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1 Version 1.2 –FALL SALE 2017 Clothing & Gear Sale SELLER’S HANDBOOK Everything you need to know to be a seller at the TPOMBA sale. IMPORTANT! Please read this handbook in its entirety as there have been many changes recently implemented. Throughout this guide, please look for PRO TIPS to ensure a great and successful selling experience! Saturday September 16, 2017 Dennis R. Timbrell Recreation Centre 29 St. Dennis Drive North York M3C 3J3 (416) 395-7972 Recreation Centre is located near Eglinton and Don Mills, just down the street from the Ontario Science Centre ARTICLE DROP-OFF Friday, September 15, 2017 6:00–7:30 PM Dennis R. Timbrell Rec. Centre, 29 St. Dennis Drive, North York M3C 3J3 MEMBER SHOPPING* Saturday, September 16, 2017 7:30 AM Dennis R. Timbrell Rec. Centre, 29 St. Dennis Drive, North York M3C 3J3 *TPOMBA Members/Sister Clubs Note: TPOMBA Members may bring up to 4 guests for member shopping. PUBLIC SHOPPING Saturday, September 16, 2017 9:00-11:30 AM Dennis R. Timbrell Rec. Centre ARTICLE PICK-UP Saturday, September 16, 2017 1:30-2:00 PM Dennis R. Timbrell Rec. Centre Questions? Please contact Tara Krane, TPOMBA Sale Coordinator at: [email protected] PLEASE REMEMBER: Make your tagging efforts count! Ways you can help promote our sale: Post a free ad on Kijiji/Craigslist Post a flyer in your local school, community centre, Early Years Centre, place of worship, etc… Share on your Facebook Page/Groups Here are our online properties: TPOMBA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TPOMBA/ Sale Web page http://www.tpomba.org/page-1862723 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TPOMBA Email: [email protected]

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Version1.2–FALLSALE2017

Clothing&GearSaleSELLER’SHANDBOOKEverythingyouneedtoknowtobeaselleratthe

TPOMBAsale.

IMPORTANT!Pleasereadthishandbookinitsentiretyastherehavebeenmanychangesrecentlyimplemented.

Throughoutthisguide,pleaselookforPROTIPStoensureagreatandsuccessfulsellingexperience!

SaturdaySeptember16,2017DennisR.TimbrellRecreationCentre29St.DennisDriveNorthYorkM3C3J3(416)395-7972RecreationCentreislocatednearEglintonandDonMills,justdownthestreetfromtheOntarioScienceCentre

• ARTICLEDROP-OFF

Friday,September15,20176:00–7:30PMDennisR.TimbrellRec.Centre,29St.DennisDrive,NorthYorkM3C3J3

• MEMBERSHOPPING*

Saturday,September16,20177:30AMDennisR.TimbrellRec.Centre,29St.DennisDrive,NorthYorkM3C3J3*TPOMBAMembers/SisterClubsNote:TPOMBAMembersmaybringupto4guestsformembershopping.

• PUBLICSHOPPING

Saturday,September16,20179:00-11:30AMDennisR.TimbrellRec.Centre

• ARTICLEPICK-UP

Saturday,September16,20171:30-2:00PMDennisR.TimbrellRec.Centre

Questions?PleasecontactTaraKrane,TPOMBASaleCoordinatorat:[email protected]

PLEASEREMEMBER:

Makeyourtaggingeffortscount!

Waysyoucanhelppromoteoursale:

• PostafreeadonKijiji/Craigslist• Postaflyerinyourlocalschool,community

centre,EarlyYearsCentre,placeofworship,etc…

• ShareonyourFacebookPage/Groups

Hereareouronlineproperties:• TPOMBAFacebookpage:

https://www.facebook.com/TPOMBA/• SaleWebpage

http://www.tpomba.org/page-1862723• Twitter:https://twitter.com/TPOMBA• Email:[email protected]

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SELLER’SHANDBOOKTPOMBACLOTHING&GEARSALETABLEOFCONTENTS

SellerRegistration.................................................................3

Setupanewaccountandregisterforthesale.....................3

TaggingYourItems................................................................4

Howtocreateyourtags........................................................4

Sizing………………………………………………………………………………...5

Howtoprintandattachtags................................................6

ItemsAccepted.....................................................................8

Seasonalguidelines...............................................................8

Qualityguidelines.................................................................8

Unacceptablesaleitems.......................................................8

Volunteering.........................................................................9

