ALL ITEMS WILL BE BAR-CODED. DO NOT HANDWRITE ANY TAGS.
SEE SIGN UP PAGE AND ENTER ITEMS PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.
Tags:
Every item must have a tag attached unless multiple items are sold as a set.
Attach a blank tag (1/2 of a 3x5-index card) to the garment with a safety pin as indicated in the tag example noting the direction of the hangar.. Pin tag to the Right (as you are looking at the item) side of the garment using medium or large safety pins (NO STRAIGHT PINS & NO tiny pins). See example
As you enter your item on the website, write the corresponding number on the bottom portion of the tag. At Receiving, you will be able to easily match it to your barcode. If you are handwriting an inventory list, you must number each item as well. Remember to keep everything in order!
You may write any comment about your item on the TOP 1/2 of the tag.
Tagging gun may be used (Be careful not to mar the appearance of the item - if you make a hole in your item we cannot accept it.)
Begin with a 3 x 5 index card, cut in 1/2. Tag size is 2 1/2" x 3". Tag Example:
CLOTHING:
The better your item looks, the better it will sell. Please rewash any items you have had in storage and press anything that needs it. Check your clothing items for spots under a fluorescent light and in direct sunlight. We have fluorescent lighting in the store and it picks up all spots. Remember to check all hems, seams, buttons and zippers. Sometimes it is difficult to see imperfections in your own clothes. Work with a friend and check each other’s items!
*** Before entering your items or making your inventory list, you must separate your clothing by size ***
For example: all your size 12 misses sizes and all size 14 womens sizes should be separate. As you enter your items on this website or write out your inventory list, you must keep everything in order. You must place a small number (corresponding with the number as you enter the item) at the bottom of the tag. This is so you can easily match up your barcodes at Receiving. After entering all items, tie each size off separately. Tie them with twist ties ribbon or string. If you enter more than one batch, keep each batch separate as well. This will dramatically reduce the time you spend at Receiving.
**Items will not be accepted
unless
prepared, separated and bundled properly.
HANGERS:
Use WIRE hangers, with the hanger’s open side facing left (see example).
NO plastic or plastic coated wire hangers!
(White or blue painted hangers from the drycleaners are OK, but if you can take a utility knife and scrape plastic off, they are NOT allowed)
Pants/skirts: Using a safety pin for each side, pin pants/skirt at the top of waistband to the top bar of the hanger. Place the safety pins close enough together so the garment will not slide down to the bottom bar of the hanger. Your item will look neater and sell better.
For 2-piece outfits: place shirt on hanger then safety pin pants/skirt to back of the shirt at the shoulders with the safety pin going around hanger bar for support.
Do not hang the second item under the first (like folding it over the bar of the hanger). Customers will either not see it, or they will take it off to look at it and it will end up on the floor. If items are prepared as described above, your sets will stay together and there will be no opportunity for customers to separate your items.
Sweaters: For heavy sweaters that would be damaged by placing on a hanger, please fold neatly. We will try for a separate area for these.
Shoes: LIMIT OF 6 OF YOUR BEST SHOES
We must ask you to bring only 6 of your BEST CLEAN dress shoes, and sneakers*. They must be odor-free (Still looking for a volunteer for this job!) and like-new condition.
*Clean Sport shoes (cleats), dance shoes and house slippers do not count in this total.
Mark the bottom of each shoe with your consignor ID# on a piece of masking tape.
If shoes have laces, safety pin the tag to the laces or around the straps. If shoes are slip-ons, tape the tag securely to the bottom of one of the shoes using clear packing tape.
After reviewing this site and the FAQ page, please e-mail or call me with your prep questions. justforkids@hughes.net