TAGGING INSTRUCTIONS

Clothes, hats, shoes, books and toys are accepted.  Don't forget children's furniture (indoor and outdoor) are also accepted. 

This makes it easier to input the information on the pricing page.

On the pricing page, you can choose your own price use whole dollar increments- no 50 cents or such) and you also indicate on this page if you want your item to be discounted at the last part of the sale and if you want your items to be donated or if you will pick up your unsold items. Remember you will receive 70% of what the item sells for at either the original price or at the half price sale.   

A good rule of thumb is to price your items based on brand - Bargain Brands like Circo, Garanimals, and Carters that sell for less than $10 originally- price well at $1-4.  Basic Brands like OldNavy and Oshkosh that sell at retail for $5-15 - price well at $3-6 . Better Brands like Gymboree, Gap and Polo resell well at $4-10 and Boutique Brands that retail for more than $20 resell well at 25%-35% of original price.  However, you can mark your items at any price you wish.  You can determine how much each item will sell for. Smocked and embroidered items always sell well no matter the price.  

Use cardstock for your tags.  Any other paper is too thin and will tear off the item and cannot be sold.  Watch that your barcodes are readable as this affects whether the item can be read by our scanner.  When the item will be discounted the tag will indicate this on the bottom, below the barcode.  Scratching this out WILL NOT remove its listing as half price.  The computer system will go by the barcode and how it was ENTERED in the system.  Discounting is always a good idea as many sales are made when shoppers come "just to look" on discount day.  

Hang your clothes items on the hanger with the hanger looking like a question mark. This ensures that all items are facing the same way on sale day.  Use a safety pin to attach the tag to the right side of the item (if you are looking at it face on).  On a shirt this would put the tag over the heart area.  Tagging this way makes it easy for shoppers to see the item and the price in one look.  Think "quick decision, quick sale".  

Bring your clothing items divided by gender and size in plastic bags.  You can put a hole in the bottom of a plastic bag and slip the top of the hangers through the hole then label the bag Girl 2T or Boy size 8 etc.  This makes stocking the racks easier and ensures your items are places for maximum visibility for sales.

If you want to participate but don't have time to price and tag your items, we have  a tagging service.  This way you just drop off your items, pay your tagging partner for the service and wait for you sales check to come in the mail.  

The fee for the tagging service is paid to the tagger and Merry Go Round charges an extra ten percent of your sales price.  This means it will be a 60/40 split of the sale price of the item.  This is a fantastic service to get those unneeded items out of your house without any hassle to you.  The items are out of your way AND you get a profit check in the mail!  To inquire about this service or to schedule a drop off time for your items message us for a prompt reply.  Remember space is limited and the cutoff day for drop offs is two weeks before the next sale.