JSI Friday 2/28/14

Today was slow, but we had good buyers. We sold the giant mirror in the front, a tool box, and of course a lot of small items. The cash register was being weird and wouldn't accept $55.00. I don't think it likes high numbers... But anyway, today was still a good day. 

Cash Sales: $141.68

Credit Sales: None

JSI Loading 2/28/14

JSI Store Hours 2/27/14

Cash Sales: $70.51
Credit Sales: $13.43

So, I just wanted to let everyone know that we do not sell "boob lube". We don't want kids picking it up and thinking it is lotion of some kind and we definitely don't sell it if it has been opened. It just sends a weird message about our store. We don't need to be sending that message. Anyways, today was a pretty average day I think. We are able to use the red door now, and GNL is pretty excited about that. They have been asking for a while if it was able to be used and finally it is haha. There weren't a whole ton of customers today, but it was our regular customers so everyone of them bought something. Some people did come into the store that had heard from a neighbor about us. So that's good. People are telling their friends about us and what not. Word is getting out! Two our regular customers came in today and they were saying that they sold a few items that they had originally bought from us and made tons of money off of them. I don't that is bad but we could raise the prices just a little on some of the novelty items and things like unto it. Older plates and items like that should just stay at the garage and go on Ebay or KSL. BTW we need to tell Amy to use pages on Facebook to sell items as well. Lots and lots of items are sold on a page called Happy Valley Vintage. It is for Utah County and it is for anyone who has any vintage interest or vintage items to sell. You have to be just a regular Facebook user to be a member of the page but I see tons of items sell everyday from that page. It would be a good thing for Amy to look into if she wanted to. ~Maddi

JSI Unload 2-27-14

There was a lot of stuff packed in the bins on the floor today so it took a bit to get everything put away, which isn't bad. Its always hard to put stuff away when people are looking through the bins =P over all good day.
~AndiD

JSI Store Hours 2/26/14

Cash Sales:$97.67
Credit Sales:$86.34

For some reason the till is being weird. Someone had a total sale of 56.67 cash and they gave me 60.00. When I went to type it into the register it beeped at me and read E07. I had a problem like this not too long ago and I posted about it as well. I am not sure what to do because I have looked up solutions for how to fix that and most of the solutions say to reset the register. We could do that but then we will have to reset the tax and all the percents buttons and the category keys. It also wont say our number or address anymore so we would pretty much have to go through and reset the whole register. It was a good sale day though. I sold the matching coffee and end table and the gray/blue tool cart. ~Maddi

JSI Store Hours 2/25/14

Cash: $29.20
Credit: $42.44

Obviously not the best sale day. I do think tomorrow will be better. I had a few calls and text on items I had on KSL and most of them said they would come in tomorrow. Still no guarantee but better than nothing. The store is looking good. Christine and I went through and cleaned up and put stray items back in their spots. I sold the small picnic table that folds up into a little carrying case. ~Maddi

JSI Unload/Stock 2/25/14

Today, I put the items in the bins from Saturday away, and I brought the new stuff in. We had to make space for the big things, but we made it work. I also organized the small picture frame area, and priced there as well. I finished at 5:30(: -Christine

JSI Store Monday 2/24/14

Today was really slow. I'm pretty sure we had four buying costumers. But, we did almost sell the x-box today, and the gray tool cabinet, but they both said they would come back later in a couple days. I put stuff outside today because it was a really nice day, and I priced some of area one. -Christine
Total Cash Sales- $21.35
Total Credit Sales- $10.46

JSI Loading 2/24/14

Before Andi got here.

