Consignor Information
Presale Times
Spring/Summer 2010
Thursday, March 18
Volunteer 4 shifts shop 3:30 pm
Volunteer 3 shifts shop 4:15 pm
Volunteer 2 shifts shop 4:45 pm
Volunteer 1 shift + consign shop 5:15 pm
Volunteer 1 shift but don't consign shop 5:45 pm
Consignor only, don't volunteer, shop 6:15 pm

Advertisers shop at 6:45pm

NEW: Paid Admission Option
Enter 7pm $10 (cash only) per adult, no refunds

Presale closes at 9:00 pm

The Boutique Armoire is 2-3 miles from both GA 400 & 285. A quick drive from almost anywhere in the metro area.

Selling your gently used children's clothing, high end baby gear, large toys, and now Ladies Designer handbags/purses & belts is a great way to clear out clutter and earn some cash at the same time!

As a seller with The Boutique Armoire, you pay a low $5 registration fee and then receive 70% of the selling price of your merchandise.

Email Susan or call 770-365-3588 to register for a consignor number.
Please provide the following information at registration:

• Full Name
• Address
• Phone Number
• Cell Phone Number
• Email Address
• Consignor ID if you have sold with us in the past
• Drop Off Day/Time Preference (see below for choices)
• Approximate Number of Items and description of any large items (very important for space planning!)
  and if you are or are not bringing anything from the expanded brands list
  
• How You Heard About the Sale/Referral- please be as specific as possible!
• If you want help arranging a person to carpool with (let us know where you are coming from)
• If you would like to also volunteer or already are scheduled to volunteer
• If you use a MAC or a PC
• PC users, do you have access to Internet Explorer? Which version?
  
  If you sold in August 2009 (Dunwoody Fall/Winter 2009 sale), please use your same consignor id and password from that sale! If you forgot either of those, contact Susan. It is NOT an auto reply and may take up to 24 hours for a reply. Feel free to call 770-365-3588 vs wait for an email.
  
  New Consignors: You MUST pre-register with Susan to receive your consignor id and password before you can use our tags. Let us know if you use a Mac too! We have to make a special programming change for you.

To access the new bar coded tagging system click here:
NOTE: We do not accept tags from other consignment sales. If you sold in the August 2009 sale you are already entered in the system and just need to use your ID/Password. If you forgot your ID and/or password please email or call Susan. It is not an automatic reply system and may take up to 24 hours for a reply. Feel free to call vs. wait for an email.. Email Susan or call 770-365-3588

PROVIDER ERROR MESSAGES 80004005 WHEN TAGGING:
The program gets very busy with those of you who wait until the very end, please be patient! If you get an error message that reads "Provider error '80004005' " it means the server is just really busy. Below is a link to an alternate tagging system to handle the overload. The alternate site will be structured a bit differently and you won't get the same detailed report at the end of the sale. We encourage you to tag early to avoid this potential situation.

ALTERNATE TAGGING SYSTEM: If you are at wits end or just completely out of time and can't wait for the primary tagging system to free up you can use this as a "system of last resort". Please read the instructions carefully. Click here for the Alternate Tagging System.

Drop off appointments fill quickly so please provide your top 3 choices.

Drop Off Days and Times currently available are:

Wednesday March 17, 2010
9:00am, 9:15, 10:15, 10;45, 11:45, 12:15pm, 12:30pm, 12:45pm, 1:15pm-615pm (in 15 min intervals)

Thursday March 18, 2010
9:00am, 9:30am, 9:45am,

We will be accepting seasonally appropriate children's clothing items and accessories, high end baby gear and furniture, DVDs and large toys. Clothing should be clean and on hangers. Ironing the outfit is not necessary, but certainly makes for better presentation and better pricing. Shoes may be tied together with cable ties, ribbon or string (no zip lock bags). Baby gear and toys should be clean, in great working order and with all necessary pieces. Electronic items must have working batteries. For complete information, click here.

For information on the drop off appointment, click here.

All items will be carefully screened to meet quality standards. The Boutique Armoire reserves the right to reject any item based on brand/quality/appearance in keeping with the specialty nature of this sale.

For a complete list of items and brands we sell, please see our Brands Accepted and Brands Not Accepted pages. Also visit our newly added Expanded Brands Accepted page

How to Tag Your Items

Open the Tag Template/Inventory Sheet. This is now a web based document. You will need your Consignor ID and password to be assigned to you first.

Click here for our instructions on using our new Bar Coded Tags.

If you get a Provider Error message when tagging, 80004005 it means the system is too busy with other taggers. This usually begins to happen about 48 hours before drop off begins. Please wait and come back later. Late at night often works well as does early morning. There is an alternate tagging option listed above. Please see ALTERNATE TAGGING SYSTEM listed on this page just above the drop off appointment options.

To print tags: you will be unable to change the tags in any way from the tag sheet. In order to print just the number of tags you have filled out, click "print preview" to see how many pages of tags you need to print. Then on the print screen, enter that page range to print (example print page 1 to 4).You may then print your tags and attach them to your items.

