I’ve decided that it’s time to bite the bullet and prepare myself for my first Mom2Mom sale!
Why? Because I never realized the amount of clothing a little girl could go through in two short years of life! I managed to stay organized and box away clothing as she grew out of it just in case we had another daughter. It wasn’t until we moved into a new home recently that I realized just how much clothing we had sitting around.
I am not kidding when I say that in two years, my daughter has accumulated more clothing than I currently own or have owned in years. I have a minimum of 10 large storage containers busting at the seams with clothes (some of which I’m embarrassed to say, still have tags on).
Below is a simple list of advice that I have been given to help me prepare for my first Mom2Mom:
- Scope out local Mom2Mom sales and sign up (DMB puts out a list each month)!
- Organize all the clothing by size and type (onesies, pants, pajamas, etc.).
- Price items you have a lot of lower, you are likely to sell more of it.
- Buy cheap clear Ziploc bags so the clothes stay organized as people pick them up to look at them.
- Make sure you do all of the above gradually and not the night before the Mom2Mom sale.
- Use a dolly – borrow, beg, (don’t steal!) a dolly. This is apparently a necessity if you want to save your arms from falling off.
- Buy cheap hangers and stand up racks for certain items that you are selling as a set.
- Have lots of extra singles for change.
- Make sure to have lots of coffee the morning of the Mom2Mom.
- Join a local Mom2Mom sale group on Facebook to sell the remaining items (or sell all the items from the start)!
I will be sure to share my experience after attending my first Mom2Mom and I welcome any additional advise on planning for another!
