Blog Entry - BrandHabit

Consignment Stores Part 2

So I finally got a PILE... I mean, a HUGE Pile of clothes I don't wear together for the consignment store. I washed, cleaned, pressed, and hung these clothes to make them all the more enticing, and took of to the consignment store. I had dollar signs in my eyes when I thought about the amount of clothes I would unload and turn into cash which I would then use for purchases of NEW clothes.

Ha. No such luck. The store owner politely suggested that I "make myself comfortable" as she perused my collection.

In the end she took only 5 pieces. 5??? But what about the HOT Roxy sweater I barely wore?
Nope. What floored me was how random her choices were.

I decided to bring the balance of clothes into yet ANOTHER consignment store. I mean, after all of that work getting these items ready to sell, I'd be damned if I was going to drag them back into my house.

The next store only took 2 pieces! I swear though, they took pieces that I would never consider and passed on the hot items I had a hard time parting with!

I don't get it. I wonder if I'd be able to get my clothes past the "test" if I went back to the same places on different days, when another person was doing the selection? Do I dare?
Can you imagine? Maybe a buzzer will go off with an announcement,"Get those clothes OUT of the Store! They have been checked and deemed inappropriate for our current taste and collection!"

I am determined to get these things consigned somewhere... I'll keep you posted on my progress...