New for Fall 2010 * Items Accepted * Supplies Needed
Item Preparation * Using MyCM * Sale Week Procedures
Supplies needed: hangers, safety pins, packing tape, ziploc bags, 60-67# white or light pastel cardstock paper
If you use child-sized hangers, please make sure your item will not fall off. Wire hangers are easier to pin through. You will not get your hangers back, so get cheap ones or ask your dry cleaner for some. White plastic hangers from stores are acceptable but the pant-only hangers (with metal or plastic clips to hold pants) will not be allowed, even if the pants are tied or pinned over the clips. Garments always fall off these hangers and it is hard to sell items that are on the floor!
Safety pins can be bought at discount stores, fabric stores or in bulk from craft stores online. They will hold your clothes on the hanger and tags on the clothes. Please use the one inch or larger size. Do not use clothes pins to hold your items on the hanger, they won’t stay on. Do not use staples to attach your tags to clothing, they won’t come off. You may use a garment tagging gun to attach tags but it is not required. Do not use any straight pins – OUCH!
Ziploc bags are perfect for shoes, accessories, toys, and groups of books. Remember to tape them shut with the tag on the outside. The new, very large bags can hold bedding sets or multi-part toys if you no longer have the original packaging.
Use packing tape to secure attach all parts to toys and tags to non-clothing items. Please do not tape tags on soft items like stuffed animals or bedding – they won’t stay on. Do not tape over the barcodes on your tags.
You MUST print tags on CARDSTOCK paper. Plain paper tags won’t hold up to all the handling they’ll receive. You can find 60, 65, or 67# cardstock at discount stores or office supply stores. Heavier cardstock will soak up too much ink from your printer and could cause the barcodes not to scan at checkout. Dark colors won’t scan either, so use white or very light pastel.
