Name: Preparing Items for Back on the Rack
Uploaded: 2025-10-23T12:02:15.423Z
Duration: 2 min 51 s
Description: Preparing Items for Back on the Rack

Item Prep

Supplies Needed:

Hangers - 15 Places to Find Hangers

Large safety pins or fine tagging gun

Clear Ziploc bags in various sizes

Scissors and/or paper cutter

Batteries

Zip ties or ribbon

Clear packing tape or blue/green painter's tape

Clear Scotch tape

Computer, phone or tablet with Internet access

Printer (or plan to print at Staples, library or a friend's)

WHITE Card stock paper, 8.5" x 11" (60 lb+)

ITEMS MUST BE COMPLETELY SALESFLOOR READY at drop-off!

HANDLING FEE OF $1 PER ITEM DEDUCTED FROM SELLER PROCEEDS FOR IMPROPERLY PREPARED, BELOW QUALITY, BELOW MINIMUM PRICE & UNACCEPTED ITEMS. They will be removed from salesfloor for donation and may return for 50%+ off discount at our discretion, without additional notice Seller.

Freshly launder clothing and textiles
Non-clothing clean and free of debris
100% functioning and include all parts
Working batteries in all electronic items
Sellers must check for recalls at www.cpsc.gov

Preparing Clothing Items

Freshly launder all clothing
FASTEN ALL SNAPS, BUTTON ALL BUTTONS AND ZIP ALL ZIPPERS.
DO NOT PUT CLOTHING IN PLASTIC BAGS.

Hanger Position

There is no specific hanger requirement, other than MAKE SURE HANGER IS BIG ENOUGH SO CLOTHES DON'T FALL OFF! After hanging, give the item a shake. If it falls off for you, it will fall on the floor during the sale. Shoppers don't shop off the floor and we don't have time to rehang.
Infant hangers are for clothes newborn to 9 months only (at best). DO NOT USE THEM ON TODDLER, KID OR ADULT CLOTHES. You will be asked to rehang them at drop-off.
PLACE CLOTHING ON HANGERS SO HOOK FORMS A QUESTION MARK (“?”) when looking at the front.
If you don't have pants hangers, SECURE TO HANGERS WITH SAFETY PINS.
Teen, Ladies & Maternity bottoms MUST be on clip pant hangers (not safety pinned to hanger) for shopibility. $5/25 clip pant hanger rental available at check-in.

Back on the Rack Consignment Events (BOTR) is the biggest and award-winning KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE IN ROANOKE, VA, SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. Shop for and sell used and new baby, kid, teen, home & ladies items, like clothes, shoes, maternity, toys, games, books, baby gear, décor, sporting goods & furniture. Biggest, favorite & VOTED BEST KIDS CLOTHING & RESALE STORE, Online & In Person Pop-Up. We help moms clear clutter and earn more money than at Once Upon a Child, Play it Again Sports or Plato’s Closet, because they set their own prices. Often imitated by smaller LFA at Towers Shopping Center / Berglund Center or Bonsack Baptist. Back on the Rack was previously at Tanglewood Mall since 2008 but outgrew it and now held massive, huge Salem Civic Center. Serving Roanoke, Salem, Lynchburg, Covington, Lexington, Christiansburg, Blacksburg, NRV, SWVA, VA, plus Lewisburg, WV and beyond. Mom-owned, small business. Sustainable, thrift, recycle, budget, underconsumption, frugal, minimalism, deinfluenc

Preparing Items for Back on the Rack

Preparing Shoes

Clean all shoes. Sneakers/cleats can go in washing machine. Else, use Clorox wipes and Magic Erasers.
ZIP TIE TOGETHER (do not tie together with laces) - NO SHOES IN BAGS!
Discard shoe boxes, unless shoes new in box (should still be zip tied together). Place tag on shoes, NOT box.
Tie shoe laces, fasten Velcro and/or close straps

Preparing Non-Clothing Items

MUST BE CLEAN (Clorox wipes and Magic Erasers are amazing!)
Freshly launder all textiles. NO TEXTILES IN BAGS. Tag, fold/roll and tie with ribbon (blankets, sheets, Boppy covers, etc.)
SECURE MULTI-PIECE ITEMS TOGETHER (use clear Ziploc bags, clear packing tape and/or zip ties)
Tape game and puzzle boxes with clear packing tape
Battery-operated items MUST HAVE WORKING BATTERIES.