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Halloween Costume Contest 2017

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The photo with the most Likes gets the Grand Prize!

Four Additional Winners: $25 Gift Cards
We’ll be rewarding our favorites. Be creative, fun, clever, sweet, etc, to win!

Enter by November 14th, 2017

Post your child’s photo in the comments of our pinned Costume Contest Facebook Post to win.

Grab your cute kiddos, your camera, and get ready for Kid to Kid’s Costume Contest 2017! We’ll be picking a $250 winner from Facebook. We’ll also be awarding four $25 Kid to Kid gift cards to cute, clever, awesome, and spectacular costume photos! Get your costume at Kid to Kid this year and sell last year’s costume for cash or 20% more in store credit!

Facebook Contest:

1. Like the Kid to Kid national Facebook page and post a picture of your child’s costume in the comments section of our 2017 Costume Contest Facebook post. Click here to post.

2. Tell everyone you know to Like your photo in the comments! Friends, family, acquaintances, co-workers, neighbors—you name it!

3. Receive the most Likes by  Nov. 14th, 12:00 am MST on your image and win our Grand Prize!

Facebook Grand Prize: $250 Gift Card to Kid to Kid

 

Contest ends on November 14th

ENTER THE CONTEST HERE:

 

RULES and TERMS:

  • This Promotion is in no way sponsored or administered by Facebook. You are providing your information to Kid to Kid and not to Facebook.
  •  Photo must be an original photo.
  •  Participants must be located in the United States and at least 18 years of age (or legal majority in your state) to participate and submit a photo in this promotion.
  • Prizes left unclaimed for 30 days will be returned to company. Prizes can be given as a gift.
  • Kid to Kid will determine giveaway recipients in its sole and absolute discretion and reserves the right to modify and change promotion without notice.
  •  As a participant in the promotion you will be required to privately (through direct message, email, or other secure, private means) provide your name, address, age and other personal information necessary to receive the prize, if you are selected as a prize recipient.
  • Each winner of a prize in a Promotion is solely responsible for any and all applicable federal, state and local taxes (including income and withholding taxes on any prize), regardless of whether the prize, in whole or in part, is used.
  • Each contest Participant understands to, consents to, and forfeits the right of their contest images to Kid to Kid. 
  • Each winning Participant, by acceptance of prize, grants to Kid to Kid and each of its respective designees the right to publicize his/her name, address (city and state of residence), photograph provided in connection with the Promotion, voice, statements and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, promotional and/or trade and/or any other purpose (“Winner Information”) in any media or format now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world, in perpetuity, without limitation and without further compensation, consideration, permission or notification, unless prohibited by law. The releases hereunder are intended to apply to all claims not known or suspected to exist with the intent of waiving the effect of laws requiring the intent to release future unknown claims.
  • Participates must claim the prize within 30 days from their nearest U.S. Kid to Kid Store.
  • Entries suspicious of fraud, paid likes, like for like, and fake accounts will be disqualified.
  • Participants may not take actions that are negligent, injurious or reckless in pursuit of any prize offered in connection with a Promotion. Participants who do not follow this rule or who otherwise participate in a Promotion in an unsportsmanlike manner will be disqualified from the Promotion. Participants are solely responsible for any injuries or other damages that are caused from their behavior. Participants agree to indemnify, release, discharge and hold harmless the Released Parties (defined below) from and against any and all claims, liability, losses, damages or injuries of any kind with respect thereto.

KID TO KID STORE GRAND OPENING PARTY IN BRYAN COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

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NEW CHILDREN’S SPECIALTY STORE TO OPEN IN BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, TX— (May 19, 2017) — Bryan-College Station residents Will and Sherri Sakson are thrilled to open the doors of their Kid to Kid store to the community of Bryan-College Station on Thursday, May 25th at 4:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public; everyone is invited to join in the excitement of prizes, tasty food, freebies, and of course a full store of name-brand Kid’s clothes, accessories, toys and equipment at up to 90% off original prices.

“For families who are cleaning out closets, we offer a safe and convenient way for them to sell their items and receive something in return,” Will Sakson explains. “For families on a budget, they can purchase gently-used items in like-new condition for a fraction of the price they would pay online, at the shopping mall or big box store.”

