Hey guys, it's Shelby and Maddi from
Plato's Cloest - La Crosse. A lot of the
time our guests have questions about
our buying process, and we are here to
answer any questions and give you a
little insight on how the process works.
All of our buyers in the store go
through extensive training to become
certified. We would love to purchase
everything from you, however, we can only
purchase items that are selling well for
us. So let's walk through the buying
process. So while we're going through
your items, we do let our eyes do the
work. So if you see us move on to an item
quickly that just means that we did see
a spot, stain, or a hole, that made
us unable to purchase the item. So while
looking on this shirt, it did used to be
black but it looks slightly faded and
there is a small hole in it, so we will
be sending this one home with you. The
next item we have is a Gulden Intent
flannel. This brand comes from the Buckle
and it's a great style. The burnout style
on the long sleeve makes it great, we
just have to make sure that the length on
the item is good. So this is something
that we would love to purchase. Moving on to our next item, we do love athletic wear in the store, however,
we are being selective with the Danskin brands and certain brands that aren't selling as well
for us. But definitely keep us in mind
for Nike and Under Armour. Gap is a
really really great brand and as you
notice, there's tags on this item.
But Gap is more of a women's brand and
style so that's something that we would
have to send to our sister store, Style Encore. So next we have the super cute
American Eagle distressed denim. It does
have the raw hem on it, which we're
really looking for in the store. When we check demin we're making sure
zippers and buttons do work. Both of
these items do work and we love to
purchase this, it's really in high demand
for us too. Next we have this awesome North
Face sweatshirt. North Face is a great
brand. Again with the black, we just have
to make sure that it's not faded and we
need to check length on the arms
and the body. This is something that we
would love to purchase. So we are really
in need of denim and outerwear. This
denim jacket is super cute, however,
it is more of a women's brand so we are checking it over and we're noticing that
that women's brand is not selling as well for us, so we will send that one home.
Next we have the BKE denim. BKE is a
great brand we just have to make sure
that we're purchasing items that have
been in the store the past year to year
and a half. We are trained on labels, so
we've got to make sure that the current
label is in our stores. This label is
older than a year to a year and a half, so
this is something that we would send
home. For next item we have PINK. So we
love Victoria Secret's PINK at the store.
We just check to make sure that all the
sleeves look good, both on each side, and
check the underside to make sure there's
no light staining. This item is in great
condition, so we'd love to purchase it at
the store. The next step in our buying
process, is for the buyer to put your
items into the computer system. The
computer system does come up with all
the pricing for us and you do receive up to 40% back to you. We do have
three different options you can choose
from. We have cash on the spot the same
day you sell, store credit, or a store
trade option which does allow for you to
save on sales tax when you shop our
sales floor. We do buy all seasons all
year long, so don't hesitate on bringing
all of your items in. We hope to see you soon!
