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Mother & ChildŽ Clothing and Gifts, LLC Weekly e-News
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Store Hours:
Monday - Saturday
9AM - 7PM
Sunday
11PM - 5PM
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If there is radiance
in the soul
it will abound in the family.
If there is radiance
in the family
it will abound in the community.
If there is radiance
in the community
it will grow in the nation.
If there is radiance
in the nation
the universe will flourish.
-Lao Tsu
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The busy time is here!
The Store is full!
We are putting hundreds of items
on the rack each day!
The last-Minuters at M&C
Each year we smile at the several people who come running in one or two days before Halloween and say, "I have some Halloween costumes to consign." or a week before Christmas, "I want to get these Holiday dresses in, because I am sure someone can use them.
To all of you "Last-Minuters" we say: click here to see what happens to your consignments.
Additionally, most people shop for Halloween in September or early October, and many people buy their holiday outfits before Thanksgiving so that they can take the photos to send with the holiday cards.
Now you can see why we accept Halloween items only in September, and we do not take Holiday clothing after Thanksgiving.
In
the past, snow coats and Halloween have all been located in concentrated
areas. Now they are located with the appropriate sizes. This is part
of our effort to simplify. We are putting snow coats and Halloween outfits out onto the racks everyday, and they are already selling fast. Halloween Costumes are located at the front of each size. Snow jackets and pants.are at the backs of each size --near the shoe and accessories wall.
We have also already put out a few Holiday dresses, sweaters and outfits. At this point, they are located within each size, sorted by color. After Halloween, we will move Holiday clothing to the fronts of the racks.
September30:
Last day to bring your great-condition Halloween outfits.
November 27:
Last day to bring your up-to-date, good-quality, great-condition Winter holiday outfits.________________________________________
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Keep our community unique:Where we shop, where we eat and have fun --all of it makes our community home. Our one-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of our home town. We encourage you to visit the 350 Project Website.
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If you have more
plastic or paper
grocery or shopping bags
than you can use,
you can bring them to us to re-use! :)
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Consignors:
Call (to be sure we can take what you have to bring)
Clean (and take out what has stains, is not clean, or is worn)
Count (to be sure that you bring no more than 30 items)
This is our busiest time of year!
The wait for us to look through your consignments is running between
30 minutes and one and a half hours.
We are looking for
current-style, name-brand
Fall and Winter items
that will be
worn in
October/November/December.
yes:
in-style pants & leggings and l/s shirts
name-brand hoodies and sweaters
in-style dresses
barely-used school shoes
better-brand, like-new Winter Jackets
clean, good-condition, snow pants
nice, clean winter boots and mittens
Super-cute, or top-quality winter hats
like-brand-new books that were more than $6 retail
up-to-date, nice quality Winter Holiday clothing
Halloween -September only (donated or returned by Nov 10)
and remember... You can bring consignments on
Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday, between 9AM and 6:30PM.
Ways that you can help us to reduce
- the amount of time it takes to get your items out on the floor to sell
- the length of time that you may wait for us to look through your potential consignments...
- confusion and clutter in the consignment area
- Bring only the better-quality, stain-free, and in-style items (pls put unsellable items in one separate plastic grocery bag labeled "donate.")
- Run clothing items (that can go in the washing machine) through the washer and look them over for stains, missing buttons, broken zippers, etc before you bring them to us. We will no look through clothing that is not clean, contains pet hairs or smells like smoke.
- Count to be sure that you do not bring more than 30 items for us to look through. (Please count at home, and please include only potentially sellable items for us to look through.)
- Call ahead to be sure we have room for more of the items you are bringing.
- Remember that the time we spend looking through unwashed, outdated, or wrong-season clothing is time that we are not able to be spending properly preparing and displaying your good, sellable consignments.
- Review our "NeverBrands" list. This is a list of lower-quality brands that we have noticed do not sell well at Mother & Child. If you avoid bringing these brands you be helping to make the consignment lines move faster.
- If you are not going to return
to take back the items that we do not choose to consign, please put
your name and phone number securely inside the bag or box of
consignments, and place your bag or box on the Drop 'n' Run shelves. Clarification: Drop
'n' Run items get processed for sale within 1 or 2 days after after
they are left with us, just like the items accepted while you wait. The
only difference is that we donate the items that we do not accept. We
do make a note, on your account, of the number of items donated.
(Donated items are given to The Shepherd's Fund and to the Stork
Project.)
- If you do want to take back any items that we do not accept, you must check back with us before 7PM the same day
that you leave your consignments in line. We will have a receipt
attached to your bag telling you how many items we did accept and why we
did not accept what we are returning to you. Please do not leave your
consignments in the line if you do not intend to return for the items we
did not except. Doing so will not get your items out on the floor any faster than if you leave them on the Drop 'n' Run shelves,
nor will it ensure that we will take more of your items. We follow the
same rules and criteria when looking through the Drop 'n' Run bags as
we do when looking wt items while you wait
We appreciate your taking the time to read all of this.
A note about donating clothing: Remember that when you donate clothing locally, you are sending them to volunteers to sort, and give to people of limited means. If you donate an item with a broken zipper, the recipient cannot afford to pay a tailor $15 or more to replace the zipper. If you donate clothing that is torn or badly stained, you are wasting precious volunteer time. If you truly want your donated items to get to the hands of local needy people, be sure they are clean and wearable, as if you would be handing them personally to a person you know who is struggling to make ends meet.
If you do not have time to sort and look over the clothing before donating it, consider placing them in a Planet Aid box. Planet aid has paid employees to sort clothing into "grades" some get sold to thrift shops, some get sold overseas, and some get recycled into rags, stuffing, etc.
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Visit our family of shops:
 
Shop 1 World to find gifts, home goods,
and green products from
around the globe and around NH!
1WorldTradingCo.com
204a Main Street, Downtown Nashua 603 881 9111 --between Michael Timothy's and Villa Banca--76 Congress Street, Portsmouth 603 766 8111
--next door to BullMoose Music--Available at 1 World:
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liquid.
Bring your own 64 or 32 oz. container and pay only $12/$6 for
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Learn more about Biokleen ingredients.
Biokleen products are ... - effective and
affordable
- free of chlorine, optical brighteners,
phosphates and SLS/SLES
- concentrated which reduces waste, emissions and packaging
Visit the re-fills page of the 1 World website for more info.
Note: If
you are unable to find on-street parking, there is a clean, easy-to-use
parking garage, less than 1 block away, behind Alec's Shoes. The garage
and the on-street parking require quarters. Each cost fifty cents for
an hour. The Garage will allow you to park for up to 8 hours. Click here for a map.
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Mother & Child Store Hours:
Mon -
Sat 10AM - 7PM
Sun 11PM - 5PM
Mother & ChildŽ Clothing and Gifts, LLC, Greystone Plaza
Nashua, New Hampshire 03063, 603 886 6727
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