Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Chairperson Handbook 2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes®

Why Kids’ Korner®? All products are fully tested to meet the new safety standards for children’s gifts. The Largest Selection of Gifts, and the Highest Value Complete Support & Materials to ensure ease and success for Your School You may choose your own profit percentage. No counting of final inventory – easy to run. Supported by the excellent customer service you always receive from your local Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes®. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 1

How it Works Kids are able to shop for family and friends and pick “secret” gifts. Kids’ Korner helps teach money counting skills and how to think of others. Kids’ Korner is a fun event for your school. You may choose to make a profit or provide a wonderful service project. Kids’ Korner is a great annual event that everyone will look forward to and is sure to please the entire family! ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 2

Choosing Your Dates Shops typically run 3-5 days. The more days you can spread your classes over, the easier the process will be, for everyone. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 3

Shipment 1 At the end of September or beginning of October, you will receive: “Watch For” Flyers - t o be sent home by mid October “Has Arrived” Flyers - t o be sent home the Friday before your event Gift Guide Envelopes - to be sent home with the “Has Arrived” Flyers Posters - to be hung up around the school a couple weeks before your event Check to be certain you have enough flyers ahead of time. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 4

Shipment 2 About 1-2 weeks before the sale you will receive… Table Cloths Laser-Design Self-Sealing Gift Bags Advertising Banners Shopping Bags Pricing Tents Shop Merchandise with Inventory Sheets ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 5

Shipment 2 Set aside any damaged items. List items on “Damaged Merchandise” list and send to your distributor. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 6 Tablecloths and Price Tents Shopping Bags and Gift Bags Merchandise with Inventory Sheet

DAMAGED MERCHANDISE SCHOOL: All merchandise leaves our warehouse in new condition. ATTN: However, from time to time some of the items are damaged ADDR: in transit. If you receive damaged merchandise, please list CITY, STATE & ZIP: those items below and fax the list to us or FAX to: PIECESITEM #DESCRIPTIONOFFICE USEPIECESITEM #DESCRIPTIONOFFICE USE ***NOTE*** After you have completed this form and FAXED it in, please discard broken items. It is not necessary to return them to us. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 7

Advertising Your Shop 2-4 Weeks Prior – Send home the “Watch For” flyers, hang up posters, announce shop in your school newsletter and/or website. The week before your event – Send home “Has Arrived” flyers with the gift guide envelope stapled to it. You may print your class schedule on the back of the “Has Arrived” flyers. © 2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 8

Advertising Your Shop One week before your shop, have the Custodian place the “Watch For” banner out in front of your school. First Day – Ask the Custodian to place the “Has Arrived” banner out in front of your school and a door panel on the room where your shop is being held. Have regular announcements over the PA system about the shop. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 9

Planning and Preparing Schedule the classes with a date and time to come and shop. Parent Volunteers!!! (5-7 volunteers at all times to help things run smoothly) Put your sign-up sheet in the teacher’s lounge. Determine your profit mark-up and submit your Price Level Form. Do NOT make up your own pricing or it will be necessary for you to inventory your products. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 10

CLASSROOM SCHEDULER Date FROMTOROOMFROMTOROOM Date FROMTOROOMFROMTOROOM Date FROMTOROOMFROMTOROOM FILL IN THE DATES AND TIMES FOR SHOPPING. POST IN STAFF ROOM AND ALLOW THEM TO SELECT THEIR PREFERRED TIME. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 11

Planning and Preparing Fill in prices on your price tents and/or pricing poster. If using our pre-programmed cash register we loaned your school, please check to be certain pricing is correct and cash register is operating properly. We have a limited number of registers available to loan. They must be returned in the same condition they were received. Set up your tables (about 4-6 eight foot tables). ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 12

Setting up Set up your tables with price codes #16, #1, #2, and #3 closest to the cash register (to monitor 5-finger discounts). ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 13

Setting Up Place tables in a U-shape or an L-shape to make shopping and monitoring easy. Place all items on tables to prevent empty look. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 14

Setting up Display product according to price levels. Place price tents in corresponding sections. Separate the price sections by using decorative tape provided in supply kit. Have a separate 8’ table (gift wrapping area, 1-2 volunteers) for helping children wrap their gift items in laser-design, self- sealing gift bags after purchases have been made. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 15

Setting up You will need to have the following items…  Stapler  Markers  Pens  Pencils  Tape  Change  Cash Box or Register Currency: $20 in quarters, $30 in 1’s and the rest in 5’s and 10’s for a total of $100. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 16

Day of the Sale Have volunteers arrive 15 minutes before starting the sale. Give cashier the “Cashier Form” and sample Gift Guide Envelopes. Fill out the “Cashier Daily Totals” form at the end of each day. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 17

