Shubinesque

So last fall when I had my what-are-my-kids-going-to-wear flip out, I ended up consigning a bunch of stuff at local consignment events and then buying new stuff at the same.

The payouts for these are much better than consignment stores, averaging between 65% and 80%. For stuff I had floating around that was too ancient for eBay but still in good condition, it worked beautifully. I think I made around $400 which immediately got spent at the next sale.

I found a lot of really nice things at great prices and am never buying shoes at Payless again because I found tons of really good quality things for between $5 and $10 (got Kyra a pair of gorgeous red leather boots from some European brand for $5. Pretty happy about that!).

So the other day I checked up on the dates for all the biggest ones and thought maybe some of you guys would like that information as well. I am a bit behind on a few of my kids’ summer wardrobes and am planning on filling in the rest at the consignment sales (except for Georgie who I found nearly nothing for last year).

3/13-3/15 Gresham Armory ~ Super Kids Resale
3/14-3/15 Red Lion at the Quay (Vancouver) ~ Kids Konsign NW
3/28-3/29  Oak’s Park ~ Pass It On Sales  
4/17-4/19  Washington County Fairgrounds ~ Pass It On Sales
4/24 -4/26  Expo Center ~ Just Between Friends

These look like the biggest. The other ones I scoped last year either aren’t there anymore or have no spring info on their site. If you would like to consign and need a tagging gun (you can use safety pins but if you have a lot of stuff that becomes a huge headache really quick), you can get one here for $7.99 including shipping, barbs, and all that. It takes a couple weeks for it to ship so order it early:
Tagging Gun.

Also, Old Navy stores give away free hangers when they are done using them and I hear that OshKosh and I think Carters outlets do the same. Just ask an employee when you get there. Dollar Tree and Bi-Mart carry pretty cheap kid sized hangers too.

So mark your calendars and don’t buy the stuff I want to buy (but you are allowed to buy what I’m selling).

Rachel