Just Between Friends kids’ pop-up consignment mega event to be held Nov. 9-12 at Legacy Park

Press release from Just Between Friends

ALACHUA, Fla. – With the holiday season just around the corner, many families are bracing for extra expenses. According to Deloitte’s annual holiday survey, the average shopper will spend $1,652 this holiday season. That is a 14% increase over last year. A local mom is helping families in Gainesville save and make money – at her upcoming Just Between Friends Children’s pop-up consignment event. At Just Between Friends, families can participate as a consignor and as a shopper. 

Organizer Karen Miner is also promoting family safety, partnering with the UF Health for a big family safety fair on Saturday. This fun-filled event includes police, firefighters, health care workers, and local safety experts with ID fingerprinting. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office helicopter will be landing at 11 a.m.

Just Between Friends Gainesville: Thursday, November 9 – Sunday, November 12

Safe Kids Event: Saturday, November 11, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Quiet Sensory Friendly hour at 9 a.m.)

Legacy Park Multipurpose Center, 15400 Peggy Road, Alachua, Florida, 32615

This is an expensive time of year for many families, and JBF helps them save and make money. 

MAKE MONEY: JBF helps families “turn clutter into cash” at this event. Local families sign up as consignors, price and tag their own items, and bring them to the venue. JBF does the rest of the work. Consignors earn 60% of the sale price. The average consignor check is about $450.

SAVE MONEY: JBF offers a great way for families to save money on fall and holiday items. Shoppers can typically save 50% – 90% on everything they need for their families: holiday clothing, shoes, gifts, toys, games, books, kids gear, baby equipment, furniture, and much more.

GIVING BACK: JBF also collects donations for Foster Florida, Kid 2 Kid Closet, Junior League, and Deeper Purpose Community Church.

Click here for tickets (see schedule above for ticketed events) 

Thursday, November 9th: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. – Opening day to public 

Friday, November 10th: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Open to public

Saturday, November 11th: 9a.m. to 1 p.m. – Safety Fair 

Saturday, November 11th: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Open to public

Sunday, November 12th 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Open to public, half-price day

PRODUCT SAFETY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission says at least two children’s items are recalled each week. JBF has a recall expert on their team who works closely with the CPSC as well as safety groups Kids in Danger and We Make It Safer to keep families informed. They inspect items and pull anything that has been recalled.