Bartering
Want to shop early for the best bargains?
For those of you who consign but are not able to volunteer during the sale there is another option. If you would
like to help out in other ways and earn a Volunteer Pre-Sale Pass, "bartering"
is for you!
As we continue to grow, so does our workload and that's where you come
in. If you are willing to share your time, talent, and skills,
we will give you a volunteer pass to come shop early at the pre-sale
before
the doors open to the rest of the consignors, guests, or to the public.
Here are a few ideas...and remember...signing up for bartering is on a first come - first serve basis and will begin on Tuesday, August 17th at
9 a.m.
Bartering your Husband: What we mean here is that you can volunteer your husband to help us out on Monday and Saturday evenings during the heavy labor times and then you get the credit for their time. Let us know if your husband can do anything to help us out.
Meals/Gift Certificates: We spend many hours at the sale and sometimes it is hard to get away for meals. If you are willing to provide a meal - either pick up something from a drive-thru or provide gift certificates to nearby eating establishments or pay $10 cash - this will earn you a Volunteer Pre-Sale Pass. Contact us to choose the day and the meal you will be providing (must be enough to feed at least three people, or cash or a gift certificate in the amount of $10.) We will need meals for all five days.
Water Bottles: With our many hours at the sale and volunteers helping, we are in need of bottled water. Provide two cases of 24 bottles of water and you will receive a shop early pass for pre-sale. Water must be brought to the Wholesale Fireworks Building on Monday evening.
Advertising Signs: We have signs that need to be distributed throughout the city and surrounding communities to advertise the sale. You will be responsible for picking up the signs at our sale location, distributing them to assigned locations and returning them to us at check-out. In order to qualify for a shop early pass you will need to distribute a minimum of 10 signs. Contact us about specific locations. (Remember to pick up those signs at the end of the sale - shoppers might get confused and we want them happy!)
Flyer Distribution: We need single page flyers distributed
to schools, day cares, churches, doctor's offices, dance/gymnastic studios,
etc. You will need to distribute flyers to a minimum of
ten locations. Flyers need to be distributed one to two weeks prior to the sale.
You will need to contact us to determine the locations and we will decide
which
locations
you
need
to
distribute
flyers
so
that
we
do not
duplicate
our efforts. You may download a copy of our single page flyer or we
will provide you with a master copy of the flyer. You will be
responsible for contacting the location for approval to distribute flyers,
get a number
count of flyers needed, make the needed copies, and distribute them to
the appropriate locations. We will have a limited number of
slots available for this bartering service. Slots are available on a
first-come, first-serve basis beginning Tuesday, August 17th at 9:00
a.m.
Click here to download a black and white one-page flyer.
Click here to download a black and white one-page flyer with tear-offs.
Media Publicity: If you or someone you know has contacts
to provide Britches and Lace Consignment Sale publicity during the sale
(TV, radio, newspaper, or magazine) this will earn you a pre-sale pass.
These are just a few ideas. If you have any other suggestions or
a service that you can offer, just contact us. Thanks
for your help!