Our buying policy
Please make sure to read through these guidelines before bringing any items in. A couple main points to remember: all clothing must be freshly laundered, folded, and placed neatly in a laundry basket, bin, or box; please honor our 25-piece limit per person per day.
Please thoroughly read our policies before bringing in your items.
How to bring in your items and what you may get in return:
1. For Donation Drop-offs with no credit or cash expected
Anytime during store hours
Maximum: 50 pieces
Our staff will determine what we can sell and donate the rest to a local charity throughout the season.
2. For Store Gift Card or Immediate Shopping Credit
Sun-Thurs 11AM-3PM ONLY
Maximum: 25 pieces
$1 to $2 per piece credit
Remember, we sell our items for $3 to $5 per piece.
For every few pieces we accept, you get a free item in the size you need, OR get immediate shopping credit towards equipment or toys, OR take away a Clothes Tree Gift Card to use another time.
3. For Cash Purchase
Sun-Thur 11AM -3PM MUST CALL FOR APPT
Maximum: 25 pieces
50 cents to $1 per piece
Cash is budgeted, you must call in advance for cash purchases to ensure that you get the best price and we can take the maximum number of your items!
BABY EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE AND TOYS ARE PRICED RELATIVE TO CURRENT RETAIL PRICE AND CONDITION. PLEASE CALL US OR CHECK THE HOT LIST TO SEE IF WE NEED YOUR EQUIPMENT/TOYS BEFORE BRINGING THEM IN.
We buy new and gently used children’s clothing (newborn – size 12), footwear, baby equipment, and toys. We buy items Sunday-Thursday 11am – 3pm. We don’t buy items on Fridays or Saturdays. Feel free to call ahead to find out if we have room for your items.
Clothing Guidelines
- 25 PIECE LIMIT PER PERSON PER WEEK!
- Clothing styles must be current (purchased not more than 3 years ago)
- Clothing cannot have stains, rips, or excessive wear
- Clothing cannot have broken zippers, broken snaps, or missing buttons
- Clothing must be freshly laundered and on hangers or neatly folded in baskets, bins, boxes, etc. Please no trash bags!
- We do not accept certain brands of clothing due to competitor pricing:
- Circo
- Faded Glory
- Route 66
- Basic Edition
- Senoma
- Cheroke
- All Wal-Mart, KMart, and Target brands
Other Guidelines
- All toys must be clean and operable with no missing or broken parts. Battery powered toys must have batteries
- Equipment (swings, activity saucers, walkers, high chairs, etc.) must be clean with all original parts. Cribs and other items will need to be reassembled at our store before payment. Please check online for recalls.
- DVD’s must have their original case/boxes
- We no longer buy books or VHS tapes
- To get the most money for your items, please take the time to clean them and replace the batteries. Also note: we only buy items that are 5 years old or less due to safety reasons.
We offer cash or store credit for your items. Store credit is given in the form of a gift card that can be used anytime!
