Doubletake Consignments in the PINK House 164 Albany Turnpike (Route 44) Canton, CT 06019 860-693-3933 www.doubletakeconsignments.com Consignments Guidelines No Appointments necessary. (except for whatever you consider to be Vintage). Consignment Hours Tues. & Fri. 11- 4 pm Wed. & Thurs. 11- 7 pm 1. HANGERS All items MUST BE ON HANGERS and IRONED or dry-cleaned. (Some items may be folded over hangers, but not wrinkled). You can use Dry-Cleaner wire hangers, get some from them, get some from us, or you can use the hangers you have. If you want hangers back, you must change hangers when we accept your items. 2. STYLES We accept everything for women. Between 10-25 of your best items at a time. 1.) Up-to-date clothing, less than 2 yrs old, items in excellent condition 2.) Vintage Clothing and accessories must be cleaned and pressed. MAKE APPT. WITH OWNER TO BRING IN VINTAGE. -Fads,-Trends,-Costumes-Classics,-Retro,-Funky,-Etc... Plus purses, shoes, jewelry**, boots, gloves, hats, belts, etc, and some Household Decorations. **Display jewelry one to a box. 3A. SIZES Juniors- size Zero, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 11 Womens sizes Zero to 16 (or XL), plus Petites! 3. PREPARATION All items must be shined, zipped, tied, no scratches, rips, etc. Purses and shoes should be stuffed with tissue paper, dry cleaning bags, or whatever, as well as cleaned inside-out, and top to bottom. 3A.) It is a good idea to cover your items with a dry cleaner bag, or something like that. A piece of paper pinned to this with your name and date would be helpful as well. 4. SEASONAL We accept at these times of the year: Fall Clothing- around August 1 Winter Clothing- around October 1 {After Oct. 25, only accepting Dressy Clothing, Dressy Casual, plus accessories. Early Spring Clothing- around Jan. 1 Spring around Feb. 1 Early Summer Clothing- around March 1 Summer- around April 1 5. CALL AHEAD Call ahead & listen to our message to make sure we have not temporarily stopped taking in consignments at busy times. You may look around the store if there is a line. 6. The CLIPBOARD ****Sign your name, DATE, AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU BROUGHT IN, on the "DROP-OFF" clipboard right AWAY*************** 7.)Length of Consignment PERIOD The consignment period is 2 months long, and, at the end of that time, you receive 40% of what the item sold for. 8. PAYMENTS Payment is at the end of the 2 months, but you have to come in to the store to collect your money. Checks are only mailed if you move, and you must send a SASE to Doubletake. 8A. CHECKING YOUR ACCOUNT It is best if you come in to the store to check your account. We usually only have one person here, and cannot always answer the large amount of phone calls we get daily. 9. YOUR STORE CREDIT You may spend your credit in the store at any time - you do not have to wait for the end of the 2 months to do that. 10. ONE YEAR You have one year to collect your money. 11.) YOUR LIST You must make a list of your items for yourself, so that you know what you brought in to our store, in case of a mishap. 12. DONATIONS When the 2 month period is over, unsold merchandise is donated to charities, with some exceptions. 13.) PICKING UP your consignments Consignors can pick up furs, gowns, leathers, Vintage, and other expensive items at their request, at the end of the consignment period. Let us know at time of dropoff. 14.) WAITING... Consignors who are dropping off consignments, must wait for purchasing customers. 17.) FEES... There is a one-time $5 processing fee to open an account, but you don't have to give the money up front; all accounts start at (-$5.00). 19.) PARK Parking is to the right of the Pink House, in my 5 pink spaces, or in the back of that large lot. 20.) PINK House STATEMENT Doubletake is not responsible for your lost items. It is up to the consignor to make sure that their batch of items is labelled with a name and date. Doubletake reserves the right to donate any item at any time (except for gowns, furs, vintage and designer items), if we find that it does not meet our requirements. ***If we have accepted an item, but find later that it is stained, button missing, etc., we will record that we have donated the item and the reason in the computer. Print this out and bring it with you so you can review it while you wait. If you have read this far - Congratulations!!! Print this COUPON out for: ********************************************************* A COUPON: $5 off of a purchase of $25 or more,OR $10 off of a purchase of $60 or more! ********************************************************* Thank you for consigning with Doubletake in the PINK HOUSE, Gloria rev.03-1-10 |