Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

Halloween’s over, so it is time to work on Thanksgiving in your consignment, resale, or thrift shop. First, go buy that half-off candy corn to make these as your customer gift:

If you’re handier than necessary, or if you know someone who is, wouldn’t these be a great giveaway? (Click the photo for how-to’s…. hint, the turkey’s head is a Hershey’s Kiss!)

Okay, enough with the candy. Here’s some more ideas to ensure that Thanksgiving doesn’t get lost in Christmas.

• Start a clothesline of thankful autumn leaves. Encourage customers to add their leaf. (Look around that Pinterest Board, Holidays 4 Consignment, Resale & Thrift Shopkeepers. While much of it is Christmas, there’s plenty of ideas for shops with all sorts of budgets and customers!)
• This window display would be great, adapted for Thanksgiving, in your shop. After all, we all have a to-do list for the holiday!
• Read about what other shops think about Black Friday and start letting your clientele know what’s up.
• It’s time for the staff greeting card to be created.
• (and don’t forget to stock up on costumes for next year’s Halloween with this great idea.)