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Originally Posted by lauralaylin
A friend is giving me a pass for early shopping at the biggest consignment sale in our area. It's tonight, and I am so darn excited I can barely stand it. I'm sure I won't be able to fit everything into my laundry basket!
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Word of advice to anyone doing a sale: \
1. Take a rolling storage container. (Think Rubbermaid storage containers with wheels)
2. Don't waste time by deciding piece-by-piece. Grab it if you like it. Put it in your cart. Then, at the end, find a spot on the floor and go through your items.
3. Have 3 piles. Absolutely Yes. Absolutely No. Maybe.
4. Check your items well. Buttons and zippers. Correct sizing. (Check both items in a set. (I once bought an outfit for Max. The top was listed 2t. But, the pants they had folded and pinned were actually 9 MONTHS.) The pants were 2T!Check for stains. (Look under the tag, too.) If something white has a stain, consider whether or not you could q-tip it with some bleach to remove it. If so, I get it.
5. Have rules. You decide what is too much for something...
Here's my rule:
$5 rule per piece. If it is over $5, it has to be high-end. Boutique brands, I will pay more for. But, I base what I should pay by the brand and what it sells for new.
Today was half price day at our local consignment sale. I'm sitting here smiling at the haul we took! 
) (Let me say here that BlazerCheer is the best owl outfit finder ever.) Then for ZetaDaughter's son, there were lots of OshKosh overalls and cute Mickey Mouse tops!
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