Resale industry folks are known far and wide for being cheapskates.
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Free, salvaged, donated is their favorite price, with a buck or two not far behind.
With that in mind, we consignment, resale, and thrift managers and owners still adore to shop. We just shop FRUGALLY. One of the most popular pages on the Too Good to be Threw web site is our Let’s Shop page with ideas of what to look for, from garage sales to seasonal clearances.
And one of the most cost-shaving Products for the Professional Resaler? Resale’s Cheapest Tricks & Best Buys from the Luncheonette page of TGtbT mini-Products (“cheaper than a grilled cheese sandwich“!)
Got a Cheapskate Choice of your own to add? How you recycle bubble wrap into “snow” for your ski window, the thrill of finding something on the curb, or how you repurposed a useless item into… well, something useful for your shop? Comment below and let’s hear
just how cheap you are!
(A word, though. This post is meant to be light-hearted, but there is a danger in being indiscriminately cheap. Read more on the difference between FRUGAL and TRULY BADLY CHEAP.)
BTW, this cool button graphic? Create your own for free at Cooltext.com. Imagine its uses!
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 
We collect wheelchairs that are then refurbished and sent to people around the world who cannot afford to purchase one. We have several donors and volunteers who scour dumpsters and garbage day roadsides for wheelchairs and parts of us. I love how excited they are to make a contribution towards the gift of mobility.
What a wonderful gift your “trash-to-treasure” mission is to those in need!
Trash piles are my favorite and my home and yard are both the recepients of others “throwaways”.