WELCOME TO THE FALL & WINTER GERMANTOWN UNITED METHODIST WOMEN'S CHILDREN S CONSIGNMENT SALE!

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1 WELCOME TO THE FALL & WINTER GERMANTOWN UNITED METHODIST WOMEN'S CHILDREN S CONSIGNMENT SALE! We are excited to have you join us. Whether you are new to our sale or a returning consignor, we are so pleased you chose our sale to support our mission effort to contribute to local charity organizations! We know it can seem like a big project to take on, but our hope is that the following information can make it as simple as possible! First we ll go over some basics. **IMPORTANT DATES AND TIMES TO REMEMBER** REGISTRATION: Open NOW LAST DAY TO REGISTER AS CONSIGNOR AND ENTER INVENTORY: Tuesday 11:59PM during the week of sale PRE-SALE FOR CONSIGNORS & VOLUNTEERS: Thursday 8+ hour volunteers: 5:30pm 4+ hour volunteers: 6:00pm Consignors: 6:30pm LAST DAY TO REGISTER AS A VOLUNTEER: Tuesday 11:59pm during the week of sale (if registering for a shift online) **We welcome last-minute volunteers! Contact us via /fb or in person at sale! DROP OFF BY APPOINTMENT: Wednesday 5:00pm to 8:00pm Thursday 8:00am to 1:00pm Slots are in first-come, first-served basis and are available online after registering, SALE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Friday 8:00am to 3:00pm HALF-PRICE SALE OPEN TO PUBLIC: Friday 5:00pm to 8:00pm Saturday 8:00am to NOON. ITEM/CHECK PICKUP: Sunday 10:30am to 2:00pm SHARP!

2 **WHAT CAN YOU SELL?* WHAT WE ACCEPT: fall/winter clothes (infant - size 20) junior-sized clothes (0-7) strollers high chairs swings walkers bikes/scooters toys shoes (limit 5 pairs) outdoor play sets nursery gear sweaters coats/jackets costumes/dress-up holiday attire kids sports gear games/puzzles books videos/movies electronics for kids furniture/room decor for kids WHAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT: no more than 3 items new with tags spring/summer/easter clothes men s/women s clothing drop-side cribs car seats/car booster seats bedding/bumpers/comforters stuffed animals VBS/Camp t-shirts socks/tights/underwear potty chairs pacifiers cloth diapers VHS tapes diaper pails of any sort Imagination Library books Bumbo seats without safety belt slippers **We reserve the right to decline any item from our sale for any reason as determined by staff. Reasons may include, but are not limited to stains, tears, missing parts, dated clothing, pet/smoke odor, dirt, out of season items and lack of space. **CONTACT US** If you have questions regarding the sale, including allowable inventory and volunteering you may contact us at: info@gumwclothingsale.com Facebook: GUMW Children's Consignment Sale Instagram: gumwconsignmentsale Twitter: Just kidding we're not on Twitter yet

3 WHY CONSIGN WITH OUR SALE? This is a great question. We know it can seem like a lot of work. Wouldn t it be easier to just send it off to a thrift store? It might be, but we like to think participation in our sale has a wide ripple effect that touches many. Why bother with a consignment sale??? By participating you can: **provide monetary support and donated goods (unsold items) to local charities. **earn money for yourself by selling items that you no longer need (70% of total sold). **purchase gently used items at a discount (compared to retail stores). REMEMBER -30% of everything you BUY & SELL goes to charities. Is the thought of going through closets and toy rooms simply too overwhelming to consider? We get it! Most of us are in the same boat. You don t have to go through every room in the house or tackle every closet. Do what you can! Still not convinced? Volunteer with us instead and earn an earlier spot in line for our popular Thursday night Pre-Sale! Your participation, however small you may think it is, makes a difference! And along the way you may find a great bargain, warm fellowship, new friends and perhaps become inspired to become more involved! Okay, enough of the mushy stuff. Let s get back to business.

4 WHAT S NEXT? We re glad you asked! Below are the basic steps to enter and take part in the sale as a consignor. It may sound like a HUGE job, but if you start early and do a little at a time, it will seem like a breeze. Ok, here we go! We have broken down the process from beginning to very end into eight steps that can be done over time or in as little as one day depending on your preferred approach. 1. Register yourself as a consignor for this sale. Go to Enter the sale as a consignor (new or returning) Set up a drop off shift Select a volunteer shift (this is optional for those wanting to put their talents to use during the sale and earn an even earlier entrance to our pre-sale!) 2. Prepare the supplies you ll need to make your items sale-ready. Priority items: - hangers - white card stock/index cards - clear packing tape - access to a printer (with adequate ink supply and crisp print quality, fuzzy looking barcodes on your tags will not scan) - safety pins, please do not use tag guns or straight pins - Optional, but potentially useful items: - zip-lock style bags (gallon size) - zip ties (to bind shoes together) TIP! Safety Pins from craft/ fabric stores are typically easier to use & sturdier than those from grocery store - string/gift ribbon (to bind books/puzzles/movies/etc you are selling in a group/ lot) - rubber bands (to bind hangers together if you re either selling a group/lot of garments and/or to make transporting garments to the sale easier) - stapler w/staples (to attach tags to index cards or ziplock bags, not directly on items).

