Consign

Merchandise Preparation and Tagging

• Make sure all clothing is clean and free of rips, tears, stains, and smells
• Secure all buttons and zippers
• Hang clothing with hangers facing left like a question mark. (?)
• When hanging SETS, secure items/hangers together with a rubber band.
• Use notched hangers for strapped items (tanks & dresses). 
• All bottoms must be hung by the waistband on a pant hanger or a hanger using masking tape and safety pins.
• Shoes may be brought in boxes, but will not be displayed with their box. Boxes will not be returned following the sale. DO NOT tie or tape your shoes together.
• Handbags, belts, scarves and hats will not require hangers

Complete Consignment Inventory in Software and Print Tags

• Tags will include: consignor #, item description, size, price, Discount Yes or No & Donate Yes or No.
• Each consignor will determine if they will:
• Keep their item at full price or discount to ½ OFF during the last days of the sale (recommended). Consignors have a MUCH higher percentage of items sold when they choose the Discount YES option.
• Donate the item after the sale by selecting "Yes" or "No" from the drop down box.
• To Print: use a printer with a normal (not best quality) printout.  The barcode needs to appear crisp and clear.  Be sure your printer has been calibrated and set-up correctly.  Note: you can save your tags as a pdf file and print them anywhere. 

Pricing Your Items

• Price to sell. You don’t want it back! Consignors with competitive prices end up taking less home and earning more money. View the Accepted Items and Pricing Guide if you need help. Or hire a Sip and Seams Concierge! 
• 50 - 75% off retail is a good rule of thumb.
• Ask yourself, "What would I pay at a consignment sale?"
• Offer your items at ½ OFF the last discount days. Half the money is better than no money!

Attach Tags to Items

With a safety pin, attach your tag to the top right front of each hanging garment. Please only tag in seams or on manufacturer's tags. Some garments are too delicate to pin tags to the top right front seam. For those special garments or when using a tagging gun, we recommend attaching tags to a seam or the inside label.

• Pants, Jeans, & Trousers
• Steam or press pants. Make sure there are no loose threads (unless they're intended to be there for aesthetic reasons...) Turn the hook of the hanger to the left (like a question mark). Button any buttons and zip any zippers. If using a shirt hanger instead of pants hanger:  Fold tape over the bottom of the hanger in two places to hang the pants. Run two heavy safety pins through the middle of the tape and the waistline of the pants. Pin or use a tagging gun to attach the printed tag on the top right side of the item.
• Shirts, Coats, & Dresses
• Steam or press the item. Make sure there are no loose threads. Button any buttons and zip any zippers. Turn the hook of the hanger to the left (like a question mark). Pin or use a tagging gun to attach the printed tag on the right side of the item.
• Shoes
• Clean or polish shoes. Place the printed tag in the sole of one of the shoes. Tags must be securely attached to the inside sole of shoes with ribbon and hole punch, or packing tape. When using packing tape on shoes, be sure it sticks. DO NOT attach tags to shoe boxes as the boxes will not stay with shoes. Shoppers will be handling and trying shoes on so please do not tie your shoes together.
• Jewelry
• Earrings can be attached to card stock tag and taped on the back to further secure the earrings. Or place in a plastic ziplock bag and tape the printed tag on the outside of the bag. Necklaces and bracelets should have the printed tag tied to it securely or zip tied - if not possible, place in zip lock bag and tape the printed tag to the outside of the bag.
  
• Accessories: Hats, Scarves, belts, etc.
• Affix tags to other loose accessories using a tagging gun, ribbon or safety pins.
• Handbags
• When tagging designer handbags, please attach price tag with MULTIPLE mini zip ties.