Howtoregisterasasalevolunteer......................................9

MemberRebates…………………………………………......................11

PickupandDropoff............................................................11

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SELLERREGISTRATIONWenowhaveanewall-inclusiveonlinesystemforsellerregistration,volunteerregistration,andtaggingitems.Togetstarted,followtheinstructionsbelow:

SetupanewaccountandregisterforthesaleNote:thesystemwillassignyouanewsellernumberifyoucreateanewaccount.IfyouhavesoldataTPOMBAsalebeforebuthaveneverusedthenewsystem,youwillbeassignedanewnumberandyouritemswillneedtobetaggedwiththenewtags.ForaYouTubevideoofthesesteps,pleaseseehttps://youtu.be/CCkrCJnJPIE

1. Gotohttps://www.myconsignmentmanager.com/tpomba.2. SelectCreateuserAccounttocreateyouraccount.Youwillonlyneedtodothisonceandthen

youwillusethesameuseraccountforeachfuturesaleyousellin.3. Fillouttheonlineform.ClickCreateAccount.4. Makenoteofyourloginandpassword.ClickOk.5. Makenoteofyoursellernumberandselecthowyouheardaboutthesale.ClickRegister.6. ReadtheTPOMBAwaiverandclickIAccept.

Registerforthecurrentsaleifyoualreadyhaveanaccount(dothisifyouhaveanaccountandsoldintheSpring2017Sale)

1. Gotohttps://www.myconsignmentmanager.com/tpomba2. SelecttheRegisterHerebuttonandloginwithyouruseraccount.3. Makenoteofyoursellernumber–itshouldbethesameoneforeachsale.4. Selecthowyouheardaboutthesale.ClickRegister.5. ReadtheTPOMBAwaiverandclickIAccept.

ForavideoonhowtotransferyouritemsoverfromaprevioussaletotheFall2017Sale,clickthislink:https://youtu.be/7WucaLxJinI

Recordyoursellerinfoheretokeepithandyforfuturesales:

Login

Password

SellerNumber

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TAGGINGYOURITEMSTagsneedtobeattachedtoeveryitemyouplanonselling.Thetagwillincludeyoursellernumber,theitemnumber,price,size,description,andbarcode.

IMPORTANT!IfyouhaveitemstaggedwitholdtagsusedatpreviousTPOMBAsales,beforethenewonlinetaggingsystem,youwillnotbeabletousetheoldtags.PleaseprintofflabelsorbrandnewtagsgeneratedfromtheonlineMyConsignmentManagersystem.

HowtocreateyourtagsTocreatetagsforyouritems,youwillneedtohaveaccesstoacomputerwithInternetcapabilities,amodernInternetbrowserandaprinterthatcanprintoncardstockpaper(65-110lb.weight)oronaddresslabelsthatyouattachtoindexcards.Youwillalsobeabletosaveyourtagsandprintelsewhere(eg.Library,Staples,etc…)ifneeded.ForaYouTubevideoofthesesteps,pleaseseehttps://youtu.be/_GUmNeEeJBk

1. Gotohttps://www.myconsignmentmanager.com/tpomba.

2. SelecttheLoginbuttonandloginwithyouruseraccount.

3. GotoEnterItemsbyclickingontheEnterItemslinkatthetopofthescreen.

4. Enterapricebyselectingfromthedrop-downmenuortypingitin.Pricesstartat$1.00andgoupby$1.00increments.Whenpricingyouritems,askyourselfwhatyouwouldpayforthesameitematagaragesale(1/4to1/3oftheoriginalpriceistypical).

5. Description/BrandNamefield.Leaveblankifyouwanttocreatemanytagsatonetimeatdifferentpricepoints.Fillinwithadescriptionifyouwanttocreateadetailedtagthatiseasierforbuyerstoread.However,keepinmindthatusingtoomanyCAPITALlettersmaypushyourdescriptiontooclosetotheedgeandyouwillhavetore-edityourtags.Uppercaseletterstakeupmoreroomthanlowercase.

6. Chooseasizebyselectingfromthedrop-downmenuortypinginthefirstdigitofthesizeyouwant(seeSizingchartbelowforstandardsizingtouse).Youcanchoose“notapplicable”foritemswhereasizeisnotnecessary.Youcanalsochoose“blanksize”andnothingwillappearforthesizeonyourtag.

