• New here?
  • Resources
  • Ask Kate
  • Shop for Info

Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

Kate Holmes of TGtbT.com talks with consignment, resale & thrift shopkeepers about opening, running, & making their shop THRIVE!

Feeds:
Posts
Comments
« The best things in life…are better when they aren’t free?
Are your pants pocket-free? »

Of poop and magic sparkles: Valentine’s Day for consignment, resale, thrift shopkeepers

January 22, 2011 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Looking for a way to get your consignment, resale, thrift customers laughing, chatting, and giving your shop Time to plan for Valentine's Day in your resale shopgreat word-of-mouth?

Cupid Poop will do it.

Here’s how. Buy cinnamon red-hots, white and red jelly beans or M&Ms. Put a handful in a baggie (please use good hygiene and food-handling gloves.) Attach a store-branded little header or card with this little poem on it:

Couldn’t send you flowers. Candy wouldn’t do.
Mushy cards just don’t say the things we want them to.
So we got you something special, and here’s the inside scoop.
We found you something very rare – It’s genuine Cupid poop!

If you’d like, you can even buy a printable version of this poem. Just remember to add your store info, so when your cute gift is shown around town, you get some publicity!

Poop doesn’t do it for you, or for your clientele? Onward and upward, to a celestial presentation of the little love cherub:

Make Magic Cupid Dust!

Same baggie/ topper idea, but in this version, you put a tablespoon of red and white glitter and your message would read:
Toss a little pinch of Cupid Dust in the air when you need to feel some magic. It is a tiny sprinkling of love, fortune, and tenderness. Hope your Valentine’s Day Sparkles!

Share this:

  • Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Print (Opens in new window) Print
  • More
  • Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
Like Loading...

Related

Posted in Shopkeeping talk | 3 Comments

3 Responses

  1. on October 8, 2013 at 11:45 am Dana Prichard's avatar Dana Prichard

    Cute idea!


  2. on January 23, 2011 at 8:00 pm Leila's avatar Leila

    LOVE the cupid poop idea…that is such a thing i would do…I wish I was going to be open before Valentine’s Day.


    • on January 23, 2011 at 8:54 pm Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw's avatar Auntie Kate

      Hey, there’s always Leprechaun Poop and Easter Bunny Poop, right? (Although Uncle Sam Poop might not be as well-received!)
      Be interested to see what kind of poem you could write for those 😉



Comments are closed.

  • The Blog of

    Too Good to be Threw is the flagship site of the TGtbT Family of Sites for the Professional Resalers

    Too Good to be Threw is the flagship site of the TGtbT Family of Sites for the Professional Resalers

  • Being a shopkeeper's time- consuming. Get each new post in your mailbox the minute it appears. It's like a "New Arrivals" rack in your store...so you don't have to comb the racks. Unsubscribe anytime but I'm guessing you won't.

    Join 2,063 other subscribers
  • Let’s be Social

    • View 2Good2BThrew’s profile on Facebook
    • View 2Good2BThrew’s profile on Twitter
    • View 2good2bthrew’s profile on Pinterest
  • Meet Kate

    Kate helps resale, consignment, and thrift shops prosper.
  • What Kate said about:

  • When Kate said it:

  • Read more about:

    accepting accessories advertising blogging buy-outright christmas competition consignment consignors customers daily operations display email employees Facebook Halloween holidays home decor HowToConsign.com learn a lot markdowns merchandising NARTS Conference perceived value Products for the Professional Resaler profit promotions resale shopkeeping sea of sameness selling shop local small business social networking starting a consignment shop success thought for the day Thrift Twitter web word of mouth
  • Most Popular Posts

    • How to open a (wildly successful) consignment shop
    • Oopsy daisy... a consignment faux pas.
    • OPEN HOUSE for consignment, resale, and thrift shopkeepers
    • STOP stopping!
    • Making it tangible
    • What do they HATE about your consignment, resale, or thrift shop?

Blog at WordPress.com.

WPThemes.


  • Reblog
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Auntie Kate The Resale Expert
    • Join 2,063 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Auntie Kate The Resale Expert
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Copy shortlink
    • Report this content
    • View post in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d