Thursday, January 15, 2015
Brand Spotlight: Why We Love Baby Gap & Gap Kids!
Bright and cozy cotton. Embroidered denim. Preppy button-downs and playful Tees. These are just a few things we love about Gap clothing for kids and baby! And, you’ll find all that and more in the Moxie Jean shop. Our resale inventory—each piece vetted for quality and condition—includes the full range from Gap, Gap Kids and Baby Gap including corduroy jumpers, comfy sweaters, velvet dresses and khaki pants.
Gap's high quality clothing isn't the only reason to love them. They are a company committed to sustainability and are working hard to save the earth's natural resources. Globally Gap is working to provide cleaner water and air in the cities where they manufacture. Additionally, Gap is committed to fair wages for their employees and have instituted a career enhancement program to improve the lives of their factory workers in countries such as India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Behind the scenes of Moxie Jean's clothing purchase process
Sue Kowols was one of Moxie Jean's first employees and she has seen it all - the good, the bad and the way, way out of style. Here she shares her observations and advice for moms who want to sell their kid's clothes to Moxie Jean.
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
New In-Person Drop Off Days! Earn cash for clothes
Got bags? We've scheduled our next in-person Drop-Off Days for Saturday, July 12 and Saturday, July 19. If you want to sell your baby and kid's clothes (Newborn to Size 14) Moxie Jean offers the easiest solution you can imagine: Just bag up your best clothes and bring them by our studio in Arlington Heights, IL (northwest suburbs of Chicago, right off Rt. 53) during the appointed hours.Monday, December 23, 2013
Moxie Jean Gives Back
We are a community of moms helping moms and parents helping parents. Rather than give some small percentage of our profits to charity, we believe in incorporating social responsibility and good works into the very fabric of our business. We believe that the best businesses are good for the customers, good for the employees and good for the environment.
1) Experts estimate that it takes 2,700 liters (713 gallons) of water to grow the cotton in just one t-shirt. Every time you purchase from Moxie Jean, you are saving precious resources--a LOT of them.
2) Moxie Jean has helped 8 area schools raise more than $5,000 through "Clean Out Your Closets" fundraisers. Instead of asking parents to buy one more thing so the school can get a few pennies of the sale price, schools can instead ask parents to donate the clothes their children have outgrown and Moxie Jean pays the school for every item accepted.
3) The families of 12 young patients undergoing treatment at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have received gift certificates to shop at Moxie Jean – gift certificates which are the result of Moxie Money being donated by our sellers. These families use the gift certificates to purchase clothes, coats, holiday outfits and whatever their little ones need. Thanks to your generosity, the team of social workers at Lurie’s gets a fresh supply of gift certificates every few months.
4) Wonder what happens to the clothes we don't purchase that you send in? We donate them to our wonderful charity partner The Kid’s Pantry, who distributes them to families in need. This year, some of those clothes went to the families in IL affected by the devastating tornadoes last month, and some of them went to a homeless woman in Chicago as part of her baby shower. Others went to a woman in Wisconsin who took in her 4 nieces and nephews during a family crisis. ALL of those clothes and shoes and coats went to good use, instead of being sent for recycling.
Friday, October 11, 2013
New In Person Drop Off Day: Saturday, October 19
Purple Monkey Playroom (noon - 3pm only)
2040 N. Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60647
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Moxie Jean Voted Best Site For Baby And Kids Resale
Arlington Heights, IL - Moxie Jean (www.moxiejean.com) was just voted by moms around the country as the top web site for kid’s clothing resale. According to reviewers, the amazing customer service and speedy delivery of Moxie Jean puts it ahead of other online consignment and resale sites.
The Red Tricycle “Totally Awesome Awards” received more than 235,000 votes; Moxie Jean was named “Most Awesome” in the national category “Online Consign, Swap or Recycle Site.”
“We’re enormously grateful that parents have responded so enthusiastically to what we are trying to build at Moxie Jean,” said Co-Founder & CEO Sharon Schneider, also a mother of three young kids. “As moms ourselves, we understand what parents are looking for in a great resale experience: fair and transparent policies, outstanding customer service and, of course, a great selection of brand name kid’s clothing.”
A few things that helped Moxie Jean win the top spot:
- Stylist-created outfits that allow moms to shop via “Lookbook” but also buy individual items.
- Newborn clothes (other sites start at 12 mos.)
- A mobile-friendly web site that lets busy parents shop easily on their tablet or smartphone.
- Super-quick turnaround time to sell kids clothes (averaging just 10 days from mailing the bag to receiving credit/cash out).
- A commitment to help families in need through school fundraisers, an ongoing gift certificate program with the local children’s hospital, and a policy of donating the clothing Moxie Jean does not purchase (rather than selling it to recyclers).
“Our goal is to make resale of great baby and kids clothing as easy and as attractive as buying new clothing,” said Co-founder & COO Sandra Pinter (also mom to two young girls). “But we are also big believers in giving back to our community and helping families facing tough times.”
In addition to being voted the best place to buy and sell used kids clothes by parents all around the country, Moxie Jean was also just recognized among the Top 10 finalists for the Chicago Innovation Awards in the category “Consumer Services.” Winners will be announced in October.
About Moxie Jean:
“Upscale Resale” site Moxie Jean (www.moxiejean.com) is the #1 website for busy parents who want to buy and sell high quality, gently used kids clothes. And with a free, postage-paid Moxie Jean Mailer Bag it's easier than ever to turn great clothes kids have outgrown into cash or Moxie Money. Co-founders (and sisters) Sharon Schneider and Sandra Pinter have 5 kids between them, ranging in age from 10 down to 3. Launched in the fall of 2012, Moxie Jean was just voted the “Most Awesome Online Consign, Swap and Recycle" site, is a 2013 Chicago Innovation Awards finalist, and has been featured on the TODAY Show, “Good Day, Chicago,” Daily Candy, iVillage and many more. Moxie Jean is a 2012 portfolio company of Chicago’s renowned Excelerate Labs (now Tech Stars – Chicago).
Monday, October 29, 2012
Consignment sales: are they worth the effort?
Before selling baby or kids' clothes, compare the time spent and money earned when selling in a local consignment sale versus selling them to Moxie Jean. What is the time difference? How much can you make?