The Saksons also want to contribute positively to their community by partnering with local organizations. In addition to helping sellers donate the items that they are unable to sell at the store, the new Bryan-College Station Kid to Kid will partner with various schools and charities in offering sellers the opportunity to donate their payment directly to the local organization or school of their choice. The donations will be provided to the schools or charities each month, and the donors also receive a tax receipt.

Leading up to the event, Kid to Kid Bryan-College Station will be doing special giveaways and sneak peeks on their Facebook page. On May 25th, Kid to Kid, located at 910 N Earl Rudder Freeway in Bryan-College Station, will be having a Grand Opening Party that will last all weekend long featuring Princess Elsa and Spiderman, balloon animals, face painting, and hundreds of dollars’ worth of prizes.

The store has been stocking up, buying gently-used clothing from the local community. At the Grand Opening, the store’s selection will be revealed and customers will be able to shop the new and gently-used name brand clothing and accessories at a great price. Will and Sherri Sakson are particularly excited about the maternity resale section at their store. They will also have a huge selection of Texas A&M apparel for boys and girls, and one of the largest selections of hair bows and accessories in town. After the grand opening weekend, Kid to Kid Bryan-College Station will continue to pay community members for gently-used apparel and items in cash or offer 20 percent more in store credit.

For more information about the new Kid to Kid Bryan-College Station store and the upcoming grand opening event, visit Kid to Kid Bryan-College Station on Facebook or visit the store website. For Kid to Kid franchise information, visit the Franchise Opportunity page.

About Kid to Kid

Kid to Kid is an international franchise that buys and sells gently used children’s goods and maternity wear in an upscale environment. With over 100 locations throughout the U.S., Canada, and Portugal, each Kid to Kid store provides a convenient place where families are financially and emotionally rewarded as they recycle their best items. Kid to Kid is a registered trademark of BaseCamp Franchising located in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information about Kid to Kid, call 801-359-0071 or visit www.kidtokid.com or www.basecampfranchising.com.

 

KID TO KID AND UPTOWN CHEAPSKATE STORE REOPENING IN ELKO, NEVADA

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ELKO FASHION EXCHANGE STORES REOPENING

ELKO, NV — (May, 2019) — Elko residents are celebrating the reopening of the Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate resale stores in their community on May 31st, 2019 starting at 10 a.m.

“When we saw the response of disappointed community members when the Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate stores suddenly closed, we knew we needed to step in to reopen these stores,” said Shauna Sloan, founder of the Kid to Kid franchise.  “Both our stores, Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate provide a service to families and individuals who benefit from earning money for the things they’re no longer using, and from shopping for affordable fashions and other kids’ stuff.”

Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate give new meaning to the term “Shop Local” as residents are rewarded for both selling and buying right here in town.  Kid to Kid buys and sells the best things kids outgrow – including toys, baby gear, shoes, coats, and kids clothes. Families trade in the things their kids are no longer using for cash or 20% more in store credit. In addition to tens of thousands of gently used products, each store is stocking fun and unique new clothes, accessories, and toys so shoppers don’t have to turn to Amazon.

Uptown Cheapskate is an upscale fashion exchange – where residents can trade in the fashions they’re no longer wearing and walk out with cash or a new wardrobe that fits their personality and style.  “It’s hard to shop online and get the perfect fit” explains head buyer Karen Westlund. Uptown buyers are trained to recognize current fashion and top brands, and to assist shoppers in finding the perfect look for an amazing price.  With over 10,000 unique items to choose from, this is the place to go first when you’re looking for something new.

Leading up to the event, Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate Elko will be doing a “five days of prizes” event on their Facebook pages: Uptown Cheapskate and Kid to Kid. On May 31st, Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate, located 2072 Idaho St. in Elko will have their grand re-opening celebration starting at 10 a.m.  Customers who RSVP on the Facebook event page and tag a friend for either Kid to Kid or Uptown Cheapskate will be entered to win the daily drawings – including $50 gift certificates to both stores.  

Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate have been stocking up, buying the best gently used fashion apparel from local residents, and bringing in brand new fashions to supplement the offering. At the grand opening, the store’s selection will be revealed and customers will be able to shop new and like-new apparel for up to 70 percent off retail prices. Before and after the grand opening, the store will pay cash for gently used fashion brands or offer 20% more (25% at Uptown) in store credit.

