Your children grew out of their old clothes? Here are few ways how Emirati parents can make a profit on old clothes!
Tired of seeing your children's old clothes, toys and accessories, piled up in your shelves?? Why not make good use of them and reclaim some money that you have spent buying on everything that once made your babies happy.
YALLA KIDS, is a kids boutique that buys good-quality kids’ clothes, costumes, shoes, books, toys accessories and baby items. Email or call them to get an appointment to show your wares to their location in The Lakes Dubai, or they can be collected from you for Dh20 (up to 5kg, then an additional Dh1 per extra kilo). Items will be selected and you can be paid in vouchers to spend on www.yalla-kids.com, OR you can choose to be paid on Consignment basis, meaning you get paid in cash once items are sold. Any unsold items can be returned or donated on your behalf. Yalla-kids.com.
BOOKENDS: This is a popular book site that helps you sell your children's old books, be it bedtime stories or nursery rhymes books. All you need is to contact them by WhatsApp, and they will send you a form to fill in, and you can price your books that seems adequate. further, you can either drop your books off at their Sharjah HQ, or get them picked up by a courier (Dh20 up to 5KG), and once your book is sold you can get paid either in credit or in cash. They will charge a service fee of Dh5 per book. Bookends.ae.
BABY BAZAAR: Baby Bazaar situated at Times Square Center on Sheikh Zayed Road is the UAE’s only market designed exclusively for mommies and is the only destination to get rid of all your children's items. It’s a grand place where you would only find new parents and parents-to-be searching for items to cater to their babies' needs. You an see anything and everything to strollers, car seats and jumperoos to preloved baby bottles or nursing pads you never actually opened. Tables start from Dh200. DETAILS: The Baby Bazaar is held at Times Square Center on Sheikh Zayed Road on the last Saturday and first Friday of every month, 9am-2pm, www.Babybazaar.org.
HOUSE OF PROSE: This second hand bookhouse in Dubai dates back to the 1990s, which will buy your preloved, recently published books. They will pay either in cash or in in-store credit for each book – and as a plus, if you buy your books from them you are guaranteed to be able to sell back the books for half the price you paid in store credit once you’ve finished with them. There are available at three locations in Dubai– Box Park, JLT and in the basement at Town Square Center. Houseofprose.ae.
SPRUCED UP FOR KIDS: This brand new online store was founded by two Dubai mothers in January 2021, with the idea of recycling and reusing children’s toys and books as a way of creating a more sustainable future for the next generation. They both buy and sell good quality, used toys and books, giving parents the opportunity to earn money by recycling their children’s old stuff, as well as the ability to keep kids stimulated with good-value products that are kinder to the planet than buying new. “Our concept is not another marketplace for pre-loved items, but to collaborate with like-minded parents who want to increase the lifespan of their purchases and allow many more little munchkins to make memories with them,” say the founders., reports Gulf News. Sprucedupforkids@gmail.com, @Sprucedupforkids on Instagram and Facebook, website coming soon.
TOYIT: This is an online platform solely for children’s toys, books, clothes, gear and accessories, which was launched in September 2020. It is designed to help parents sell, exchange, give away, or donate to charities slightly used items or unwanted gifts easily, conveniently, and securely. Browse to find cut-price kids’ items – with many being given away entirely for free – or use it to declutter your own home when your little one has grown out of things. TOYIT has partnered with Dubai Cares, Hope Factory, and Toys with Wings to allow parents easy access to charitable in-kind donations. www.toyit.today
PANPAN CUCU DUBAI: Do your still keep the branded, beautiful dresses that your babies wore just once or twice? This preloved quality kids’ clothes concept was created in Dubai by two French moms, who will both buy your second-hand children’s clothes (ages 0 to 10 years), and from whom you can buy gorgeous preloved kids’ clothing and accessories at sales they organise every two months. They often partner with well-known thrift store Retold, located on Umm Suqeim Road, for their regular sales. Follow @Panpancucudubai to find out about their sales.
FACEBOOK: Facebook groups are one of the most popular ways in which parents in the UAE can informally sell used baby gear to other parents in the UAE directly. There are hundreds of groups coming up these days that are being used by prenst in the Emirates. Preloved Baby Stuff Dubai, Pre-Loved Kids & Mommys Stuff Souq UAE, and Kids Stuff Buy/Sell (Dubai) are some popular groups, but have a search for active groups close to your area. A lot of parents report a certain ‘hassle factor’ from this approach, which can be one downside. Facebook.com.
DONATE: As well as selling your used baby gear, you may also want to give some stuff away to people who are actually in need of it. Stop & Help (Stopandhelp.ae) is one initiative that was started up during the COVID pandemic as a kindness exchange to help those affected by the pandemic, and they will match you with a UAE-based family in need of the children’s gear that you have to give away. There are also some Facebook groups that are dedicated to donations, while Dubai Cares is one of the UAE’s official charities and will accept IT device donations. Dubaicares.ae.
