Consignment/Resale Guidelines

All toys and clothing must be in storage totes, boxes, or laundry baskets and laid out flat. Absolutely nothing in garbage bags can be accepted.

Clothing (including maternity):

• Must be clean and freshly laundered. Free of odor!
• Shoes must be clean, scuff free with clean laces. No foot impressions or odor.
• Must not be on hangers.
• Must be ‘BEARLY WORN’ – items with stains, rips, tears, worn out knees, seams coming apart, shredding (i.e.. bottom of pant legs), fading, stretching, buttons missing etc. cannot be accepted.
• Must be fashionable (no more than two to three years old). See our popular brand list.
• Must be season appropriate. Out-of-season clothing received may be donated or if it is extraordinarily new/nice/fashionable it may be purchased by the store as if it were an out-of-season sale (50% off) and stored until it becomes seasonable again.
• Must not have years, dates, cities (unless local) or personal names on them.
• We do not accept personal items such as underwear. We do not accept bras and cloth diapers.

Toys:

• All toys must be clean.
• All toys must be in safe, working condition. Please check for recalls at www.cpsc.gov and click on recalls and product safety news.
• All toys must be bagged and sorted into common sets, if applicable.
• All electronic toys must include batteries and be in working condition.
• All games and puzzles must have all pieces included.
• All books must be free of tears, marks and scribbles. Must have all pages.
• All DVD movies must be in working condition in an original case. No bootleg movies.
• We do not accept stuffed animals unless they are interactive, race tracks or fast food type toys.

Baby Equipment/Furniture:

• All baby equipment must be clean and ‘BEARLY WORN’. All equipment must be in safe, working condition, fully assembled and include all parts and pieces.
• All equipment must meet the provincial standards, which we must adhere to. Please check for recalls at www.cpsc.gov and click on recalls and product safety news.
• We accept cribs 5  years old or newer.
• We accept infant and toddler car seats which have a minimum of 2 years left before the manufacturer’s recommended replacement (which is generally 5 to 7 years after date of manufacture or as indicated directly on the product).
• We do not sell bath tub/rings, potty chairs or breast pumps unless they’re new in the box.