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Story time for resale shops.

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on January 31, 2013| 4 Comments »

So, what’s your story?

tell your consignment storyThat simple question is one that, if answered, will really (more…)

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Facebook can make your face red. Or your customers’.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on January 30, 2013| 7 Comments »

Sometimes a shopkeeper has to think before "speaking" on FacebookSome consignment, thrift, and resale shop owners need to postpone their postings on Facebook…. until they get more common sense. Some actual posts by actual shopkeepers:

I’m so sick of (more…)

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“Trying to consign clothes is not worth the effort.”

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on January 29, 2013| 7 Comments »

What do they say about your consignment process?Want to know what potential consignors really think of the whole process?

Eavesdrop on this no-holds-barred conversation (more…)

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Nothing worse than an empty picture frame.

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged on January 28, 2013| 11 Comments »

Now, some consignment, resale, and thrift shops do really well selling empty frames. Some don’t.

Those that do, market their frames directly to local art classes/ schools/ students/ associations (you will not believe how expensive frames can be unless you’re a painter!)

Others, fill empty frames with something to make them more appealing. Scrap wallpaper, scrapbook paper, even old calendar pix. Not that the buyer will particularly hang the frame as-is, but to show how great the frames COULD look.

Source: laurenconrad.com via Mallory on Pinterest

For a  free seasonal PDF to print and stick in some 8 x 10 frames, see this Pin TGtbT.com found for you... could be a real hit in your shop!

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Follow the TGtbT Family on Pinterest? If not, you’re missing a lot.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on January 27, 2013|

A picture is worth a thousand words, right? We all love looking at pictures.Sometimes, though, the

images might need a few words of explanation

as to WHY someone wants you to look at them. And that’s what you get when you follow Too Good to be Threw on Pinterest, so I hope you do.  A few little extra tips, hints, and ideas which might be just the thing to make your business all you dream it can be.

And if you follow HowToConsign.com on Pinterest, you’ll see what HTC is saying to your future customers and suppliers. You can even repin those messages onto your shop Pinterest boards, which is a 2-second way to improve YOUR business with no effort, thanks to the Sponsor Shops on HTC!

Here’s a handful of examples of what you might be missing over on our Pinterest pages:

What do these clipboards have to do with running a consignment, resale or thrift shop? A lot, perhaps. Click to see what I suggested…

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An easy way to polish your teen-oriented business within your community is suggested at this Pin. Click to see if it might be a way to raise YOUR shop’s community profile and reputation.

Source: data.whicdn.com via Kate on Pinterest

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Click the photo to read why this home-decor magazine photo can be very useful to your shop, no matter what you sell. Then after you read that Pin, read this one. Similar but different.

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And over on HowToConsign.com’s Pinterest, this single Pin has been repinned almost 100 times. I’m betting 80 of those people checked out the Consignment & Resale Directory while they were there, and here’s hoping they found out about YOUR shop there!

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Follow Too Good HowToConsign.com uses Pinterestto be Threw on Pinterest

Follow HowToConsign.com on Pinterest

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