Here is what customers have to say about the KCTP:
*WONDERFUL!! I cant wait to go back! I traded in a bunch of clothes that were sizes my kids could not were and got items they can wear. All the clothing was in great condition and there was a wide variety of items. I suggest everyone check it out!! Thanks for having this for our community! - Richael
*I think this is such a great idea and I am so glad that someone started something like this!! :) - Amy
*First off what a wonderful Idea. I have been interested in doing something similar for a long time.. Thank you. - Anne
*Hi! I came across your page through Craigslist and I love what you're doing. - Becky
*I'm so excited I found your site! Sounds like a great idea. I'm going to stop by on Wednesday and bring my trade-ins. I'll bring some hangers to donate as well. Thanks! - Jennifer
*Thanks for opening for me today. I loved it and will be back! - Brenda
*second hand clothing helps our earth so much, what a wonderful way to be green and still make sure our little ones have the cutest clothes. - Emily
*Thank you :) Just sent invites to all my friends to try to get the word out - I think this is such a great idea! - Mary Alison
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I come and just buy items without trading?
Yes. Anyone can purchase the clothing by simply converting the points to dollars. For example, if a Onesie is priced at 0.25 points, it easily converts to $0.25. All purchases are subject to the applicable sales tax and are non-refundable, but if kept in good condition, we encourage you to trade them back in! I will not tolerate people buying from the trading post for the purpose of reselling.
- Do I have to pay the Trading Fee if I'm only buying clothes?
No. If you are here to just purchase clothes, you will not need to pay the trading fee. However, the purchased clothes are subject to applicable sales tax. If you are trading and purchasing, they will be counted as two separate transactions and you will be assessed the trading fee and then the cost of the purchased items plus tax.
The fee to trade is $5.00/trade. Click here for more information on the
Trading Fee.
- Why are you only trading clothes?
I am running this out of my own home so that I can do this for a very small fee. Therefore, space is limited and baby stuff can take up a ton of room!
This is a space issue for now. Over the 2013 year, I will be transitioning out of baby clothes (Premie-9m) and will be expanding into larger sizes. I'm not sure what size we will go up to, that will just depend on how much room I have in the shed! :) I hope to go up to size 12 or 14, but we'll just have to wait and see!
- How did you come up with this idea?
Times are tough for all of us and if we think back to when we were kids and times were tough, we ended up wearing a lot of "hand me downs" from family and friends. I'm a Navy wife, far away from family and I'm a stay at home mom, so there's really no time for friends. So I'm a little SOL when it comes to "hand me downs". I figure there must be a lot of us in the same predicament, so what can we do to help each other out? We need to start thinking about ways to save money and look at what we already have instead of what we can go out and buy. I googled "kids clothing trading post" to see if there was something in my area that would allow me to trade in my daughter's clothes so that I wouldn't have to spend more money buying new ones and I found nothing! So I decided to create one and invite the community to come to my home and trade. It just made sense. Hopefully this will inspire others to start up their own trading post in their own communities!
