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MEMBERSHIP

With memberships starting at $49/month, members borrow three items of clothing at a time with unlimited exchanges.  Included in the membership is a 20% discount on purchases, personalized shopping, and the laundry. - What could be better than that!

MEMBER REFERRAL

Refer a friend and you both earn half off a month of membership. Just make sure your friend lets us know you referred them and your next or first month of membership is half off and so is theirs! The referral bonus is stackable too, for example, you refer 5 friends, you get five months of membership at the half off rate.  - referral is only for first time members.

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Announcing Closet Cleanout Service!

Closet Refresh

We're launching a brand-new service, something that we've been asked about before we even opened. We're launching our stylist enabled closet cleanout service!

Stylist Enabled Closet Cleanout Serivce

Been putting off that closet cleaning? Want someone to help you decide what you should keep and what to pass along? Want store credit for your closet without having to haul it somewhere? Let us help make your next closet cleanout fun!

For a limited time only, we're offering Tampa residents closet cleanouts with a personal stylist.

You can now request a personal stylist to help you with a closet cleanout. The closet cleanout services are $80/hour with a 4-hour minimum. Current members can use their member discount on this service. -Pro tip: you'll save more with your membership discount than the cost of the first month of membership. Now that's a deal!

We'll send a professional personal stylist to your Tampa home to help you trim down your closet and organize it in a way that makes sense for you. We’ll even offer store credit for future purchases for anything we’re able to use at our store.

We can help you decide what items work best for you and your style, switch out your hangers with slimline velvet hangers, and pre-style outfits. We can even find a matching piece to a separate you don't have a match for at our store. We can customize the experience to fit you and your needs.

What to expect:

Using our intake form below, you'll let us know a little bit about the space. We'll reach out to you via text to receive a picture/s of your space that you'd like organized, and we'll provide an estimate of how much time we think it might take. We'll ask for payment via phone for the minimum 4-hour ($80/hour) cleanout and we'll settle the balance for the rest after the clean out is complete using the card on file. Any hangers purchased to replace old hangers will be charged after the cleanout is complete; if applicable.

If you've asked for us to provide store credit, that store credit can be used for in-store purchases or membership fees.

You can choose for us to switch out your existing hangers with space saving slimline velvet hangers. Each hanger is $1 if you choose to add this to the service.

All closet clean out customers will receive their first month of membership for half off. *Does not apply to existing members. Current members will receive their member discount on this service.

After our closet refresh, getting dressed in the morning will be a breeze!

Book your stylist enabled closet cleanout today!

Rent at either Location

Announcing something we've all been waiting for since we opened our second location. Members are now able to rent at either location!

For a one-time fee of $5, you can now rent at a location that is not your "home" location. Double your closet options by renting at either location.

Photos by Christina Jones Photography

Details:

Each time you rent from a location that is not your "home" location, it's a $5 fee. This is not a recurring fee. You will not be charged this monthly, it's a per-use fee.

You will not be required to return the items back to the location you received the item from, just give us a heads up when you're returning that you received it somewhere else. There is no fee for returning, just renting.

When arriving at the store you're "visiting," let the stylist know that you're a member of the other location. That way they can take a peek at your style profile and they'll have time to select some items especially for you.

The cards we have on file are specific to the location that is your "home." The store you visit will not have access to that card so you'll need to remember to bring a form of payment.

Your member discount applies to any store you visit, even if you aren't renting. Just let the visiting store know your name and that you're a current member so they can look you up.

Have a friend that's in the same city as the store you're visiting? That sounds like a great opportunity for a meet up. If your friend gets a membership, you both receive our member referral bonus: half off a month of membership!

5 Ways to Have a More Sustainable Waredrobe

Earth Day is a time to reflect on your enviornmental footprint.

Making small but consistant change in the way you consume fashion can make a huge impact. We recommend making a resolution to make one change going forward.

Here are 5 resolutions in order of impact.

2. Rent your clothing.

Renting from Valhalla is one of the best (and fun) ways to consume fashion sustainably. 100% of our inventory is sourced from our customers so we don't produce anything new. We also make sure that our inventory gets as many uses before it reaches our sales floor.