JSI Phone 2/22/2014

I have called the store a few time and the phone in being answered "Hello".  Please remember that the phone needs to be answered "Jason's Store, this is ________, how may I help you".  Customer Service is what we are shooting for.  WE are ALL directors of first impressions.   Jason

JSI Garage 2/22/2014

Todd and Cassie Huntsman donated some stuff to the store on Saturday.  I put some of the breakable stuff on the workbench and a couple  bikes, camping pad and big items in the garage.  I put the boxes in the back of the big white trailer because the garage was getting crowded and I didn't want to block the sorting area.  Jason

JSI Store Saturday 2/22/14

Today was actually a pretty busy day for the most part. When I got here at 1:00 it was really consistent. When it hit about 7:00, that's when people started not showing, we had a couple people around that time, but not too many. We did sell three paintings, the moon chair, and the night stand. It's been a really good day at the store(: -Christine
Total Cash Sales- $202.46
Total Credit Sales- $95.90

JSI Unload 2-22-14

For the first half of my shift I was running the store and it was really slow. I just cleaned the bathroom and put some stuff from the bins away. There was a few customers that came in in the morning though, and it started to pick up around 11ish. We ran out of pennies so christine had to go get some more. I put all the stuff in the bins away and unloaded the trailer. There ended up being a bunch of people in here so it made it harder to unload but Christine was able to help me get the heavy bins off.
~Andi D

JSI Store 2-21-14

So today went pretty well, the customer flow was consistent with few times when no one was in the store. It was sunny so I put some stuff outside. Some C.D. cases were brought over but they didn't have any C.D.'s in them, we need to remember to check before we just price a case for movies, C.D.'s and other things with cases. Also I came in this morning ant the heater was on... so it was probably on all night, its important that we turn it off. It's wasteful if we leave it on. It also might be a good idea to log out of Facebook and exit the tabs on the browser cause the computer takes forever and logs out of wonder list and other things like that. Is Wonder list fixed? cause it only had two things for me to check off today. We sold that kid motorcycle helmet, the bunk bed set, Loony toons video pack, and there is a picture on hold by the cloths for $25.
Cash: $44.52
Credit: $36.16
~Andi D.

JSI Load 2-21-14

I helped Maddi price and put stuff on the trailer today and came in a little early, from 12-2 . There wasn't any big stuff that went on the trailer so there's a bunch of bins on it. It was warm so it was kinda nice to weather to work in.
~Christine

JSI Loading Trailer 2/21/14

Lots of bins on the trailer. Christine and I really worked hard to make up for lack of anything big. Total of 19 bins and some bigger items.

JSI Store Hours 02/20/14

Cash: $40.69
Credit: $91.43

Its like the days are switching. Yesterday the cash was higher and today the credit was higher. Anyways,, I started having customers around 4:30 or 5:00. It was pretty consistent until about 7:30 then it pretty much just emptied and was that way for the last 30 mins. ~Maddi

eBay & KSL

I got more items listed on ebay today, and packed and shipped what had sold. I sold the oxygen and acetyline tanks from KSL as well. I have a couple larger items that will be bought on Saturday if they don't sell sooner.

JSI Store Hours 2/19/14

Cash: $79.43
Credit: $28.81

Not as good of a sale day as yesterday. I did sell the other fish tank that came into the store yesterday. When we place those on KSL we should add the length width and depth in the notes section because both people that bought them commented on that being on KSL and that it helped them "visualize" ha. It is a good idea to post any fish tanks that we have on KSL because people snatch those up fast. There were still a good amount of people that came through the store today. Most of them seemed like people who just wanted to brows and the rest came in to spend money on whatever they wanted. ha. Anyways it was a fun sale day. I met a bro who raises little fishies into big fishies and then sells them. Pretty cool. ~Maddi

JSI Load 2-19-14

Christine and I were able to load the trailer about half way today (sorry no pic). there's a lot of boxes and things to go through but I think we did pretty well. For the last 30 min we sorted and priced cloths and were able to get one big bin on the trailer. 

~Andi D

JSI Loading 2/19/14

Today was pretty easy. Me and Andi priced a few bins and stuck them on the trailer. We priced a few cloths also because there were so many. So yeah, it was a good loading day. -Christine

JSI Store Hours 2/18/14

Cash: $113.19
Credit: $76.48

Its Tuesday and I think that is an amazing sale day for a Tuesday!!! Woo Woo!! I literally had customers in the store from opening to closing today. It was full when I opened and died down to about two customers at a time towards 6:00. It was really nice. I think we should start bringing bags from Canterbury and our homes now because these green bags we have here are good for wrapping glass but not really good at holding lots of merchandise. I'm going to start bringing some. Oh and please don't forget to put sold on items we have on Facebook. People don't like to be told that the item has sold but there is no Sold post on the picture. Haha just remember to do that. I also sold a fish tank that I had posted to KSL.

