What's New and Important Reminders

for Fall 2010!

***WHAT'S NEW***

Twin/Multiples Rack: After an attempt to make this specialty rack available, we have decided, with the advice of some of our twin/multiple moms, that it would be best to put these outfits on the regular racks instead of their own rack. We still encourage moms to bring in their twin/multiples outfits. You may tag your outfits separately, or combine them together and tag them as one purchase. If you choose to tag them as one purchase, please only use one tag and indicate on the tag the "twin/multiples" designation.

***Important Reminders***

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.

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 May to remind you to confirm your participation in the Fall 2010 sale starting June 1, 2010. Then the first of August expect an alert about volunteer sign-ups starting August 17th!

Two Sign-up Dates:

Previous consignors may start confirming their participation in the fall sale on June 1, 2010 . You must confirm your participation in our sale to be eligible to consign.

We will begin issuing numbers for new consignors on June 15, 2010. Contact us by e-mail or phone us to confirm your participation at our Fall 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, September 12th whether or not you plan to join us for the Fall 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 Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 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.

Checklist for Drop-Off:

  • 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.