Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

I swear I gave this card to my mother on Mother’s Day! I KNOW she had hats like this in her consignment shop, ’cause I tagged them…

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there, and thanks to those wise enough to show their offspring the value (financially, morally, ethically) of shopping secondhand.

And the value of running secondhand shops!

Here’s whence I sprang, mother- and consignment-shop-wise.

Here’s a flashback to what I grew up knowing about consignments.

Here’s a gift you can print out for the thrift store “mother” you know, (maybe that’s YOU!) and the volunteers at your town’s local thrift. Tell them Happy Mother’s Day from me!

And here’s a Mother’s Day contest you might want to put on your calendar for next year. A lot more fun than giving 25% off in your shop, and a lot more memorable and reputation-building as well.

So here’s to you all, “mothers” of your shops, whether you are a mother biologically or not… ’cause you’ve created and nurtured a productive member of society… your business!