Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

Back in the good old days, our tender eyes were protected from bad words with loads of typographical symbols like

Get the %#%& outta my face, you *%#^#

and we all understood that.

But now, that most useful of stand-in symbols, the #, has become so much more than a “clean” way to cuss.

Now it’s a way to shout

Hey hey, over here! Look at me!

which, well yeh, you’d do in a crowded train terminal or if your frat house party guests are getting over-beered. But to friends, fans, followers of your personable, charming resale, consignment, thrift shop?

Not so applicable, to my mind. Here’s what one shop wrote to go with a photo of, I assume, some shoes they got in. Note: the shop is not located in any of the metropolitan areas entered.

#Delman #Shoes #wedge #laces #leather #style

#platform #fashion #NYC #LosAngeles #Chicago #Miami #LasVegas

I don’t think it’s wise to forget that the first word in social media is social, not media. Posting keywords instead of a human-to-human sentence or two says to me “%$$#^& I don’t wanna talk to you, all I care about is Ya gonna buy these or not?”

Treat people as people, not as mindless hashmark consumers. Just my opinion.