We know that when a business makes sustainable choices, it can have an incredible impact as a business as the potential to consume so much more than any one household. That's why we incorporate sustainable practices throughout our business. With respect to laundry, we use plastic free laundry soap and a Filtrol Filter that collects microplastics. You can rent stress free knowing we have you covered when it comes to supporting the environment.

Not a member yet? Book a complementally styling session now.

2. Only buy used.

When you only purchase clothing used, you're not supporting additional clothing production and the enviornmental and social injustices that come along with new clothing manufacturing. You're also usually supporting a small business or charity shop as well.

3. 30+ wears rule for purchases.

When you do need to purchase a newly manufactured item, try to keep the 30+ rule in mind which is, "will you wear this 30 or more times." When you get more wears out of your items, less clothing is wasted.

4. Donate.

When you know you won't wear an item again, donate or sell the item to a charity shop or local resale shop. Donating regularly is a win, win. Your item will see more wear before it reaches it's end of life, your closet is more roomy, and not cluttered with "guilt" clothing. One thing to keep in mind is to donate an item quickly once you recognize you will not wear it again. The longer you hold on to an item, the closer it is to becoming out of style and the less desirable it becomes.

5. Use refillary laundry soap.

We have two refillery shops located in the Tampa Bay area. Lufka and Sans Market. The concept is you bring a container to fill with their products. You can find all sorts of home and beauty products at these local shops but we especially recommend them for laundry. All of our laundry soap comes from these two shops.

Prom Dress Giveaway

Valhalla Resale was gifted about 200 dresses to distribute to the community from a generous donor and we partnered with Tampa Bay Homeschool Inclusive Events (TBHIvE) to give away the dresses for Prom at Maestro's at the Straz Center!

Tampa Bay Homeschool Inclusive Prom will provide an inclusive prom for all 9-12 grade students: homeschool, public, or private on April 29th.

We booked 2 students at a time in 30 minute intervals to search the dresses and try on and hopefully, find the perfect dress to take home. All dresses after this event were donated to the TBHIvE and The Connector Club dress swap to be held on April 15th.

About Tampa Bay Homeschool Inclusive Events: TBHIvE is a non-profit organization committed to enriching and supporting Tampa Bay’s homeschooling community with safe and inclusive events that welcome all students, regardless of race, religion, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation. It was created by a group of parents in search of milestone school events for homeschool students where they could celebrate their diversity. We provide a safe space for all homeschool students to participate as their authentic selves.

While we were incredibly happy to be able to have the opportunity to give away so many prom dresses this year, we want to make it known that this is the only event we'll do like this. We had a generous donor in a position where she needed to donate 200 dresses and she very generously chose our business to facilitate the donation. We don't expect to have anything like that happen again.

Clothes with a Story: An Unusual Donation Request

A few weeks ago, a woman walked into the store with an unusual story. She was from out of town and attended a funeral of a retired soul singer. At this funeral, pieces of the singer's wardrobe was gifted to people that attended so that people that loved her would have something to remember her by. The problem came in that she was flying back home and had no way to get it back. She decided to give it forward and left it with us to spread the love.

As we don’t just sell clothing, we rent it, we saw that this might need to be washed several times and we didn't want to ruin this coat. We discussed as a team how we wanted to move forward with the coat and settled on writing down its history, slipping it in the pocket, and donating it forward in hopes that it finds a lovely home that appreciates where it comes from.

Environmentally Friendly Tag Attachements

We’re committed to the environment. Down to every small detail. Our tag attachments we used up until this week we’re biodegradable. That means they aren’t made from fossil fuels like plastic and actually breakdown. Sadly, they weren’t a perfect product and the manufacture stopped making them. If you’ve been in the shop in the last year, you’ve probably noticed the floor littered with tags that had fallen or maybe even broken a few off yourself. They were the only manufacturer producing biodegradable tag attachments so when it came time to replace them, we really didn’t want to go back to plastic.  

Next best thing are these tag attachments made from recycled materials. We’re excited to have tag attachments that actually stay attached AND aren’t using virgin plastics.

