Bargains

Don’t miss this year’s Novato Mothers Club Kids’ Rummage Sale this Saturday, March 13 from 9 am to 3 pm. The half-off sale starts at 2 pm. You can literally get everything you need for your family: cribs, strollers, children’s clothing, maternity wear, toys, shoes, nursing items, and more. The NMC Rummage Sale will take place at the Novato Teen Center at 950 Seventh Street off of Grant Avenue in downtown Novato (attached to the Novato Gymnastics Center).

I volunteer for this event every year and always come home with a bunch of toys and clothes for the kids. It’s really a great sale that offers bargain prices on a lot of things (many of them barely used). To get the best picks, try to get there when they first open on Saturday, because the good stuff goes quickly.

In this special "Earth Week" guest post, Melissa Hereford, Marin mompreneur and owner of Marin Kids and Maternity Consignment in San Rafael, offers a few reasons why buying gently used items (and selling or donating yours) is good not only for the wallet but for the environment, too.

Her motto is "Saving the earth, one outfit at a time," and she takes the idea seriously!

As we approach another Earth Day, we find ourselves focusing more and more on the recycling movement with our children, the future of the planet, and the limited space in our landfills in mind! Buying gently worn and gently used items is not only about saving money. That is a wonderful aspect of the practice, but it seems to be ever more important to reduce all the waste inherent in both manufacturing and retail. For example, when you buy gently used items, you:

Looking to pick up a baby furniture bargain? Baby and Kids Company is having their semi-annual warehouse sale at their warehouse in Richmond on Saturday and Sunday, September 15 and 16, from 10 am to 4 pm. Their 10,000-square-foot warehouse is normally closed to the public, but during this event it will be open to retail customers. You can save up to 75% on a variety of baby and kids items, including cribs, changing tables, dressers, beds, linens, clothing, and more.

Their new warehouse is located at 3427 Regatta Boulevard (visible from 580). See the attached PDF flier for more information and directions, or visit www.babyandkidscompany.com for more information. Their retail location is located at 12 Miller Avenue in Mill Valley.