All About AUMC's Consignment Sale

Grab your re-usable shopping bags or that stash of plastic bags you have hiding under the sink and head to the AUMC Kid’s Stuff Consignment sale. You may use while shopping at our sale and then use them to cart home all of your great finds.

For consignors and volunteers: If you have extra paper grocery bags or plastic shopping bags we would greatly appreciate you bringing them with you during the Friday drop off so that we can distribute them to the cashier stations and be ready for Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m.

There are only a few days left until the consignment sale, and we could still use more volunteers.  Sign up for volunteer shifts through Big Tent. Don’t forget that everyone volunteering at the consignment sale on Saturday must wear a red shirt. Any kind of red shirt is fine.

Don’t forget that the AUMC Kid’s Stuff Consignment Sale is a cash-only sale, so be sure to bring plenty of greenbacks to cover all those great finds you’re going to have. There are plenty of ATMs in Annandale, so be sure to stop by one before getting to the sale. Here are a few Bank of America locations:

7400 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003

7220 Columbia Pike
Annandale, VA 22003

For those of you who will be consigning items at the sale, don’t forget to tag everything and include your consignor number. Also remember to punch a hole at the top of your sales tag to place your safety pin through. It is MUCH easier on your fingers if you do this AND it make removing the sales tags so much easier. We need to keep the lines at the sale moving, so we each need to do our part in making the check out process as easy as possible for us and our customers. We can’t wait to see you at the sale!

A special thanks to local mom and blogger Jillian for giving a great endorsement of the consignment sale on her blog. Read the post here. Jillian shared some of the great finds she picked up last year–one of which was a basketball hoop that just so happens to be on the top of my must-find list this year. Do you have a blog? Have you posted about our sale on it? Let us know so we can add you to our blog roll!

Do you belong to a MOMs Club or a listserve? Share information about the AUMC Kids’ Stuff Consignment Sale with your group. The more consignors we have, the more we have to choose from when it is time to shop. And, the more shoppers the have, the more money we’ll earn for our schools valuable programs. If you do share this with your group, let us know by posting a comment.

Here is a sample post:

Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 14th!

Shop the Annual Fall Kid’s Stuff Consignment Sale at Annandale United Methodist Church.  A portion of the proceeds from the sale benefits the Early Learning Program and Weekday Preschool of AUMC.

The sale features:

♦ Clothing from Infant to Teen Size 14 AND Maternity

♦ Costumes, Dress-Up and Holiday Clothing

♦ Children’s Sports Equipment and Uniforms

♦ Everything a New Mother Needs!

♦ Strollers, Bikes, Cribs, Changing Tables, Car Seats, Booster Seats, Toys, Dolls, Games, Puzzles, Art Supplies, Infant Slings, High Chairs, Little Tykes

♦ Books, CDs and DVDs for Children AND Adults

♦ Holiday Items

♦ Much, Much More at Incredible Prices!

WHEN: November 14th

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Most Items ½ Price @ 12:15 PM)

WHERE: 6935 Columbia Pike (@Gallows Road)

For more information, and if you would like to consign your gently used children’s items or to volunteer at the sale, please call the school at 703.256.110, visit the school web site at www.annandale-umc.org and click on the link for the consignment sale, or email AUMCKidsStuffSale@yahoo.com. Become a fan of the Kids’ Stuff Consignment Sale” on Facebook or follow our blog at www.consignmentsale.wordpress.com.

• Clothing for Infants to Teen Size 14, including hats, coats, scarves, etc.
• Halloween costumes and dress-up items
• Shoes for Babies AND Children
• Maternity clothing, including nursing bras and camisoles
• High Chairs, Bottles, Dishes, Cups, Utensils, Exersaucers, Strollers, Cribs, Toddler Beds, Changing Tables, Strollers, Playpens, Exersaucers, Walkers, Diaper Bags, Slings/Front Carriers, Etc.
• Booster Seats and Car Seats 4 years and younger.  Seats can NEVER have been in a car accident.
• Bedding for Babies and Children in Twin, Double and Queen Size
• Room Decoration for Babies And Children
• Toys, Musical Instruments, Electric Toys, Games, Puzzles, Etc.
• Yard Pools, Swim Suits, Floatation and Safety Devices and Water Toys
• Books, Videos, CDs for Children AND Adults
• Games and Craft Items
• Baking & Cooking Items – cupcake tins, cake stands, cake molds, jello molds, cookie cutters, Tupperware, etc.
• Sports Equipment & Uniforms – T-Ball, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball
• Holiday Items

If you have a large collection of a particular item (Thomas the Tank Engine, Legos, Barbie, Star Wars, Bionicals, etc.) or if you have a large item (toddler bed, wood bookcase, etc.) please let us know.  Items will not be sold prior to the sale, but will be advertised to help ensure customers who are interested in your items come to the sale.

Download the consigner packet here. It is filled with how-to tips, pricing suggestions and revenue information. Be sure to note the drop off guidelines for Nov. 13 and the tagging information. Also, consignors can earn even more by volunteering either before or during the sale. Check out our previous post on volunteering here.

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From the best-fitting maternity clothes to the toys your toddler can’t put down, the AUMC Kids’ Stuff Consignment Sale is guaranteed to have great items at even better prices. Do you have favorite finds from past sales? Tell us about your best purchases or give us your wish list for what you hope to see this year. Future consignors may have just the thing you’re looking for, so let them know what it is.

Would you like to see your blog’s name in our blog roll? We’d love to add you! We are trying to spread the word about the Kids’ Stuff Consignment Sale blog via blogs, so link to us and we’ll link to you. Simply blog about the consignment sale or add us to your blog roll (or both), then leave a comment telling us about your blog. We’ll add you to our blog roll right away. Thank you for your help in making this a great sale!