with wheels! |
| Bring clean, untorn and unbroken
items. Be on time for drop off. |
| Bring water/snacks, something with a
handle to tow your stuff in, and loads of patience for the ready to pay line!
(preview tip) |
| Bring your checkbook (for the preview
sale) |
| BRING YOUR HUSBAND TO CARRY THE STUFF
AT DROP OFF |
| Carefully read the
instructions posted on the website! |
| Check and double check your items for
stains |
| Check
items for spots. |
| check to make sure outfits have same
size top and bottom |
| Check your clothes for ANY stains |
| Clean everything before arriving!! |
| Come prepared with water & a cart
w/wheels! (Preview tip)_ |
| Come to preview night early |
| Dig through entire house to find
things to sell and start early. |
| Do not bring kids! expect a long
shopping day, also bring water & snacks |
| DO NOT
OVERPRICE!!!!! |
| Do NOT overprice..there is a lot on
the floor competing with you |
| Do not price too high if you want it
to sell. |
| Do NOT use clear packing tape (may
ruin your item as it is removed, i.e. takes paint off toys, puzzles, etc.) |
| Don’t over price, unless you want
to take it back home. |
| Don’t overprice your stuff.
Price it to sell. If you wouldn’t pay that price for it don’t price it
like that. |
| Don’t price items for just the ½
on Saturday. |
| Don’t price your items too high,
you will be disappointed. |
| Don't be offended if the checker sees
a stain that you didn't.... it's not personal |
| Don't be offended if they give back
some of your clothes |
| Don't bother bringing items that have
any stains...save yourself the time and just donate them |
| Don't get overwhelmed! |
| Don't over-price items, as a shopper I
tend to skip over and not purchase over-priced items. Also, make sure your tags are very
secure on the item your selling. Lost tags make the item unsellable. |
| Don't overprice. Be reasonable,
and your items will almost always sell at full price. |
| Don't panic -
it will be fine |
| Don't price too high |
| Don't price too high bc you don't want
to cart all that stuff home! |
| Don't use N/R if you are trying to
sell as much stuff as possible. |
| DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO
START TAGGING, IT TAKES LONGER THEN YOU THINK! |
| Double check clothes for Stains |
| Drop off early – it’s easier
to get the clothes on the racks. |
| EAT DINNER BEFORE THE PREVIEW SALE,
WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES, BRING WATER AND A SNACK, BRING A LAUNDRY BASKET AND BELT, MEASURE
YOUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FEET BEFORE THE SALE THEN TAKE A MEASURING TAPE TO THE SALE TO
MEASURE CLOTHES AND SHOES TO GET CORRECT SIZING, MAKE A LIST OF SIZES AND SHOE SIZES
BEFORE SHOPPING, MAKE A LIST OF MUST HAVES & BASIC ITEMS TO SHOP FOR |
| Eat dinner before you come to preview
night (or bring cash for water/ chick-fil-a) |
| Enjoy and know it will be crowded-
everyone is really nice just be patient and kind : )
(Preview tip & drop off too) |
| FOLLOW DIRECTIONS FROM WEBSITE AND
YOU'LL HAVE NO PROBLEMS |
For preview,
don't come hungry and thirsty and plan on staying until at least 11p
|
| Get a good nights rest and wear comfy
shoes |
| GET EXTRA HANGERS AT DOLLAR GENERAL 12
FOR $1.00, TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO SHOP THE SALE |
| Get in line early! Don't try to sort,
label, and pin all in one day. |
| Get organized early |
| Get organized- save those hangers,
plan all year and put things aside. |
| Get started early with tagging |
| Get started ironing / tagging early
… it takes longer than you think |
| Get sturdy safety pins |
| Get tags printed at Kinkos, easy and
cheap |
| Go to the preview!!!! |
| Have a system for tagging/hanging
& enlist help!! |
| Have a tagging party with other
sellers to make the process more fun. |
| Have clothes pre-sorted by size for
easier hanging |
| Have fun! |
| have your clothes sorted by size
before you bring them |
| high prices will not sell |
| I have found that outfits sell better
than seperate pieces. |
| I recommend washing and ironing
clothes if possible before dropping them off, mine sold so much better that way, but I
only have one child!!! |
| If
it's a fall/winter sale, leave the summer stuff at home.
It probably won't sell and we don't want to weed through it to get to the items we
came after. |
| if possible, DO NOT bring children to
the drop offs |
| if you have a lot of items, be
prepared to be there a while (drop off) |
| If you have a particular brand to
sell, list it on your tag. It helps if you are looking for particular brands (esp.
boutique or popular brands) if you list so the buyer doesn't have to dig around for
clothing tags. |
| In the future to make life easier,
when storing your kids' outgrown clothes go ahead and leave them on the hangers. |
| Inspect
clothes under bright lights |
| Iron your clothes and pin them on the
hangers real well |
| It always takes longer to
tag than you think |
| It is larger than you can imagine |
| It seems like there is a lot of
information and very overwhelming, but make sure to read everything b/c you will end up
tagging wrong, etc. It is worth the time to sit down and learn everything before you
begin. |
| ITS AWESOME be patient during checkout |
| Its better to price a little low and
get rid of the stuff than price high and take it home and give it away later!! |
| Its hectic putting stuff out on the
floor! |
| Juniors means juniors for presale, no
kids (non-juniors) at pre-sales |
| KEEP PRICES REASONABLE, CONSIDER
IF YOU YOURSELF WOULD PAY THE PRICE YOUR ASKING. |
| Keep
the quality of your clothes by washing them but letting them hang to dry. The colors do
not fade, they don't shrink really and you can sell them for more money as a result! |
| Label and tag all you can for this
sale....you will sell the most here. |
| Label
containers per season. As clothing is outgrown, or toys have been played out, wash and
clean. Put in containers. Make extra tags each season and they will roll-over to the next.