All items MUST be tagged using only The Boutique Armoire tags and printed on CARDSTOCK. We do not accept tags from other sales.

All items must be tagged and all tags must be printed on heavy card stock. Please do NOT use paper as the tags don't hold up through the sale. Please do not staple paper tags to heavier material (ie: index cards). We reserve the right to reject any items tagged with paper tags or paper stapled to index cards or card stock.

They should be attached with a safety pin or stapled to the inside tag of the garment (please try not to obscure the brand name) as shown in the picture. Stapling is very fast and our preferred method!

If the garment tag is not easily accessible, you may pin our tag to the neckline or waistline. We tag this way (vs pinning to the front of the garment) to minimize pin damage to the clothes. If a garment is brand new and still has tags from the store on it you may staple to the stores tags.

Any items tagged using regular weight paper or straight pins will be returned to the consignor.

VERY IMPORTANT: Please check that your ink is printing clearly. If we can't read the price or consignor id, we can't sell your item.

How to indicate a size:
• For infant sizes, please use the following size range. All others use the actual numerical size. We hang garments by the smallest number in the range.
  

• 0-3 months	12 months
  3-6 months	18 months
  6-9 months	24 months
  9-12 months

If an item ran extremely small or large, please tag it to the most appropriate size despite what the garment said. EX: garment tag states it's a 4T but you feel it really ran like a 3T then mark it 3T and mention that it ran small on your tag. If an item is classified as Slim, Plus, Husky, please add that after the size: EX: 5 Husky or 8 Slim.

Please do NOT use Small, Medium, Large, X-Large or their abbreviations: S-M-L-XL etc for the size. Please give it a numerical size as that is where it will be hung. Please compare it to something else your child wore and mark it accordingly. Make it easy for your item to sell!

European Sizes: Please list both the European number and the American equivalent EX: 122/7. If you don't know the American equivalent we strongly encourage you to estimate it or look it up on the manufacturers website. If the consumer has to guess they are less likely to buy your item. Make it easy for the customer to buy! You can try these links to see if your sizes are listed for conversions: Shoes1, Shoes/Socks2, German Conversions/Great General Info, Clothes, Naartjie's charts, Ebay's Chart

• Description - please give a brief description of your item. This helps in the event the tag becomes separated from the item or is mis-tagged. Example: "Baby Lulu pink floral dress & diaper cvr 2pcs" (do not use quotation marks in your description)

• Price - VERY IMPORTANT! We will not be able to sell items without prices. Please use .50 cent increments when pricing. Suggested pricing is 25-33% of original price depending on condition/features/etc. Ultimately, ask yourself, "would I pay $X for this item"? Please make sure your ink is printing clearly and not hard to read.

• NOTE: The tags have been reformatted to give you the opportunity to have a lower price (of any or all items) for the final day of the sale. If you chose, you may lower the price as much or a little as you would like (no forced percentage) - as long as it is in .50 cent increments. You may also opt not to lower the price. In this case, just enter 0 (zero) when tagging an an "NR" will appear which indicates "No Reduction".
  

All clothing items should be on hangers with the open part of the hanger facing left to look like a question mark as shown in the picture. Two piece outfits may be pinned to the hanger or tied together. Please only use one price tag per multi-piece outfit.

Tags on baby gear, furniture, DVDs or toys should be securely affixed using packing tape or masking tape. Please do not tape over the entire tag. Our volunteers will need to remove it in order to sell the item.

Please do NOT package shoes in zip lock bags. Use cable wraps, ties, ribbon or other means of keeping the shoes together. There is a limit of 10 pairs of shoes per consignor. You can tape the tag to the sole of a shoe, pin it to a lace or eyelet hole, etc.

At Your Drop Off Appointment

DROP OFF IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY! When you call or email Susan for Seller Registration, you will be given a drop-off time. When you arrive, please check in with a volunteer and she will direct you where to place your items.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR ITEMS FOR RECALL and LEAD STATUS PRIOR TO COMING TO DROP-OFF. IT IS EACH SELLER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO. PLEASE CHECK HERE: http://www.cpsc.gov/

1. Clothing must be tagged and sorted by gender & size before you arrive for drop-off.
2. Please bring a copy of your inventory list.
3. Bring a self-addressed, stamped envelope. If you prefer, we can provide this for $1.00 per envelope.
4. Your items will be checked for brand acceptance/quality while you complete our consignor waiver.

Pick Up of Unsold Items

All unsold items need to be picked up on Sunday March 21, 2010 between 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm. All items remaining after 2:30pm become property of The Boutique Armoire, regardless if you checked the donate box or not. Checks will be mailed out 2 weeks from the end of the sale.

Please check our Lost/Found table at pick-up for any items that don't have tags on them and thus we don't know whom they belong to.

The Boutique Armoire makes every effort to ensure the safety of your items. The Boutique Armoire will not be liable for these goods in the event of damage, theft, or loss. Additionally, all items remaining at the close of pick-up will become property of The Boutique Armoire - NO EXCEPTIONS. Each consignor will sign a Consent and Waiver at check in acknowledging this and releasing The Boutique Armoire from liability for items.