Can't get over the stigma of consignment store shopping enough to even go in one? Well, let me help you move a little more quickly through those doors...CASH!
Consignment shops do double duty for the fashionably savvy. They are a place to find treasures at reasonable prices and they are a place to sell your gently worn goods. Consignment shops will price your goods at about 1/3 of the original retail price and then split the sale with you. So you net about 16% of what you paid for it. Not bad considering you already got your wear out of it. Now that's a great reason to visit a consignment shop, right? So, to insure you have a great experience, I've got 5 tips to help you become a good consignor:
- Take designer or better labels
- Take current trends and classic staples
- Take clean merchandise (no underarm or neck stains)
- Take items in groups (4 - 6 pieces)
- Take what's hot now (sunglasses, jeans, handbags)
This post originally appeared on June 8, 2011. It has since been updated.
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