Hangers

• All clothing items must be on hangers.

• All clothing size 4 and under must be on child size hangers.

• You may use plastic hangers, though wire is preferred.

• We do not accept pant hangers with clips or pant hangers where the waistband slides into the holder.

• All pants/shorts must be correctly safety pinned to the hanger (see video #2 at right).

• For your convenience, we sell child-size wire hangers for use in preparing your items for sale. You do not have to purchase from us, but they are difficult to find and we sell them at cost for your convenience. Click here for hanger sales then scroll below purple photo.

Hangers Face Left

Place all clothing on hangers with the hook facing to the left (so it looks like a question mark). If they come to inspection backwards, you will have to change them before putting on sales floor.

How to Hang Pants or shorts
(See Video #2)

No clip hangers are allowed. When hanging any pants/shorts, please hold the item's waistband up to the top of the hanger, slide the pin through the item, catch the hanger, then make sure the pin comes forward again through the item a 2nd time then close the pin. If it doesn't go through item twice, then the pins/items will slide down to bottom of hanger and continually tip to one end when on the rack (they won't sell this way) and we will give it back to you at inspection. Make sure pants/shorts stay at top of hanger (see video).

Two-Piece Outfits
(See Video #2)

Hang the shirt on hanger as normal, turn hanger around and safety pin the pant waistband to the shoulders of the hanger (one pin on each side). Make sure the front of the pants are facing out. Do not pin pants to lower bar of hanger. If hung correctly, shopper should be able to see front of shirt, then turn hanger around and see front of pants (or if 2nd item is a shirt, they will see front of 2nd shirt). Do not use clip hangers.

limits to know

Clothing Limit

Total clothing limit of 250 hangers per consignor.

BABY CLOTHING

• Within sizes NB, 3M & 6M you may bring 50 hangers total that is boys and girls together.

• You may combine items onto 1 hanger. If you have 3 things on 1 hanger, it only counts as 1 item/hanger.

• Onesies and clean socks should be in plastic bags, and will NOT count toward your hung item limits. Check neck area on onesies for stains. You can combine several clean onesies into one bag if they are all the same size.

Books

Each consignor may tag up to 50 books. Books may also be combined into bundles, each of which would receive one tag.

SIZE 14/16 CLOTHING

Each consignor may bring 25 “boy” items and 25 “girl” items in this size. No limits on sizes 9M- size 12 (big kid).

Shoes

Limit 10 pair of boys shoes and 10 pair of girls shoes per consignor. All shoes will go through a separate inspection.

MaternitY

Limit 15 items per consignor. Preferred brands: Gap, Old Navy, Liz Lange, Mimi, Pea in the Pod, Motherhood, In Due Time from JC Penney, Oh Baby! from Kohl's, and all boutique-brand maternity items.

SEASONALLY APPROPRIATE ITEMS

Read more under suitable items.

Toys & baby equipment must have all parts and be in good working order. If the item requires batteries make sure they are in the item or we will remove it from the sales floor as shoppers will not know if it works. This includes bouncy seats, bassinets, etc.

If a bigger toy has smaller pieces (train set, doll house, race car track), make sure smaller pieces are in a bag then tape or zip tie the bag securely to the bigger toy.

Items with multiple pieces such as car seat/stroller combos need to have an identifying tag for each piece, or must be connected with zip ties. Create a bar-code tag to be attached to the primary item, and then attach a handwritten tag that contains your consignor number and description of the complete set to each additional piece. Don’t forget to bring the bar-coded tag with you to the sale so it may be attached to the claim ticket of your primary item.

Large Items

If you are bringing large items (stroller, high chair, etc.), print your tag and bring it to the sale but do not attach your tag until you get to the sale. We will need to attach your tag to a special large item claim ticket. This only needs to be done on large baby gear items, very large toys and on furniture items.

Combining Items

Whenever possible, please combine multiple, similar smaller items into a set. Customers prefer to purchase like items together. You should combine books (by similar subject or reading level), rattles, Barbie-like dolls and/or clothes, action figures, etc. Put these items into a clear plastic bag and tape the bag shut so that curious little hands can't open the bag. If combining books or other items, you may use string, curly ribbon or zip-ties.

