Pass
It On started as an idea.
Where
do baby clothes and things go when you don't need them anymore? Some
waits for the next baby, but what about the big stuff? What about
when there are no more babies on the way? People spend a lot of money
on baby stuff and I thought... wouldn't it be nice to get some of
that money back?!
When I first had a baby, I was overwhelmed with all the stuff we “had”
to have. Of course we only found out once we had our little guy home
what we needed and what, of the things we and our family
and friends had bought for the baby, we really didn’t need (your
list will vary). We also received a lot of clothes that our fast grower
didn’t get to wear or only wore once. Once our baby became a
toddler, we noticed a lot of baby equipment that was no longer needed
taking up space in the house. Even if we have another baby, there
are things we won't need again or I'll just buy what I need at another
Pass It On sale and in the meantime fill
that space with stuff our little guy will use now!
I
know tons of other parents are staring at boxes and plastic containers
of baby clothes and things they may or may not use again. Wouldn’t
it be great to be able to pass on what we are not using to someone
else who would use it, without a lot of hassle?
That
was my idea. I did a lot of research and found sales like this going
on all around the country, but none here. I thought it was time to
bring it to Oregon! Our first sale in April 2006 was bigger than I
had hoped it would be (we had 75 consignors and filled 3200 sq ft)
and each sale is bigger than the last. Thank you to everyone
who believed in the concept and consigned or shopped at the very first
sale. And all of those who keep coming back and telling your
friends! No wonder it keeps growing!
I’m excited to share this with you and look forward to bringing
this event to you for years to come! I try to continuously improve
the experience for everyone involved, so feel free to share your thoughts
with me at any time. I'd love to hear your ideas.
My
ultimate goal is to help families turn their clutter into cash. I
know it's worthwhile to the families who participate because they
tell me so! This event motivates people to clean out their closets
by giving them a way to make money with little effort. What keeps
people from getting rid of stuff sooner might be imagining the effort
it takes to hold a garage sale or the hassle of selling things on
ebay or craigslist and maybe even the feeling that the money they
spent is lost when they donate it to Goodwill.
A
secondary goal of organizing this event is to make some extra money
for my family, allowing me to be a stay at home mom and spend most
of my time and energy raising and homeschooling my son. What started
off as a little extra cash has now turned into nice vacation money!
It takes a lot of work to make this sale happen and I trade time away
from my son to do it. Luckily he enjoys Grandma time when his parents
are working a sale.
I
appreciate your interest in me and my family and look forward to making
new friends during each event. Let me know if I can help you or answer
any questions.
Feel
free to contact me at kim@passitonsales.com
or 503-830-6509.
Kim
Zerbe & family working a sale in Hillsboro, Oregon 2009
