Hill Thrift Shop, Inc. Consignment Hours:
PO Box 56129 Weds-Thurs 10-4
5873 H Ave Bldg. 841 www.thehillthriftshop.com
Hill AFB, UT 84056 hillthriftshop@qwestoffice.net
Phone/Fax ~ (801) 825-1026
DATE: _____________________________ ACCOUNT NUMBER: ___________________________________
Purpose:
The Hill Thrift Shop, Inc. is a non-profit organization established for the purpose of providing an outlet for the sale of privately owned items no longer wanted or needed. All items are consigned or donated by individuals. Proceeds from the sale of consigned items, minus a fee, go to the consignor. All other proceeds, less operating expenses are used for charitable and educational purposes.
1. Eligibility. Persons authorized to consign merchandise for sale in the Thrift Shop MUST BE adults over 18 in possession of a valid
DOD issued ID Card. Persons with base passes only are not eligible, i.e. contract employees. Each eligible family is limited to one account PER SPONSOR/ADDRESS. Periodic checks of ID card expiration dates will be made.
2. WITHHOLDING. Items are consigned by the individual who establishes the selling price. The Thrift Shop withholds 20% of each item sold price.
3. TAXES. It is SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY of the consignor to keep track of items that become Thrift Shop property for tax purposes. NO TAX SLIPS will be made up by the office at the end of the year for consigned items that become Thrift Shop property.
Reports of donated items are to be picked up each month at the office for a fee of $.10 per printed sheet. Donation verification slips may be picked up at that time.
4. LIABILITY. THE THRIFT SHOP IS NOT LIABLE FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE TO CONSIGNED ITEMS. The consignor agrees to hold harmless the Thrift Shop and its employees and volunteers for articles lost, stolen, damaged by fire, accidentally damaged, or otherwise harmed. Thrift Shop volunteers are not responsible for moving large items in or out of the building, or for damage done to vehicles transporting large items.
5. PRIVATE TRANSACTIONS. Private transactions between individuals are NOT allowed inside the Thrift Shop or in the parking lot.
Loss of Thrift Shop privileges will result.
6. UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS. THE THRIFT SHOP RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ITEMS NOT SUITABLE FOR SALE. ALL
ITEMS MUST BE IN NEW OR GENTLY USED CONDITION; CLEAN, AND IN WORKING ORDER. THE CONSIGNOR WILL NOT BE
NOTIFIED OF UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS REGARDLESS OF PRICE. Decisions to dispose of unacceptable items will be made at the discretion of management and Thrift Shop volunteers. Items not acceptable include, but are not limited to: items with stains, marks of any kinds, holes, odors, and excessive wear; used adult panties, boxers, briefs, etc.; adult-themed material unless sold at the BX; smoke alarms; carbon monoxide monitors; propane tanks; free items; water bed frames and mattresses; bowling balls; guns; munitions; explosives; spray paints; volatile fluids; tires; wigs; drop side cribs, used cosmetics and toiletries; religious papers or pamphlets; monthly magazines over one year old; weekly magazines over one month old; any food or drink items; large exercise equipment; children’s car seats; all items with employee or event logos; unreasonably priced items; unsafe items; obscene items; stuffed animals; satellite dishes; computers; laptops; tube TV’s, CRT monitors; or any other item deemed unacceptable. Electrical and mechanical appliances must be in good working order. Movies, music, and software must be the original product in the original packaging. NO COPIES OR NON-SPECIFIC
CASES WILL BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE CHECK ALL ITEMS CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING A CONSIGNMENT.
7. BANS. When racks and shelves are too full, a temporary ban can be put on certain items at the Thrift Shop’s discretion WITHOUT
NOTICE.
8. CLOSURE. The Thrift Shop reserves the right to close the consignment desk or the store without notice to consignors or shoppers due to overstock, the weather, lack of volunteers, or others reasons worthy of closure at the manager’s discretion. The Thrift Shop is closed two weeks in the summer, the week of Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and the New Year. Consignment dates are adjusted to compensate for scheduled closures.
9. TERMINATION. The Thrift Shop may terminate consignor privileges if consignor disobeys contract policies, defames the Thrift Shop by speech or action, acts discourteously to the volunteers, or for any other reason as determined by the manager.
PROCEDURES AND INFORMATION:
1. FULL/HALF/THRIFT. The top of each consignment sheet will be stamped with three dates. The top date is the Wednesday of the week the consignment is brought into the Thrift Shop. ITEMS HAVE FOUR (4) WEEKS TO SELL FOR FULL PRICE. The second date is when items will be reduced 50% of the original price. ITEMS HAVE TWO (2) WEEKS TO SELL FOR HALF PRICE. The third date is when items become Thrift Shop property if not removed by the consignor. Prices of consigned items can be adjusted at manager’s discretion.