Complete Sets & Items

Nothing is more aggravating to a customer than to purchase an item and get home to find it missing a piece or pieces, a torn or missing page, a missing train track, etc. Customers purchase your items for their children so you can imagine the frustration to both adult and child when this happens. Please take the time to read the box to see what should be included, count every piece, open and check every DVD case, and check all pages of a book. Even though you assume the game/toy is complete, our children often remove parts for other purposes without you knowing, so make sure every item is double checked before pricing and bringing to the sale.

Furniture

Furniture must be fully assembled to display in the sale. This includes cribs, changing tables, pack-n-plays, etc. 

Bedding

Crib bedding must be priced $60 or below. Baby or children's bedding should be in large, clear plastic bags (see through blue bags are ok but distort color, try for clear). Bedding is bulky and may sit on the floor under the tables so make sure they are protected. 

Books

Please group books together. If combining books, DVDs, etc., be sure to tie or tape them together or put them in a clear baggie then tape a tag on the bag. Please check for torn or missing pages, and please do not put tape on book covers if it will rip the cover when removed.

CAR SEAT CHECKLIST

-All tags should be pinned onto items on the right side (as you are looking at the item) in chest area.
-Any clothing items that have size ranges (18-24M, 3-6M) on the size tag should always have the LOWEST size entered into our tagging system.
-Barcode tags print six to a page, and you will need to cut them apart after printing. 

A scrapbooking type paper cutter is a quicker and more efficient way to cut the tags than using scissors. When attaching tags to toys and other items, you may place clear tape over the tags but do not distort or block the barcode with anything other than clear tape. We need to be able to scan the barcode.

Items You Will Need

• Child-sized hangers (plastic or wire) for clothing up through size 4. If clothing is size 5 and over you should use adult hangers.

• No "clip" hangers are allowed. All pants/shorts must be safety pinned to the top of the shirt hangers (no straight pins).

• White card-stock paper for bar-code tags to be printed upon.

• Safety pins at least 1-inch in size (no straight pins).

• Plastic zipped baggies for shoes, toys with small parts, onesies, etc.

• Packing tape for attaching tags to toys, etc., and for closing plastic bags.

• Zip ties, string or ribbon to bind multi-piece items together.

Things to know

If you are bringing large items (stroller, high chair, etc.), print your tag but do not attach the tag until you get to the sale. We will need to attach your tag to a special claim ticket. On these large items, place a piece of masking tape with your consignor number on the bottom of the item. This way if the large tag gets separated we know who the item belongs to and are still able to sell your item.

Stick your open safety pins into a bar of soap. This will coat the sharp end of the pin and help it slide into clothing more easily.

One Week Boutique shoppers are savvy shoppers, so they know what is a good deal and what isn't. Ninety percent of our clothing items sell for $6.00 and under (this includes 2 piece outfits). Click here to see our helpful pricing guide.

When setting your prices, all clothing must be priced at least $3.00. It is important to remember that you want to price your items to sell. Keep in mind the quality, condition, and brand name of the item when pricing. An easy formula is to price the item at 1/3 of the original price and then adjust it according to the condition. Go a little higher if the item is in excellent condition. Be sure to separate your sentimental thoughts from the value of the item. 

The majority of our clothing is priced from $3.00-$6.00. If you price an item at $10.00 or more, you should have paid over $30.00 for it new. If you did not pay more than that, then please lower the price or it will not sell. When pricing items, use $.50 increments only.

When entering your items into inventory, you will have the option of marking it to go 50% off on the last day of the sale. We strongly suggest any item you mark for “donate” be allowed to go half price so that it increases the likelihood of being sold before it gets donated. This way you make some money before no money.

$3 Clothing Rule

All clothing on a hanger MUST be priced at least $3.00. Toys, books, shoe, miscellaneous baby items and supplies can be priced under $3.00. If a single, hanging clothing item cannot bring $3.00 on its own, pair it with something the same size that will bring the value to this amount. 

BEDDING

Crib bedding must be priced $60 or below. Do not price bedding too high. We typically get a high number of these types of items, so price yours competitively.

CONSIGNOR PRICING GUIDE