AVOID THE CROWD!
EARLY SHOPPING! Want to get the best selection at the best prices?
Help 6 or more hours before (promoting or set-up), during, and/or after (breakdown) the sale and shop before the crowd, scoring you the best selection and best prices! See available helper shifts and sign up online through your Consignor Homepage through Noon on August 10. (If it's after Noon on August 10, you must sign up or make changes at the sale location.) YOU will LOVE early shopping and, as one helper said, "being part of something bigger than myself"!
Full-time PLUS, Full-time, and Mid-level Helpers (see below) may split their hours with someone else, but only ONE person gets to shop the Helper Sale! Dads, grandmothers, friends, etc., can help you achieve your hours!
Get a chance to earn MORE than 70%!*
• Full-time Plus (39 hour) helpers earn 100% of their sales.*
• Full-time (24 hour) helpers earn 85% of their sales.*
• Mid-level (12 hour) helpers earn 75% of their sales.*
*Extra percentage applies to the first $500 gross sales; past that, the normal 70/30 split applies.
Make new friends while benefiting area children, families, and the community! You can choose the task that's right for you!
Helper slots begin in mid-July and continue through the sale (See Below). Note: You do NOT have to have your hours completed before your early shopping time! Think about it, MANY hours of help are available/needed between then and August 28. Marketplace offers a flexible schedule. Choose the number of hours and times that work best for your family. There are SO many opportunities to achieve your hours!
Bonus Shifts** are available. Please make backup plans for your slots in case of emergencies. If you must switch times after you've signed up to be on the schedule, contact Gina ASAP! Please be prepared by bringing drinks, snacks, comfortable clothing and shoes, etc.
**Bonus Shift, where designated, means those who help the specified number of hours at that time earn an extra bonus hour, as noted!
PLEASE DO NOT BRING CHILDREN DURING YOUR SHIFT!!!
Responsible older teenagers may help and earn their own helper passes/benefits; however, Helper teens under the age of 18 may count their totals at half time and require adult supervision.
Helper Parking: To save parking for those dropping off and/or shopping, please plan to park in farther away, alternate spaces. These could include beside/behind the building, in the gravel parking lot behind the Cowan Visitor's Center, or on the far side of the big parking lot.
Helper sign-ups are basically laid out in 3-hour shifts. We prefer you to help AT LEAST 3 hours at a time. Discuss with Gina if these times do not work for you; Time slots may be modified to fit your schedule! There are 4 levels of helpers:
*DATES & TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.*
Part-time Helpers: At least 6 total hours (or just help 5 hours during one of the bonus shifts, giving you credit for 6 hours). These helpers get to early shop at 3 PM, Thursday, August 17 , AND get to early clearance shop at 4 PM, Thursday, August 24. (ONLY ONE PERSON/SHOPPER ADMITTED PER TICKET!)
Mid-Level Helpers: At least 12 total hours. These helpers get to early shop at 1 PM, Thursday, August 17, AND get to early clearance shop at 3 PM, Thursday, August 24. These helpers earn 75% of their sales!* (ONLY ONE PERSON/SHOPPER ADMITTED PER TICKET!) See note below.
Full-Time Helpers: At least 24 total hours. These helpers get to early shop at 6 p.m., Wednesday, August 16, AND get to clearance shop at 2 p.m., Thursday, August 24. These helpers earn 85% of their sales.*(ONLY ONE PERSON/SHOPPER ADMITTED PER TICKET!) See note below.
Full-Time PLUS Helpers: At least 39 total hours. These helpers get to early shop at 5 p.m., Wednesday, August 16, AND get to clearance shop at 1 p.m., on Thursday, August 24. These helpers earn 100% of their sales.* See note below.
*NOTE: This extra percentage only applies to first $500 gross sales; after that, the normal 70/30 split applies!
In addition to designating the above four levels of helpers, we implemented rules in attempt to be fair to each and every helper and to improve the early shopping experience for all: Only one person/shopper will be admitted per early shopping pass! If your spouse, adult child, mother, sister, friend, etc., wants to early shop, he or she must earn an early shopping pass by being a consignor or helper. It is fine for one person to work the helper hours "for" another person.
Exception: Nursing mothers may wear/carry non-walking infants, if necessary. For the safety of your children and for a more relaxed shopping experience for all, please arrange for childcare on this day. Tip: Bring your child's measurements and a measuring tape.
Another benefit for HELPERS: Helpers may bring their own children who are under the age of 21 for "trying on purposes," AFTER the first hour of their specified Preview Sale time, at the time specified on admission ticket. The Helper Parent is responsible for closely supervising them! Children 21 or older must earn their own helper passes to shop the Preview Sale.
Absolutely NO piling/stashing or grouping things you want before your early shop time! Same holds true on early clearance shopping day (NO shopping may begin before your designated time).
You may click the Consignor Homepage Login button below to see what helper shifts are available and to sign up online (only through Noon on August 10) for any of those shifts! If you have questions, see Contact link for email and phone information. Please sign up at sale location if it's past Noon, August 10. We still need you!!!