Product Tagging Instructions

PREPARING ITEMS

All items must be clean and without stains
1. Wash all clothing, bedding, cloth toys
2. Wipe down all toys
3. Remove dirt from shoes, etc.
4. Inspect all items for stains, rips, tears, damage
5. Make sure all parts of items are included
6. Manuals/instructions are always helpful
Clothing

Clothing must be hung on wire hangers - no exceptions. Adult size wire hangers can be used even on infant clothing - they will fit fine. You can get these from your dry cleaner or purchase them at the 99 Cent store or Walmart. You will not get the hangers back.
The minimum price on clothing is $2.00. You can combine items together on one hanger if needed
Only in-season clothing is accepted

Spring - only Spring/Summer clothing accepted - no heavy coats, fleece, sweaters, etc. accepted
Fall - only Fall/Winter clothing accepted - no shorts, water shoes or sleeveless garments accepted

Hang the garments on the hanger so that the hanger makes a question mark (?) when the clothing is lying on the table in front of you. See the clothing photo below.
We require that a tagging gun be used to affix the tag to the clothing item. This prevents tag switching at the sale. Please affix the tagging gun barb in the size tag inside the clothing or in the same under the right armpit (if the clothing is laying on the table in front of you) or in another seam so that the barb will not damage the clothing.
Clothing must be sorted by size and gender before you bring them to the sale. Banding them together with rubber bands is helpful.

3. Shoes

All shoes must be cleaned top and bottom.
Shoes showing too much wear and tear will be rejected.
Shoes notoriously lose their tags and become separated from their mates at the sale. We suggest attaching them together with zip ties, loop ties or at minimum a safety pin. Knotting their shoelaces together is also helpful but zip ties are the best!
Do NOT place shoes in their boxes or in plastic bags - they must be affixed together somehow as suggested above.
Tags easily get ripped off shoes. Therefore, we recommend "laminating" your tag with packing tape before you affix the tag to your shoes - that way the tag won't be so easily ripped off.

4. Toys

Toys that require batteries must have working batteries.
If the toys have loose parts, secure these extra parts in a plastic bag and securely tape them to the main toy. Shoppers are rough – they will separate toys, try them out, etc. If parts aren’t secured well enough, they will get lost and separated and make it difficult for your toys to sell.
Tape your product information tag securely to the toy so that it cannot be torn off easily by the customer.

5. Books

Children’s books and parenting books are accepted.
We will separate them by board books, paper pages and parenting books.
Tape the product tag to the back cover of the book. Use regular scotch tape and only tape 2 sides of the tag down. This will prevent damaging the books' covers when removing the tag.

6. Linens

All linens must be hung if possible (big crib sets in large plastic zippered storage bags are fine.)
Secure the items to the hangers with safety pins or tagging gun so that they don’t slide off or fall to the side.

7. Baby/kid equipment (e.g. strollers, bouncers, exersaucers, etc.)

Instruction manuals are always helpful - include them when you can. Download them from the internet if you've lost them.
Ensure everything is clean – trays, pads, bars, etc. – spit up and gunk get caught everywhere!
If items have multiple pieces that might get separated (e.g. bouncy seats and their activity bars, the 7 pieces that come with your pack and play, cribs with 8 pieces), make sure that the product tag is on the main piece. Hand write additional tags with your consignor #, the description and mark them with 1 of 8, 2 of 8, 3 of 8, etc.

MAKING YOUR PRODUCT TAGS

We have an online computer program for you to make your tags. You will input the items’ size, description, and price. Before printing your tags, you will also decide which item(s) you would like to discount or donate.
- Discount – all items are sold for full price on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sunday is 50% off day. You can indicate which item(s) you would like discounted if it is still remaining on Sunday by clicking the discount box on the tagging program.
- Donating – for each item, you can click the donate box online if you want to donate your item rather than take it back home if it does not sell.
You must print your tags (6 to a page) on paper that is 67lb or higher. 67lb paper is required because regular printer paper rips too easily and falls off items much easier than heavier stock paper. You can find this paper at Target, Staples or other office stores.

PRICING

· You must price in $0.50 increments.

· How you price your items is up to you. The best advise I can give is consider what YOU would pay if you were buying something used. Typically prices are 30-50% of original retail however clothing and stuffed animals are generally less. Click here to see a pricing guideline.

· If you are going to donate your items anyway, we recommend that you do discount your item.

· Minimum price on clothing is $2.00. There is no minimum on non-clothing items.

PUTTING PRODUCT TAGS ON YOUR ITEMS

We recommend using the tagging gun, safety pins and/or packing tape to affix tags. Straight pins and staples are NOT ok to use.
Toys
- I recommend clear packing tape to affix your tag to your item. Taping 2 sides of the product tag should be sufficient.
Strollers, Bouncy Seats, Boppy’s etc.
- You can use the tagging gun if your item has fabric. Safety pins are also OK.
Clothing
- Tagging guns are now required to tag your clothing items. This prevents any tag switching during the sale. We also think it is faster than using safety pins. Make sure tags are attached in a manner that does not put a hold in the garment, e.g. placing tagging barbs in the seam.

VOLUNTEERING

All sellers may attend the presale.
However, if you are able to volunteer for one 3-hour volunteer shift you get
- Earn 5% more of your sales- you earn 70% instead of 65%
- Shop the earliest pre-sale shift (the big plastic toys always get snapped up early!!!)
- Your lines will be shorter and you’ll get the best pick of the merchandise. It’s actually fun to volunteer so I encourage you to do so.
The more shifts that you volunteer, the earlier that you get into the pre-sale. See the Volunteering page to read more about entry times.

LOSS/THEFT/DAMAGE

It is unfortunate, but loss theft and damage do happen at the sale. Shoppers are not careful at the sale. We do all that we can to prevent it but unfortunately it still occurs. It’s typically a very small percentage.
If you are going to be upset if your items get lost/broken/stolen, then don’t bring them. e.g. don’t bring that breakable piggy bank or that ceramic lamp.
As a consignor, you must sign a waiver stating that LA Kids Consignment is not responsible for loss, theft or damage for the items submitted to the sale.

TAGGING GUNS

We've secured an inexpensive supplier for tagging guns. We've found that using the tagging gun is the best way to tag clothing and other items with fabric. These are typically $25-35 at retail. Through this source, you will get one needle and 1000 1.5" barbs for only $7.99 (including shipping!!!).

This is totally optional - you do not have to use this type of tagging gun. I understand that Michaels and Joanne's and even some Wal-Marts have tagging guns. They may be more expensive but you can use your Michael's/Joanne's coupons to cut the prince down.

We also caution that you should always place the tagging gun barb through a seam or somewhere not noticeable so that you do not damage the garment. To purchase the tagging gun please go to: www.bargainprice4u.com. They are shipped from Asia so it does take 1 or more weeks to get to you.