JSI Unload/Stock 2/18/14

Today, I did the usual. Emptied out the bins in the store, then unloaded the trailer. I also priced part of area two. Got it finished pretty fast. -Christine

JSI Store Monday 2/17/14

Today was pretty slow. We had a few costumers come in during the beginning of the day, but it slowly died down. There were now big items sold today, but we still had some pretty good sales. -Christine

Total Cash Sales-17.28

Total Credit Sales- 39.55

JSI Loading Monday 2/17/14

Before Andi got here.

JSI Loading Monady 2/17/14

After Andi arrived.

JSI Store 2-15-12

So today was a bit of a slow day but Christine and I got a lot done because of it. We got the Easter things down and set them up in a display, put all the Valentine's things away and were able to put away all the items in the bins and then unload the trailer. We sold a few big items today; the big purple kids locker, a metal fan and the six drawer dresser. We also sold a bunch of Easter items today and some blankets =) We ran out of ones today please be sure to check that there are enough the day before. Also we have been sending things that were on ebay to the store. we really need to be careful what we send over here because I found an antique headlight for a car in a bin priced at .50 cents and I looked it up, its worth about $70.
Cash: 50.00
Credit: 99.96
~Andi D

Schedule update

I have updated the schedule through March 1st.- Jennifer

JSI Store Friday 2/14/14

Today was a pretty good day. It was pretty consistent until around 6. But we had a lot of costumers in that time. I priced some of area 5, and organized a little when there were less people. -Christine
Total Cash Sales- 50.52
Total Credit Sales- 29.70

JSI Loading 2/14/14

Tried to fill up the trailer the best I could. Andi got sick today so it isn't very full. There is an inflatable bouncy house in the garage that we are not selling yet. We want to wait to see if there is a fan to go with it. Also the table it is sitting on does not have bolts to hold the table top on yet so do not send that to the store until those are found as well.

JSI Store Thursday 2/13/14

Today was about normal. Not really busy, but there were a good amount of people. Nothing too big sold today, but it was still a good day. I priced some of area 4 and organized a bit. -Christine
Total Cash Sales- 55.77
Total Credit Sales- 3.25

JSI Store Hours 2/12/14

Cash Sales: $57.50
Credit Sales: $64.45

Sold lots of small items today and the round table that was in the back. Not a bad sale day, I was able to reprice most of area 3 today. For everyone that works at the store front, please remember to delete pictures from the computer once the merchandise has sold. The computer runs much slower when the pictures start to build up. ~Maddi

JSI Store Hours 02/11/14

Cash Sales: $44.59
Credit Sales: $12.81

First of on an unrelated note I would just like to say that whoever keeps moving the price gun and tools around in the garage needs to stop. Usually everything is in a visible spot, but all of the sudden things are put in places they normally wouldn't be. It always seems to happen on Friday's after I work, so when I come in on Monday everything is out of place and weird. That is the only day I have noticed it happening... I just don't like having to search for tools when I go to the garage. If it is you please stop. Anyways for today I cleaned up the blanket area really good. It looks great. I also went through and cleaned the windows and mirrors and glass through out the store and I vacuumed. I'd say the store looks pretty full right now. There are a few bare spots on shelves but I believe that was mostly because of today. I did sell the Water Cooler thing. I already explained that if the person who bought it brings it back that they will get in -credit for it.  I went through and repriced area 2 a little today. There wasn't too much to reprice in that section because the earliest date that we started repricing I believe was just barely a month ago ha so I am sure there will be more and more to reprice and the weeks move on. Anyways, we worked really hard today to clean up the store because it kind of looked like a tornado came though over the weekend :P. ~Maddi

P.S. Wunderlist is still messed up. I am not sure what is going on with it or if there is anything I can do to fix it.

