Growing Kids Sale - What's New for the Upcoming Event

The Staff of the Growing Kids Sale spends many hours brainstorming and tweaking policies and procedures, based on feedback from shoppers and consignors, to make each sale better than the last. It is important to us that everyone is aware of any changes being implemented, so please take a moment to read about the exciting changes for the upcoming event!

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There is NOTHING NEW for Spring 2025, but be sure you know about RECENT PAST CHANGES below...
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NO LONGER ACCEPTING HOME FURNITURE during RELOAD
We will continue to always accept any furniture that is appropriate for a child's room, but we will no longer be accepting home furniture such as couches, dining tables/chairs, sofa tables or entertainment centers. Click here for a full list of items we accept during Reload.

BLANKETS & BED SHEETS on HANGERS

We are requesting that ALL blankets (including receiving blankets) and bed sheets (including crib sheets, pillowcases, bedskirts & mattress pads) be folded on hangers (not in ziplocs). This makes them more visible to buyers, helping them sell better. Pin the tag to the upper right, just like on clothing. Bedding comforter/quilt sets may still be placed in bedding bags as usual.

REINFORCE SHOE TAGS w/ DUCT TAPE

This is an important reminder to please follow our shoe tagging instructions and reinforce your shoe tags with duct tape before zip-ting them to the shoes. Many shoe tags without duct tape pull off and end up in lost & found! Note that it needs to be DUCT TAPE, not clear tape, to work effectively.

PRICING TIPS & CAUTIONS
Families are looking for good deals, and sellers are looking to make $$...SO PLEASE PRICE REASONABLY!!! Pricing reasonably = more items sold = MAKING MORE $$!

What's reasonable you ask??? 25% of the retail price is a reasonable amount for used items at a consignment sale. (just multiply the retail price by 0.25). When pricing, think to yourself: "What would I pay for this?". Remember that most Walmart & bargain brands should be no more than $1-4 per item, because these are often only $5-15 new to begin with. GKS reserves the right to pull items from the sales floor that are considerably over-priced. Need more pricing help? See our pricing guide page!

PRO TIP: Hundreds of families shop your items on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. If your item hasn’t sold at full price by Saturday, you probably overpriced it, and unless you allow your items to sell at half price, you’ll be taking it back home and making less money!

REASONABLE PRICES = HAPPY SHOPPERS = SUCCESSFUL SELLERS!!!

MENS' teammate shifts now count toward LINE PASS eligibility!
We've had a Teammate "Line Pass" option for years, but now our "MEN ONLY" shifts have been added to the list of shifts that make you eligible for a Line Pass!
LINE PASS DETAILS:
If a consignor is signed up to help for two 4-hour shifts, with ONE of those shifts being EITHER a "SORTING SHIFT" or a "MEN ONLY" shift, they have the option of obtaining a LINE PASS. A Line Pass allows you to be first to enter when the doors open for the teammate presale! When you arrive, you'll simply bypass the line of teammates and come to the front doors to enter with the other Line Pass holders! To collect the Line Pass, you will need to bring a $30 cash deposit when you come to drop-off your items, at which time you will get your Line Pass. This deposit is fully refunded to you at the completion of your final teammate shift. And don't forget...all teammates who sign up for two shifts are also entered into a drawing to keep 100% of their earnings and pay $0 to GKS, so that's an amazing additional perk!

Non-clothing items MUST BE SORTED BY CATEGORY in bags/boxes for drop-offs!!!
To allow sellers to continue a "drop & go" drive-thru system, WE NEED YOU to have all small, non-clothing items separated by category into disposable bags or boxes. The 10 categories are listed below under "Drive-Thru Drop-off Details". This helps us quickly get your items to their appropriate location on the sales floor. If you do not have your items separated, you will need to pull over and do that before you can drop-off. Please write the category on the outside of the bag or box. For items too large for bags or boxes, you may leave them un-bagged. If you do not know which category an item fits into, just make your best guess. THANK YOU!!!

3 OPTIONS TO GET YOUR BARCODES
Did you know there are 3 different options for getting your barcodes? Printing at home is most popular - it's very simple and it allows you to have your items completely tagged & ready before drop-offs. But for those who cannot print their own barcodes easily, we have a mailing service for a small $10 label/postage fee (deadline to order is Wed, Feb 19th), or you can wait until our drop-off days and come to the sale to have them printed for free, but then you will have to apply them to your tags there in the parking lot before you enter the drive-thru drop-off process (or pick-up the barcodes and bring your items back later). For ALL the details on all 3 options, please visit http://www.growingkidssale.com/barcoding.html.
Additionally, on the first day of drop-offs (Thurs, Feb 27th), we will be on-site early to print barcodes from 4pm-5:30pm so that you can have more time to pick them up and apply them to your tags before drop-offs begin that evening at 5:30pm.

BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DROP-OFF PROCESS BEFORE YOU COME!
1. Remember that we highly recommend having a drop-off appointment (login to your Consignor Homepage to select an appt by Feb 26th at 10pm), but you can also come without an appt and we will work you in as quickly as possible (but be prepared for a wait without an appt).

2. Read all the drop-off steps HERE. Be sure you have your items sorted according to those instructions before you come!