I have consigned with them for the last 15+ years, and things have gotten horrible. The rules of what can be consigned are constantly changing, and then I am stuck with clothing and other items that I am unable to sell at future sales. The point of consigning is to get things at a good value and to make some money at the same time, and that is becoming nearly impossible.
Personally, it's very frustrating when I have bought clothing for my children nearly exclusively from this sale (some items were purchased from the previous season's sale), and now those same exact items are being rejected because they don't meet brand requirements. I understand that some parents/teens might be picky, but I buy stuff that looks high quality regardless of brand. I can't be the only parent that is more concerned about how good their kids look in clothing instead of what the tag says. I would rather purchase a nice pair of Sonoma shorts than some overly worn ratty-looking Old Navy shorts. And really... Old Navy? That's a quality brand, but Circo isn't?
I assume that because of how strict the brand requirements are that everything at the sale would meet those requirements. Yet somehow, at last season's sale, I unknowingly purchased Amazon Basic pants... about 5 pair of them. Now, I'm stuck with them and 52 other rejected clothing items because so many other people have been able to sell rejected brand clothing at the sale, but they won't allow me to put the same exact items back in.
My wife was shopping the boutique section, and there was a hand written note on a shirt for sale that said "blood stain", yet my clothes are being rejected for a single microscopic spot... or for some other absurd defect. Yet, I can't tell you how many articles of clothing I have purchased in the past that have much more visible stains, but I didn't notice them because I assumed they were held to the same rigorous standards that my clothing was.
Or after I pick up my unsold clothes from the sale, there are noticeable defects that weren't there when I dropped them off... holes, dirt, etc. And now I'm stuck with clothing that was in the sale but can no longer be sold because they were damaged during the sale.
I'm severely disappointed and will not be consigning or shopping with them again. read more