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 March 17. If it's after Noon on March 17, 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 March 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 April 3. 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 Levels
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, March 24 , AND get to early clearance shop at 3 PM, Thursday, March 31. (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, March 24, AND get to early clearance shop at 2 PM, Thursday, March 31. 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 (please sign up for AT LEAST 3 hours of your total during Sorting, which is NEW for Spring 2022: from 3 pm til 8 pm, Saturday afternoon/evening, April 2.
These helpers get to early shop at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, AND get to clearance shop at 1 p.m., Thursday, March 31. 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 (please sign up for AT LEAST 3 hours of your total during Sorting, which is NEW for Spring 2022: from 3 pm til 8 pm, Saturday afternoon/evening, April 2.
These helpers get to early shop at 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, AND get to clearance shop at Noon on Thursday, March 31. 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).
Which Helper Gigs Suit You?
- Postcard Promotion: If you love the Marketplace Consignment Sale, are energetic, enjoy talking to the public, this might be for you! Contact Gina ASAP.
- Drop Off Screener: If you have a good sense of current styles, a good eye for detail, and a matter-of-fact willingness to point out stains and other problems to people, this might be for you. We need great screeners to maintain great quality!
- Drop Off Floor Helper: If you would rather not screen clothing but would like to direct consignors as to where to place their non-clothing items, screening them then organizing in the designated spots, this might be for you.
- Sale Checkout Helper: If you like people, are detail oriented, don't mind standing, and will perform bag checks, this might be for you.
- Sale Checkout Scanner: If you are calm, focused, and detail oriented, this might be for you!
- Sale Floor Straightener: If you are energetic, love keeping busy/moving, and love keeping things organized, this might be for you.
- Sale Security: If you enjoy patrolling and keeping an eye on people (i.e. for unsupervised children, shoplifters, tag swapping/changing, etc.), this might be for you.
- Sale Front Door Keeper: If you are friendly, watchful, focused, and good with detail (checking for passes, when applicable, watching for security issues as shoppers enter and exit, and performing bag checks), this might be for you.
- Sale Dressing Room Monitor: If you are friendly, watchful, and good with detail (security issues), this might be for you.
- Sorting: If you'd rather not deal with the public but instead are detail oriented and would enjoy a laid back, on-your-feet alphabetical order sorting game, this might be for you! No heavy lifting required. Bring reading glasses if you wear them.
- Rack Set Up/Breakdown: If you have strong muscles and enjoy a workout or assembling stuff, this might be for you.
- Pickup Day Helper: If you like instructing/assisting people, this might be for you.
- Final Clean Up Helper: If you don't mind cleaning (sweeping, garbage disposal, wiping down, etc.), this might be for you.
- Computer, Website, Photographer or Social Media Helper: If you are computer savvy, know how to install software, network computers, please contact Gina. Or if you are experienced in website development, photography, or social media marketing, contact Gina.