5 3. Gather the items you want to sell. Head to those areas of your house begging for a reprieve from the no-longer used and out-grown items that haven t seen the light of day for longer than you can remember. Set aside anything you want to sell. Inspect all items for wear and tear, keeping in mind we will not accept items that are stained, dirty, torn, out of season, broken, incomplete or are missing parts and we reserve the right to decline any item for any reason. Group like items and organize clothing/shoes by gender and size to streamline the next step. TIP! This may be a good time to go over your items and make them look their best. If you see a small stain, treat and wash it. If a garment looks wrinkled, go over it with a quick iron or steam. Wipe off any marks or dirt on toys, games, sports gear, etc. Items deemed stained, dirty or excessively ragged can be excluded from the sale. A quick touch-up to your items can make them gleam and more likely to sell! 4. Enter your items into your consignor account. Login to your consignor account by going to: Select the following to get to the screen where you can create tags: Consignor Homepage or Return to Consigner Homepage (they will take you to the same screen) login with user name and password My Homepage Activities Menu (blue button in upper right corner) Work With Consigned Inventory Active Inventory Select appropriate computer/device input method From here the sequence of steps vary slightly depending if you use a PC/Laptop or mobile device. You may use either interchangeably throughout the process. Your entries will be added to your inventory data base after you submit each item.

6 FOR PC/LAPTOP ENTRIES: For each item select/complete the appropriate information: - category, size, description (be as detailed as possible here), price, - do you want to discount? This is optional. If you choose to discount your item, the price will automatically drop 50% during the half-price sale and increases the chance it will sell. - do you want to donate your unsold items? Items not sold can be donated to our group of charities after the sale (list of charities can be found at the end of this document). - Click Submit Item. - Repeat the above process for each item. - Category, size, discount and donate options remain the same and carry over to the next item unless you change it. This is why it is a good idea to group like items, so you can save time on data entry by one categorical group at a time. - You can stop and start this process (login/out) as much as you need to. - Submitted items are automatically saved to your account. FOR MOBILE DEVICE ENTRIES: For each item select Add New Item and complete the following information: - category, size, description (be as detailed as possible here), price PRICING TIP! - do you want to discount? This is optional. If you choose to discount your item, the price will automatically drop 50% during the half-price sale and increases the chance it will sell. - do you want to donate your unsold items? Items not sold can be donated to our group of charities after the sale (list of charities can be found at the end of this document). Click submit. You will then be taken back to the Work With Active Inventory screen where you can select Add New Item and repeat the same steps. Category, size, discount and donate options remain the same and carry over to the next item unless you change it. This is why it is a good idea to group like items, so you can save time on data entry by one categorical group at a time. You can stop and start this process (login/out) as much as you need to. When you are deciding on a price, remember if it doesn t sell, it doesn t raise money for you or our mission to serve our community. High prices deter buyers. Based on successful pricing at previous sales, we recommend pricing at 1/4 to 1/2 of retail price. Any garments from large discount retailers (Old Navy, Walmart, Target) should be priced at no more than $3.

7 Submitted items are automatically saved to your account. FOR EITHER PC/LAPTOP OR MOBILE DEVICES We encourage you to explore other functions presented on the Work With Active Inventory screen as they may help you streamline certain functions you may want to do as you move through the entry process. - Overall Inventory Functions : using this you may apply a directive to your ENTIRE inventory. You may choose to donate all or not donate all of your items, discount all or not discount all items, inactivate all items, delete all items. Inactivating items will hold your items in your inventory but the items will not be available for this sale. For example, if you entire an item/items that are winter clothes, you can inactivate them and then reactivate them for the winter sale. - With Selected Items : you may apply a directive to the items you have checked on your inventory list (you may check an item by clicking on the box that appears on the left of your inventory list). - Inventory Icon Legend : this is a key for icons you may see. - Check/Uncheck : this will check or uncheck all items to prepare you to apply a function 5. Print your tags. Login to your account at Select the following: Return to Consignor Homepage login with user name and password Activities Menu Work With Consigned Inventory Print All Tags You can also print individual tags as needed from this screen. Cut the tags apart carefully so barcodes and item numbers are intact on each tag. Tags that are laminated or printed on colored paper are not allowed as they will not scan into our system at the sale.

