Spring & Summer
2008
CONSIGNMENT SALE

About Us

 
Laura and Clabion Johns have been married eight years and reside in
Covington, GA with their 4 year old daughter, Eris.

    
    Growing up in a financially restricted household, I learned one of the most important aspects of life; the value of a dollar. Each season I helped my mother tag my outgrown items to consign in our local sale. Even though money was tight in our family, consigning was exciting to me and I learned valuable lessons about saving money. After becoming a mom, I wanted to provide my daughter with fashionable clothing and fun toys while maintaining a frugal purse. 

    In the Spring of 2006 I founded Tykes, Tots & Teens Consignment Sales with the help of Teri Stanley, my former manager at Conyers Jewelers. The sales were originally held in Old Town Conyers for 3 seasons. When Teri's professional duties did not allow her to continue participation, the events were continued in Conyers off Iris Drive in the Fall of 2008. I then found a large warehouse off of Wheat Street in Covington for the Spring 2008 sale. The Fall of that same year, I landed my long time goal of hosting the sales at the GA International Horse Park in Rockdale County. TTT is now the largest seasonal consignment sale across many local counties and was voted "Best Consignment Sale in Atlanta" by consignmentmommies.com in the spring of 2010.

    After countless hours of participation, my husband, Clabion Johns, (Clay) became the second member of Tykes, Tots & Teens LLC. Clay is the master behind checkout and is in charge of the technology to make the sale run. Even though you'll probably see him behind the counter, he has a superbly trained eye for merchandise inspection and you may even see him on the sales floor double checking our quality standards.

     We have grown a long way since our first sale with 18 consignors. In the Spring of 2010 we had 489 participating consignors. This Fall we are opening 700 consignor slots and continue to grow. We pride ourselves in strict quality acceptance standards, an organized, "no digging" layout for our customers, and always improving sales operations for our customers. We would love to see you join our consignor family and we know you will enjoy finding the best, quality bargains for your child at TTT.


For Mom & Dad, and Extended Family,

Thank you Dad, for everything you have done for us over the seasons. You saw my dream, believed in me, and we would not have become who we are today without your blood sweat and tears....literally. We all know you are a perfectionist when it comes to the racks and it is ok if they are not spaced precisely to the nearest inch (wink).

Mom, your hard work is not unnoticed. Thank you for the laborious hours you have volunteered each event, teaching me the ropes of consigning, and making sure I grew up frugal enough to understand the value of a dollar. As I have grown older, I realize just how special the two of you are with your dedication, interest, commitment, generosity, love, and support in my endeavors. I want you both to know how appreciative we are. 

To my Mother-in-Law, Micky Brown and my step Father-in-Law Bill Brown,
Thank you for always spending your weekends day and sometimes all night helping us with whatever needs to be done. Both of you are such hard workers. Bill, we appreciate your strength...and height in helping with the racks. Micky, I'm so glad we both enjoy a great bargain and I like that we have a way to share it together. Thank you for always being dependable and available.

To my Father-in-Law, Russell Johns and my step Mother-in-Law, Karen Johns. Thank you both for your continued support, and encouragement with the events. Russell, I know Clay has you very involved in his business as well, and we take up so many of your weekends. Clay and I really enjoy laughing alongside you. We thank you for helping with breakdown and storage as your work permits. Karen, thank you so much for being there for us and participating. I'm so glad you enjoyed the advertising adventures with my mom and I too!

To my best friend, Jennifer, for being my child's second mother during the sales. It is difficult being away from her for two months out of the year and we don't know what we would do without you and her grandparents who often take care of her. It's wonderful having you so close to the sale. Thank you for bathing, feeding, and keeping her until the late hours of the night when needed.

To my longtime best friend, Sarah and her sidekick, I will miss having the two of you around to depend on and laugh with during the events. We will miss you and wish you weren't so FAR away. Good luck in your new home state and visit us often!

We Love You All            - Laura and Clay

Don't Forget to bring a container to hold your items in!
This will make it much easier for you to shop.