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Filthy Lucre: It’s all good.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on May 1, 2013| 5 Comments »

Paying consignors in cash

If you pay your consignors or sellers in cash, you might want to take a look into your cash drawer every money and put the dirty dollars on top.

According to (more…)

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Thrift shop alert!

Posted in economics of resale, Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on April 29, 2013| 7 Comments »

What’s one category many donation- only thrift stores accumulate too many of?

Odd plates.

And what can a customer do with odd plates? Well, a perennially popular idea is the wall of plates, as seen in this Pin from the Too Good to be Threw Pinterest Boards (it’s been repinned 82 times!):

TGtbT.com is on Pinterest... and so is HowToConsign!

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But many shoppers, although they love the look, hesitate to collect plates for their own decor for two reasons:

  • Lack of time to find and select a variety of mismatched plates, platters, saucers.
  • Lack of confidence in their ability to artfully select what “goes together.”

Solve both problems when a volunteer with an artistic eye creates sets of plates that a customer can buy! That’s what Top Drawer Finds did, listing this on Etsy:

TGtbT.com talks about odd thrift store plates

This is a fabulous idea, whether you sell in-store or on-line. And you’ll note, I am sure, that these components are making your shop more money than if they were stashed in some cardboard box under the men’s suits with a “50-cents each” sign… don’t you agree? Thanks, Top Drawer, for bringing this merchandising idea to our attention!

What odds-n-ends in your shop do you collect up to make a larger, more appealing purchase for YOUR customers? Tell us by commenting below!

Explore what Too Good to be Threw is telling your potential shoppers about using secondhand goodies in their home decor, at the consumer-oriented HowToConsign “Home with a History” Pin Board!

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Out & about in Sarasota

Posted in economics of resale, Kudos: Ideas to inspire!, Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged , , , on April 25, 2013| 2 Comments »

Two different store fronts had me reaching for my camera this week:

Cute shop brochure holder, about 40 inches tall, outside a dress shop, Daisy Cotton. Did you notice her arms are crescent moons?

Daisy Cotton's cute card holder

And this one. Kudos for HAVING a “coming soon” sign, un-kudos for not telling us what to watch for, for the messy paper and amateur lettering. Plus, there’s a kids’ shop next door that they had not yet introduced themselves to. Wouldn’t this be an obvious thing  any entrepreneur would do?

coming soon

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So what’s to see in your shop?

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on March 11, 2013|

An excerpt from How to Switch Seasons Easily & Profitably, a TG Product for the Professional Resaler:

That awkward “in-between” season

So what’s to see in your shop in those switch-over months?

If your seasonal clearance is over and done with, and the new season is not yet coming in in great quantities, what will you be selling?

* The new incoming, which is not (more…)

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Overdosing On Social Networks?

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on February 28, 2013| 3 Comments »

I know that I have some of the earmarks of social network addiction. Especially #1 and #5. Maybe you do too.Is social media addiction hurting your consignment shop?

Is social media addiction interfering with, rather than helping, your consignment or resale shop?

Read the article.

At least I’m spared some of the affliction, since I don’t have a smart phone. My phone’s dumb. Thank goodness.

How social media addiction affects your family.

Infographic from Independent Fashion Bloggers.

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