SELLING YOUR CLOTHES TO CAKE

We buy plus-size clothing, shoes, and accessories!

We take sizes 1XL and above but prioritizing 3XL and larger.

Please read this PAGE in it’s entirety before bringing us your items!

SPRING OUTRIGHT BUYING SCHEDULE - BEGINNING MARCH 2025:

SUNDAYS & MONDAYS: Drop Off Buying by Appointment Only
Drop your items off anytime between 12pm-3pm on Sundays and 12pm-6pm on Mondays on your respective drop off appointment day! Cash via Paypal and store credit appointments available. Sign up below!

THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS: In-Person Buying, first come first served from 12pm-6pm
bring in your bag of goodies during that window of time, hang out at the shop while we sort the items, and give you an offer same day for cash or store credit!

Currently buying garments for SPRING. Bring items items we can be wearing now… Light layers, open toed shoes, swimwear, and other spring-ey / warm weather items! No more winter coats, boots, or heavy sweaters, please!

WE BUY “OUTRIGHT”

This means you get the cash or store credit directly after we buy the items from you! We are not consignment! It’s different!

INTERESTED IN CASH?

Cash offers are 25% of our sales price. For example, if we charge $20 for the item you would get $5 in cash for it. Cash is cash! For first come first serve buys (Thursdays & Fridays) we will hand the cash off to the buyer at the end of the buy. For drop off buys (Sundays & Mondays) we will send the cash via PayPal.

INTERESTED IN STORE CREDIT?

Store credit offers are 40% of our sales price. For example, if we charge $20 for the item, you would get $8 in store credit for it. Store credit can be used in-store, for purchases on social media (including Facebook Live sales), and does not expire. Store credit cannot be used to pay for shipping, for items or services purchased on our website, or on new items like our Cake designed tote bags.

HOW IN-PERSON BUYING WORKS @ CAKE

In-person, first come first served buying happens on Thursdays & Fridays from 12pm-6pm.

1) Enter the shop with your ONE(1) Ikea bag/large lbag -OR- TWO-THREE(2-3) grocery bags/smaller bags & check in at the buying table with the buyer.

2) We ask that you stay at the shop while we go through your items, you cannot leave and come back (like a drop off), it usually takes about 10-20 minutes per buy to sort and take notes for an offer. In-person buying often gets busy, so anticipate a potential wait while we go through each buy. We look at buys first come, first served.

3) Once the buyer has assessed your goodies and taken notes they will check in with you with our offer. We try to offer cash and store credit as an option at all times. But, we do have cash budget that we often reach so sometimes we are only able to offer store credit - this sometimes happens later in the day.

4) If you choose cash, we hand it off to you at the end of the check in.

5) If you choose store credit we will add it to an account in our system under your name and email or phone number. Store credit never expires and you can use it anytime in-store on our secondhand goods as well as events like our Facebook Lives.

HOW DROP OFF BUYING WORKS @ CAKE

Drop off Buying appointments happen on Sundays & Mondays and are by appointment only - sign ups are at the bottom of the page.

1) Sign up for a drop off window, fill out the form below! Drop offs are a window of time, so anytime within the window! (Sundays from 12pm-3pm and Mondays from 12pm-6pm)

2) Prep your items in accordance with our guidelines outlined here:
- Read through our buying guidelines below and make sure you’re only bringing us items we are looking for.
- Label your bags with your full name! (Please bring bags we can reuse or recycle, not boxes or bins.)
- Please bring no more than the equivalent of 1 IKEA bag, 1 kitchen trash bag (no contractor/yard waste bags), OR 2-3 grocery bags of items.
3) Enter the shop and check in with a shop associate. Let them know you have a drop off appointment and they’ll give you next steps.

4) With drop-off buying, we will not return your bags/bins/boxes to you. We will also not return any items we pass on. Items we’re not able to buy will be donated.

5) We’ll look through your items and get back to you via email within a few days.

6) Folks signing up for a cash drop off, please note there is a $125 cash cap per drop off – meaning the cash we offer you will be no more than $125 max for your items. 

7) Cash payments will only be made via Paypal, you must have a PayPal account in order to receive cash payments. 

8) Store credit is added to an account held in our retail system under your full name and email address provided. 

SELLING CLOTHES TO CAKE - FAQ

Q: How much can I bring in?

A: We ask that you bring in one large bag, such as an Ikea tote or a kitchen garbage bag -OR- two to three smaller bags like paper grocery bags.

Q: Do you buy lingerie?

A: Yes but it needs to be brand new with tags, we don’t buy used lingerie or underwear.

Q: Do you buy bras? 

A: Yes but they need to be new or very, very gently used. Bras become damaged/worn really easy. We also ask you only bring in one-three bras per size, we can’t buy ten bras in the same size per person.

Q: Do you buy swimwear? 

A: Yes. Please make sure there’s no wear, stains, chlorine smell, or sand. Gently used swimwear, please!

Q: Do you buy shoes?

A: Yes but we are mostly looking for women’s size 10 and above. We are also always in need of shoes of any size in wide widths.

Q: What time do you buy? 

A: On Thursdays & Fridays for in person buying, we buy from 12pm-6pm and it is first come, first served. Sunday & Monday drop off appointments can be dropped off within a window of time. Sundays 12pm-3pm and Mondays 12pm-6pm.

Q: What if I want the items you don’t buy returned back to me?

A: If you want the items we don’t buy returned back to you we would recommend in-person buying on Thursdays & Fridays. The only time your items don’t get returned to you / we donate them forward is drop-off appointments.

Do you have other specific questions about buying? Feel free to call the shop or email Mawrgyn @ contact@cakeplussize.com

BUYING FOR SPRING!

Spring Items INCLUDING lightweight layers, tanks, skirts, open toed shoes, swimwear, and Things you can be wearing Now!

Items must be size 1XL or larger, in good condition, free of strong scents and/or animal hair, and in season.

Please be extra thoughtful about the condition of your items. (This is the most common reason we have to pass on clothing.) Please give your items a second look paying close attention to removing items with any stains, holes, missing buttons, pilling of any kind, or places where the fabric is worn. Examine the armpits and crotches of garments as that is where these issues often are apparent. We don't buy clothing that is unclean or smells (including items that smell of smoke). More info on what we love and what we don’t buy below!

The style of our shop is fresh and trendy. 
If you haven’t shopped with us or sold to us before, please check out our website and social media so you can get a better sense of the style of the shop.

Interested in donating your items to Cake (vs selling them to us)? AWESOME! Cake is so excited to be able to accept donations now! We ask that donations still honor our buying guidelines; seasonally appropriate, gently used, size 14/XL and above. Please review our buying guidelines, even for donations! We are able to accept donations during our hours of operation (Wed-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 11-4). Please *do not* leave donations at our door/outside/when we are not open. The city will charge us a fee for “leaving garbage outside of property”, they’re really finicky about this! Any questions? Feel free to reach out to Mawrgyn at contact@cakeplussize.com.

DROP OFF SIGN UPS

Questions about selling appointments? Need help signing up? Need to cancel or reschedule your appointment? Call the shop and we’ll help you out - (612) 353-4248 !

STARTING IN MARCH WE ARE BUYING ITEMS FOR SPRING! NO MORE WINTER GOODIES, PLEASE!