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Reordering Product Only reorder if more product is REALLY needed! Many times, kids will choose what’s there and be happy, regardless. It’s not necessary to always have everything in stock. 1. Fill out the reorder form on the next page. 2. or fax that form BEFORE 2:30 to: Reorders are sent “Next Day Delivery” and will arrive sometime the next business day. They typically arrive whenever the Fed-Ex Express deliveries arrive at your school. 4. Only reorder items you REALLY NEED. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 21

©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 22 Kids' Korner Gift Shoppes® SCHOOL NAME: WISH LIST REORDER FORM CHAIRPERSON NAME: TO RECEIVE YOUR ORDER TOMORROW, CHAIRPERSON PHONE: PLEASE OR FAX BY NOON TODAY TO: ADDRESS: CITY STATE & ZIP: OFFICECODEDESCRIPTIONOFFICECODEDESCRIPTIONOFFICECODEDESCRIPTION Price Code #16 Price Code #5 Price Code #10 Price Code #1 Price Code #6 Price Code #11 Price Code #2 Price Code #7 Price Code #12 Price Code #3 Price Code #8 Price Codes #13 & #14 Price Code #4 Price Code #9 Supplies

©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 23 Kids' Korner Gift Shoppes® SCHOOL NAME: WISH LIST REORDER FORM CHAIRPERSON NAME: TO RECEIVE YOUR ORDER TOMORROW, CHAIRPERSON PHONE: PLEASE OR FAX BY NOON TODAY TO: ADDRESS: CITY STATE & ZIP: OFFICECODEDESCRIPTIONOFFICECODEDESCRIPTIONOFFICECODEDESCRIPTION Price Code #16 Price Code #5 Price Code #10 Price Code #1 Price Code #6 Price Code #11 Price Code #2 Price Code #7 Price Code #12 Price Code #3 Price Code #8 Price Codes #13 & #14 Price Code #4 Price Code #9 Supplies

AT THE END OF THE SALE Fill out your Close-out Form Pack up and Clean up! Pack up the leftover merchandise into as few boxes as possible. Tape these securely, for Fed-ex return. Send us an with full information: 1. Name and City of School 2. Amount of payment 3. Date that payment was sent 4. Number of boxed ready to be returned. ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 24

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OUR SHOPPE IS FINISHED & WE’RE READY TO HAVE OUR LEFTOVER ITEMS PICKED UP BY FED-EX. US THE FED-EX PREPAID RETURN LABELS TODAY & WE’LL PUT THEM ON THE BOXES. SCHOOL NAME/CITY: ___________________________________ ADDRESS TO SEND THE PREPAID RETURN LABELS: __________________________________________________ WE NEED ____ FED-EX RETURN LABELS (1 PER BOX). WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO CHARGE TO OUR GROUP. WE MAY EITHER LEAVE THE LABELED BOXES IN OUR SCHOOL OFFICE OR TAKE THEM TO ANY FED-EX STORE. OR FAX THIS INFO TO: / ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 26

AT THE END OF THE SALE - 2 Fill out your Close-out Form – include a copy with your payment Write a check for the total amount due. Make check to: Kids Korner Albany Place all your packed boxes and cash register (if applicable) in the front office for pick up. DO NOT PUT YOUR CHECK IN A BOX! Mail payment to: Kids Korner Albany 48 Deerhaven Lane Rensselaer, NY ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 27

Staying Organized Fill out your “Kids’ Korner ® At A Glance” in your folder. Keep track, as you complete certain tasks. Prepare your flyers to go home in October, so that you are ready for a great shoppe! Make copies of necessary paperwork. Price Sheet – 10 copies (post it everywhere) Daily Cash Report X Reports ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 28

Kids’ Korner® Steps at a Glance Shopping Dates _________ to _________ Reserve Space at school for: ____________ Confirmed by ______________ Date: ___________ Reserve Samples for Open House: Confirmed with: _______________ Date: ________ Place Notices in Newsletter: Dates Done: __________________ Send Home “Watch For” Flyers: Date Done: _______________ Place Posters around school: Date Done: _________________ Ask Custodian to put up Banners: Date Done: ________________ Send Home “Has Arrived” Flyers & Envelopes: Date Done: ____________ Merchandise to be delivered by: ________________________ Cash Register to be delivered by: ___________________________ Obtain $ in change from Treasurer: ____________________ Schedule Volunteers: __________________________________ Post Classroom Schedule in Teacher’s Lounge ___________________ ©2015 Kids’ Korner Gift Shoppes® Page 29