For more information about the new Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate store’s upcoming re-grand opening event, visit their Facebook event pages: Uptown Cheapskate or Kid to Kid or visit the store websites: Uptowncheapskate.com/Elko and Kidtokid.com/Elko. For Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate franchise information, visit the Franchise Opportunity page.

About Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate 

Uptown Cheapskate and Kid to Kid are national franchises that buy and sell gently used children’s goods and adult clothing in an upscale environment. With over 160 locations throughout the U.S., each Uptown Cheapskate and Kid to Kid store provides a convenient place where families are financially and emotionally rewarded as they recycle their best items. Uptown Cheapskate and Kid to Kid are registered trademarks of BaseCamp Franchising located in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information about Uptown Cheapskate and Kid to Kid, call 801-359-0071 or visit www.basecampfranchising.com

BOSSIER CITY KID TO KID WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR GRAND OPENING OF THE YEAR

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Recently, Kid to Kid in Bossier City, Louisiana won the national award for Kid to Kid Grand Opening of the Year.  Recognized for this achievement at the company’s annual meeting in Salt Lake City, franchisee Shannon Linton drew from her experience of opening an Uptown Cheapskate store to make this kickoff a strong success.

“Having already opened an Uptown Cheapskate helped me,” Linton explained. “I learned from that experience and I had a great deal of help from others. We had our full staff there, complete with a ribbon cutting by the mayor and a big event for the community.”

The Grand Opening event also included face painting, grilled cheese sandwiches provided by a local restaurant, and appearances by Despicable Me characters to entertain guests and their families.

“The most rewarding aspect of this award is that we are in a small town,” said Linton. “I feel like we are really contributing to our community. We employ 50 people between our Uptown Cheapskate and Kid to Kid stores. We are also contributing through the recycling and donating of the clothing that comes to our locations.”

The new Kid to Kid store in Bossier City holds almost 12,000 square feet of inventory. The store buys and sells gently used children’s goods and maternity wear, and donates items it does not sell to local charities. Said Linton, “We’re not in a really large town, but we get lots of recognition for being the go-to shopping place for kid’s items.”
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KID TO KID AND UPTOWN CHEAPSKATE PREPARE FOR NATIONWIDE CHARITY FUNDRAISER

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT— (March 20, 2017) — Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate stores across the U.S. are gathering clothing donations for their 5th Charity Fill-A-Bag Event to build primary schools in underprivileged communities.

Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate recycle clothing and accessories by paying cash for gently-used items, and sell them at prices that are up to 80% off original retail value.  

Each store screens incoming inventory for quality and style to ensure a good product mix.  Periodically, stores may receive clothing that does not fit their buying criteria. This may be due to the style not aligning with the current season or ample stock in a particular category. In these cases, store owners facilitate the donation of clothing to various local charities and philanthropic organizations throughout the year.

Once a year, the Charity Fill-A-Bag Event pools the best of this donated clothing for a one-day sale. For $10 or $15, shoppers at Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate can fill a large shopping bag with as much donated clothing as they can fit. All proceeds from the event go to BuildOn, an international nonprofit organization that builds schools in developing countries.

With the money raised by successful Charity Fill-A-Bag Events over the last three years, Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate have built seven total schools in underprivileged communities in Mali, Nicaragua, Senegal, Haiti, Malawi and Burkina Faso. Store owners and customers look forward to the 2017’s Fill-A-Bag event and have opened a survey so that customers can decide where the next school will be built. The Charity Fill-A-Bag Event will take place at the end of April. Shoppers are encouraged to come early for the best selection as Fill-A-Bag merchandise sells very quickly.

 

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About Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate

Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate are national franchises that buy and sell gently used children’s goods and adult clothing in an upscale environment. With over 160 locations throughout the U.S., each Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate store provides a convenient place where families are financially and emotionally rewarded as they recycle their best items. Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate are registered trademarks of BaseCamp Franchising located in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information about Kid to Kid and Uptown Cheapskate, call 801-359-0071 or visit www.basecampfranchising.com.

