Spring/Summer 2010
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THIS JUST IN -- FREE FLU SHOTS!
The Department of Health will be at the sale giving FREE H1N1 flu shots!

WE ARE NOW USING COLOR-CODED TAGS TO TELL US IF YOU WANT YOUR ITEMS RETURNED AT THE END OF THE SALE!
DONATE THIS ITEM: Use white, off-white, or tan color tags 
KEEP THIS ITEM: Use COLOR tags
COLORS TO AVOID: No red tags --  We use red to indicate Sold Items. Avoid dark colors too -- They inhibit the barcode from scanning 
RECOMMENDED COLORS: We recommend bright colors: Orange, green, baby blue, yellow, etc…
CAN I USE A COMBINATION OF WHITE AND COLOR TAGS? Of course!
Use a combination of tags when you have certain items you would like returned and other items you are willing to donate.

SPECIAL THIS SALE -- GOLD EXCHANGE EVENT!
We have a Gold Exchange Event that will be in-house to evaluate gold and give you CASH!  We hope this will bring more shoppers as they will get CASH in hand to take home or spend at the sale! 
 
A professional jeweler with 30+ years of experience will be evaluating the gold brought.  The price of gold is at historic heights!  Bring your old, tangled necklaces, banged up bracelets, mismatched or broken earrings, or any other gold that just sits in the drawer and exchange it for CASH!
 
Golden Concepts Gold Exchange Hours
Wednesday, February 24th:         Drop-in: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Thursday, February 25th:            Drop-in: 9:00am-12:00pm
Friday, February 26th:                Drop-in: 10:00am-1:00pm

CLOTHING ITEMS ARE LIMITED TO 150 PIECES PER CONSIGNOR 
The 150 pieces of clothing do not include shoes, socks, or bibs.  A 2- or 3-piece set such as a shirt and shorts grouped as a set on one hanger counts as one piece.  Of the 150 pieces, up to 20 can be size 0 – 6mos.  We are typically over-run with these sizes and have had many complaints from shoppers that these sizes contain duplicate outfits.  A group of onesies pinned together counts as one piece and will count towards the limit for 0 – 6 months.

NEW PUBLIC SALE SCHEDULE
The public sale will now run Thursday through Saturday with Saturday being the half-price day. Please see the Home page for a complete schedule of events.

WE NO LONGER ACCEPT VHS TAPES
But we love DVDs!

YOUR HUSBAND CAN WORK VOLUNTEER SHIFTS FOR YOU!
We always need some muscle before, during, and after the sale! You can sign your husband up for ANY shift, but there are 2 shifts (one before the sale and one at the end) that only husbands can sign up for. These special shifts will entail assembling/disassembling racks.

BRING A BROWN PAPER BAG
If you would like your items returned to you at the end of the sale, please bring a brown grocery bag when you come to your drop off appointment.  Use a magic marker to write your consignor number large on both sides.  This will be used to collect your unsold items after the sale.

WE'VE MOVED!
We are still at the Morocco Shrine Center, but we've moved into the LARGE 24,000 square foot auditorium in the front of the building. Shopping is much more fun with all of this room!
We've added 80 more hanging sections for easier shopping!

THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL WILL BE AT THE SALE FRIDAY FROM 9AM - NOON
Dawn Tomlinson and her crew will be in the front parking lot conducting car seat safety checks. Thanks, Dawn, for keeping our kids safe!

DROP OFF/PICK UP
Drop off and Pick up will be done through the FRONT doors since we have moved into the auditorium.

VENDORS
We have more room for vendors now. If you know of a business that would complement our sale, please let them know about us.
Click HERE for vendor information.

CONSUMER PROTECTION SAFETY INFORMATION ACT and HOW IT IMPACTS OUR SALE:
The Consumer Protection Safety Information Act (CPSIA) is a new law effective February 10, 2009 that is designed to remove children’s items that contain an unsafe amount of lead.  This law affects businesses and individuals that are selling and even donating items designed for children age 12 and under.  This applies to ANY item including but not limited to toys, clothing, jewelry, furniture and even books.  The Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC) came out with a clarification of the law which releases consignment stores from having to test EACH item for lead.  However, we are all still accountable if we are found selling unsafe items.  SO WHAT CAN WE DO?  We are going to make every effort to ensure all items for sale are not on the recall list put out by the CPSC, the governing agency in these issues.  We are requiring EVERY consignor to check ALL of their items against the CPSC recall list.  They are not to bring any items found on this list.  Finders Keepers is a strong advocate for children’s safety and we are going to do everything in our power to make sure we are in compliance with these new regulations.
The link to the CPSC recall list: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html . 
For more information regarding the CPSIA lead law: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09086.html .

EASIER WAY TO GET YOUR BARCODED TAGS!  HOORAY!
Office Depot is able to pull up our website from their copy center and can print your barcodes for you! 
Just go into their store to the copy center and let them know that you need your barcode printed from our website at www.finderskeepersjax.com .  They can print the tags for you onto cardstock for a cost of 17 cents per copy or if you bring your own cardstock, it is only 10 cents a copy.

Click here for a set of printable instructions to take to Office Depot.

If you choose to go to different copy center, you will need to download your tag page to a jump drive or to a disk. Please see the Printing Tags page for more specific instructions.

PRODUCTS OVER $20
$20 and over form now available on the Getting Started and Tagging Page to speed up drop off time