My Child To Yours: Consignment shop has wide selection

Three-year-old Dakota Barton of Chambersburg has a hard time choosing the many items she wants at My Child To Yours consignment shop in Fayetteville. She happily hugs a pink stuffed unicorn and tells her mother, Alexis, that, “I need this!”

It's hard for Alexis to say no to her daughter as she laughs at Dakota's shopping prowess. Dakota then brings a doll to the front counter that she's had her eye on during her past few visits to the store.

Owner Lorna Yoder and employee Kim Estelle enjoy watching Dakota choose her goodies as Alexis finds the perfect Christmas dress for Dakota and another adorable Christmas outfit for her infant son.

“I love all of the options they have here,” Alexis said. “And these two are wonderful,” she said of Yoder and Estelle. “They have such a great selection, and I tell everyone about the store. I came in to check out their Christmas items they posted on Facebook.”

Mary Jane Kruger of Fayetteville is a frequent visitor to the store, which is located at 3301 Lincoln Way East in Fayetteville, near the Fayetteville Antique Mall and across from Crider Avenue.

“I come here to shop for my two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren,” she said as she browsed through some of the infant bouncers and toddler clothing.

“Everything is in excellent condition, it's well arranged and there is a wide selection,” she said.

Opening the store

Yoder is no stranger to the consignment world. This is the third store she has owned. One of her former stores was Mother & Me in Greenvillage, a store she owned about 20 years ago.

She moved to South Carolina, and opened The Children's Closet there, but decided to move back to Pennsylvania. She worked for a consignment shop for a short time before deciding it was time to open her own shop again.

“I was driving past the building, and knew there was a church thrift shop in this building before,” Yoder said. “There happened to be a car in the parking lot, and they got me in touch with the owner. They wanted to rent the space, which was available, and it all fell into place within a few weeks. I also live down the road, so I feel this was meant to happen.”

Yoder's son, Bradlyn, who is also a business owner, came to help her renovate the interior of the building, and My Child To Yours was born. The store opened on June 17.

“I love this kind of work!” Yoder said, adding she particularly enjoys organizing all of the items and keeping the consignor contracts in order. “I sort and she prices,” Yoder said of Estelle.

Anyone wishing to become a consignor at My Child To Yours can drop items off between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Yoder asks they be in good condition, and all clothes be laundered, and laid flat in a tote or a basket. The store is currently only accepting winter clothing of all sizes for children. She is particular about which items she accepts to be sold to customers.

“It has to be in great condition,” she noted.

Consignors get 50 percent of what the items sell for, and if an item sells, the consignor can receive their money as early as the next day.

My Child To Yours carries every item any child would need, from clothing to cribs, to baby bouncers, toys, shoes and everything in between.

What's Yoder's favorite part of her work?

“Meeting people. I love meeting people, especially when pregnant mothers come in to shop, and then they bring their children with them,” she said.

My Child To Yours is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, call the shop at (717) 401-0724, or visit the website at: www.mychildtoyoursconsignment.com. The shop can also be found on Facebook.