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Ah… consignment season is here. How do I know? There’s a pile of clothes on the dining room table and a dozen prick marks on my thumb… oh, tagging season, how I have missed you!?!?!?
Let’s face it, the whole shopping part of this consignment sale thing is JOYOUS! But the preparation and tagging to sell your items? Not so much. If you aren’t one of those lucky few who know a sale that has computerized printing or, gasp, will even tag the items for you, then you have to roll up your sleeves and let the tagging begin. Here are a few tips to streamline your process:
1. Go Digital:
For you computer whizes out there, create a mail merge template and make all of your tags on the computer. The benefits? You can quickly scan your list of items and compare prices. Because after all, about 3 hours into, $2 on anything sounds good right? (Plus, you can do a little “total” and get a sneak peek at your potential earnings… motivation enough for me!)
2. Go “Mini” Digital:
If you don’t want to do the WHOLE mail merge thing, then you should AT LEAST print a sheet of small labels with your consignor number and any other “repetitive” elements. Peel & stick is much easier than rewrite, rewrite, repeat, repeat, repeat.
3. Add Flair:
Well, not as much as Jennifer Aniston in the office, but at least a little something. Add a personal sticker or use colored index cards (if your sale allows). It will make that “pick up” time much easier and will help the sale organizer filtering through as well.
4. Buy a Tagging Gun:
For less than $5 for the cost of the gun and those little plastic “do-hickeys” that you punch through the clothes, you can save yourself HOURS of safety-pinning madness! Check ebay or Amazon for the best prices on tagging guns.
Do you have any great tips???? Please share!!!
Happy Tagging Consignment Mommies!!