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Sunday Sip: Just Between Friends
The following is a paid presentation, advice and opinions expressed during the Sunday SIP are solely that of the hosts or guests at NotWTMJ Radio or Good Karma Brands Milwaukee LLC. "I need you to mark your calendars for the best and biggest sale coming to the Wisconsin State Fair Parks Exposition Center, starting with the pre-sale Thursday, September 19th and it runs through Sunday, September 22nd. We're talking about 50-90% off the retail price of strollers, books, clothing and more, which you'll quickly realize you'll never need to buy new again. The place to be is called Just Between Friends Milwaukee County. Head to MilwaukeeCounty.jbfsale.com to learn more. I'm Julia fellow host of Wisconsin's Afterno News, letting you know about the special pop-up marketplace for families to buy and sell gently used infant-through teen clothing and baby gear. Again, you can check it out at MilwaukeeCounty.jbfsale.com. Just Between Friends Milwaukee County is put on by two wonderful sisters, Melissa Mansour and Melinda Herbert, who I've gotten to know so well. Melissa joins us here with our Sunday SIP. Thanks for joining us. Thank you. So I first want to talk about how amazing it was this past spring when I went. I was blown away, especially just by the community that I saw. But when you go in there, I couldn't believe how much clothing there was alone. It was like a football field long. Exactly. 25,000 square feet, we had over 700 consignor sign-up, anything from clothing, toys, books, baby equipment, outdoor equipment, anything you can think of. We have there for kiddos up through juniors. What do you love about it? Everything. I love that people can clean out their closets of their kiddos items. They're able to make money. And then we can help the community save money by buying for the next season. And some people are wondering, okay, if there's cribs available, car seats, strollers, are those checked through and all the toys? Yes. So we have actually a recall person that goes through, checks all the bigger items, make sure that they're not recalled, make sure that they're in good condition. We also have consignors that check the clothing too, to make sure that they're not stained, tears, anything like that. So we only accept the best of the best. So the place to go to is MilwaukeeCounty.jbfsale.com. This is another amazing part. Even my boss, Tiff Puah, takes part in that she's been doing this for years. And you can make, you know, at least almost $600. That's the average. Can you tell me about the consignment aspect of this? Sure. You can go ahead on our website. You can sign up to sell. It's very easy. You enter your own items, your price. You determine if they go half off and or if they're donated. Then they earn 60% of what they sell. And again, the average person who consigns makes, how much do you think? About $575. Some make more up to $2,000. We had over 3,000 shoppers the last sale. So we're expecting an even bigger turnout. I know. I saw some with major U-Halls coming in with stuff and they love it. What happens to the stuff that isn't sold if they choose for it to be, you know, donated? So we've been working with the charity since we started in 2008. It's called A Blessed Again, Place of Refuge, and they come and pick up any of the donated items. That's wonderful. Yes. They, I'm sure that they love it. And I think that that's a really good cause to our community. Let's go through each day, presale. That's a big one. That's my favorite day, Thursday, September 19th. Yes. So that is any consigners can shop early. Sellers. We have a presale for teachers, expectant parents, military daycares, foster parents. You can just go online and you get a free ticket. Oh, that's awesome. Yes. And you get, you get nice, you know, shopping time, you know, nice and early. What are the hours that day? Do you know? 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Okay. Then we go to the really grand opening Friday, September 20th, which is a bonanza. Correct. So we are open to the public. There's always a line to get in. Everybody wants to get in there. We're open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. In the evening, we have a special teen night for your teens to come shop the junior section. We have try on a dressing area. They can try on their clothes. We're going to have music, give away door prizes for the teens that come shopping. Yeah. And that website to go to is milwaukeecounty.jbfsale.com. We go to Saturday, September 21st, almost done. Yes. It goes by fast. So we are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. And we are going to be having for two hours, we're going to be having two characters that will come in the spring. We had Spiderman and a princess that came and took pictures with the kiddos, talked to them. They had a blast. So we're going to be having that also. And then we do have a half price pre-sale from 6 to 8 p.m. You can get your tickets online. And any item that has a star will be remaining full price. Any items without a star is going to be 50% off. And it's a ton of items. You know what I like about Saturday too, is that you roll in some new items as well. We have two extra drop-offs, so you can see new items that come in. And then Sunday is a really good day too, because how much was the percent off on Sunday? It's 50% off. That's our last day. We are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Awesome. We also have a small window of shopping from 4 to 5. It's 75% off. So that's any item that is half off and also is going to be donated. Those will be 75% off. Wow. And we also have Spiderman and the Disney princess. I don't want to forget about that. That's happening Saturday, right? That is correct. Is that from noon to 2? Noon to 2. Just between friends, the best and biggest sale for children's items is coming to Wisconsin State Fair Park's Exposition Center with a pre-sale, Thursday, September 19th through Sunday, September 22nd. Learn more now at milwaukeecounty.jbfsale.com. It's a pop-up marketplace for families to buy and sell gently used infant-through teen clothing, baby toys, essentials you need for your family, and more. You can get free tickets for public days at their website milwaukeecounty.jbfsale.com. Then you can check it out at milwaukeecounty.jbfsale.com. Melissa Munster, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. Again, it's milwaukeecounty.jbfsale.com.