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Parents group sets 'Kids' Closet' resale event - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:12 AM PST

Published: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 2:16 PM

The Strongsville Early Childhood PTA will hold its "Kids Closet" Resale Event on
April 9 at Strongsville High School, 20025 Lunn Road. There will be approximately 60 tables with clothing, toys, furniture, and more for kids from birth to age 12. Find bargains for all the kids in your life!

Early bird admission will be 8-9 a.m.for $5. The general sale will be 9 a.m. to noon for $1 admission.

Table costs are $15 for SECPTA members and $20 for non-members. To register for a table, contact Erin Witte, ewitte0705@gmail.com. Registration forms can also be downloaded from the group's website, www.secpta.org, and mailed completed with check made out to SECPTA to Erin Witte 19407 Saratoga Trail, Strongsville, 44136.

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Kids Clothes: Top 5 Strategies to buying smart and cheap - Daily Press

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:20 AM PST

When the kids were little, it always seemed to me that they 'sprouted' a couple of inches along with the first springtime flowers. With arms and legs sticking out of nearly-new outfits and no greenbacks sticking out of my wallet, it was an impossible task to either make the clothes outlast the kid or the dollars last longer than the need for new stuff. However you look at it, the family budget could use some help when it comes to clothing anyone under age twenty in the house.

Here are the Savvy Shopper's favorite tips for stretching the clothing budget:

1. Use consignment shops. Sell your gently used items and buy some good ones here. Look for national retailers Once Upon a Child or Kid to Kid. Take a look at the ideas on consignmentmommies.com.

2. Look for retail deals. Target kids' clothes prices usually drop (if they're going to be cut) on Mondays. Old Navy and Gap often mark down items midweek. Check the retailers online and on Facebook - many now require that you 'Like' them to receive special discount offers and coupons. If yo can, buy at the end of the season (this one is a hard decision when you have tadpole-like kids growing overnight at your house).

3. Hit the thrift stores for the t-shirts, shorts and other durable clothes that your kids will be ripping, tearing and staining like crazy. Many thrift stores offer a coupon good towards purchases when you bring in gently used items. Try to do both on the same day. This will help you weed out the rarely-used items and take stock of your purchasing habits. Good practice to get out of the habit of overbuying.

4. Swap. Trade with friends and neighbors, of try the online swap meets at: ThredUP, Kizoodle or Peaceloveswap.

5. Join a 'moms' club. Macaroni Kid has a national web site and a Virginia Beach chapter with news, tips and a calendar of events. Another 'check this out' is mothersandmore.org for advice, child care and play groups - and to buy, sell or swap kids' items.

SPECIAL NOTE: Toys"R"Us, Inc. today issued a new call to action for customers to rid their homes of potentially unsafe old and second-hand baby products and exchange them for savings on a new item during the "Great Trade-In" event. The "Great Trade-In" event is a national safety program designed to draw attention to certain used baby products that can carry potential hazards, but are still in circulation and are not the best candidates to be handed down or resold. Since 2000, more than 60 million juvenile products have been recalled from the marketplace.

The "Great Trade-In" event begins Friday, January 28 and continues through Monday, February 21 in Babies"R"Us® and Toys"R"Us® locations nationwide. During this time, stores will accept any used cribs, car seats, bassinets, strollers, travel systems, play yards, high chairs and toddler beds in exchange for a 25% savings on the purchase of a new baby item, in any of these product categories, from select manufacturers. Through this program, Toys"R"Us, Inc. continues to raise awareness among parents about ways to be proactive where children's safety is concerned.

The CPSC advocates not purchasing used items that have a history of safety problems, including cribs, play yards and bassinets. Items in these specific categories may have been recalled or affected by recent enhancements to federal or voluntary standards and regulations for safety testing that render older models unsafe or non-compliant with current standards.

Brands participating in the "Great Trade-In" event include Babi Italia®, Baby Cache®, Baby Europa™, Baby Trend®, Bassett Baby® Premiere, Bergamo®, Britax®, Carter's®, Chicco®, Combi®, Contours by Kolcraft®, Delta™, Eddie Bauer®, Evenflo®, Graco®, Jeep®, Little Tikes®, Safety 1st®, S1 by Safety 1st®, Signature Series by Graco®, Sorelle™, Step2® and Summer Infant®. Customers can save 25% on a new purchase, within any of the specified product categories, from any of the aforementioned manufacturers, in Babies"R"Us and Toys"R"Us stores nationwide on the day they trade in their used item.

Customers may exchange any number of used items, from any manufacturer, in the specified product categories. Day care centers or other organizations who wish to exchange items in bulk are encouraged to contact their local Babies"R"Us or Toys"R"Us store prior to returning their used items to ensure adequate availability of new merchandise.

Additional Safety Resources for Parents and Caregivers

In addition to the "Great Trade-In" event, Toys"R"Us, Inc. offers the following resources to help parents and caregivers keep their children safe:

• Toysrus.com/Safety, the company's dedicated Safety website, features information on the company's industry-leading safety standards for products sold through its stores and websites, seasonal tips for preventing accidental injury and product recall information. • Recall notifications sent via e-mail by signing up through Toysrus.com/Safety, which more than 150,000 customers have done since the feature was made available. • Current recall information is posted on easily-visible Safety boards at each store location. • Tools and resources for parents to keep track of the products in use in their homes with a Product Record List and Eight Steps to Keep Kids Safe checklist is available online at Toysrus.com/Safety and in-stores upon request. These tools are designed to make relevant product information readily available in the event of a recall so parents and caregivers can act quickly to remove unsafe products from use.

Kids Clothing

Wednesday, January 26, 2011