If you are a true Grocery Smart-er, you will have no doubt seen the link at the bottom of the list for Pickled Pepper Kids Consignment. We have had a few local consignment stores close recently, so I don't know about you, but with the arrival of baby #5, I am really looking forward to this!! If you have any questions, let me know!! Here is what the founder, Rachel, has to say about the event:
I discovered seasonal consignment sales when I moved to Louisiana 9 years ago for my husband's graduate schooling. We didn't have any kids yet, but the stopend that we had to life off while he was in school was a whopping $16,000. We had committed to have me stay at home with the kids when we had them, and so we knew from the get-go that we had to use every opportunity that we could find to make money and save money.
During the years we were there (for a total of 7 years and 3 kids!) I was able to shop and volunteer at a local children's consignment sale, and I just couldn't get over the win/win/win situation if provided:
1) Consignors could get rid of stuff they didn't want and make money! They didn't have to hold a garage sale or sell things one at a time on ebay or craig's list; they could gather their stuff and get rid of it all at once, then get paid all at once.
2) Shoppers (that was me at the time) could get the things they needed for their baby, their nursery, and their quickly-growing children at dramatically reduced prices from the retail store, in brands they might not be able to afford otherwise. They didn't have to spend all year sorting through thrift store clothing or going to garage sales - they could just find it all in one spot, pre-checked for stains, tear, and excessive wear.
3) The sale organizers obviously loved what they were doing even though it was HARD work, and the proceeds from the sale could cover their expenses and hopefully make it worth it to them to hold another one the next season--plus, they were able to gather an enormous amount of items to give to worthy local charities when consignors donated their left over items.
These were the things that gave me the impetus to start Pickled Pepper Kids with my mom, Lori Jones, and two of my sisters who are also now moms like me, Jessica Brown and Christina Dickerson. We wanted to provide this service to the Las Vegas Valley.
We have grown from a small event held in Lori's home and garage with about 35 consignors, to our approaching Spring event which promises 150-200 consignors in a huge commercial space. We love getting to know our consignors and volunteers and have made some great friends along the way. We'd like to invite you to join us!!
Our Spring 2010 event will be held May 3rd - 8th, coming up in just a little over a week. It is easy to be a consignor. Register on our consignor page online, check out the list of items we accept, and start entering your tags online. You choose how much to charge for your items, whether you'd like them to go half-price or not on the last day of the event, and whether or not you'd like to donate unsold items to charity or come pick them up. Drop them off on May 3rd or 4th, and we'll mail your check for 2/3 of the selling price of your items within about 3 weeks. We will deduct a small $8 fee from your check to help us cover overhead expenses. You'll be amazed at how much you can make by cleaning out your kids' closets. If you aren't up for consigning, you can also gain early shopping privileges by volunteering at the sales. If not, you'll want to be sure to shop early and often, as items sell quickly and on the last day of the sale, most items are sold at 50% off.
Check out our web site at pickledpepperskids.com for the location, map, times, and all the details. You can also email us at pickledpepperskids@gmail.com. We are also doing a drawing on facebook this week for some prizes donated by this years’ vendors.
Happy shopping . . .
Rachel Snider
