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Sale 16
REGISTER TO CONSIGN
For those of you who are new to consigning, check out the Consigning area of our website for loads of info that will explain how it all works, and learn about all of the fabulous perks of consigning including 70% of your sales (the highest of any other consignment sale in the area and always 70% whether or not you volunteer), and a special pre-sale all for you!
Barcodes you say? Once you are registered through our online system, you be able to print out barcodes that correspond with your specific Consignor Number and the Price. Barcodes are then copied easily onto labels. Labels are affixed to a tag, giving you the flexibility to tag with a glass of wine in front of the TV or with a gaggle of friends (you can see where our priorities continue to lie, hey?). Don’t worry, we spell it all out for you on our consignor page!
And guess what? Choose to donate any goods not sold post sale to the non-profits that Half-Pint supports and you will be automatically be eligible to win a $100 Food Fight Gift Certifcate (yum!).
REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER
We have a lot of fun, so you should Join us! Plus, you get in to the first Presale! There are many kinds of volunteer opportunities and a huge variety of times available. Can’t make the presale? You can join us at the Consignor Presale instead!
Be a HALF-PINT SUPPORTER!
Want to get the word out about your family-friendly business/non-profit to area families? Find out more!
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The 14th Annual Half-Pint Resale is here! Shopping tips inside-
The 14th annual Half-Pint Resale is here!
Get your resuable bags ready and your cheat sheets complete. Fall and winter are right around the corner – and my guess is that there are littles (and school-aged bigs) who could use some new-to-you clothing, some toys, and how about a few birthday gifts stashed away – all on a budget?
14th Semi-Annual Fall/Winter Half-Pint Resale
Madison Curling Club
FREE ENTRANCE AND PARKING
Saturday, September 13, 2014- 8am-7pm
Sunday, September 14, 2014- 8am-1pm (when everything is half off!)
Here are a couple of things that might help you prepare for the season’s biggest shopping extravaganza:
1) Volunteers will be wearing black and will be wearing nametags. They are here to help you! There are a couple of volunteers with special duties that will really help you out: Volunteers in the GEAR/LARGE ITEM AREA will help you purchase large items so you can easily purchase them without hindering the rest of your shopping experience (look for the signs on the wall). Volunteers with a ASK ME ABOUT BABY CARRIERS sign on their backs are ladies who know a TON about baby carriers and will be hanging around in that area during a few hours of the sale to help you try carriers on and learn about what will be best for you and your baby. We hope that these folks will help make your shopping experience better. Read more about the types of baby carriers you might find at Half-Pint Resale on our website, with a guest post by Cynthia Bachhuber, Wraps & Slings South Central Wisconsin.
2) There are two main areas at the Madison Curling Club. In the lobby area, there are tables, seats, and places to just take a load off! Feel free to come in and take a seat, nurse your baby, dig into some food from Slide Food Cart (which will be onsite during lunch and dinner hours Friday during the presales). You are more than welcome to come and hang out – we only ask that you leave all yet-to-be-purchased items on the sales floor.
New this year, early in the sale you’ll also find our new area, BIG EXPRESS, which will feature large items that might not otherwise fit on the sales floor, and that you purchase separately from the items on the main sales floor. And good news, you can use your credit card to purchase these items. We’ll hold them there or you can take them right out to the car!
The main sale area is in the arena part of the building. We will have hold tables where you could bag your items, if you say, need to go sit and nurse your babe or use the restroom. NOTE: The temperature in the arena area is similar in temperature to the temperature outside, due to the nature of the space. Dress in layers!
3) Spend some time reading through our Shopping Tips. There are a few things to highlight…
4) Strollers are NOT allowed during peak shopping times (anytime before Noon on Saturday). It gets crowded and it would be unsafe for everyone. We also highly recommend you not bring children. We know – sometimes you have no choice! But we’ve had several kids get lost (think kids shorter than the racks and at some peak shopping times, several hundred people packing the space). Finally, Children of any size that are WORN in a carrier are ALWAYS welcome, anytime! If you do bring kids, please make sure that they do not play with the toys or sit in the gear. We’ve had kids break things (and then the item is unsellable) or have had people pass over things they want to buy because they think that they are accounted for, only to find out later that the person using the item wasn’t intending to buy it, and then a consignor lost the sale.
5) Check out all of our tips about holding items on our shopping tips page. PLEASE! Don’t abandon items on this table! Shoppers and consignors alike miss out.
6) Don’t forget to come on Sunday during the Half-Price sale! Everything (excluding rare green-tagged items over $75 that a consignor asked to be excluded from the sale) is half-off!
7) Do you tweet? Post on facebook? Instagram? Post your #hpscore after the sale and maybe you’ll win some Half-Pint goods! Also share the event on facebook!
8) Did you know that you can recycle all of your plastic bags after Half-Pint? If you can’t use them again, check out these tips!
8) And last, but not least, We only take cash and check! Keeping consignor checks as high as possible and keeping as much money in the community as possible.
-Ellen and Lisa
PS – Half-Pint is only possible because of the tremendous community we are a part of. Say thank to these folks next time you see them
PPS – Save a couple of bucks for some super awesome Half-Pint goods such as our awesome Midwest Clay Project handmade mugs (tees and reusable bags still available as well) You can carry the Half-Pint love with you year round.
