Britches and Lace

Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes: Every consignor needs to bring in an envelope for us to send your proceeds check to you. We have recently gone a little bit more high tech and now use business size checks instead of the smaller personal size checks. We would appreciate if you could bring in the usual business size envelopes and we would really appreciate if you have the kind that are self-sealing! If you forget - we always have envelopes to purchase for $1 for your convenience.

Tubs, Tubs, Tubs: When merchandise is brought in at Check-In on Tuesday and Wednesday, many of you bring your items in tubs. But, at the end of the Check-in period - we have a lot of leftover tubs that consignors have forgotten. If you are bringing your merchandise in a tub, please write on the tub your name and/or consignor number so we can match it up with you at Check-out on Saturday.

Tape, Tape, Tape: It is important that you make every effort when taping your tag onto your merchandise that you be aware there are certain kinds of tape that can take the finish off of the merchandise you are trying to sell. This becomes a problem at de-tag and we certainly don't want a buyer to have a purchased item ruined by the tape when they get home to enjoy the item. Puzzles, games, books and furniture are the biggest concern.

Rule for Wednesday Drop-Off: We know it takes a lot of your time to get everything together for the sale, but we also need time to put things on the racks before Pre-Sale starts on Wednesday. If you have over 100 items to put in the sale, you need to be in the building before noon on Wednesday to drop-off your merchandise. We will still accept merchandise up to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday - but if you have over 100 items we ask that you make every effort to be in the building by noon.

No Drop-Side Cribs: Due to the Consumer Product Safety Commission banning the sale and resale of all drop-side cribs, we will no longer accept any drop-side cribs for the sale.

No More VHS Tapes: Combined with the newer technologies and the fact that we need to be aware of our limited space, we have decided to no longer accept VHS tapes to sell. We know that people still have older VHS machines in vans, at grandmother's houses, in basements, in churches, etc. but the fact remains that more people are selling than buying.

Britches and Lace FACEBOOK Page: We invite you to visit the Britches and Lace Facebook page. (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Britches-Lace-Kids-Consignment-Sale/274289745176) If you are a Facebook user - you can use this page to keep posted of important upcoming dates regarding the next sale as well as using it as a tool for spreading the word about the sale event! Just click on "Become a Fan" to get started. Also, if you "suggest to friends" to everyone who you think would benefit knowing about the sale - please do so. This is a marketing tool that we hope all our consignors and shopper friends will utilize.

Saturday Pick-Up: It would be a good idea to bring a tub or box with you to Saturday pick-up so you can more easily carry items to your car. Sometimes we have boxes leftover that we can use - but if you bring your own it would be appreciated.

Also, we wanted everyone to know the YWCA Safehouse volunteers are highly appreciative of those items that get donated at the end of the sale. This is a major source of their inventory.

Product Recalls: There has been a lot of publicity about the new law that went into effect February 10, 2009 called the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. A press release from the Consumer Product Safety Board has been issued in regard to "reselling" products. Please link to this press release as follows: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09086.html. We urge all consignors to check the website www.cpsc.gov for all recalls of children's products.

Any consignor bringing in any of the following types of merchandise are urged to check the above website for recall notifications.

Cribs (regular, portable, bassinets, etc.)
Playpens (wooden, mesh, etc.)
Baby gates
Strollers
High Chairs
Baby Walkers/Exersaucers
Toy Chests
Toddler Beds/Bunk Beds

We know this is an added step to an already sometimes rushed time of getting your merchandise ready. We just want all our merchandise at the Britches and Lace Consignmet Sale to be the best possible buys for our shoppers. It takes all of us working together to insure the quality of our merchandise and have a successful sale.

E-Mail Alerts! During our last few sales we started using e-mail for alerting consignors of important dates. We just wanted to make sure you watched your e-mail inboxes for important reminders. But, while technology is great when it works, it can be a pain when it doesn't work...so if you don't hear from us please call us! We will be e-mailing all consignors the last week of November to remind you to confirm your participation in the Spring 2012 sale starting December 1, 2011. Then the first of February expect an alert about volunteer sign-ups starting February 6th!

Previous consignors may start confirming their participation in the spring sale on December 1st. 2011. You must confirm your participation in our sale to be eligible to consign.

We will begin issuing numbers for new consignors on December 15th, 2011. Contact us by e-mail or phone us to confirm your participation at our Spring sale or to request a consignor number if you are a new consignor. If you haven't heard from us within 24 hours, please call us.

Deadline for Sign-Up as a Consignor: We will once again have a deadline date for signing up to participate in our next sale. We must know by Sunday, March 4th whether or not you plan to join us for the Spring sale. This includes both new and past consignors. Be sure and not wait until the last minute to confirm your participation in the sale because we may meet our limit for consignors before the deadline date and once that limit is reached, we can no longer accept consignors due to space limitations.

Volunteering: We always need Thursday workers, 12 hour workers, Saturday sort workers as well as volunteers throughout the sale. We appreciate everyone who gives their time to help us – the sale just can’t work without you! Also, we can always use husbands during times we are setting up and tearing down. Please check out our volunteer page for time slots available. Volunteer reservations begin Monday, February 6, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. If you contact us by e-mail and have not heard back from us within 24 hours, please call us. We make every effort to respond back to all e-mails and phone calls within 24 hours.

Detagging Issues: Some detagging issues that seem to come up at every sale is the use of small gold pins and pinning tags on garments horizontally, instead of vertically. We know that this sounds petty, but it does slow down the detag process at check-out. So please be sure to follow our tagging instructions and do not use the small gold pins to attach your tags and only use one hole punch in your tag and attach it with the pin going vertically. Thanks!

No Kids at Presale: Just a reminder that we do not allow kids/babies of any age at the consignor presale. This is for your own shopping enjoyment and more importantly for the safety of the children - trust us! If you've ever shopped at the presale you know how crowded and busy this evening can be. We ask that you and/or your guest please comply with this request.

Check-in: Just a reminder to make the check-in process more efficient - please count your items ahead of time. Each tag counts as one item and you can combine your clothing and toy count. If we do not accept any of your items after inspection, we will subtract the number from your total consigned. This will save a lot of time not having to count them at check-in. Also, because of time restraints, those of you who have over 100 items need to be checked in before noon on Wednesday.

Sort your items by size and gender.
Count items prior to check-in (we will subtract any unaccepted items from the total after inspection)
Bring self addressed stamped envelope (legal size) or pay $1 for envelope at check-in.
Be sure to confirm your volunteer time and/or sign up to be a volunteer. We appreciate any help you can give us.
Remember to pick up a yard sign and/or one page flyers to help spread the word about the sale as you leave the building after checking in your merchandise.

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