JSI Unload/Stock 2/11/14

Today went by pretty quickly. I stocked everything, and unloaded the. I also priced some of area 1, and organized area 6. It was pretty messy. But overall, it's been a good day. -Christine

Customer Looking

If we come across a futon or a sofa please call or text Amber Watts at 801-874-0320. - JD

JD update

We need a computer for the garage. If you see any computers that work please contact me immediately.

I would like some input on ideas regarding how to get things sold faster. Though we have been improving, we do not have the volume we need to be profitable. We need to be selling more on KSL and ebay each day. The Store volume needs to be double what it is now. Ideas will not be implemented until we discuss them. - JD

JSI Garage 1/10/14

There are boxes that are in the garage in the sorting area that have been there for a week and a half.  Please remember to sort, clean and price everything in the garage before bringing new/more stuff in.  We don't want to spend our time unloading the trailer and stock piling boxes in the garage.  Sort, clean and price as you go.  When I threw away the garbage tonight I noticed the bottom of a portable crib in the garbage can.  When I got home I saw the other half of the portable crib standing next to the sorting table in the garage.  The crib is no good without the bottom.  Both pieces appeared to be in excellent condition.  Please be careful not to throw things away that go together.  Please keep the sorting area and garage swept and clean.  There was broken glass on the driveway.  Jason

JSI Store Monday 2/10/14

Today was a pretty good day. There was a leak in the back under the table with the picture frames. But I cleaned it up. There were people in and out of the store, but it wasn't too busy. Someone did buy the two blue barrels in the back. So that's good(: -Christine
Total Cash Sales- 22.49
Total Credit Sales- 3.00

JSI Store 2-8-14

1:00 pm-8:00 pm
Pretty consistent day today and a fair flow of customers in and out throughout the beginning of my shift. Sold the little night stand, two lamp stands, an ironing board, a few books, and the little black shelf. The day slowed down a lot near the end of the day and we had maybe one or two people in... kind of a shock because usually Saturdays are way busier than today was. The store is pretty full but it looks like we are moving things out fairly well today especially considering that it was a little less busy today than other Saturdays have been. Jennifer came in and learned how to use the register today, also.
Cash: 138.30
Credit: 30.32
~Andi D.

JSI Store Hours 02/08/14

10:00 am-5:00 pm
The morning started off really slow. I didn't have any customers until around 11:00 am. I tried to start organizing all those books and I ended up putting them all on that small metal shelf in the back. I think that it is an okay stop for them, we should just Zip-tie all the crates together to make it extra safe. I doubt it will fall as is right now but it wouldn't hurt to have something holding them all together. Also, I really wish we wouldn't send book over in huge bunches like that. The store right now looks like a Books and Stuff store. Along with that, There are tons of pots and pans and dishes and what not that have been sitting for a long long time. I don't know how to create interest in these products since they are an "as needed" item. I don't know anyone who has a pots and pans obsession that we could call to come buy them all. They aren't even priced high. Most of them have sat so long that the cost of them has gone down to 10 cents a pot. I am just not sure what to do with them. It would suck to throw them all away, but we need room for new ones that get to come into the store and sit... :/ Also, there is something up with wunderlist. All of the dates seem to be mixed up and a lot of the tasks are now missing for each day. I dunno why?~Maddi

JSI-schedule updated

I updated the work schedule through February 22nd - Jennifer

KSL

Today I was able to make it over to the garage for a little while. I moved some things over so make room for more new. I sold the truck running bars and the engine hoist & stand tonight for a total of $165. I am hoping to get more stuff listed on ebay tomorrow. Only 2 things sold this week. It has been a slow week for me. Some calls on the ads but not many and only a few that have followed through. Hopefully next week it will pick up.

