IMPORTANT DEADLINES

TO RECEIVE YOUR BARCODE PACKET BY MAIL, ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (WED)! Barcode orders submitted Thur & Fri need to be picked up at Basketball Academy Sat. after 9am or anytime during drop off hours.

THE ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AT 10pm ON FRIDAY. Barcode orders or workshift requests need to be emailed to info@littletreasuressale.com or call 216.2223. If something comes up and you need to change your drop-off time - no need to call - come during regular drop-off hours and we'll work you in.

Here we go...

Little Tikes Toy Recall

Little Tikes Co. is recalling 1.6 million workshop sets and trucks due to a choking hazard.

Plastic nails (red or blue) sold with a variety of Little Tikes children's products are the culprit. The recall includes the Electronic Project Workshop, Little HandiWorker Workhorse, Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop, Swirlin' Sawdust Workshop and Black Pickup Truck with Tools.

You should immediately remove the nails and contact the company for instructions on how to obtain free replacement parts.

The affected toys were sold at retailers nationwide and online, from March 1994 through June 2009, for between $25 and $100. The products were manufactured in the U.S. and China.

For more information, visit http://cpsc.gov.

15 bins of toys on the wall

Finally started tagging my own stuff yesterday for Little T Sale and enlisted the help of my soon-to-be middle-school-bound daughter. She's quite the whip cracker. We sorted 15 bins of toys, clothes, shoes and books and tagged 5 of them. 

I decided to work backwards this season. I started tagging the stuff I dread first -- the things that never seem to make it into the sale because I don't get around to it. Puzzles, books and toys. I think I'm going to need a U-haul to get it there.

Hmmm...let's see.  A little sweat + 8 solid hours with my daughter + 15 bins removed from my basement = cash in my pocket. Works for me. 

Happy tagging...we'll be back at again tonight! 

My favorite little things

I have a lot of favorite clothing purchases from Little Treasures, especially for my Mia. She's decked out in Little T finds from head to toe everyday. From handmade custom outfits to the cutest little $1 tee that says "Miso cute" and has little chopsticks on it... But probably my favorite find ever was a little lobster costume she wore on Halloween when she was 3. Oh and my oldest daughter found a yellow coach purse for $10!

Fact or Fiction

We hear all kinds of things about seasonal sales -- some are factual and some, well, not so much. Probably the biggest myth of all however, is the one Little Treasures is happy to de-bunk:

Fiction: "The big sale has more sellers, more competition and my things have less of a chance of selling."

Fact:  We wondered the same thing which is why we've watched this statistic closely. As our sale grows in number of sellers, on average, our sellers make more each time. Average per seller sales increase dramatically each season because average number of shoppers increases dramatically, too. To put it in perspective...in the past two years, Little Treasures' average pay per seller has doubled!

The bottom line is this: If you have nice things in great condition and they are priced very reasonably, they will sell. 

Little Treasures Kid's Sale registration is currently open for our fall/winter sale! Register today: www.littletreasuressale.com. 

 

Ready for the fall/winter sale?

Yep. It's that time again. I hate to even say it out loud, but summer will be gone before we know it. That's why Little Treasures Kid's Sale is already up and running - ready for registrations and barcode orders all summer long - so you can avoid some of the craziness that comes with the back-to-school season. 

If you've never experienced selling with Little Treasures, before you let your kid's things go for pennies at a yard sale, check out how to consign at our upcoming Fall/Winter sale. 

Join our group

We're on Facebook now:  Check out our group and connect with other Little T Moms!

Click here to join Little Treasures Kid's Sale group on Facebook.

See you at the sale!  Don't forget...we're at HOOPS March 5-8, 2009.