Consignment Sales Help Families Become Environmentally Friendly
Consignment sales are a hot new trend that encourages families to recycle their gently used children's items instead of tossing them into the landfill.
This fun and exciting venue not only helps families recycle, but it also helps families stay within budgets and make money on their outgrown items.
Let's look at how these sales are helping our environment.
Recycling Merchandise- Out with the old, in with the nearly new.
One of the biggest benefits to a consignment or seasonal sale is the number of people an event can draw.
This means that consignors can sell the majority of their outgrown items and also have a large selection of "new" gently used items they can purchase, in larger sizes.
Because of the growing popularity of these sales, people are taking better care of their items, spending more time with stain removal, and repairing a needed missing button.
Knowing that they are going to sell it and hopefully make some money on it, instead of tossing it aside, has caused more people to treat their items with more care.
Recycling Equipment- Equipment that is no longer useful to one business is being recycled into equipment that can be used for a consignment sale.
Customers are accustomed to seeing "battered and bruised" equipment at a consignment sale.
Because they are coming for the fantastic deals, they don't feel the need to be impressed by the latest and greatest, newest or shiniest equipment.
As long as it's functional, customers are happy.
Small Footprint - A seasonal sale is usually held a couple of times a year.
Because of this, they tend to set up shop in an existing building such as a church gym or community center.
There are no long term commitments to buildings and utilize existing utilities (such as electricity) that are already in use for the building.
Storage- Sale equipment is usually compact, or rented, which means that there is no need to take up massive amounts of storage space when a sale isn't set up.
Internet Marketing/Email - Most sales are going green thanks to the internet and email capturing.
Fewer and fewer sales are sending out postal mailers.
No more junk mail.
Thanks to email and websites, information about consignment sales is now available online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Consignment sales are a fabulous way to help the environment in a practical, hands-on way.
Helping families recycle their gently used items, not only helps the environment but also helps your community.
This fun and exciting venue not only helps families recycle, but it also helps families stay within budgets and make money on their outgrown items.
Let's look at how these sales are helping our environment.
Recycling Merchandise- Out with the old, in with the nearly new.
One of the biggest benefits to a consignment or seasonal sale is the number of people an event can draw.
This means that consignors can sell the majority of their outgrown items and also have a large selection of "new" gently used items they can purchase, in larger sizes.
Because of the growing popularity of these sales, people are taking better care of their items, spending more time with stain removal, and repairing a needed missing button.
Knowing that they are going to sell it and hopefully make some money on it, instead of tossing it aside, has caused more people to treat their items with more care.
Recycling Equipment- Equipment that is no longer useful to one business is being recycled into equipment that can be used for a consignment sale.
Customers are accustomed to seeing "battered and bruised" equipment at a consignment sale.
Because they are coming for the fantastic deals, they don't feel the need to be impressed by the latest and greatest, newest or shiniest equipment.
As long as it's functional, customers are happy.
Small Footprint - A seasonal sale is usually held a couple of times a year.
Because of this, they tend to set up shop in an existing building such as a church gym or community center.
There are no long term commitments to buildings and utilize existing utilities (such as electricity) that are already in use for the building.
Storage- Sale equipment is usually compact, or rented, which means that there is no need to take up massive amounts of storage space when a sale isn't set up.
Internet Marketing/Email - Most sales are going green thanks to the internet and email capturing.
Fewer and fewer sales are sending out postal mailers.
No more junk mail.
Thanks to email and websites, information about consignment sales is now available online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Consignment sales are a fabulous way to help the environment in a practical, hands-on way.
Helping families recycle their gently used items, not only helps the environment but also helps your community.