Consignment Hours:

2. CONSIGNING. Call ahead, review the website, or read signs in consignment room for items on temporary and permanent ban. UP TO
THIRTY (30) ITEMS might be brought in ONE TIME PER WEEK ONLY. CONSIGNMENT SHEETS MUST BE FILLED OUT PRIOR to taking items into the consignment area. Items must be priced for no less than $1.00 in increments of $.25 (i.e. $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, etc.).
Some items are not worth the $1.00 minimum, but these items may be donated. Consignors will list EACH ITEM on a consignment sheet giving identifiable description, size when needed, and price. Small items being sold together will be placed in a clear plastic bag by the consignor. Magazines, books, and puzzles sold in a bundle will be tied securely, not taped. NO MORE THAN TEN (10) OF THE SAME
TYPE OF ITEMS; including individual items in a bundle; will be allowed. Up to ten (10) items of clothing, but ONLY FIVE (5) OF THE TEN
(10) CAN BE ADULT CLOTHING (regardless of who wore it). Clothing is anything worn or carried on your person except jewelry. FINE
JEWELRY OVER $25, WATCHES, AND COINS COUNT TOWARD THE TEN (10) CASE ITEM LIMIT. ALL CONSIGNMENTS MUST BE
PROCESSED BY A VOLUNTEER AT THE CONSIGNMENT DESK. DO NOT LEAVE ITEMS before a volunteer checks your account number, inspects the items, reviews the consignment sheet(s), and assigns the consignment a bin number. Items left without processing
WILL BE CONSIDERED A DONATION.
3. FYI. Copies of the consignment sheet(s) should be retained as a record of the markdown dates and for tax purposes. Reports may be requested at the office for the previous month and are complimentary with check pick up. Any other time the cost is $.10 per copy. Items may be taken out as a “Returned By Owner (RBO)” or can be re-consigned (ONLY: large furniture & items originally priced over $25 and ONLY during the full price consignment period) once for a new consignment period. Re-consignments must be completed thirty (30) minutes prior to the shop’s Thursday closing time. There is a $1.00 fee per item re-consigned, and the item must be marked down 25% or more off the original price. Items withdrawn may be resubmitted after a thirty (30) day waiting period. RBO fees are $.25 per withdrawn item UNDER $25 AND $1 OVER $25 ON SMALL ITEMS. ALL LARGE FLOOR ITEMS WILL BE
ASSESSED A 10% FEE OF THE ORIGINAL PRICE PER WITHDRAWN ITEM. It is SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
CONSIGNOR to take timely action if they do not want an item to be sold at half price or become Thrift Shop property. Please
verify dates independently. ITEMS MUST BE PURCHASED AT THRIFT PRICES IF CONSIGNOR WISHES TO RECLAIM THEM
AFTER THEY’VE GONE THRIFT. THRIFT SHOP VOLUNTEERS WILL NOT LOOK FOR ANY ITEMS.
4. LARGE ITEMS. Large floor items such as furniture, major appliances, bicycles, rugs, baby furniture, large toys, etc. can only be accepted on a space available basis.
5. SEASONAL. Christmas items will be accepted November and December. For dates other seasonal items are accepted, see posters in the consignment room and the website. Items consigned out of season will be considered a donation. Holiday items will become Thrift
Shop property the first operating business day after the holiday regardless of time remaining on the items. Consignors wishing to remove holiday items must do so the Thursday prior to the holiday or scheduled Thrift Shop closure.
6. MILITARY. All name tags must be removed by the consignor. If the items consigned were originally issued by the government, the undersigned certifies that the title to the property has legally passed to the undersigned under the provision of AFM 67-1, due to separation from the active duty roles of the Armed Forces.
7. PAYMENTS. Monies due the consignor will be paid by check. Check availability will be posted at the beginning of the month and checks can be picked up during office hours. Checks not picked up, will be mailed and post-marked by the tenth (10 th ) of the month following the previous month’s sales. A check handling fee of $1.00 will be deducted from each check. Checks will not be written for less than $10.00. No account information will be given over the phone except whether a check has or has not been mailed. Restitution for returned items, reclaiming of bad checks, or other monies due to the thrift shop may be withheld from the check without notification.
8. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. CHANGES OF ADDRESS AND PCS ORDERS WILL BE HANDLED AT THE OFFICE ONLY, never at the consignment desk. Persons with PCS orders may consign up to sixty (60) items, twenty (20) like items, per week within sixty (60) days of coming or going. Persons with other relocation orders will be considered on a case-by-case basis.