Clothing Sale Policies

To Participate in the Sale

• All participants must register and receive a number.  One number per participant.  Registration fee is $6.00.
• Registration begins July 20; final deadline to register is April 19.
• Register at the Cokesbury Children's Center, 9908 Kingston Pike, Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  Sundays between services.
• Must have at least 25 items to participate (See below for "What Can I Sell")
• You must work one shift during sale.  Shift choice must be made when you register.  Children may NOT accompany you while you work your shift.
• Registration fee includes 100 tags; additional tags are $1 per bundle of 50.
• Items MUST be tagged with tags we provide; no other tags will be accepted.  New in 2009 - WHITE tags must be placed on items planned for donation; COLORED tags must be used for items you wish to pick up at the end of the sale.
• You receive 70% of sales totals, including 1/2 price items, providing you work your scheduled shift.  If you do not work a shift, you will receive 30%.
• Checks will be available at the Children's Center between 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26.  If you are unable to pick up a check, please provide us with a self-addressed stamped envelope.

What Can I Sell

• We are accepting FALL/WINTER clothing and shoes sized newborn thru youth 18/20 and Juniors.  We will also sell toys, bedding, beds, strollers, swings, highchairs, books, videos, riding toys, bikes ... almost anything in good, usable condition that relates to children!
• WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT accept or sell:
  
  • underwear and socks
  • maternity/women's clothes
  • stuffed animals (unless they are battery operated)
  • car seats, booster seats, breast pumps, bottles, cups
  • SPRING/SUMMER themed or lightweight fabrics, swimsuits, sandals/flip-flops
  • items priced less than 50 cents
  • items on wood or plastic hanges (limited space requires that we only accept wire hangers)
• ONLY good, usable items and currently fashionable clothing will be accepted.  We reserve the right to reject and/or remove from the sale any items not meeting this standard.  This includes clothing with stains, missing buttons, broken zippers, excessive wear and/or holes.

Preparing Your Items for Sale

• CLEAN your items and clean & Press clothing.  This will help items sell.
• Complete a tag for each item.  Use your assigned COLORED tags for items you plan to pick up.  Use WHITE tags only for items you wish to donate (This will facilitate sorting at the end of the sale).
• Small items may be securely bundled or bagged together and priced as one "item".
• EVERY ITEM must have a tag and the information MUST be repeated on both parts of the tag.  This means participant number, description, size, and price all written twice.
• If you do not want an item included in the 1/2 price sale, place an EASY-TO-SEE Red Dot on both parts of the tag.
• Price your items in 50 cent increments only.
• Clothing items must be securely hung on, or attached with safety pins, to wire hangers only! NO straight pins and NO plastic or wood hangers!
• Jeans and pants must be attached to the hanger at the waist bands using safety pins.  They should hang straight, allowing easy inspection of knees and seat.
• Two-piece garments must be pinned together on one hanger.
• When tagging items on hangers, the open hook of the hanger should face LEFT when you are looking at the front of the garment.  Use a safety pin to secure the tag to the upper, right corner of the garment.  This will allow shoppers to quickly see your tag and make a decision!

• Shoes must be in zip-lock bags or fastened together with wire ties.  If using a bag, tag must be attached securely to the outside of the bag.
• Puzzles and toys with small, loose parts must be contained in zip-lock bags.  Attach the tag to the outside of the bag

WE WILL NOT SELL ANY ITEM WITHOUT A TAG!  WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST TAGS OR ITEMS! So, please secure your tags well!

Bringing Items for the Sale

• Items will be accepted at the back of the North Campus, only during the following hours: To avoid long lines for drop-off, please try to drop off your items at the time assigned to you at registration.

• Participants must "sign-in" when dropping off items.  Clothing on items must be separated by size & gender and bound with rubber bands.
• Dropped off items will be placed/hung on the sale floor by scheduled shift workers.  No other participants are allowed on the sale floor at this time.
• We cannot be responsible for containers/bags/totes - you may wait until your items are put out and retrieve your container(s).

Work Your Shift