What is Half-Pint Resale? [Answered with Pictures]
What is Half-Pint Resale? 
Half-Pint Resale is a twice per year consignment sale, with awesome stuff for kids aged 0-12, for new mommas, new parents, grandparents, and everyone who loves a little!
Consignors and Volunteers shop a day early at presales –
And then the sale opens to the public for an entire day, and good quality affordable items – tens of thousands of them! – fly off the shelves!
And then it’s Sunday! And the Half-Price sale begins. While the tables and racks are looking comparably empty, there are still so many good deals to be found!
And what is left at the end of the sale?
Hard to believe, isn’t it?
You are going to come to the upcoming sale, right? Check out our shopping tips!
Spread the word!
Half-Pint Resale is
[550+ consignors] selling,
[45,000+ items], at ONE BIG WEEKEND LONG SALE
twice per year in spring and fall
for kiddos (ages 0-12) and expecting families
run by 2 local moms and 350+ volunteers
Thanks to First Moments Photography, Half-Pint’s photographer, for these amazing pics!
Shopping Tips for Fall 2011 Half-Pint Resale
Let’s do it!
This coming weekend is the 8th annual Half-Pint Resale, the area’s largest (and entirely local) children’s consignment sale. With only a few days left before the sale, we hope you’ve got your resuable bags ready and your cheat sheets complete.
Here are a couple of other things that might help you with your shopping extravaganza:
1) Volunteers will be wearing black and will be wearing nametags. They are here to help you! There are a couple of volunteers with special duties that will really help you out: Volunteers with a GEAR VOLUNTEER sign on their backs will help you purchase large items in the gear room/area so you can easily purchase them without hindering the rest of your shopping experience. (For at least Friday, Gear will have it’s own special room off of the front lobby, so watch for it!) Volunteers with a ASK ME ABOUT BABY CARRIERS sign on their backs are ladies who know a TON about baby carriers and will be hanging around in that area during a few hours of the sale to help you try carriers on and learn about what will be best for you and your baby. We hope that these folks will help make your shopping experience better. As always, we’d love to hear if it was a help!
2) Who are those folks selling delicious food/coffee of hot coffee outside our sale doors and in the Cafe on the other side of the Goodman Center building? Why, it’s the ever delicious and socially conscious Ironworks Cafe. Trying to decide to buy or not to buy? Just remember that every purchase helps teens learn important skills regarding running a business – or perhaps is even making a future chef!
3) Parking! We talk about alot about parking because it isn’t plentiful at the Goodman Community Center. However, the staff there are truly fabulous and have worked with other businesses around the area to have overflow parking. You’ll want to take a look at this post and map, but also be watchful for signs as you get to the center, as there may be signs out leading you to the jewel of the parking world. And please, we are begging you NOT to park in anything labeled “fire lane”, “seniors only”, or “no parking”, and in the Madison Kipp lot that is right across the railroad tracks from the GCC lot. (Danke!)
4) Spend some time reading through our Shopping Tips. There are a few things to highlight…
5) Strollers are NOT allowed during peak shopping times (anything before 5pm on Friday). It gets so crowded and it would be unsafe for everyone. We also highly recommend you not bring children. We know – sometimes you have no choice! But we’ve had several kids get lost (think kids shorter than the racks and at some peak shopping times, several hundred people packing the space). Finally, Children of any size that are WORN in a carrier are ALWAYS welcome, anytime! If you do bring kids, please make sure that they aren’t playing with the toys or sitting in the gear. We’ve had kids break things which they become unsellable. Thanks for understanding!
6) Like the last sale, there will not be an Express Lane at this sale... I don’t imagine there are too many people saying boohoo because for those of you who have waited in that Express Lane earlier in the sale when the lines are longer, you know that it didn’t actually get you through any faster and was hard to manage. We will continue to manage lines as best as possible and think you’ll find our new bagging system swift and our hard-working volunteers fabulous.
7) Check out all of our tips about holding items on our shopping tips page. Remember that items can stay on the Hold table for one hour maximum. PLEASE! Don’t abandon items on this table! Shoppers and consignors alike miss out!
8) Finally, don’t forget to bring a donation for the Goodman Community Center’s Fritz Food Pantry. Thanks again to the Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream, everyone who donates will be entered to win ICE CREAM FOR A YEAR. You will find the donation box in the Lobby of the Gymnasium (the location of the sale) Thursday – Saturday.
And last, but not least, We only take cash and check! Keeping consignor checks as high as possible and keeping as much money in the community as possible. Thanks for understanding!
Looking forward to seeing you:
Friday, September 8- 2pm-9pm (new longer hours!), and Saturday, September 9- 9-Noon, and 1pm-5pm (when everything is half off!)
-Ellen and Lisa
PS If you haven’t seen it yet – make sure you check out the VIDEO of the last fall/winters sale in action!
Yum Yum – Win Ice Cream for a Year!
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream is again encouraging all of you to do good for the community by bringing in a donation of baby food (or any other food/formula/personal care item) for our Baby Food Drive benefiting the Goodman Community Center’s Fritz Food Pantry. So add baby food to your grocery list this week and bring it to the sale on Friday or Saturday. Look for a bin in the lobby area and make sure to enter your name in the drawing! Who wouldn’t want Ice Cream for a Year????
(-mommas, daddy’s, babes and kids in this community thank you-)
