I'm not afraid to say it. I LOVE Rhea Lana's. I look forward to it every Spring and every Fall. What is Rhea Lana's? It's just the best consignment sale there is. Visit http://nwa.rhealana.com/ to learn more about it. If you are a mom, grandma, aunt, uncle, grandpa......let me rephrase that....if you have kids in your life, you should be shopping at your local Rhea Lana's. I have been shopping and consigning at Rhea Lana's for 5 years. I buy for my two sons and four nieces.
I sell things I don't need and make a little vacation money. I love it!
Below are some questions and answers I sometimes get asked or hear.....
Why do I love it so much?
Because it not only lets me sell items I don't need anymore, but it lets me buy things for my boys at a reasonable cost. It lets me spoil my boys. I can go cheap and get a $3 hat or I can go all out and get seven $5 swim suits instead of just two $15 ones at Target.Who doesn't like a good deal? I find neat and unusual stuff. It helps me save money but also get things for my boys I might not get otherwise.
Consigning takes too much time....
Yes, sometimes its a pain, but its worth it! Who doesn't want to clean out there closets and get paid for it? I put in maybe 2 hours of work on this rhea lana's and made $320 AND got to shop before everyone else. Sounds like a good deal to me. So every time you go to get another onesie, another hanger, another tag, another safety pin say to yourself " I'm making money, I'm making money, I'm making money....I get to shop early, I get to shop early, I get to shop early......and I PROMISE the more times you consign, the faster it gets!!!
You buy used stuff?
I always say....GENTLY used you mean. Sometimes it's barely even worn, looks brand new, and sometimes the tags are still on! Yes, you will find stuff that slips through the cracks. You will see a few tears and a few rips, but those are few and far between and there are 110,000 items. Keep looking and you'll find something you like :) I have no problem buying a hat another kid wore a few times, or a bike thats had some practice on it or a book thats been read before, and I don't mind teaching my kids that as well.
What's your secret?
Have a tub handy - in the bottom of the cloest or in the garage. Put things in here through the year when you know you want to get rid of something or they out grow it. Start early. Do NOT wait til the last minute to enter your items into the database if you are selling. I make a list of what I need. I shop at 9am on Saturdays. Shop early. The earlier you shop, the more selection you are going to have. The better deals you will find. Practice makes perfect. Bring your mom to help!
How do you shop at 9am?
Help out on Marketing Day - this year I dropped a few flyers at a few businesses and I put a yard sign in my yard advertising the sale
Consign!
Volunteer a shift OR if you are unable than bring a snack/drinks for those who do
That will get you in at 9
What all do you buy there....
Anything....Shoes, hats, baby stuff, clothes, uniforms, costumes, toys, outdoor toys, riding toys, furniture for your house, rocking chairs, swimming stuff, maternity clothes, books, dvd's you name it - it's probably there.
What do you buy there? What's it like?
See below!
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| TONS of toys all ages |
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| Riding toy anyone? |
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| Walkers, Leap frog tables galore |
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| These are just part of the girls clothes - there's boys clothes too of course I just didn't grab a picture |
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| Brand new Lalaloopsy for my neice for $7 and 2 pairs of Sunglasses $3 |
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| Two complete outfits just $3.50 each |
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| Brand new Old Navy shirt with tags $3.50 and Justice jeans for $5 |
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| 2 dresses $3.50 each |
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| nice dress $5 |
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| WAY too many shoes for my boys |
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| Stuff for Max |
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| Stuff for Alex |
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| All of it |
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| The most exciting part about Rhea Lana's for me as a stay at home mom!!! I contributed to our Spring break fund. |
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