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7. Chooseacategorybyselectingfromthedrop-downmenuortypinginthefirstletterofthecategoryyouwant.Takeafewminutestofamiliarizeyourselfwiththecategories.Ifyoudonotknowthecategory,youcanuse“Miscellaneous”or“blankcategory”.Ifyouchoose“blankcategory”,nothingwillshowuponthelabel.

8. Auto-Donations-Youcanchoosetodonatesomeorallofyourunsolditems.Onlyitemsintheclothing,booksandshoescategorieswillbeaccepted.Theseitemswillnotbereturnedtoyou.Anyitemsnotincludedintheacceptablecategoriesmustbepickedupattheendofthesale.Categoriesaresubjecttochange.

9. Selectthenumberoftagstocreatewiththisexactsameinformation.Typically,youwillwantmanytagsatthelowerpricesandfewertagsatthehigherprices.

10. ClickAddItems.Thesystemwilladdthetagstothescreenforyoutoviewandprint.

11. ONLYforoldtags–repeatsteps4,8,9&10.Thiswillcreatealabeltoputontoexistingtags.ThiswillONLYbeallowedfortheFall/Winter2017sale.Futuresaleswillrequirenewtags.

Tag (8 per page):

Label (30 per sheet):

Sizing

• CHILDREN’SCLOTHINGshouldbesizedasfollows:

SIZETOSELECTFORTAG SIZEONCLOTHINGLABEL

0-6MONTHS 0-3Months,0-6Months,3Months,3-6Months,6Months

6-12MONTHS 6-12Months,9Months,12Months

12-18MONTHS 12-18Months,18Months

18-24MONTHS 18-24Months,24Months

2 2,2T,2Toddler,2-3

3 3,3T,3Toddler,3X,3-4

4 4,4T,4Toddler,4-5

5 5,5T,5Toddler,5-6

6 6,6T,6Toddler,6X,6-7

Followthispatternuptosize14

Pleasedonotsizechildren’sclothingbyweightorusesmall/medium/largeforchildren’sclothes.

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• FOOTWEAR-Labelshoes,boots,skates,etc.byactualsizeonthefootwear,notby‘age’size(exceptwhereinfantshoesaresizedbyage,e.g.,Robeez).

• MATERNITYCLOTHING-LabelSmall/Medium/Large.Additionalinformation:• Youcanlogbackintothesystematanytimebeforethesaleandcreatemoretagssodon’tworryif

yourunoutandneedmore.• Editingtaginformation.Previouslyentereditemscanbeeditedatanypoint.Click“Manage

Inventory”fromthemenulistororangemenubar.Checktheboxtotheleftoftheitemyouwishtoeditandclick“EditItem”.

IMPORTANT!Ifyoudecidetochangeataginthesystem,youMUSTprintthenewtaganddestroytheoldtagasonlythenewtagwillbeassignedtothatspecificbarcode.Youcannotusetheoldtagsforsomethingelse.Eachtaghasauniqueitemnumber.Editingthetaginformationdoesnotchangetheitemnumber.Ifyoudonotuseanewtag,theoldtaginformationwillbeused,e.g.ifyouincreasethepriceonthenewtag,thelowerpricewillbechargedwhenthetagisscanned.

HowtoprintandattachtagsPROTIPS:Beforeyoustart,pleasenote:

• Tagsmustbeprintedonwhiteorlightcolouredcardstock.Nopaperwithcolourordesignwillbeallowed.Cardstockpaperwithaweightof65lbto110lbisrecommended.Anitemcannotbesoldwithoutatagattached.

• Anitemtagcanonlybeusedononeitemaseachhasauniqueitemnumberandthesystemwillnotallowthesameitemnumbertobeenteredinmorethanonceatcheckout.Thismeansyoucannotprintthesamepageoftagsmultipletimes.

• Printyourtagsusingthe“normal”or“draft”printsetting.Usingthe“bestquality”printsettingmaycausethebarcodetobleedwhichwillcauseproblemswhenthebarcodeisscannedatcheckout.

• Makesureyourprinterhasanewinkcartridgebeforeprinting,ifneeded,asthebarcodemustbeclearandcompletelyprinted.Anytagswithpartialbarcodesorpoorlyprintedbarcodeswillberejectedandnotallowedonthesalefloorastheywillnotscanproperlyatcheckout.

• Donotshrinkyourtagswhenyouprintthem.Printout8tagsonstandardletter-sized(8.5x11-inch)cardstock.Shrunkentagswillnotbeacceptedasthebarcodesneedtoscancleanly.

