Nechama's Closet chinese auction...

Nechama's Closet is an organization in Crown Heights that helps women and kallahs with clothing and sheitlach. Please help us by buying tickets in our auction. You can visit our website at www.nechamascloset.com.
Many Thanks and tizku lemitzvos!

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48224

it's very worthy cause, but the market is flooded with chinese auctions, and the prices are kind of...stingy.

Posted: Thu, Apr 19 2007, 4:11 pm Post subject:

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48224

did you see the catalog? like a prize that I saw for $5 on another auction is $15 there.

and they're small prizes, too. little variety. very similar to manyother auctions.

they need something NEW to bring ppl in!

I won't take offence to your comments even though my friends and I put together the whole auction. Very Happy

All I can say is, there are tons of auctions all the time and it's very difficult to be original. But we just figured that with nearly 50 prizes and a $10,000 grand prize there would be at least a couple of items that will appeal to everyone.

And hey... who doesn't need $10,000 Rolling Eyes

Also, one has to take into account that all the proceeds go to tzedakah and you can use your maaser money. The auction just makes it a bit more fun than giving your money straight to the organization.

So if you think of it that way then you won't be looking for something reeeeaally original, you'll just be happy to give your maaser to an organization in your own shechuna that you KNOW is definitley worthwhile!

I don't know why you are saying "stingy"
first of all one prize might be cheaper in one auction and in the same auctionanother prize might be more expensive depending on how much they paid to get the prize.
secondly if you do the packages then you are paying half the prize. n
thirdly you'd never get such prizes in any store ,so you are getting a "bargain"
where can you get a piece of furniture or tickets to israel for $36??
or $54 for $10 000 !!!???
fourth- its tzedakah and if this method works then its done over and over.
people who like a thrill and want a prize from G-D (as raffles are from above) this is a great way to go about getting it!

may Hashem bless those who give and with tzedakah we are definitely guaranteed that!!

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Ruthanne, good luck with your auction. I wish you lots of hatzlacha and hope it's very successful!!

Posted: Thu, Apr 19 2007, 10:15 pm Post subject:

I hope you're matzliach and can continue to help many people!
tizki l'mitzvos!
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Diamond Member Joined: Aug 01 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 4999

Ruthanne, it's a nice cause, I bought some tickets. I didnt think it was stingy at all, the computer was very cheap. I hope I win it.
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Posted: Wed, Apr 25 2007, 10:33 am Post subject:

Hey Purple - I'm winning the computer too. Hope they have 2 of them.

We still need those orders so please make a contribution if you haven't done so yet. Very Happy

We have an ad at the top of the page which takes you straight to our website.

Many Thanks! Very Happy

hatzlacha with auction!

Active Poster Joined: Jan 21 2007 Posts: 45

do you know how many people nechamas closet has helped?its amazing how much good work they do.I have family members who have been helped by this wonderful orgnization. those involved are extraordinarly nice. so I'm telling you all -we should all support such a worthy cause
I've seen the results.! my family just didn't have the extra money to buy clothing and this gmach made a huge difference in our lives. the kallah truly felt like a "queen" at her own party! and I know that I felt like a mentch when I went to shul and finally had something beautiful and decent to wear.
lets buy tickets!!!

hi I just wanted everyone to know that since nechamas closet has begun their auction,I have received many phonecalls.
I volunteer for nechamas closet and I am amazed how many people nechamas closet has helpes and is continuing to help.
many women have called asking for help especially in the area of sheitels.
I felt so bad that I had to tell them to wait until the auction is over so I would have the funds to help them!
PLEASE I URGE ALL OF YOU TO PLEASE TELL PEOPLE TO BUY TICKETS AND SUPPORT OUR WORTHY CAUSE AND MAY HASHEM BLESS YOU ALL BOTH SPIRITUALLY AND PHYSICALLY.
AS WE ARE APPROACHING LAGBAOMER AND WE ARE AND SEFIRA LET US ALL INCREASE IN AHAVAS YISROEL!

Just wanted to let you know that today is the last day to make your order for our auction.

If you haven't yet placed your order then please help us help our community by logging onto www.nechamascloset.com

Tizku Lemitzvos Smile

Gold Member Joined: Apr 06 2006 Posts: 1192 Location: usa

I think the website and booklet were well done. and I bought tickets. however I have one complaint I got literally 5 calls about the auction and usually at inconvenient times. and if I dont answer then its a 5 min message on the answering machine which also disturbs kids.

tizku lmitzvos, I hope u made alot of money and I hope I won but next time call only once or twice.

Posted: Wed, May 16 2007, 10:20 am Post subject:

I got a call nearly every day for the last 2 weeks, but I learned the numbers & didn't pick up.

When will we find out the winners?