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Having one of those days in your consignment shop?

June 11, 2014 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Sometimes, it feels like you can’t get anything done, please any customer, plow through the incoming stuff. On days like this, remember:

Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged resale shopkeeping | 6 Comments

6 Responses

on June 13, 2014 at 4:44 pm Jane

On the subject of slow months, is summer typically slow?
- on June 13, 2014 at 5:56 pm Auntie Kate
  
  Hi Jane! Generally, yes… depending on where you are and how you define summer! If you are in a town that has a surge of summer residents/ visitors/ tourists, that might not be true, and if you sell kidstuff, the “slow season” should end for your shop as soon as parents start looking around for back-to-school, generally the first or 2nd week in August.
on June 11, 2014 at 11:20 pm wscottling

Do y’all differentiate between consignment and thrift shops here? I see “resale” everywhere, but your posts refer mostly to consignment. I plan on opening a thrift-type store but I don’t plan on taking consignment… well, it’s not in the plan anyway.

I will buy your book, but we have to do minor things like sell the house, move, get a new place, find a storefront, etc… you know, the little things. I’m in my planning stages at the mo.
- on June 12, 2014 at 7:04 am Auntie Kate
  
  The definitions of these terms have always been a bit vague, and with the lackadaisical press, on-line and off-, has gotten even blurrier. Here’s my definitions on our Too Good to be Threw Consumer Page.
  Good luck with your planning. Sounds like you have a bit on your plate at the moment!
on June 11, 2014 at 6:52 pm Grumpy Treasures Thrift & Consignment

Thanks I should print this and place it somewhere behind the counter for a reminder. Any suggestions for slow days? It gets a bit discouraging at times. Sometimes I feel so helpless trying to promote our client’s store that we run and manage for them.
- on June 11, 2014 at 7:08 pm Auntie Kate
  
  I know just what you mean! Sometimes you just wanna step out the door with a LASSO and drag ’em in! But better: take a look at our “Slow Month” suggestions, a PDF you can download for free here.

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