Being someone who has a little toddler sister and a mother who loves buying new clothes for her I was super excited when I learned about stores like Once Upon A Child or KidtoKid; who take gently used baby clothes and give you cash! From the beginning my mother told me not to expect a lot of money from these stores. That I'd be lucky if I made 20 dollars even with a bag full of nice clothes. So on my first trip to KidtoKid on Park Road I didn't expect much. I was aiming for maybe $15 dollars. I brought a shopping bag worth of stuff that I had washed, dried and even ironed the night before. But on my first trip to KidtoKid I made $22 dollars! I was so excited I decided to keep doing this every couple of months when my sister would grow out of her clothes. My next trip to KidtoKid I made $20 dollars. And on my third trip I made $15. A couple of months later I decided to give Once Upon A Child a try. I had read on other websites that they are horrible and have rude employees and don't give you crap for your clothes. But like I said before I don't have very high expectations when I try to sell my used baby clothes or baby equipment. So I decided to make a trip to Once Upon A Child one afternoon with huge bag worth of baby clothes.
I arrived at Once Upon A Child at around 12:00PM. I immediately noticed that the store is dark and dated. When I finally got the attention of one of the ladies in the front they told me how it works and everything and said my clothes would be reviewed and done by 1:30PM. I've never had to wait longer than 45 minutes at KidtoKid, but I decided to waste time at Carolina Place Mall. I got back to Once Upon A Child around 1:45PM to figure out that my clothes still hadn't even been reviewed yet. They weren't even in the process of reviewing my clothes. So I ended up walking around the store for another 45 minutes! That didn't even bother me to much until I got to the front and the lady told me they only took one of my items. That the clothes were adorable but they were a tad bit wrinkled so to throw them in the dryer again and then bring them back. She literally had the nerve of taking one of my clothing items and gave me $2.15! Like I said before I never have high expectations when I try to sell these clothes but two dollars and fifteen cents is INSULTING. There should be a minimum amount that they give you of at least $5.00. So I could of at least walked out of that freakin' store with enough to buy a frappuccino. It was an awful experience. The ladies weren't rude but they weren't that friendly either. And that I had to wait that long amount of time weren't friendly either. And to literally take one of my clothing items and give me two dollars was terrible. I wasted my gas and my time.
I'm going to keep giving my business to KidtoKid on Park Road. The girls that work there are usually friendly. The store is pretty and has WAY WAY better clothes then Once Upon A Child. And I've never had to wait longer than 45 minutes. Don't sell your clothes at Once Upon A Child, go to KidtoKid!