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The New Mommy and Me

September 19th, 2010

The consignment store Mommy and Me in Tyler Texas has moved to a new location. Before they moved their store was really small and was unable to keep all the clothes organize in the store, and many times had to set up a lot of their clothes outside. Although they had their boy’s clothes separated from their girl’s clothes. It was hard to find what you were looking for. In the old location, Mommy and Me was tucked on the side of a building that you could not really see it from the road, it was easy to drive right past it.

The new location (which was formally California Girl) makes the store easier to find. Even though the location have moved and the store is larger, it has not changed the clothes they sale. When you are shopping at Mommy and Me you really have to make sure there are not any stains or rips in the clothes. I understand that they clothes that they sale are all used clothes and are resold at their store, but I think that they should have a smaller selection of clothing that are in better shape. It is hard to dig through clothes that are all stained to find the one outfit that is the right size and clean.

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It is harder to find good clothes for infants, because most of the clothes are not in very good shape, but they are sold at great prices. Their little boy’s selection is really small most of the time. Their selections do vary so you can always find something new when you return. Mommy and Me does have a better selection for girls from sizes 18months-3T (which is great for me since I shop for those sizes).

Selling your used clothes at a consignment store is a great way to put a little extra cash in your pocket especially because kids grow so fast and only wear one size for a few months. The people that work and own Mommy and Me are great to work with and are really nice.

I think that it is worth going to Mommy and Me. Even though you have to dig to find what you are looking for, it is possible for you to find something in good shape for a great price. Shopping here is sort of a like a treasure hunt, which can be fun but frustrating at the same time.

Hand Me Ups

July 2nd, 2010

Almost every day I pass by this small store called Hand Me Up and was always curious about it. I finally went into the store the other day. It was really nothing special, about two rows of men’s clothes, maybe a foot and half of the rack in the children’s section would have fit my children, and they have about five rows of women clothing.

The women’s section was a few rows including pants, shirts, dresses, junior and misses sizes. There really were not very great clothes. I dug through the women’s dresses but most of them were full suit dresses that the women in church would wear when I was a little child.

They had a small selection of over sized jewelry behind the glass counter. If anyone knows me they could tell you that I love long and thick jewelry; but there was nothing very fashionable about huge blue rocks tied together. They had a pretty big selection of purses, most leather and had those ugly strings of leather hanging off of them. Lastly they had a pretty descent selection of shoes and that probably was the best thing about the whole store.

I glanced over the men’s section, but the outfit on the manikin in the window was tight pants and a pink collared shirt. If that was the best outfit I was curious what else they offered. There were about two rows of men’s clothes most were odd sizes and extremely out of style.

Lastly I checked out the children’s selection. Probably they most annoying thing was the fact that all the clothes were on miss labeled hangers. Eighteen month clothes were on three month hangers. It was so difficult to find the right size of each outfit. They had a cute selection of shoes. They were organized so I could see each pair of shoe and their sizes.

Hand Me Up is a consignment store. All clothing is pre-owned and way over priced! I did not want to spend twenty dollars on used clothes, I do not care if they are brand names or not. If you are interested in selling clothing in the store, they take consignments, such as clothing and accessories, Tuesdays thru Saturday. You get 50% of the sold price of every item you bring in.

All clothes have to be designer labels and not from Wal-Mart or Target. I do not really understand why they do not sell items from Target, some of my kid’s cutest clothes are from Target.

You have to make sure all clothing is clean, pressed and on hangers. Also all the clothes that you bring up there has to be in season, right now they are looking for summer clothing. Every four weeks the store will write you a check of the money earned of the items you sold. If the clothing that you brought in is not sold after 90 days, they will donate all clothing to local charities.

It was not worth it to go up there when I went shopping, but you never know, they are constantly getting new clothes. You might be able to find something that you will like. None of the employees seemed like they wanted to help anyone in the store. The business seemed poorly ran and the products were over priced used clothes.

Cinderbella’s Boutique

January 28th, 2010
Tyler Texas Children's Clothing at Cinderbella's

Cinderbella's

3400 S Broadway Ave
Tyler Texas 75701
903 266 9162
hours: Mon-Sat 10 am – 5:30

This shop opened last year and is a delight to many a parent who loves to dress their little one in nice cute things but doesn’t always have the funds to buy them new.

This well laid out and spacious shop has an area in the back for good quality, gently used consigned goods and the rest of the store contains new items. Although this consignment store is fairly large already they will be moving into a much large facility close to where Lifeway Christian Bookstore used to be in the same shopping strip. This will give them much more room to offer many more children’s clothes they would like to have available for sale.

Many of the new items are hand made or have motifs which can be made to order. There are bows here too – just in case you are the sort of Mom who likes to have matching accessories for their child.

The thing that struck me immediately as I walked in the door was that this is a boutique for little girls. Sure there are items for boys too but this is the place for very girly girls! 

It is a perfect place for grandmothers to buy cutsie outfits for their beloved little ones and a great place to buy that non essential but oh-so-lovely outfit or accessory for a friend who is expecting their first little girl. As I browsed, I could almost hear the exclamations of friends at a baby shower as gifts were unwrapped!

The thing that caught my eye, as a more practical person, was the shoes. Here you can buy new shoes which are excellent quality and really individual. The leather was so soft, I’m sure they would be perfect for little feet. There was a half price sale when I was shopping too so it didn’t seemed too expensive.

In the rear of the store are the consigned goods. These are definitely upscale too. 

Cinderbella's Store hours

Cinderbella's Store hours

 They are nicely arranged in size and gender so you can look through them without hassle.

The impression I got from this store was attention to detail. Not just in the type of clothes for sale but in the way everything was presented. The lady at the checkout was really helpful and I’m sure she loves what she does, which makes the whole shopping experience at Cinderbella’s a really nice one.