Fall Consignment Sale Finds!

We just finished up our Greater Kansas City Mothers of Twins fall consignment sale today. Whew! It's a fun weekend, but a lot of work. Tons of prep time goes into pricing things, but it's totally worth it in the end. And the weekend out of the house is a nice perk too!

May I just say, I LOVE consignment sales! Especially ours! Our sale is known to have some of the lowest consignment prices in the metro area and pretty strict rules for the condition of the items being sold. It's so nice to get the kids' clothes in one spot, all at once, at affordable prices, and know that they will be in good condition.

At this point, I never pay retail prices for clothes. Awesome!

So I thought I'd share a little look at our consignment sale, complete with before and after photos! And I have to tell you about some of the great deals that I found as well! I'm excited, so thanks for humoring me! :)

The empty room at 2pm on set-up day!

And five hours later, it's completely transformed!

Toys! I do all of my Christmas and Birthday shopping at consignment sales. I've found absolutely awesome toys for the kids in near perfect condition! Some of my finds from this season were the Little People Dollhouse, Little People Three Level Garage, and The Little People Airplane and School Bus. I saved at least 50% on each if not more!

My set-up job for this sale was to help organize the books, DVDs, puzzles, and games. I picked up a few new board books for the kids for $0.50 each, along with some $0.25 coloring books, and a *new* mega pack of playdough for $5.00! It's such a bummer that our second lockdown is on the horizon, but I'm looking forward to doing some crafts with the kids to pass the long wintry days.

Bigger items are kept in a second room. I grabbed a step-stool (gotta work on hand washing with the kids!) and a pop-out tunnel in this room. Our occupational therapist brings hers over for the kids to crawl through sometimes. A friend pointed out the tunnel to me and I snatched it up! I paid $4.50 for a tunnel that normally retails for $20! I love finding great deals on things that will help the kids' development and that are fun!

And, of course, the main event is the clothes! I'm able to completely outfit all four kids at this consignment sale for such a small amount of money! I routinely find shirts for $1-$1.50, pants for $1.50-$2, dresses for $2-$5, and shoes for $2-$5. These are really nice clothes too!

At this point, between kind folks who have passed on their outgrown kids clothes to us, and this sale, I think we are in pretty good shape for the fall/winter/early spring season! Yay!

But my very best find was a Little Tikes Table with Four Chairs! Little Tikes tables with two chairs start around $45 on their website. I paid $8 and got two bonus chairs! And that, my friends, is a perfect example of why I love consignment sales. We now have a little table to sit around on snowy days while we color and play with playdough. Perfect!

Whoever invented consignment sales has my undying thanks! We keep a separate fund for consignment sale shopping, and my goal is to simply break even with what I sold. Once I get my check for the items I sold, we put that money back in the fund to replenish it so that  we have money to spend on the next season's clothes. It takes a little planning, and a willingness to work with what is available, but we are able to save quite a bit of money this way. Not to mention that it is a very gratifying adventure!

Have you ever tried shopping at a consignment sale? Did you find anything amazing?

We just finished up our Greater Kansas City Mothers of Twins fall consignment sale today. Whew! It's a fun weekend, but a lot of work. Tons of prep time goes into pricing things, but it's totally worth it in the end. And the weekend out of the house is a nice perk too!

May I just say, I LOVE consignment sales! Especially ours! Our sale is known to have some of the lowest consignment prices in the metro area and pretty strict rules for the condition of the items being sold. It's so nice to get the kids' clothes in one spot, all at once, at affordable prices, and know that they will be in good condition.

At this point, I never pay retail prices for clothes. Awesome!

So I thought I'd share a little look at our consignment sale, complete with before and after photos! And I have to tell you about some of the great deals that I found as well! I'm excited, so thanks for humoring me! :)

The empty room at 2pm on set-up day!

And five hours later, it's completely transformed!

Toys! I do all of my Christmas and Birthday shopping at consignment sales. I've found absolutely awesome toys for the kids in near perfect condition! Some of my finds from this season were the Little People Dollhouse, Little People Three Level Garage, and The Little People Airplane and School Bus. I saved at least 50% on each if not more!

My set-up job for this sale was to help organize the books, DVDs, puzzles, and games. I picked up a few new board books for the kids for $0.50 each, along with some $0.25 coloring books, and a *new* mega pack of playdough for $5.00! It's such a bummer that our second lockdown is on the horizon, but I'm looking forward to doing some crafts with the kids to pass the long wintry days.

Bigger items are kept in a second room. I grabbed a step-stool (gotta work on hand washing with the kids!) and a pop-out tunnel in this room. Our occupational therapist brings hers over for the kids to crawl through sometimes. A friend pointed out the tunnel to me and I snatched it up! I paid $4.50 for a tunnel that normally retails for $20! I love finding great deals on things that will help the kids' development and that are fun!

And, of course, the main event is the clothes! I'm able to completely outfit all four kids at this consignment sale for such a small amount of money! I routinely find shirts for $1-$1.50, pants for $1.50-$2, dresses for $2-$5, and shoes for $2-$5. These are really nice clothes too!

At this point, between kind folks who have passed on their outgrown kids clothes to us, and this sale, I think we are in pretty good shape for the fall/winter/early spring season! Yay!

But my very best find was a Little Tikes Table with Four Chairs! Little Tikes tables with two chairs start around $45 on their website. I paid $8 and got two bonus chairs! And that, my friends, is a perfect example of why I love consignment sales. We now have a little table to sit around on snowy days while we color and play with playdough. Perfect!

Whoever invented consignment sales has my undying thanks! We keep a separate fund for consignment sale shopping, and my goal is to simply break even with what I sold. Once I get my check for the items I sold, we put that money back in the fund to replenish it so that  we have money to spend on the next season's clothes. It takes a little planning, and a willingness to work with what is available, but we are able to save quite a bit of money this way. Not to mention that it is a very gratifying adventure!

Have you ever tried shopping at a consignment sale? Did you find anything amazing?