I’ve been preparing for weeks now…

…for the twice-yearly event known as the Twin Club Sale! I’ve been meaning to write up a whole post extolling the virtues of Twin Clubs and particularly, the consignment sales they’re famous for. I’m fairly involved with my twin club, so I always volunteer at the sale. This year, I ran one of the registers at the member’s only sale – the big event that’s open to the public isn’t until tomorrow morning. We’ll have a line of probably a hundred people waiting to get in at 7 in the morning – everyone’s looking for a bargain!

Oh, had I only KNOWN the bargains available at these sales when I was pregnant with my twins. I could have picked up cribs, carseats, a double stroller, Exersaucers, etc. etc. etc. for a FRACTION of what I paid for them new. And it’s all pretty nice stuff, too. What I really look forward to, though, is unloading all of our outgrown clothing and equipment we no longer need. A few weeks after the sale, I get a nice little check from the club. This year, it’s going to pay for our gas money to drive to California so our kids can meet Mickey Mouse.

Here’s our club’s big sale, all ready for the crowd of shoppers:

2008 Spring Sale

If you haven’t checked out these types of sales, you are missing OUT, mama!

Cross posted at How Do You Do It? – the famous twin mommy blog!

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4 Responses to “I’ve been preparing for weeks now…”

  • Jules Says:
    March 31st, 2008 at 11:56 am

    WHAT? All the times you’ve done this, I thought it was just like in a garage or yard somewhere. I didn’t know it was THAT huge! WOW!

    That’s cool on your gas money to California. Are you guys swinging through Las Vegas at all?

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  • TRS Says:
    March 31st, 2008 at 10:46 pm

    I think the multiples sales are a great great thing. (I which I’d known about this one, I would have alerted my expecting friend.)

    But, as a public service… you do know you are not supposed to buy or sell used car seats right?
    There is no way to know if they have been in a car wreck (or tossed down the stairs for that matter) Like bike helmets – car seats are only good for one crash… putting your kid in a weakened car seat is about as effective as strapping them to a marshmellow.
    Ask the Health and Safety Council or your local fire dept about this.

    off my soap box now.

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  • Laura Says:
    March 31st, 2008 at 10:50 pm

    Oh, I agree with you! I’ve never bought a used carseat, and I can’t imagine buying that sort of thing at a flea market or a garage sale. I guess (and it may be naive of me) I tend to think that since I personally know all these women, and we have a high standard of stuff we’ll put up for sale, nobody would ever try to sell a carseat that had been in an accident. That’s great advice to pass along, though.

  • Amy Says:
    April 19th, 2008 at 6:01 am

    So did you ever tell us how you made out on the sale? I can’t remember if you did or not.

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