Folks, if you have never been to the Christian Book Warehouse Sale , scheduled for February 26 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., you really have missed a display of great organization and some great deals! Having been to the sale numerous times, I would like to give you some hints for first timers.
1. If you know what you want to purchase, then they have made it much easier for you. You can preorder online and put in the catalog code of 200100 and they will have your order ready for you when you arrive. (You can also purchase by phone and mention this catalog code as well.)
2. They have since set up storage bins so you can "hold" your items while you shop for more items. This is good for really big things.
Here are my tips to make your shopping easier:
1. Bring a suitcase on wheels. I bring a business size overnight bag to haul around. It makes it much easier to move around and you can change your mind at the bargain tables without having to schlep to the storage bins.
2. Don't do all of your ordering online! They have tables and tables of books, school books, Christian music and videos, bibles, and knick knacks everywhere. Many of these are returns and the prices are much cheaper than buying items new. (So what if it has a few dings?)
3. When you leave, they usually have some overstock piles where you can pick one item as a parting gift.
4. Make sure you are hydrated and have eaten before you go in. There are bathrooms and water, but this is hard work! (grin)
5. If you want to check something out before you buy it, then you can get the warehouse location from the Internet. Make sure you print the locations in landscape (the wide way) versus portrait (the short way) because the printer will cut off the row and item locations -- exactly what you need to navigate the warehouse!
6. There is an area for children to watch videos, but if you can, leave the kids home with a sitter. As I have said previously, this is hard work, and you don't want to worry about them while you are doing it. Otherwise, you will have to sit there while they watch videos, especially if the kids are young.
7. When you come in the door, they always have some great specials, so do check them out!
Good luck, and I hope to see you there! Click here for directions to the warehouse sale and to start shopping! And if you can't make it to the warehouse sale in Massachusetts, then just check out some of their stuff to have it delivered to your door.
Katherine,
I signed up for a membership with CBD through your site. Thank you for such a wonderfully detailed description of how to make the most of a sale there.
I can't wait to go to my first sale, in April.
You have got an awesome Blog going on, Katherine, with so many terrific pointers and excellent advice. Covers so many subjects and is so extremely informative.
Barb
PS I wrote to Salem State College's FM radio station WMWM today and asked why they don't have a Christian Rock spot in their programming. I asked what I could do to help make it happen. Maybe if everyone who would like to have a Christian Rock radio program to listen to north of Boston, were to write to Salem State WMWM radio station and request that it be included in the programming, perhaps it might happen. Or for that matter, write to every radio station in and around the Boston area. Christian Rock is so very needed up here.
Posted by: Barb Janavaris | March 18, 2005 at 08:01 PM