Living Smart | Doing Good

Helping families Growing Communities

Everyone deserves to feel good about providing well for their families.
But we realize life's not always like that. It can be frustrating as you want the best for your family but often, limited budgets make that feel impossible. That's why we created these family-focused, community-building marketplaces—so hard-working, big-hearted families like yours can have a place to make the most of what they have and have more of what they want.

JBF missions and goals

We understand: Everyone wants the BEST for their kids, but we don’t want to break the family budget! That’s where Just Between Friends comes in. At a Just Between Friends sale, you can:

• SHOP rows and rows of baby and children’s shoes, toys, clothing, maternity, and baby equipment at 50 to 90% off retail

• SELL your items as a consignor and earn from 60 to 70% on your item sales

• HELP OUT at the sale and make new friends—plus you get a lot of OTHER perks too!

And it’s not just about saving money and making money. It’s about building community—a group of involved, caring friends, families, and neighbors that come together to support one another for these twice-a-year, safe, clean, organized sales.

Helping Local, Family-Supporting Charities
Another HUGE part of JBF is the local charities with whom we partner to reach even MORE people within our communities. Each sale donates items and goods to these local organizations which help local women, children, and families. We serve groups that provide clothing closets, crisis centers, transitional emergency care, food banks, and so many other wonderful services.

What Matters to Us

The core of our business is a reflection of the core of who we are—as business owners, parents, and community builders. So what is that, exactly? We’ve summed in up in these CORE values:

• Champion each other

• Obedient to our faith

• Responsible to communities and the environment

• Empower families

—we LOVE a great bargain—not just because we love saving money, but because we believe everyone deserves high quality items.

Join Us!

If this is something you believe in, we invite you to join us. Find a local sale and get involved! Or click here to find out more about starting a Just Between Friends franchise in YOUR area! Join us on our mission to help families everywhere overcome high prices and save hundreds of dollars as they do their best to raise confident, stylish, good-looking kids.

Since 1997 our Mission Statement has been the same. We still pursue this mission today:

• To glorify God by bringing communities and families together in a welcoming, friendly venue that allows them to care for children and be good stewards of what they have been given.

• We do not take for granted the good that comes from each sale or the trust our families place in our commitment to hold safe, family-supporting events, season after season. We are dedicated to our communities because we are a part of these communities. We are moms, dads, aunts, uncles, and grandparents who are invested in making our small parts of the world a better place. We are bargain lovers, of course, but beyond that, we believe in being good stewards of our resources—taking care of each other and the environment—and reaching out a hand to those who need it (as we all do at one time or another).

LOCAL OWNERSHIP, LOCAL LOVE

 

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Locally owned

All of our marketplaces are owned locally. Your sale owner is a member of your community.

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Empowering Families

All of our marketplaces are owned locally. Your sale owner is a member of your community.

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Resources stay local

All items at the sale come from local families. You are helping one another as resources stay within and benefit the community.

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Giving Stays Local

Every sale benefits unsold, donated items to local family- supporting charities. We love being able to help our neighbors.

 

The Local, Community-Building Success Formula

When Just Between Friends sales first began, they were the result of a living room sale hosted for a few mom friends in Tulsa, Oklahoma, including CEO and Co-founder Shannon Wilburn. That was back in 1997 when Wilburn's kids were just one and two years old. What became obvious very fast is the shared need for parents and caretakers to be able to find high quality, gently-used items at prices below retail. And like that, the community marketplace idea was born.

These sales are a way for families to not only buy what they need, they can also then sell their outgrown items to other families within the community—all over the course of one weekend. This saves so much time and money as families can shop for the next 6 months of growth and development, all at one time. And, once the sale is over, sellers can choose to donate unsold items to local charities. This is such a blessing to them! Everyone in the community wins.  That's the heart and soul of the Just Between Firends Success Formula - win/win/win - every time.

A HISTORY OF SERVICE

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BRANDS YOU LOVE

If it's a brand for babies, kids, or expecting moms, chances are you will find it at a Just Between Friends sale. Our shoppers delight in the high-quality items and deals they find. Some of the brands you can find at our sale include but are not limited to:

 

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Ready to find the deals in YOUR area? 
Great! Find your local sale and get ready to shop and save!
 

I'M IN! Where's my sale?

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