Get a container for hangers and start collecting. It gets easier every season and makes it
easier if you are a last minute tagger. |
| Label your stuff early so you aren't
doing it the last night, keep a list of the things you were selling along with prices so
you can match it up when you get your check |
| Line up early for the pre-sale |
| Look at your clothes in bright light |
| Lower
priced items always sell. Look at your item and forget what you paid for it originally and
think about how much you'd pay for it now that it's used, and then price it 1 dollar
cheaper. |
| Make a list of all the items you are
selling and the prices so you can keep up with what you are looking to make. Sell it even if you still like it. You won't care if you make about it after you make
the money. |
| make
extra tags---you'll find more stuff to sell as you start to go thru stuff. |
| make outfits, multiple items together,
price things to sell-not overpriced |
| make sure people know that you can only sell fall items in
the fall and spring in the spring |
| make sure clothes are in nice
condition |
| Make sure everything is secure on the
hanger |
| make sure everything is secured to the
items |
| Make sure everything is well
taped/pinned together |
| Make sure tags are secure |
| Make sure you hang clothes with sizes
together so easier when checkers are going thru them to check for stains, tears, etc. |
| make sure you only bring items you
would purchase, clean no stains. Up to date styles and clean all toys |
| Make sure you read the on-line
instructions carefully before tagging and bringing your items! |
| MAKE SURE YOUR ITEMS ARE "IN-STYLE & CURRENT" & CLEAN! |
| only put quality of items you would
buy, no worn out toys or out of style clothes/ or decor |
| ONLY USE THE TAPE THAT YOU
RECOMMEND( I WAS A CUTTER LAST YEAR) |
| Organize early |
| Organize
early; hang up as they outgrow and designate a spot to put all your stuff so you
don’t have to dig around at last minute |
| organize sizes prior to bringing to
event |
| Pack snacks and expect to stand in
line for 2 hours on preview night |
| PIN CLOTHES TO THE HANGER, THEY FALL
OFF IF YOU DO NOT PIN THEM WELL |
| pin your clothing on tight |
| place books in ziplock bags to protect
them |
| Plan plenty of time ahead, (a couple
weekends), to get things together and ready to drop-off. |
| plastic hangers are too difficult to
work with - go with wire |
| Please price your items asking
yourself, would I pay that amount for this myself? |
| PREPARE FOR A LONG NIGHT ON PREVIEW
NIGHT |
| PRICE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE & LET
ITEMS GO FOR 1/2 PRICE ON SAT |
| price items $5 and less and bring
something with wheels when you come to drop off your items. |
| Price items as if you would purchase
them--do not price as if you are Macy's |
| price items as to what you would pay
for them |
| price items to sell. if you love it
and it meant a lot to you-keep it. people are looking for a bargain. |
| price low |
| price low but no too low |
| price low but reasonable |
| Price low enough to sell, unless you
really want your stuff back. |
| Price reasonably, if I can buy
something similar for the same price new at Target; I'm not going to spend that money on
your used clothing. |
| Price to sell! |
| PRICE TO SELL, NOT BASED ON
SENTIMENTALITY |
| price your clothes reasonably and
present them well |
| price your items at 1/3 to 1/4 of
original price- it works! |
| pricing is the key to sales, too many
NR with high prices is not good. Reasonably priced items sells well during the week. |
| Print more tags than you think you'll
need!! You can always use
them the next time. |
| Pull everything out first and organize
by price. Then print your tickets - that way you do not print too many of the wrong
price. |
| Put your stuff on sturdy hangers and
make sure it is pinned to it wellto be organized with all the things you need to have to
price your items, have space |
| Read all info on website carefully;
it's all there |
| READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS, TAKE NO
SHORT CUTS |
| Read
all the tips you are given and just about everything sells as long as its kid related. |
| Read the LONG emails CAREFULLY |
| Read the web site - it's full of great
info. Plan on being at the sellers sale for several hours - so much to look at and
such long lines! |
| realize your items aren't as precious
to others as they are to you. |
| REMEMBER THESE ARE NOT NEW ITEMS, KEEP
YOUR PRICES REASONABLE |
| Reserve Early |
| Save all wire hangers from previous
sale. |
| Save the tags you
print that are not used for the next sale |
| SELLERS HAVE TO DISTRIBUTE THEIR OWN
