Adoption Fundraiser

Sorry to post this here, but I wanted anyone that follows this blog to know about a big sale at my home on Friday, November 21 from 10am-3pm and Saturday, November 22 from 10am-1pm. Julie Montgomery, owner of the Kids Clothes Basket, is bringing all of her remaining fall/winter inventory to my home and will be marking it all an ADDITIONAL 50% off the lowest price. Loads of gorgeous smocked items, Christmas pajamas, Greggy Girl, ZaZa Couture, Indygo Artwear, etc. For more info, check out my other blog. THANKS!

Don't Wait

As our Saturday drop off appointments are full, I wanted to remind everyone not to wait until the last minute to drop off on Tuesday. We will probably be posting that Wednesday appts are full tonight as we have just a few left. People are always wanting to know the best day for general drop off and there really is no way to tell. Sundays are usually very busy as people come straight from church and Tuesdays (especially afternoon) are slammed because everyone that has waited until the last minute is coming at that point. My advice if you don't have an appointment? Monday.

But, of course, now that I have said that, we will probably be slammed on Monday!

Where oh where...

did the adult sale go??

That's what many people are asking about the Encores and More North Adult Clothing and Home Furnishings Sale. It's always followed the kids sale and it was a great place to find tons of great clothing and home decor.

Well, here's the scoop.

Angie, the sale owner, literally just got back less than 36 hours ago from Russia where they just adopted their second daughter. She is exhausted. The thought of doing the sale with TWO kids (one of which only speaks Russian) was just TOO much. How could she be gone for a full week when she just got home and Abby needs to learn to attach to her new family?

So, that's why there is no adult sale this time. I know, it bites.

I am rejoicing with Angie and her family and the miracle of adoption and how it has blessed their family (AGAIN!)

Want to earn free clothes?

It's easy!

All you have to do is put a quick post on your blog about Encores and More North children's consignment sale with a link to the website. Leave a comment below letting me know it's done and I'll throw your name in the hat. My oldest, Anna, will draw a name out on Thursday night, July 31st, and the winner will get a $50 gift certificate!

Easy enough, right?

It's time to start tagging...

Yep, consignment sale season is upon us.

Hard to believe with 90+ degree weather outside, that pretty soon inside we will be selling fall/winter clothing!

Encores will be beefing up our VIP tagging service this sale as we hear it more and more...people just don't have enough time to get everything ready.

What is VIP tagging? Well, it's simple. You get everything together you want to sell. It must be clean and in great shape. A tagger picks up your items, hangs your items, tags your items and drops them off for you. All you do is pick up your presale passes if you want to shop and pick up any unsold items on pick up day unless you want to donate. The VIP tagging split is 50/50 versus the standard 70/30.

Is it worth it?

YES! I actually use a VIP tagger myself. I find that the taggers usually price the items higher than I would so I really don't find that I notice the difference in fees. I LOVE that I don't have to do a thing except get it ready. I find that I get more ready simply because the task isn't so overwhelming when I am not the one having to tag it all.

What's the worst part about VIP tagging?

You have to get it done NOW. People always wait until the last minute when the taggers are so full. Email or leave a comment and get it scheduled now. It's a great service!

A Huge Success

Thanks to everyone who helped make our Spring 2008 sale another record breaking sale! Even with the horrible snow on presale night which left 4" of snow on opening day, we still had an awesome consignor presale and a HUGE opening day! When we reopened on Monday after a nice Sunday off, we are thrilled to report that we had our biggest Monday ever! We also had our biggest half price days ever!

I can't tell you how thankful I am to our heavenly father for allowing me to do this sale. It is such a blessing to be able to serve the workers, consignors and shoppers while running this sale. I hope this sale is a blessing for each of you and that you will continue to come back in the future.

Have feedback for us? Feel free to post a comment to let me know how I can serve you better!

Day #3 of Drop off

Today was Day #3 of drop off at Encores North. I can't believe that I am telling you that some sizes are already full! Although we have SO MUCH MORE SPACE, we also have SO MANY MORE CONSIGNORS! We had well over 600 people sign up to get numbers and we all know that not all of them will come, but I bet we will definitely be well over 500. Tomorrow is another general drop off day from 10am-6pm and then Wednesday is an appointment ONLY day and we literally have about 5 appointments left so my advice is to get down there tomorrow! :)

The selection is amazing! Melanie, our stain momma, has done a great job at making sure the quality is TOP NOTCH! I can't believe how many great brands we have gotten as well as GREAT PRICES! I picked up a size 3T capri set today that had a plaid capri and top with smocking and the price was $6! WOW OH WOW!

I have a ton of pics to post, but honestly, I am exhausted and going to bed. Maybe tomorrow!