MISSISSAUGA KID TO KID EARNS STORE OF THE MONTH AWARD

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Admitting that “A year later, we’re just way better,” Brent Feilders, owner of the Mississauga Canada Kid to Kid store, proudly accepted the December 2016 Store of the Month award for the Kid to Kid franchise.  His store was selected from over 100 Kid to Kid Franchise locations in the US, Portugal, and Canada in large part because of the huge increases that the store has experienced.  They celebrated their first anniversary in August, and continue to see tremendous increases in both buying and selling as more and more shoppers are discovering the value of resale at Kid to Kid.

Feilders shopped for resale bargains for his own children before bringing the Kid to Kid franchise to Canada.  As a Dad, shopper, and businessman, he saw a huge opportunity.  “I liked the value, but not the experience of shopping other local children’s resale stores.  They are crowded, cluttered, and hard to shop,” commented Feilders.  “I wanted to create a completely different resale shopping experience – and found it at Kid to Kid.”  The Mississauga Kid to Kid store is beautiful and spacious — with wide aisles, and organized racks and shelves filled with carefully screened, quality products.  The prices are fabulous — up to 70% off retail – saving families hundreds, or even thousands of dollars over buying new.  It even has a play area where kids can hang out and play while Mom and Dad shop.

Kid to Kid serves the community in many ways.  ““We buy and sell pretty much everything that kids wear, use, and play with – as long as it’s clean, current, and safe,” explains Feilders.  “Like Uber and Air BnB, we promote a sharing community – allowing families to pass on the things they aren’t using to another child who needs it – and get paid in the process.”  Kid to Kid pays families to recycle their quality clothes, toys, and baby gear.  This in turn benefits the environment, as well as putting money back into the pockets of people within the community.  They also donate hundreds of pounds of product that doesn’t meet their buying criteria each week to local charities.

INSTAGRAM FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WINNER ANNOUNCED 2016

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Thank you to everyone who entered our First Day of School Instagram Contest! There were so many fantastic pictures. You still have a chances to win, our Halloween contest is live, check out the details here. 
$100 GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Congratulations to @malkomes1 and her daughter, Gabi!
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 Now to our additional favorites–get ready for some adorable honorable mentions.
Oh no! Turn that frown upside down: @roy_malejandra
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This future astronaut’s pics are out of this world: @lynn.m.wilson81
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Savannah is hungry to learn: @ernietiff2005
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We are diggin’ this kid’s look and hairdo: @robynwestbrook
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Nothing is as contagious as this sweet smile: @charm.bella.boss
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This cut out is such a cute idea, love the picture: @ajedamski
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HALLOWEEN COSTUMES GALORE!

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 Kid to Kid stores across the nation have unleashed their costume collections! Whether you’re looking for a D.I.Y costume and need a few accessories, or going all out on an original character, Kid to Kid has so many costumes to choose from!

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GIRL’S COSTUME: D.I.Y. IDEAS

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Costume Contest 2016

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The photo with the most Likes gets the Grand Prize!

Additional Winners: $25 Gift Cards
We’ll be rewarding our favorites. Be creative, fun, clever, sweet, etc, to win!

Enter by November 2nd, 2016

Upload a photo of your child in costume on Instagram and use the tags #kidtokidcostume and #kidtokid and/or post your child’s photo in the comments of our pinned Costume Contest Facebook Post to win.

Grab your cute kiddos, your camera, and get ready for Kid to Kid’s Costume Contest 2016! We’ll be picking a $250 winner and a $100 winner from Facebook and Instagram. We’ll also be awarding $25 Kid to Kid gift cards to cute, clever, awesome, and spectacular costume photos! Get your costume at Kid to Kid this year and sell last year’s costume for cash or 20% more in store credit!

Facebook Contest:

1. Like the Kid to Kid national Facebook page and post a picture of your child’s costume in the comments section of our 2016 Costume Contest Facebook post. Click here to post.

2. Tell everyone you know to Like your photo in the comments! Friends, family, acquaintances, co-workers, neighbors—you name it!

3. Receive the most Likes by  Nov. 3rd, 12:00 am MST on your image and win our Grand Prize!

Facebook Grand Prize: $250 Gift Card to Kid to Kid

Instagram Contest:

1. Follow @kidtokid. Post your child’s costume photo on your Instagram and use the hashtags #KidtoKid and #KidtoKidCostumeContest to identify your image. You must post by Nov. 3rd, 12:00 am MST.