JSI Store Friday 2/7/14

Today was pretty consistent. We sold one of the trees, the firewood, and two of those basket chests. So not anything too big. I cleaned up a little, and put away some of the cloths that were in the bin. Still was a good day(:
Total Cash Sales: $43.27
Total Credit Sales: $43.01
-Christine

JSI Store Hours 02/06/14

Cash Sales: $51.41
Credit Sales: $81.38

Very consistent with customers today. Mostly smaller sales except for one bigger sale. Good productive day today. ~Maddi

JSI Unloading Trailer 02/05/14

The trailer is empty but there is a microwave on there that needs to go in the trash. Also there was a bunch of books that Brittney and I stacked in crates on the trailer. But we didn't put anything newt to them to keep them up so by the time they got to the store they were all tipped over. Just a reminder to think about how things will be transported on the trailer and that we want the merchandise to be neat and in fair condition still by the time it gets to the store. Also we don't need more books at the store. =P Other than that it was a good day =) ~AndiD

Jason Garage 2/5/14

Was able to load the trailer with lots of little items, movies and books. This load had a lot of trash. I filled up 4 garbage cans full of trash.  When I emptied the trailer that came from Jason's store, there was a piece of furniture that looks like a sewing machine stand still on the trailer. I don't know why it wasn't unloaded at the store, but I kept it on the trailer to be taken back.  I was able to get most of the stuff priced at the garage. I was starting to price clothes when my shift ended.  I opened up the larger trailer to see if there were any large items that could be priced but there wasn't. It was all boxes.  There is a red gas can that is on the table that I don't know what to do with. -Brittany-

JSI Store Hours 02/05/14

Cash Sales: $35.45
Credit Sales: $52.16

I did have a return today of $20.22. The man who returned the item had literally just bought the item and then decided he didn't want it. I tried to insist on In-Store Credit but he needed that money back because he paid for it on a business card. The transaction was done on a MasterCard and when I went to refund the transaction on Transaction Express the transaction hadn't registered as paid for yet so I couldn't refund it through transaction express. I ended up having to refund him through the till, cash back. When I counted the till however I pretended like the sale and refund had never happened and counted it as if the money was still in the till to get the accurate count of my cash sales for the day. Same with the credit sales. I did not count the $20.22 as a sale. Other than that I had a pretty consistent amount of customers coming in and out all day. I sold a couple of bigger items, a stool, a queen cot mattress thing, and a couple of the fake plants. ~Maddi

JSI Store Hours 02/04/14

Cash Sales: $5.53
Credit Sales: $11.53

Not much traffic at all today. The store is looking full though! =) The past couple of days that I have worked at the garage I took notes on the right way things should be done to ensure that items are sent over to the store nicely and carefully. It was looked over by Jennifer Dockstader so it has been approved by management and I was told to post it to the blog. I also have a copy that I will hang in the garage to ensure everyone reads it. They are just some guide lines while working over there. ~Maddi

Jason's Store Notes for Loading Bins and the Trailer

•If there is merchandise that needs to be priced in the garage, price it first, then open the current trailer and begin pricing items from there.
•No little items in the big bins.
•No big items in the smaller bins.
•Smaller bins will be placed on a shelf, therefore the merchandise should be small and not overfilled.
•Large bins are for big items that will come out of the bin and placed on a shelf.
•ALL bins are a game of Tetris. Pack the bin as full as you can and as neatly as possible.
•Bins are full if the bin is too heavy for two people to lift COMFORTABLY or if the merchandise inside has filled the bin to the lip. No merchandise should overflow a bin.
•Any glass items or breakables are to be sent over in one layer of their own bin. This prevents breaking. We do not wrap items in bags or blankets. That requires more time for the store worker to unwrap the items and shelf them.
•Book bins are to act as a shelf for the books. Line all the books in such a way that the crate isn't overfilled and ALL the book titles can be seen.
•ALL merchandise in bins should be neatly arranged in the bin. No tossing items in bins.
•All merchandise is priced in the top right corner, if there is no top right corner the tag goes on STRAIGHT and VISIBLE.
•All loose garbage (empty boxes, bin lids, etc...) (boxes are broken down flat) goes on the trailer no matter what so it can be dumped.
•If there is room, put the FULL garbage cans on the trailer first followed by any cans that are only part or half full.
•Check all clothing to be sure it is in good condition and all pockets are empty, once priced hang the item up in the garage.
•Send clothing to the store when needed not just because it has been priced. We do NOT sell underwear.
•Be sure ALL pieces of an item are being sent at one time.
•Wires that go to an electronic device are sent to the store with the device, not priced separately.
•Any knives that come to the store go into a single bin already on a shelf. (This is to protect little kids from cutting themselves in a bin filled with toys.) Place knives in the large bins so they can be SEEN and taken out as soon as they arrive at the store.
•Jason's Store is not a junk store, therefore ALL merchandise goes to the store cleaned and NOT broken.
•Any tags from other stores should be removed or tagged over, except new tags. (Like Walmart, Shopko, Maceys, etc...)
•Any dish ware or cookware that requires a lid MUST have a lid with it when it is priced. (Walmart does not sell Tupperware without a lid, so neither do we.)
•When arranging bins or big items on the trailer imagine it is a game of Tetris. ALL bins have to fit, but neatly. This keeps bins from toppling over or items breaking when merchandise it taken to the store.

