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Royal Give Away: Indy Kids Consignment Sale

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The following is a QUICK 8 hour Give Away that I chose to do in conjunction with the Indy Kids Consignment Sale.  I received a pre-sale pass one of you lucky readers (admits 2 people). THIS Wednesday March 9th at 7 PM (tomorrow!) before they officially open to the public! *Please note that children under the age of 10 are not allowed at the presale unless they are attached to the parent.  The guest post was written Lady Lori Chandler of IKC and I chose to post it because it had great tips to make the most of your consignment shopping experience. I always give you my honest opinions in any Royal Review or Give Away post, that’s a Royal Guarantee!



Indy Kids Consignment will be holding its 11th sale at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds March 10-12, 2011 and expects to have over 220 consignors with 30,000 bargain items to choose from.


Lady Lori has been involved with Indy Kids Consignment for six years and been a part of running it for two years. She is a thrifty mom and loves helping to provide the community with great consignment opportunities.

We are heading into the consignment shopping season. Prepare yourself to find tremendous bargains with IKC’s top consignment shopping tips.

  • First you want to be prepared. You will need to take some time to do a little bit of prep work. Take a look at what you have for the next few months for each child. Then make a list of what you might need. You can even trace your kid’s feet on a piece of cardboard and take it with you to the sale. Many times people don’t think about gifts they might need throughout the year. At the IKC sale we get plenty of brand new items. So, get some birthday and Christmas gifts crossed off your list.
  • Next you will want to dress for shopping. Make sure you wear comfy clothes and shoes. You should plan on spending a couple hours at the sale. It’s not the sort of thing you run in and out of. If you don’t have to carry your purse, don’t. Put your cash or credit card and driver’s license in your pocket. Hands free is the way to go.
  • Consignment sales are so fun to go to with girlfriends. So, if at all possible, leave your kids at home. Come find bargains and save your family a ton of money. If you have properly assessed your needs you won’t need your kids there to check sizes. If you do need to bring them make sure you check the sales website to see if there are times when kids and/or strollers are not allowed.
  • Every consignment sale has peak hours. These are usually the first few hours that they are open to the public and again usually during the half price sale, if they have one. Everyone loves to find a bargain and there is plenty for everyone. Please remember if you choose to visit the sale during these hours to be kind and patient. The lines are longer during these hours and the people working the checkout are likely volunteers.
  • Lastly, if you are a consignment shopper it is always worth a second trip. Many sales have times their consignors can bring restocking items and almost all have a half price sale on their last day. You will definitely find more bargains if you visit the same sale twice.

So here’s what you need to do to win tix to this great sale SO many of my northside buddies are always raving about (I’m looking at you Lady Chris!).  You have three chances to win!


1. Leave a comment with your favorite consignment sale saving tip!

2. “Like” the Queen of Free and Indy Kids Consignment on Facebook. Update your Facebook Status with the following “I want to save money with the Indy Kids Consignment Sale and the Queen of Free! http://bit.ly/ftYBo7“.  AND THEN leave an extra comment here saying that you did.

3. Follow the Queen of Free and Indy Kids Consignment on Twitter and Tweet the following “I want to save $ with @IKCSale and @thequeenoffree! http://bit.ly/ftYBo7“.  AND THEN leave an extra comment here saying that you did.

Comments will close Tuesday (TONIGHT) at 12 PM with the winner announced early Wednesday AM.  BE sure you can go to the pre-sale TOMORROW night at 7 PM before you enter!

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Comments

  1. Cieara Ford says

    Favorite consignment sale saving tip: Pick up things you want when you see them and then go through before checkout to weed out things you don’t actually need.

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