Toprintyourtags,completethefollowinginstructions.

ForaYouTubevideoofthesesteps,pleaseseehttps://youtu.be/_GUmNeEeJBk

1.ChoosethePrintTagsoptionfromthelistorthebluemenubaratthetopofthepage.

2.Checktheboxattheleftforeachitemyouwanttoprintorchecktheboxatthetopofthelistonthelefttoselectallitems.

3.ChoosewhatTypeofTag.TheoptionsareFullTags,whichprintsout8tagsperpageonstandardletter-sized(8.5x11-inch)cardstockpapercontainingallthenecessaryinformationandLabels,whichwill

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onlyprintthebarcode,sellernumber,anddonateandprint30perpageonmailinglabels(Averyorsimilar).

4.ClickGenerateTag(s)togenerateapdffilethatyoucaneithersaveonyourcomputeroraUSBsticktobeprintedlaterorprintedimmediately.Onceyouhavedonethis,youritemswillbemarkedasGeneratedunderthetagstatus.Thisletsyouknowwhichtagsyouhaveprintedandwhichyouhavenot.Ifyouprintyourtagsbutneverattachthemtoyouritems,youcanprintthemagain.Butdonotcopyorprintthesametagmorethanoncetouseonmorethanoneitemaseachbarcodeisuniqueandcanonlybecheckedoutonce.

PROTIP:Performatestprintaftercreatingthefirst8-24itemssoyoucancatchanyissueswithinputtedtextbeforeyoucontinue.Makesurethebarcodesarecrispandclearandthelinesdonotbleedtogether.

5.Cutthelabelsapartandattachthetagstoyouritems.

• Forclothing:useatagginggunorsafetypinsonly,nostraightpinsorstaples.

• Forfootwear:useelasticbandsorziptiesasappropriate.

• Forbooks:usemaskingorpainter’stapeONLY(noscotchtape,packingtape,ducttapeorother)toavoiddamagetotheitem.

• Forsmallitems(e.g.shoes,hats,mitts,belts,toyswithparts,etc.),completelyencloseinZiplocbagswiththesaletaginsideandclearlyvisibleoruseatagginggunifpossible.

• Forlargeitems(e.g.strollers,bouncers,otheritemswithmanuals),enclosethetagalongwiththemanualinaZiplocbagandattachthewholebagtotheitem.

• Fortoys:usemaskingtape,elasticsorziptiesasappropriate.

• Iftapingasaletagtoanobject,pleaseuseonlymaskingorpainter’stapeonTWOsidesoftagonly.Pleasedonotusepackingorducttapeasitmaydamagetheitem.

IMPORTANT!Donottapeoverthebarcodeasitwillnotscanatcheckout.PROTIPS:

• Attachsafetypinnedtagstotheupperrighthandsideoftheclothingitem.Doingthisconsistentlywillmaketheshoppingexperienceeasierforbuyers.

• Attachsaletagssecurely.Ifanitemhaslostitstag,itcannotbesold.Usemediumorlargesafetypinsonly(nosmallgoldpinsthatwillcomeouttooeasily).

• Includethemanualwherepossible,especiallystrollers,swings,etc.(downloadacopyifnooriginal)

SORTING• Allclothingitemsmustbeonhangers(includinginfantone-piecediaper

shirts).Ensurethetopofthehangerformsaquestionmarkshapewhenlookingattheitemfromthefront.

• Sorthangersbysize,bundlesamesizetogether,i.e.withtwistties,elastics,garbagebags,etc.

• MAXIMUMof20articlesperfamilyallowedinthe0–6monthcategory.IMPORTANT!TheonlinesystemwillgetlockedatnoononThursdaySeptember14thbeforethesale.Afterthistime,youwillstillbeabletoprintyourtags,butyouwillnotbeabletocreateanynewtags.

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PROTIPIfyouhaven’tcompletedyourtaggingbythecut-offtime,See:“HowtoCreateTags”forhowtocreateprice-onlytagsthatyoucan“powertag”inadvance.

ITEMSACCEPTEDSeasonalguidelinesItemsneedtobeseasonallyappropriate.Thisincreasesthelikelihoodthattheywillbesoldandmakesforabetterandmoresuccessfulsale.

FortheSPRINGsale,pleasedonotbringsnowsuits,winterboots,skatesorotherfall/winterrelateditemstosellastheywillnotbeputonthesalefloor.