•When pricing merchandise be sure you are positive about the price you are marking it for. If merchandise is priced too low Jason's Store looses money, to high and no one buys anything. Keep in mind that if merchandise we sell can be found at the Dollar Store, the price should not exceed .50 cents.

•We price all merchandise (depending on condition) half of new. Example: A table with three chairs. New the set is $100.00 but has all four chairs. If the condition of the table and chairs is still in great condition but one is missing an appropriate price would be about $40.00-$45.00.
•All seasonal items are priced and go in bins that can be lifted up high and stored. (Keep in mind who has to lift the bins above their head.)
•Bins found in lockers are cleaned and used for Jason's Store merchandise. Any bin that is dirty should be cleaned before merchandise is placed in it.
•Any items for KSL are not priced but set on the KSL side of the garage, communicate on the blog that the item is for KSL so EVERYONE knows.
•Movies are priced and placed in large bins so they can be shelved. We do not sell rated R movies.

•Do NOT just work willy nilly. Take the time to think about what you are doing and how you can present items in a bin efficiently. Our goal is to sell the merchandise that is priced, not fill the trailer as quickly as possible. If you do your job right the trailer will fill up pretty quickly and neatly.

•REMEMBER! Jason’s Store is a real store that has customers. Customers need to feel that this is a Thrifty Second Hand Store. Treat it like it was your own.

JSI Unload/Stock 2/04/14

Today was pretty easy. I stocked the shelves with the new things. Then, I unloaded the trailer with Maddi's help. It was really cold and snowy outside, but we managed. I did price some of the shoes, when I had time to spare. Overall, it's been a good day. -Christine

JSI Store 02/04/14

So this is a photo of 3 items that were loaded onto the trailer AFTER Andi and I were DONE loading the trailer. They have no price, are dirty and I am not even sure what one of them is... Please do NOT put items on the trailer after anyone is done loading the trailer unless you have cleaned and priced the item. Thank you! ~Maddi

JSI Store Monday 2/3/14

Today was pretty slow. It could have been better.There were a few people when I first opened, but it died down fast. We did sell a sludge hammer though.(: -Christine
Total Cash Sales- 16.75
Total Credit Sales- 5.15

JSI Store 2-1-14

Today went well =) there was a lot of awesome customers that I like in today, along with a bunch of new customers who seemed to have a pleasant time here. I sold a bike, both the plastic drawer sets, another box of the citrus lotion, the small laundry cart, 20ish books, metal shelf and a bunch of other stuff. A lady came in today and dropped off a display shelf by direction of Jason, it needs pegs to hang stuff on it but i don't think its a bad idea to have it if we get pegs for it.
Cash: 221.99
Credit: 89.79
~Andi D

JSI Unload 2-1-14

It was a good day. I emptied the trailer and made everything fit in the store. I also priced a part of area six. It was a pretty consistent day costumer wise. ~Christine

Jennifer-schedule 2-1-14

I have updated the work schedule through the 15th of February. Andi, I made one change to the schedule for you and Christine on the 5th. I am having you, Andi work on that Wednesday at the Garage with Brittany. Remember if there are any days that anyone want off, please get that to me two weeks in advance or work out the change with someone and make sure I know of the change. thanks-Jennifer