• One-inch or larger safety pins or a retail tagging gun.Tagging gun kits are available from the church for $13.Do not attach tags to clothing with anything other than safety pins or a tagging gun. If you are using a tagging gun, please attach the tag to the garment's label or in a seam and not the garment directly to prevent damage to the fabric.

• Various sizes of zip-top bags for small parts, accessories, etc.

• Clear packing tape or zip ties to secure tags, parts or bags of accessories to your items, bundle shoes, etc.

• Wire and/or plastic hangers.

• For car seats - Please print, fill out, and sign a car seat checklist form for each car seat you will be consigning. We will not accept any car seats or infant carriers manufactured before March 4, 2008. Go to http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/childseat.cfm to check on recalled car seats.

When you are ready to tag your items: All tags must be pinned on clothing and similar items using a large safety pin, zip/cable tie, or tagging gun. If the item does not allow for a pin/tie (like toys, games, books, etc), use, tape the tag on, using tape only across the top of the tag. Do not cover any barcodes with tape.

Preparing Your Items and Other Things to Remember

Clothing/Shoes

• The better your clothes look, the better they will sell! All clothing should be clean, smell fresh, and be stain-free. Please check for stains, signs or wear, fading, broken zippers, frayed hems, missing or loose buttons, smoke, pet or other strong odors, etc. We will be inspecting items before the sale and we will return any item that is not in excellent condition at drop-off. This includes any items that smell like cigarette smoke or pet odors or have pet hair on them.Please do not return any rejected items for future sales.

• We have a LIMIT OF 250 items per consignor (including like-new shoes - 15 pair per gender only and a maximum of 5 stuffed animals). Please bring only seasonally appropriate clothing. Jeans and khakis are accepted for all sales. For shoes - one of our volunteers must check your shoes at drop-off. Please have them easily accessible. Any shoes that do not meet our strict standards for wear will be returned to you. This policy will be reinforced - no exceptions!

• All clothing with the exception of basics like onesies, simple gowns, basic sleepers, etc in sizes 0 - 12 months must be hung up on hangers. (Please hang up these baby items if they are nicer quality.) Hangers you brought will not be returned at the end of the sale, so please don't use your good hangers. You can purchase some inexpensive hangers at Kmart, Wal-Mart, and Dollar Stores. Dry cleaners, Old Navy, Ross, TJ Maxx, and Burke's may give away hangers if they have extras available.Don't wait until the last minute to purchase your hangers.

• Sets of Infant Items, like onesies, gowns etc. - If you are bundling these items, please do not use any zip-top bags to package them. To group sets, use large safety pins through the shoulders, waistline, etc. Attach the tag to the top item. Sort these by size and gender in a box or basket to bring with you. We'll have baskets for you to put them in at drop-off. We will not accept baby clothing in plastic bags with the exceptions of socks and crib shoes. This change is to your benefit. People are more willing to purchase what they can examine. Most people won't dig through bags to check the items and the people who do won't always leave things the way they found them.

• Restrictions on Maternity - In general, maternity items do not sell as well as children's. Please bring a maximum of 20 tagged maternity items.

• $2 rule: If you have a single item that you value at less than $2, please group it together with like items so that they will equal a value of at least $2. COMPLETE OUTFITS sell MUCH better than single items.

We do not accept

·Out of date/style clothing (nothing over 5 years old please.)

·Fall/Winter clothing (coats, heavy fabrics, Fall/Winter holiday prints, etc) for our Spring/Summer Sale

·Stained/soiled/damaged clothing: Items that have stains, are soiled, are faded, are badly worn, have odors, have holes, tears or pills (little balls), items that are missing buttons or snaps or have broken zippers. Bear with us. We do miss things occassionally.

·Adult clothing and shoes, except junior and young men's styles and sizes, maternity or nursing wear (Limit of 20 tagged maternity pieces per consignor.)

·Underwear and bras, including nursing bras, unless new in package. Exceptions: Clean, laundered, and bleached training pants and cloth diapers.

·Out of date or recalled baby equipment (call 800-424-9393 or visit http://www.recall.gov/ to check for recalls)

·Car seats that have been in an accident, or are more than 4 years old. Please print, fill out, and sign a car seat checklist form for each car seat you will be consigning. Go to http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/childseat.cfm to check on recalled car seats.

·Pacifiers and nipples unless new in package

· Tshirts with tourist or little league sports designs.
·More than five tagged stuffed animals (sets can be bundled)

·Toys, games, or puzzles that are damaged or missing pieces

• All pants must be pinned or zip-tied directly to the hanger (use extra large safety pins/zip ties), Do not fold them over the hanger.

Tagging— When entering your items in the system, please list the brand name (Baby Gap) and item type (shirt) on the first line. The second line can be used to describe color, style, pattern, etc. This detail makes it much easier for us to sell (and credit your account for) items with missing tags. If we can't match it in the system, we cannot sell it.