FortheFALLsale,youmayincludeHalloween,Christmas,andsnowattire.Pleasedonotbringtanktops,sandals,largeoutdoortoysorotherspring/summeritemstosellastheywillberemovedfromthesalefloor.

Exceptions:Bathingsuits,anddressupclothes/costumesmaybesoldatbothsales.QualityguidelinesItemsmustbeingoodcondition:clean,nostains,notbroken,puzzlesandgamesmustbecomplete.Toprotecttheintegrityofthesaleforallmembers,itemsthatdonotadheretoourguidelineswillnotbeaccepted.Anadditional25%maybedeductedfromtherebatechequeforsubmittingitemsthatarerejectedornotpickedupattheendofthesale.AllitemswillbecheckedbyateamofQualityControlvolunteerstoensuretheyaresuitabletosell,notexcessivelyworn,complete,andinworkingorder.

Ifanitemrequiresbatteries,itmusthavethemintheitemsobuyerscantrytheitemoutbeforepurchasing.Iftheitemwillnotturnon,itwillberemovedfromthesalefloor.Inexpensivebatteriesmaybepurchasedfromadollarstoreforthispurpose.

Pleasenotethatsalevolunteerstaffhavetheauthoritytoremoveitemsthatdonotmeetthequalityguidelines.

RejectedItemsmayberejectedforthefollowingreasons:• poorcondition:soiledordamaged• wrongseason• wrongsizing• wrongorincompletepricetagsorillegible

barcodes

• wrongpins• wrongtape• unaccepteditem(seechartbelow)• nobatteriestodemonstrateitemworks

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ITEMSACCEPTED ITEMSNOTACCEPTED

• Children’sclothinguptosize14• Maternity/nursingclothing• Shoes,boots• Toys• Books• Puzzles&Games(mustbecheckedbyseller

forcompletion)• DVDs• Seasonalitemssuchasbicyclesandtrikesand

outdoorplaytables,kids’sportingequipment• Babygear(e.g.strollers,swings,highchairs,

baths,playpens,bottles,bottlewarmers,pumps,babywearing,diaperbags,etc.)

• Nursingpillows&gear• Trainingpotties&seats• Bumboseatsmusthavetherecallrepairkit• Infant&children’slinens• Largearticles(strollers,highchairs,etc.)will

beinspectedforfunctionalityandbasicsafetybeforetheycanbeaccepted.Sellermustset-upstrollersorlargeitems(exceptplayyards).

• Strollersmusthavealapbeltandbrakes.Wheelsandlockingmechanismsonfoldingmodels,shouldallbeinworkingorder.

• Infantone-piecediapershirtswillbeacceptedonhangersonly.

• AllbatterypowereditemsMUSThaveworkingbatteriesintheminordertobetested.

• Underwear,undershirts,socks,tights• Usedclothdiapers• Carseats(Infant/toddler/boostercarseats)• Cribsandcribmattresses• Helmets(e.g.,bicycle/ski/hockey)• Babywalkers(inCanadaitisillegaltosellorgive

themaway)• Toys,gearorequipmentwithmissingpiecesor

thatarebroken.• Outdatedtechnology:VHStapes,musiccassettes,

computersoftwaremorethan5yearsold.• Pharmaceuticalsandformula• Children’sclothingoversize14• Stuffedanimalsexceptforinfantsensory/tactile

itemslikeLamaze.• Offseasonitems(seeSeasonalGuidelinesabove).• Non-childrenitems.Wedonotaccepthousehold

items,adultcraftitems,toolsoranyitemsnotdirectlyrelatedtobabies/children/pregnancy.

• Anyitemthathasbeenrecalled.PleasecheckHealthCanada’sadvisoriesandwarningsdatabaseforrecalleditemsathttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/index-eng.php

VOLUNTEERING

Howtoregisterasasalevolunteer1.Gotowww.myconsignmentmanager.com/tpombaandregister/login.TheVolunteerContractwillneedtobeagreedto.SignupforaFridayeveningshiftandatleastoneSaturdayshift.Thereisasetlimitontheamountofpeopleabletoregisterforashift.Awaitlistwillbecreatedifallshiftshavebeenfilled.Shiftsmaybesubjecttochange.

ClothingSaleVolunteersWeloveourvolunteers!Clothingsalevolunteersreceiveahigherpercentageoftheproceedsfromtheiritemssoldandtheyhaveexclusiveearlyaccesstothesale.Newvolunteersarealwaysneeded.