2.  On Monday November 7th, we will pick our top finalists and post our favorite images on our Kid to Kid Instagram account @kidtokid 

3. The finalist who has the most likes on their post on the Kid to Kid Instagram by Tuesday, Nov. 8th at 5:00 pm MST  wins the Grand Prize.

Instagram Grand Prize: $100 Gift Card to Kid to Kid

FACEBOOK GRAND PRIZE WINNER: $250 Gift Card, Carrigan Herrera: Cinderella

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Contest ends on November 3rd

INSTAGRAM GRAND PRIZE WINNER: $100 Gift Card, Cailey: Tossed Salad

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Contest ends on November 8th

Additional Winners: $25 Gift Cards
We’ll be rewarding our favorites. Be creative, fun, clever, sweet, etc!

 

Week One Winner: Grease’s Danny and Sandy

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Week Two Winner: S’mores Family

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Week Three Winner: Little Tiger

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Runner Ups

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RULES and TERMS:

  • This Promotion is in no way sponsored or administered by Instagram. You are providing your information to Kid to Kid and not to Instagram.
  •  Photo must be an original photo.
  •  Participants must be located in the United States and at least 18 years of age (or legal majority in your state) to participate and submit a photo in this promotion.
  • Prizes left unclaimed for 30 days will be returned to company. Prizes can be given as a gift.
  • Kid to Kid will determine giveaway recipients in its sole and absolute discretion and reserves the right to modify and change promotion without notice.
  •  As a participant in the promotion you will be required to privately (through direct message, email, or other secure, private means) provide your name, address, age and other personal information necessary to receive the prize, if you are selected as a prize recipient.
  • Each winner of a prize in a Promotion is solely responsible for any and all applicable federal, state and local taxes (including income and withholding taxes on any prize), regardless of whether the prize, in whole or in part, is used.
  • By participating in the Promotion, you agree to (i) be bound by the Official Instagram Giveaway Rules, including all entry requirements provided at the time the Promotion is announced and/or promoted, and (ii) waive any and all claims against Kid to Kid and its respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates for any injury, damage or loss of any kind that may occur, directly or indirectly, from participation in the Promotion.
  • Each contest Participant understands to, consents to, and forfeits the right of their contest images to Kid to Kid. 
  • Each winning Participant, by acceptance of prize, grants to Kid to Kid and each of its respective designees the right to publicize his/her name, address (city and state of residence), photograph provided in connection with the Promotion, voice, statements and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, promotional and/or trade and/or any other purpose (“Winner Information”) in any media or format now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world, in perpetuity, without limitation and without further compensation, consideration, permission or notification, unless prohibited by law. The releases hereunder are intended to apply to all claims not known or suspected to exist with the intent of waiving the effect of laws requiring the intent to release future unknown claims.
  • Participates must claim the prize within 30 days from their nearest Kid to Kid Store.
  • Entries suspicious of fraud, paid likes, like for like, and fake accounts will be disqualified.
  • Participants may not take actions that are negligent, injurious or reckless in pursuit of any prize offered in connection with a Promotion. Participants who do not follow this rule or who otherwise participate in a Promotion in an unsportsmanlike manner will be disqualified from the Promotion. Participants are solely responsible for any injuries or other damages that are caused from their behavior. Participants agree to indemnify, release, discharge and hold harmless the Released Parties (defined below) from and against any and all claims, liability, losses, damages or injuries of any kind with respect thereto.

Holiday Service Activities

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‘Tis the season of giving. Here are a ten services activities that the whole family can do together.

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  1. Adopt a family for the holiday through a local business or faith. Shop for them together as a family.
  2. Fill a bag or purse with hygiene supplies, gloves, socks, and snacks; give it to a homeless man or woman.
  3. Send holiday thank you cards to your local police officers, firemen, and librarians.
  4. Shovel snow and rake leaves for your neighbors.
  5. Babysit for a family friend so that the mom and dad can go on a date.
  6. Decorate and write holiday cards for senior citizens
  7. Put on a talent show for the local nursing home (schedule in advance).
  8. Bake and leave treats for your mail carrier.
  9. Collect extra textbooks and donate to students in need in places like Sierra Lione and other African nations.
  10. Host a hot chocolate stand and donate the proceeds to charity.

 

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