A couple of weeks ago, we chatted about how we prep for Just Between Friends (JBF), our local (but nationally franchised) kids’ consignment pop-up sale. Now it’s time to take all of that prep work and get our items on the sales floor. While your sale may differ, these tend to be the general steps for drop-off at consignment sales.
1. Check-In
Your first stop is check-in. Come on into the sale and get this done before unloading your car because we’re all about smarter not harder, and in this particular location, the entrance is not super close to the parking lot.
You’ll use a special tag you created on the tagging web site to check in, then you’ll be given a sticker showing that you’re ready for inspection. If you forgot or lost your tag (not that I’m speaking from personal experience), they are able to check you in manually, but it makes everyone’s time easier if you have this tag on hand.
If you volunteered or want your pre-sale pass, you can also pick that up at this time or confirm your hours. Or someone will talk you into volunteering. 😉
2. Clothing Inspection
JBF has reputation for having great items, and this is thanks in part to the volunteers who inspect the clothing items. The rest of it is the fantastical consignors who work so hard prepping those sweet, little outgrown clothes.
I’ve done this shift many a time. I know how much work it took prepping your items. I did it, too. No one has a personal vendetta against you or your stained clothes. If an item or two gets rejected, do NOT take it out on the volunteers! They are simply doing the volunteer job they were assigned. You don’t want to buy stained, torn or malfunctioning items, and neither does anyone else. Throw a Tide stick (affiliate link) at the problem and bring it back next sale. No need to go into Karen mode.
Now that that’s out of the way, grab a rack, grab your gear and get inspected…
3. Stock the Sales Floor
I’m sure some of you were laughing when I mentioned putting items in order by gender and size in the prep post and separating non-clothing items by category. That’s how the racks and tables are at the sale, and it can turn an hour drop-off into a 30-minute drop-off if you’ve got your stuff in order.
Our sale has huge signs for the big categories (clothing, furniture, toys, etc.) then smaller signs within the sections for specific items (5T boys, Disney plushies, bikes, etc.). It can seem daunting, but it’s within your best interest to put everything in the correct spot so it gets seen by the people who want to buy that item.
The easiest way to do this is to find the section where you’ll get rid of the most items first. Saves your from having to maneuver the entire contents of the kids’ closets through the venue. In my case, I’m usually headed to clothes first.
And that’s drop-off at JBF Norman! Of course, things may differ at your local sale. In fact, things are even different at our second sale that’s run by the same team. Be sure to check guidelines before you head to drop-off.
Now that everything’s done, you get to shop. Even more fun…you get to watch each night as your check gets bigger!
Do you have any tips to make drop-off easier? What methods work best for you? Share in the comments!
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