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Mother & ChildŽ Clothing and Gifts, LLC Weekly e-News
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Store Hours:
Monday - Saturday
9AM - 7PM
Sunday
11AM - 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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Cleaning Tips Molded plastic items, such as booster chairs may usually be washed in the dishwasher.
Strollers need to be taken apart. Fabric pieces go in the washing machine on gentle, while metal and plastic parts must be wiped down thoroughly. While
it is important that clothing looks and feels freshly laundered, some
families with allergies prefer not to buy clothing that has been in the
dryer with a dryer sheet or washed with heavy, perfumed detergent. Equipment that cannot be taken apart can be washed in the bathtub or out side with the garden hose. Shoes, boots and cleats need to be free of sand, mud, and odor: they can often go in the washing machine and be air-dried
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More arriving next week:
This book stars a multicultural group of people visiting featured attractions. Rhythmic language guides children through the
passage of both a single day and the four seasons while saluting the
iconic aspects of New Hampshire.
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The busy time is here!
What is selling the best?
What should you bring?
Are you wondering what would be the best item to bring this month? Good, stain-free, nicer-quality Halloween costumes. You know, the ones that your children just had to have, so you spent $30, $40, $50 for 1 night --because you're the best mom or dad ever! :) Well, here's your chance to get a few of those dollars back. What does not sell well is
- the costumes that are torn, or have runs or stains.
- Characters that are no longer popular.
- $12-costumes that are now missing accessories.
We have already put out well over 100 costumes, and they are selling as fast as we can put them on the racks.
Halloween Costumes
are accepted only in September
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 toward 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.
and remember... You can bring consignments on
Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday, between 9AM and 6:30PM.
We are noticing that there seems to be confusion about where to leave your consignments:
Drop 'N' Run:
- 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 the week 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.)
Waiting --or Returning before 7PM
- 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 at items while you wait. If you do not return before 7 the same day, your items will be given to The Shepherd Fund or The Stork Project early the next morning, because we have no room to keep them in the shop. Additionally, since you told us you are coming back for your items, we will not have any record of how many items were donated.
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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Save time
You can help your items go from this...
 | 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
...to this, as quickly as possible.
 | 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 say you are going to come back to pick up your "take back" items, please come back.
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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-- 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. ---Bring quarters. :) ---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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