Samuel Garringer
The Communicator

The whole store has a creative new and old look, as if Pinterest had a baby store.
Bubbles painted on the walls in shades of blue and green; around the windows are high tucked pink and brown curtains.
Jana Hill is the owner of the Weecycling Bin, it is found at the ‘Y’ on Division, in the Heritage North Center. It is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 6pm.
“I started the Weecycling Bin because it was something I had always wanted to do. I felt there was a need for a children’s resale store that was clean and organized where the prices were low,” Hill said, “my mission was to have a boutique atmosphere with lower than thrift store prices where anyone could shop without feeling like they were shopping second-hand.”
The outside of the store has strollers lined up along the front of the windows.
You open the front door to first see that everything is full of bright colors.
The person at the counter asks if you need help looking for anything in particular.
Just through the door to the left are 6 rounders full of baby and small children’s clothes. Behind those on the wall are racks of more small clothing. To the right, down the front windows, is the counter and all the handmade baby accessories.
According to the store’s website, “Most children’s clothing items are $1.99.”
“Nothing here is purchased from people, everything is on consignment. You get 70% in cash of what your items sell for, you set the price. You get 50% if we have to clean the items before we can sell them,” said Lori Dawn, employee of Weecycling Bin.
“You bring your items in by appointment only and are required to stay here or near by. We will go through your items, then give you a call to go over what we can and cannot sell. You are required to take your ‘no-thank-you’ items that day” Dawn said.
Just past the handmade items, is a play area for the kids.  The little section has big colorful blocks, toy cars and dolls. There is a pink table with matching chairs for the kids to color or paint at and they can watch educational programs via a little tv hanging on the wall.
Hill allows employees to bring their children to the store, that way the parents can spend time with their kids but are still able to work.
Elizabeth, Dawn’s 3 year old daughter, works on her dinosaur drawing while sitting in the play area, she sports a purple tutu and some red paint on her nose. With a ‘smirky’ little smile, Elizabeth said the thing she likes the most here is, “my mom and the toys,” then she raises her voice with excitement and says, “but the unicorns are my favorite.”