Guide to Birmingham Consignment Sales
It’s almost time for another season of consignment sales. These happen twice per year, in the spring and fall, and I still get as excited as I did when I first started attending them over 11 years ago!
I love walking into the gym and seeing all the racks of clothes, bins of shoes, and tables of toys. I get probably 80 percent of my kids’ clothes at consignment sales (the rest come from Target and Walmart).
Not only do I shop, but I consign as well. Depending on how well I do, I can come out close to even on what I sell and what I spend.
If you choose to consign, know it involves a substantial time commitment. It takes awhile to gather your child’s clothes together, enter the clothes into the computer system, print out tags, hang the clothes, pin the tags on the clothes — all before finally dropping them off. But, there is a bonus! You get to shop early before the sale opens to the public so you can get dibs on the best items!
The proceeds from most of the sales go back to the churches to help with their missions and children’s programs, so that’s awesome, too.
The Birmingham area has some great sales all across Jefferson and Shelby counties. Here is a list of upcoming sales (in order of date):
Lil’ Lambs Consignment Sale
Trinity United Methodist Church
Thursday, Jan. 30: Volunteers and consignors shop beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Public preview sale from 6:00 -8:00 p.m. with $5 entrance fee.
Friday, Jan. 31: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 1: 9:00 a.m. – noon (many items half-price)
trinitybirmingham.com/kids/lil-lambs/
Whale of a Sale
Vestavia United Methodist Church
Thursday, Feb. 20: Volunteers and consignors shop beginning at 1:30 p.m.; 4:00 p.m. for $5 ticketed shoppers; and public sale from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 21: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
whaleofasale.blogspot.com/
Sweet Repeats Consignment Sale
Mountain Brook Community Church
Friday, Feb. 21: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (No strollers from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Feb. 22: 9:00 a.m. – noon (some items will be 50% off)
facebook.com/pg/MBCCsweetrepeats/
Giggles & Grace Consignment Sale
Asbury United Methodist Church
Thursday, Feb. 20: Volunteers and consignors shop beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 21: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 22: 8:00 a.m. – noon
asburygigglesandgrace.com
Market on the Mountain
Mountaintop Community Church
Thursday, Feb. 27: Volunteers and consignors shop beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 28: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 29: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
marketonthemountain.com
Bargains on the Bluff
Bluff Park United Methodist Church
Thursday, Feb. 27: Volunteers and consignors shop beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 28: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 29 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (many items 25% off)
facebook.com/bargainsonthebluff/
Riverchase T-N-T
Riverchase United Methodist Church
Thursday, Feb. 27: Volunteers and consignors shop beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 28: 8:00 a.m. pre-sale passes ($10) then 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 29: 8:00 a.m. – noon (Select items 30% off)
www.riverchase-tnt.com
Twice as Nice Sale
Metropolitan Church of God
Friday, Feb. 28: 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. (No strollers or children under 10)
Saturday, Feb. 29: 8:00 am. – noon (some items 50% off)
facebook.com/BhamTwiceasNiceSale/
Kid’s Market and Mom
Former K-Mart location, Irondale
Mon-Thurs. March 2-6: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 7: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Kidsmarketandmom.com
Renewed Threads Consignment Sale
Alabaster First United Methodist Church
Friday, March 13: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 14: 8:00 a.m. – noon
facebook.com/pg/renewedthreads
If you have never shopped consignment sales before, find some “survival” tips here!
Happy shopping, and I hope you find some amazing deals!