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VolunteersarerequiredtoworktheFridayshiftplusoneorbothshiftsonSaturday.Partnerssplittingshifts,mustcontacttheClothingSaleCoordinatortoconfirmshifts.OnlycurrentmembersofTPOMBAmayberepresented.

PartnerSplitting–Ifsomevolunteershiftswillbecoveredbyapartner/spousepleasecontacttheClothingSaleCoordinatoratclothingsale@tpomba.org.Shiftsthathavebeensplitwillonlyreceivea90%rebateifallshiftshavebeencovered.Ifthreepeoplearevolunteering,butonlyOption2belowiscovered,afullrebatewillNOTbegiven.

Volunteershifthoursareasfollows:

OPTION1:Friday5:00p.m.to10:00p.m.ANDSaturdayAll-day7:00a.m.to3:00p.m.OPTION2:Friday5:00p.m.to10:00p.m.ANDSaturdayMorning7:00a.m.to11:30a.m.OPTION3:Friday5:00p.m.to10:00p.m.ANDSaturdayAfternoon11:00a.m.to3:00p.m.

Afewvolunteersarealsoneededforearlyset-uponFridaystartingat3:00pm.ForallourvolunteersVolunteersshopFIRSTandearnMORE!VolunteersmayshoponFridayeveningafterset-up–ThisdoesNOTincludespouses,parents,guestsetc…Volunteersmaypaybycheque,debit,VISA,orMasterCardonFridaynight.

WewillbecoordinatingapotluckdinnertofeedourvolunteerswhiletheyworkonFridaynight.

Coffee,snacksandpizzalunchwillbeprovidedforSaleDayvolunteers(lunchforfulldayvolunteersonly).

Onelastnote-Ifyouarevolunteeringduringthesortingprocessattheendofthesale,pleasestayuntilthesortingprocessiscompleteandalltheracksandtableshavebeenputawaybeforepickingupyourunsolditems.Oncealltheitemsaresortedyoumaytakeyoursouttoyourcarandthenreturntohelpfinishwiththecleanup.Itemsthatarenotpickedupby2pmmaybedonated/discardedanda25%deductionmaybetakenfromrebatecheques.IMPORTANT!Remembertosign-inandsign-outforyourvolunteershiftssothatwecancalculatethecorrectcommissiononyoursales.Apapersign-insheetwillbeavailableattheSalevenue.Whenyousign-in,besuretocheckthejobyouwillbedoingfortheshift.Keepinmindthatyourjobmaybedifferentoneachday,andyourshiftmaybedifferentSatmorningandafternoonshifts.Youdonothavetoselltovolunteer.Settingupavolunteeronlyaccountonthissiteallowsyoutoaccessthevolunteersign-upbutdoesnotrequireyoutosell.

ValidMembership• Ourclothingsaleshavebeendevelopedtobenefitourmembers.Onlymemberswithup-to-date

membershipsorLifetimeMembershipsmaysubmitarticlestothesale.• TPOMBAmembersandmembersofotherPOMBAclubsmayshopontheSaturdaymorning,during

membershoppinghoursorpublicshoppinghours.AcurrentTPOMBAmembershiplistwillbeonhandforverificationpurposes.

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MEMBERREBATESThetablebelowoutlinesthe%ofsalethatgoestoyou,theseller,andwhatgoestoTPOMBA.

TypeofSeller Seller% TPOMBA%TPOMBAMemberwhovolunteersforFridayeveningandtwoshiftsonSaturday

90 10

TPOMBAMemberwhovolunteersFridayeveningandaminimumofoneshiftonSaturday

80 20

TPOMBAMember–SellingwithNovolunteershifts 70 30Rebatechequeswillbemailedtosellersapproximately6–8weeksafterthesale.Sellersmustsubmitastamped,self-addressedletter-sizedenvelopeattheFridaydrop-off.TagswillNOTbereturnedtosellers,butyouwillbeabletoseewhathasbeensoldaftertheClothingSalecoordinatorhasmanuallyreconciledallregisters.

