Grandma bait & Prostitots. Such is the life of a childrenswear resaler.

$1200 dresses. Size 4. GIRLS’ 4 that is.

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A display made to order for consignment, resale and thrifts

Supermarket Sarah, in London, has many and varied interests, but I discovered

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An idea to tuck away for next year… or…

Got a funky vibe going in your consignment, resale, or thrift shop? Love the look of this display, to hang for-sale ornaments (or jewelry!) on. Of course, who’s to say this has to be for holidays alone? Or even just funky? Make it sleek using finished “branches” painted pewter… make it sweet with gingerbread-trim components… [...]

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Keep the kids happy while Mom shops

Looking for something to keep little ones occupied, so their parents can shop in peace? Or maybe you want to give the little ones something to take home? You’re welcome to enjoy this all-winter-long HowToConsign.com coloring page and reproduce it to use in your shop, even if you have not chosen to be a Sponsor [...]

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Showing Mom and Dad just how much they can save.

Do you sell kidstuff? Show parents how much they can get for half the price in your shop! Take a look at

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What a delicious idea for a consignment / resale shopping event!

Everything goes better with chocolate. Who doesn’t like chocolate (well, my stepsister, but she’s weird. Doesn’t like pizza either. Note, STEPsister.) Coming into fall with its luscious warm colors, what better fun promotional event than exactly that: Everything goes better with chocolate. Gather up all your

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What consignment shops can do with those illegal drop-side cribs.

Now that Inez Tenenbaum, chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, has declared that apparently

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Consignment Mailbox: Handling Dangerous Recalled Goods

Another interesting question in the mailbox: Kristen, who owns a childrens’ consignment shop, wonders what to do…legally and morally…about items the Consumer Product Safety Commission has declared dangerous: If a consignor comes in with a recalled item, should

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Make your kidstuff consignment shop a Must-Stop.

Another I’ve been meaning to tell you… idea from elsewhere, ideas others explain so well: Oh, these are JUST TOO GOOD if yours is a childrenswear consignment or resale shop: every child gets, on his/her birthday,

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TV Turnoff week

Sept 20-26 2009 is TV Turnoff Week. How could you use this to make an event to be proud of, an opportunity to expand your customers’ horizons and (coincidentally but importantly) garner a little PR for your business? What can you do? An aside: Your target demographic is not families with school-age children. Try Digital [...]

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School started yesterday.

At least here it did. Kindergarten through college. Maybe in your neck of the woods, school starts later. But it got me thinking, what with all of us being last-minute sorts: so here’s some last-minute, low-budget ideas to make your shop stand out from the crowd. 11 Things you can do NOW to get your [...]

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Whatever happened to May Day?

When I was a tot, we celebrated May Day. We made little mini-baskets out of woven construction paper, put a few spring blossoms and a loving note in them, and hung them on friend’s door knobs early in the morning (or put them on their stoops if we didn’t get up early enough to claim [...]

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Just about EVERYONE is affected by CPSIA

Here at Auntie Kate the Blog, we’ve been talking about the flaw in the new law known as CPSIA (the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ) and how it affects people who consign or sell their children’s items through our industry, the people who shop resale, and our cohorts the Craigslisters, the eBay [...]

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Going to Prison. The crime? Recycling.

And the misconceptions continue. Well, that Consumer Protection Safety Commission press release that was specifically designed to mollify resalers, soothe the public, and shut ecologists up, seems to be working. Here’s that press release edited for clarity: “The new…law does not require resellers to test…However, resellers cannot sell children’s products that exceed the lead limit… [...]

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Your kids’ closets are full of hazardous waste

Every piece of clothing in your children’s dresser drawers, in their closets, in your laundry pile and yes, even on their floors become banned hazardous substances by Federal law at one second past midnight February 10, 2009. That’s what every single US Representative who voted, voted for, in the bill that has become the Consumer [...]

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