8 6. Attach your tags If you haven t already hung your clothes, do so now. - Hang the items so the hook of the hanger forms the shape of a question mark as you are looking at the front of the garment. See hanger below: - Using safety pins, attach pants/skirts/etc to the slanted parts of the hanger and not on the bottom of the hanger to keep pants from sliding around on the hanger. - If you are selling garments in a group/lot, bind the hangers together with safety pins or rubber bands Attach the tags to your items: - Using safety pins, attach tags to the upper right corner for all garments (**please do not use tag guns or straight pins). - Tape/securely tie tags to games/toys/gear/books. - You may staple tags to items as long as the staple does not puncture the item (i.e., if you put shoes or small items in a zip lock bag you can staple the tag to the bag, but not the item). Please be sure to minimize potential damage to the item as a result of taping. TIP! Keep in mind there are hundreds of shoppers and thousands of items. Displaying your clothes in a uniform manner as described above will allow shoppers to see the items/prices in their full glory without hassle. Shoppers go quickly through the racks and we want your items to make a great first impression! Garments hung improperly and/or tags placed in other areas make it harder for a shopper to see the item/ price at a glance.

9 7. Deliver your inventory to the sale during your designated drop-off time. When you arrive at the Owings Life Enrichment Center (OLEC) walk your inventory into the gym Our volunteers will get you checked-in and go through your items to ensure they meet our criteria. Please know we do this to ensure a high-quality sale. Once that is complete we will make sure you have your early shopping pass and our volunteers will put your entire inventory away for you. You re done!! 8. SHOP!!!! Thursday Night PRE-SALE: Open to volunteers and consignors only. Only people with a shopping pass will be allowed into the sale. One pass per person, no exceptions. Check your shopping pass to see when your early shopping privileges start hour volunteers: 5:30pm - 4+ hour volunteers: 6:00pm - Consignors: 6:30 Friday: Open to the general public. TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!! - Full price sale: 8:00am to 3:00pm - Half price sale: 5:00pm to 8:00pm Saturday: Open to the the general public. TELL YOUR FRIENDS AGAIN!! - Half price sale 8:00am to 12:00pm SOMETHING TO PONDER WHILE SHOPPING: As you look through the racks and tables of treasures at our sale, remember that your purchase adds to the total dollar amount GUMW is able to donate to local charities. Each item you buy (or sell) helps individuals in our community. Please keep that in mind as you browse and know that your participation and purchases can make a difference. 9. Pickup your money and unsold items on SUNDAY! the gym at OLEC (where the sale is held) will be open from 10:30am until 2:00pm. your check for sold items (70% of total amount sold) will be available. if you have items that did not sell and you did not choose to donate them, they will be grouped together in the gym for you to pick up. If you are not able to pick up your items, you can send someone else to do it for you. ALL unsold items that you have not already donated MUST be picked up on Sunday by 2pm. Unfortunately due to lack of space, staffing and time WE ARE UNABLE TO HOLD ON TO ANY UNCLAIMED ITEMS PAST 2PM ON SUNDAY. All remaining items will be donated at 2pm to the charities that receive the unsold donated items.

10 PLEASE NOTE: The gym where our sale is held is a busy place. We often have other church groups waiting on us (literally) to be done and fully cleaned out of OLEC/Gym at 2pm Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately we do not have access to storage or secure areas to hold any unclaimed items past 2pm on Sunday. YOU MADE IT!! We hope you enjoy our sale and the fellowship that goes along with it. Your feedback and suggestions are important to us as we continue to grow. We rely on your happiness and willingness to participate to make this event a success. Please share your experience with us while you are at the sale or via one of points of contact listed above so we know what we are doing right and where we can improve. We hope to see you at our next sale! **FUN FACTS** Do you or someone you know have things you want to get rid of but aren't looking to earn money and/or you don t have the time to go through the whole process? NO PROBLEM! You can contact us and make arrangements to donate it to the sale. In this situation GUMW will receive 100% of the amount sold from your items and unsold items will be donated to charities. We have volunteers dedicated to this very situation. You can track your sold items and how much money you have earned Friday and Saturday evenings of the sale by logging on to your consignor account. We have anywhere from 10,000 to 15,000 items at each sale! Each sale sends anywhere from $8-10K to local charities. We can ALWAYS use extra volunteer help on Saturday to sort out items that will be donated, from those being returned to consignor. If you missed signing up for a shift, but are able to help at the last minute, let us know! We encourage teens and youth group participants to volunteer with Saturday afternoon sorting of unsold items. It s a great way to earn community service hours! If you are on the fence about donating your unsold items, keep this in mind: every item not donated has to be hand sorted by volunteers on Saturday and there are typically thousands of items that fall into this category. donated items go directly to local charities. we ve created a group of charities with a wide variety specific needs to ensure all unsold items go to good use!

11 So where does the money go? After we pay a small amount of operating fees for the sale, all money goes to: Charities that receive money from the sale: Alturas Ministry Caldwell-Guthrie Weekend Food Program Church Women United Dress for Success Forrest Spence Fund Golden Cross Hannah s Hope Memphis Business Academy Methodist Healthcare Auxiliary Miriram Day Care UMNC Room in the Inn - Memphis United Methodist Neighborhood Center Urban Ministry Initiative Wesley Foundation Memphis (Campus Ministry) Where do all those donations of unsold items go? Charities that receive unsold item donations: Church Women United La Limeyé Ministries Reelfoot Rural Ministries Hamilton Nursery St. Matthews UMC Morning Center One by One Ministries United Methodist Centers of Memphis