Our Very Own Exchange Table

I've been wanting to do this for a long time so I am really excited to announce that we are starting our own version of an Exchange Table. The concept is this: You bring things you no longer want or things your kids have out grown and then you "shop" for things you do want or that do fit.

I've toyed with this idea for a long time. It's something that I think is great and that there is a need for but have been worried about several things, one of which being that people who own thrift shops will come clean me out and then go sell the stuff for profit. After many months of brainstorming here is what i came up with.

I'm making some RMS Dollars on my computer. When you bring in donations you will be rewarded with RMS bills. You can then use the RMS bills to purchase items from the table. I'm also going to have other ways to earn RMS dollars in the future. We already have a decent selection of items stored up. Below is a list of items that we except as donations. (Please make sure all donations are clean, free of stains and rips, zippers and buttons are there and working.)

• Boys clothing ~ newborn through size 16
• Girls clothing ~ newborn through size 16
• Shoes all sizes including men's and women's
• Men's and Women's clothing any size
• Toys in good working condition including roller blades, bikes, etc
• Large items such as cribs, strollers, high chairs and walkers.
• Bedding for cribs, twin, full, queen or king

If you have anything else you want to donate that isn't on the list just let me know. I'm sure in most cases we will take it.

I hope that this will take off and that we will receive plenty of donations and that lots of people will want to come shop at our little Exchange Table. To start I think we will only be open by appointment. Starting at the beginning of the year we may have a location and be open once or twice a week for a few hours. It will depend greatly on the amount of interest this project receives.