Valhalla St. Pete is Now Open

We've made it to St. Pete!

Since we opened, we had a vision to expand Valhalla to every major city and we've taken the next big step in making that happen.

Thanks so much for helping us achieve our goals. We couldn't have done it without our fabulous members and amazing customers.

Things to know

We're purchasing at the St. Pete location. We left plenty of room for all of our St. Pete friends to clean out their closets and benefit from store credit.

We're now accepting Styling Session appointments for St. Pete. Styling Sessions are for someone who is ready to sign up for a new membership. You'll complete a style profile online and then select a date. We'll have items styled just for you at your appointment. A Styling Session isn't a requirement for membership but it is a fun way to experience it for your very first time.

Membership is good at only one location - for now. We may add a tier to the membership that would allow for duel membership later on down the line. Stay tuned.

We still offer member referral bonuses for new members. Flex those member referrals! Know someone in St. Pete that would flip for a membership? Tell them to mention your name at check out and we'll make sure you both get the benefit. The member referral bonus lets them get half off their very first month of membership and lets you get your next month at half off.

In our first month, we won't be open the same hours as Tampa. We'll be open 11-7 everyday except Fridays and Saturdays we'll be open to 5. We'll be closed on Mondays.

Follow us our St. Pete IG if you're near by. Tell your St. Pete friends to follow us if you're not.

Earth Day + Fashion Revolution Week

Today is Earth Day and also the start of Fashion Revolution Week.

Make a pledge to make one small change in the way you consume fashion to make the world a little greener and/or more just. You'll be surprised by how one small change can make a huge difference.

Danielle's pledge is to never again buy a new item of clothing that was produced by a sweat shop worker. While most of the clothes she wears comes from Valhalla's collective closet, tank tops, undies, and shoes are something she buys new when her's wear out. For the most part, if you don't know who made your clothes, you can bet they came from a sweat shop. From now on, Danielle will know who made her clothes.

Some ideas on a pledge that will work with your lifestyle and will make a difference:

1. Learn more about the Fashion Revolution movement.

2. Attend all three Fashion Revolution Tampa Bay events going on this week.

3. Buy more/only used clothing.

4. Start a Valhalla membership.

5. Use an add-on to your Valhalla membership.

6. Know who made your clothes.

7. Wear only eco-friendly materials.

8. Aim for quality over quantity.

9. Only buy items you will wear more than 30 times.

10. Only use eco-friendly laundry products.

We've Made it to the Finalists!

In March, Valhalla was nominated for the Tampa Chamber of Commerce's Small Business of the Year Award in the Start Up category by the SBDC.

The award is based on four criteria: ethical business practices, business goals and planning, operational management, and innovativeness. Unlike other awards, it's merit based rather than based on the popularity of the business.

We recently discovered that Valhalla is one of five other businesses that will move on to the final phase of the competition, a site visit! The first phase was a series of essays and then a presentation and interview.

Danielle was especially grateful that Melanie was there for the presentation because she has an extreme fear of public speaking and really froze up during the presentation but Melanie saved the day and performed perfectly. Actually, she KILLED IT!

We may need some help with thee final phase from our members but we not exactly sure what the  site visit will include but stay tuned. We should find out on August 1st what to expect and then we'll discover who the winner is in September.

We're hoping you are excited to experience the journey with us. You can help by cheering us on and helping us celebrate our victories to have gotten this far.

100 Member Boat Party

Our membership is about more than sustainability, personal styling, and good deals.

On April 29th, Valhalla is celebrating having 100 members by shutting down the store and taking our members out on a boat ride.

“We’re not your average clothing store and we don’t act like it.”

Yes, you read that right, we're taking all of our members out for a party on a boat! We love our members and would like nothing more than to celebrate this momentous occasion than by parting on a boat.

Our membership is about more than sustainability, personal styling, and good deals; we're dedicated to building relationships with our members. And what better way to do that than by sipping champagne on a boat?!  We're not your average clothing store and we don't act like it.

We'd love for you to join us on Sunday, April 29, 2018 for our 100 Member Celebration. RSVP via Facebook.

Not a member yet, what are you waiting for?! Come in to get started today.