Tips & Tricks to Tagging

Hello again all you beautiful consignors!  The sale drop off dates begin one month from today and we thought it would be helpful to just remind you of a few tips and tricks that make things easier for consignors, shoppers and workers.  Keep these tips in mind when tagging your items.

• When tagging shoes please take the time to secure them with a wire tie that can be purchased at most stores (big lots has a bag of 50 for less than 2 dollars ) it really helps shoes stay together.
• When using the tagging gun, please make sure to put the needle through the actual tag or in an inconspicuous place. The guns can cause tiny holes if just placed in the fabric of some items.
• Please be sure to list the tag name as the first name in the description. This eliminates lost tag because the system pulls up the item immediately.
• Do not double tag your items due to the fact that someone will pull your tag to purchase the item and then someone else will pull the other tag and think the item is still for sale. Especially on items that are to big to carry off the sales floor right away.
• Use masking tape and write your consignor number on bigger items ,toys, stroller and baby furniture or any items that may be handled or played with frequently.  Tape this number on the bottom or inside the item. This helps if the tag falls off and we can't remember the owner.  We can use the number to look up and reprint the tag.
• It is always important to use a clear concise descriptions.  Use color, size, and brand name because we may have the same item brought by many different consignors.
• Please separate parts and pieces to toys (nuts and bolts) in a clear bag with the instructions to what it belongs to.  We want to keep all toy parts in a crate behind the checkout.  Too many kids open bags and loose toy parts.  Hand write on the tag that additional pieces are at checkout.  We can also do this at drop off.  After many sales we realize that kids can open and rip anything and shoppers can get home without all the peices!
• If you haven't already please check out our work times available we really couldn't do the sale without your help .... We can usually accommodate anyone's schedule!
• ADVERTISE! ADVERTISE! ADVERTISE! to everyone you know.  Facebook, twitter or email our event.  Share the link to this blog.  It's amazing how many check us out just because YOU post our event on your page!
• We always want to improve each sale so please continue to send us your comments and suggestions on any problems you encounter.

Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls High Chairs

If you are planning on consigning a high chair in the fall sale, please be sure to check out the current recalls on the Chico Polly High Chairs by clicking HERE.



Safety first! 

As always, please check your items for recalls and all safety measures. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has updates and helpful safety information on their website.

Our Fall 2012 Sale is Almost Here!

Hello to all our consigning friends! We hope everyone is having a great summer and are thinking about the upcoming sale!

Our fall dates are August 27th- September 1st!

If you are one of our sweet consignors, drop off begins on August 24th and ends on August 27th. It's so great to see all the names popping up already pricing and tagging your items!

Check back here frequently for updates and tips and tricks for pricing your items for the sale!

Happy Tagging!

50 days till Fall Sale!

We are so excited about those of you who have started tagging and inputting your items for the fall sale!  To get the most out of our sale it takes a lot of time and effort.  We appreciate all the hard work each of you do to contribute to a great sale.  We have added a new link to our website that we are especially thrilled about.  For those of us who have sore fingers from all those safety pins, this is an alternative.  This site offers a great tagging gun with supplies for a reasonable price (7.99) with free shipping!  After searching around for the best deal this site offered the best price and had sold to several sales in the neighboring states with great references.  I have just gotten my tagging gun in the mail and am excited about how much easier this seems than the safety pins.  For those of you who have one let me know what you think about using them.  Check out the website we have changed the times for some of the sale days and for Monday pick up day....we hope this benefits us all.  Look forward to seeing and working with each of you at the sale!

Thousands of cribs recalled

The affected cribs are made by Simplicity and Graco. The government warns babies could suffocate or strangle in them.


WASHINGTON (AP) - The government recalled thousands of Simplicity and Graco cribs Thursday, warning that babies could suffocate or strangle in them.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the Simplicity recall was linked to at least one death and involved thousands of cribs, possibly hundreds of thousands, though many had previously been recalled for other defects. The agency said about 217,000 Graco dropside cribs made by LaJobi were also being recalled.

The problem with both types of cribs stems from hardware failures.

In the case of the Graco-branded wood cribs, the side that moves up and down - the dropside - can break or detach, creating a dangerous gap between the crib mattress and dropped side. A baby can become trapped and suffocate or strangle. CPSC and LaJobi have received 99 complaints of dropside problems with the cribs. None involved serious injuries.

The Simplicity recall is for all full-sized cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames. Those frames can bend or detach, causing the mattress to collapse and creating a space that a baby can roll into, become trapped in and suffocate. A one-year-old boy in North Attleboro, Mass., became trapped in his Simplicity crib and suffocated in 2008, according to the commission.

"CPSC urges all parents and caregivers to not attempt to resell any Simplicity crib to a thrift store, at a yard sale or online," said agency spokesman Scott Wolfson. "These recalled cribs have killed far too many babies and need to be kept out of homes and daycare centers."

Simplicity has been the subject of almost a dozen recalls since 2005 and its cribs have been linked to 13 deaths. The commission had previously recalled all Simplicity dropside cribs. With the latest recall, nearly all Simplicity cribs have now been recalled, possibly hundreds of thousands of cribs. Simplicity and its successor company, SFCA Inc., are no longer in business, so the agency doesn't know exactly how many cribs were sold.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Printing Tip

Wow, we had a consignor come in last night and tell us she had her cards printed at Office Depot and it only cost $0.17 per page, on card stock. What a great tip!! Will have pictures up later today. This place is FULL!!!! Tell EVERYONE you can find. Don't forget about the private sale for consignors on Tuesday night at 6:00. If you're not a consignor, but are interested in being one, contact Sheila at sheila@kiddykatsconsignment.com or check our website for more information.
Kiddy Kats Staff

Saturday Drop-off

WOW!!! Look at all this stuff!! It's only Saturday!!
We keep this up we will have to have a bigger building!