ITEMS, SO ALLOW TIME TO DO SO AND DON'T BRING KIDS OR HUSBAND TO WAIT IN CAR. |
| separate memories from true value--ask
a friend or neighbor if they would pay cash for that ripped tee before putting it into
your sale pile. become familiar with sale
prices before tagging, start tagging as soon as you get your number |
| Set prices you'd be willing to pay if
you were shopping for the items. |
| Skip the pre-sale night!! |
| Staff is VERY helpful |
| Staff is VERY helpful - ask them if
you have a question |
| START EARLY ON TAGS, LET YOUR FAMILY/KIDS HELP YOU SORT AND HANG AND PUT ON
TAGS, PRICE REASONABLE TO BEGIN WITH SO THAT IT SELLS AT YOUR FULL PRICE INSTEAD OF HALF
PRICE (THINK OF WHAT YOU'D REALLY WANT TO PAY FOR IT AS A BUYER) , HAVE AN EXTRA TAG READY ON ANY BIG ITEMS YOU'RE
NOT SURE HOW TO PRICE AND GET HELP W/ THAT AT DROP OFF, LET IT GO FOR HALF PRICE ON THE
LAST DAY, LET IT GO TO CHARITY IF IT DOESN'T SELL (YOU WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK FOR PICK UP
AND SOMEONE ELSE COULD REALLY USE IT) |
| start early tagging- do NOT wait until
the last minute |
| Start
early tagging! Which Jeri is so good to already remind us about. |
| Start early you've got more to sell
than you think. Don't mark your things NR, if they didn't sell by then you priced
them too high. |
| START EARLY! Tag items a
little at a time whenever you have time so it won't seem overwhelming. Also, start
stockpiling hangers and safety pins early so you won't run out. |
| Start
hanging and tagging right away. You usually
have more than you think. |
| Start pulling out things you wish to
sell early. |
| start saving your hangers now |
| START TAGGING EARLY AND SORT INTO
SIZES AT HOME |
| Start tagging early because you will
keep finding more stuff to put in the sale. |
| Stay with the season |
| Stick to 1/4 to 1/3 pricing! |
| tag everything properly and check for
stains very well. DO NOT BRING THINGS YOU WOULD NOT BUY FOR YOUR OWN KIDS! |
| tag items at the end of the season so
they are ready for the sale ...for example when putting away things from this summer and
preparing for fall go ahead and prepare the summer things you will sell so they are all
ready to go for the Feb sale |
| tag properly |
| tag your items early. it takes longer
than you think. also, bring some blank tags with you whether you're unsure about price or
not. You may notice that you have priced something too high when you get there and having
blank tags makes it easy to change your price |
| Take a couple of hours everyday to do
your tagging and hanging, so it isn't so stressful at the end |
| Take the day off, make it a day event
(you won't get in and out in an hour, bring baskets, come early. |
| Take the time to make sure your clothes
look nice on the hanger |
| take the time to prepare per
instructions |
| Take time to clean, press and hang
clothes to look their BEST. |
| Talk to someone
who's shopped before don't set prices too high |
| The lines are worth it |
| The
work is worth it. |
| this is the easiest way to get rid of
your old stuff. |
| Try to price fair and use less
NR's |
| use a tiny hole punch on your tags -
less punctured fingers!; have a "tagging party" to get it done fast and fun. |
| USE A UNIQUE COLOR FOR TAGS, I LOVE
USING "GOO GONE" TO HELP CLEAN UP TOYS WITH NICKS THEY SOMETIMES GET, AND GUM ON
CLOTHES AS IT GETS THE GUM OUT EASILY! A
SWEATER SAVER DOES WONDERS ON MORE THAN JUST SWEATERS - ANY CLOTH MATERIAL WITH FUZZIES
(REGULAR CLOTHES AND SOMETIMES CLOTH TOYS)!!! TAPING
THE TOPS OF BAGGIES CLOSED WITH THE CLEAR PACKING TAPE ESPECIALLY WHEN USING THE BAGGIES
TO BUNDLE TOYS TOGETHER, AS KIDS LOVE TO TRY TO OPEN BAGGIES TO PLAY WITH A TOY THEY ARE
INTERESTED IN. SAVE SAFETY PINS AND HANGERS
FROM THE CONSIGNMENT SALES THAT THEY SHOP AT, AND OBVIOUSLY SAVE THE PINS AND HANGERS THEY
RECEIVE FROM THEIR OWN DRY CLEANING TRIPS. |
| USE LOTS OF SAFETY PINS |
| Use sturdy hangers, and sturdy pins |
| Use cardstock not flimsy
paper |
| wear fanny pack so hands and arms are
free. |
| When dropping off, allow yourself 3
hours to put your things up & dress cool you do alot of running around |
| when pricing, group like sizes and
items together-it makes it much easier to put out on the floor during drop off. |
| when you price, keep like sizes and
gender clothing together, ease for hanging up |
| Yes, make sure to let them know that
they have to organize and hang all their clothes when they drop off. |
| You can get hangers from consignment
shops. |
| You CANNOT be too organized! Also look
for different/unusual containers to sell bulky items (grapefruit bags are wonderful for
things with parts) |