DROPOFFandPICKUP

Drive-ThroughDropOffFriday,September15,2017,6:00p.m.to7:30p.m.• Waitinlineinyourcarasinstructedbythevolunteers.• AllmemberswhoaredroppingoffontheFridaynightmustusegarbagebagsorcardboardboxesto

droptheiritemsoff.Nopersonalbinswillbeallowed.• Haveyourstamped,self-addressedletter-sizedenvelopereadyfortheDrop-OffCaptain.• SignatureswillbecollectedinlieuofsignedAuthorizationFormsasonlinewaiverswillhavebeen

agreedtoandcompletedpriortothesale.• Whentheyarereadyforyou,helpvolunteersunloadyourcaratthecurb.• ItemswillNOTbeacceptedafter7:30p.m.• Pleasenotethattherewillbenomoneyacceptedatthedrop-offtopayforstampsandforgotten

envelopes.Asupplychargeof$5.00willbedeductedformissingreturnenvelopes.MemberShoppingSaturday,September16,2017,7:30a.m.to9:00a.m.

SAFETYNOTICE:Thesaleiscrowdedandnotsafeforchildren.Pleasetrytoleaveyourchildrenathomewhileyoushop.Duetospacerestrictions,strollerswillnotbeallowedinthesalearea.

DropoffyourtaggeditemsatDennisR.TimbrellRecreationCentre

29St.DennisDrive,NorthYork,ONM3C3J3NorthsideofSt.DennisDrive

onFridaySeptember15between6:00pmand7:30pm

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• TPOMBAmembers/volunteersareallowedtobringupto4guestsformembershopping.• Pleasebringyourmembershipcardoridentificationandyouwillbecheckedagainstacurrent

membershiplist.Yourmembershipmayberenewedonlineoratthesale.• Shoppingisonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.TheLineManagerwillassignanumbertoeachperson

astheyjointheline.Intheinterestoffairness,youmaynotaholdaplaceinlineforanothermember.• Youarewelcometobringalaundrybasketand/orbagstocarryyourpurchasesasyoushop.Note

thatbagswillbecheckeduponexiting.Tobefairtoothershoppers,pleasedonotholdontoitemsthatyouarenotbuying;keepwhatyouwantandleaveotheritemsontheracksforotherstobuy.Sortingtablesareavailableforyoutosortyouritemsoftenandreturnunsolditemstotheracksforotherstobuy.Forsafety,pleaseusetheSortingTablesanddonotblockanyareaofthefloortocompleteyoursorting.

• Ifyouarepregnantandneedhelpshopping,wearegladtohelp.Volunteersareavailabletocarryyourpurchases.

• Paymentcanbemadebycash,debit,VISA,orMasterCard.TPOMBAmemberswithvalidmembershipmayalsopaybycheque.

• MembersofneighbouringPOMBAclubsmayshoponSaturdaymorningwiththeirvalidclubmembershipandmaypaybycash,debit,VISA,orMasterCard.

PublicShoppingSaturday,September16,2017,9:00a.m.to11:30a.m.• Paymentcanbemadebycash,debit,VISA,orMasterCardonly.• Allshoppersareencouragedtobringtheirownshoppingbags.

ArticlePick-UpSaturday,September16,2017,1:30p.m.to2:00p.m.• Parkyourcar.Pleasewaittoensurethatwearereadyforpick-upprocedurestostart.• Ifsomeoneelseispickingupyouritems,pleaseensurethePick-UpAuthorizationFormhasbeen

completedandthepersonpickingupyouritemshasthecompletedformwiththem.• AllunsolditemsMUSTbepickedupwiththeexceptionofclothing/shoes/booksthathavebeen

markedforautodonation.Wecannotkeepunsolditems,however,youarewelcometoutilizeTPOMBATradeSpotonFacebooktodonateorsellitems.

• Checkthe“NotAbleToBeSold”tableforanyunsolditemsthatmaybelongtoyou.Theseareitemsthatlosttheirtagsduringthesaleandcouldn’tbesold.

• Memberswhodonotpickupunsolditemswillbesubjectedtothe“rejecteditem”termsandtheirarticlesmaybeleftbehindandmayhaveanadditional25%deductiontakenfromtheirsaleproceeds.

• Ifyou’resellingitemsandvolunteeringonsaleday,pleasestayuntilthesortingprocessiscompleteandalltheracksandtableshavebeenputawaybeforepickingupyourunsolditems.Oncealltheitemsaresortedyoumaytakeyoursouttoyourcarandthenreturntohelpfinishwiththecleanup.Ifthesortingtakeslongerthananticipated,pleasebepatient.It’snotourintentiontokeepyouwaitingandknowthatwe’reworkingasfastaswecan!ThanksandhappySelling/Shopping!!