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We're Different!
We know that there are a lot of
different kids' consignment sales in the Atlanta area. What makes the
Kids' Used Clothes (& Stuff) Sale the one you should participate in?
Here are 6 reasons:
WE'RE A CO-OP, NOT A
CONSIGNMENT SALE.
This means
that we're set up as a co-operative effort to benefit our sellers and the
host church. Our policies and procedures are focused on helping to ensure
that everything runs smoothly for the shoppers and the buyers, not on
maximizing profits. The sellers are full participants, who help set up,
staff, and manage the sale, working as much (or as little) time as they
individually choose.
OUR SELLERS MAKE THE MOST
MONEY.
At 80% commission, our
sellers earn more than do those in most other sales that pay only 75%,
70%, or 65%.
WE'VE GOT THE
EXPERIENCE.
We've held our
sale twice a year since 1993, growing, learning, and improving each time.
Our Coordinator team has great consistency and is dedicated to making the
sale run as smoothly and effortlessly as possible.
WE CARRY A FULL PRODUCT
LINE.
Some sales limit the
merchandise their sellers can offer, such as accepting only current season
clothes or only certain brand names or limiting the amount of merchandise
sellers can bring in particular product categories. In contrast, we do not
impose these restrictions (other than standards for cleanliness,
condition, function, and completeness). For the shopper, that means the
widest variety from which to choose: we have merchandise for
top-of-the-line name-brand hunters as well as for those seeking super
cheap play clothes. For the seller, it means being able to easily sell ALL
available items, without having to organize by season or to reject
perfectly serviceable items that fall outside of narrow limits of
acceptability. And for our community, it means making low-cost (but
decent-quality) kids' items available to low income families who need
them.
WE'RE
COMMUNITY-CONSCIOUS.
In addition to ensuring
that our inventory meets the needs of all families in our community, we
put a portion of the money that's raised back to work in the community, benefiting
children and families in our host congregation and supporting social
justice outreach programs in metro Atlanta. And after each sale, much of
our leftover merchandise goes to local charity relief organizations such
as the International Rescue Commission.
WE'RE THE BEST
ORGANIZED.
From the merchandise displays to the
check-out procedures, from seller registrations to distribution of seller
checks, we've got unbeatable organization, making us the most
smoothly-running and efficient sale around--for ALL
participants.
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