Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk on April 24, 2009|
This guy says it all…the sameness
, the blandness, of the department stores and malls and big-boxes is killing them.
Regardless of the faults of any consignment, resale, or thrift shop, we can safely say we’re not bland! (Or if we fall into that pit by mistake or misattention sometimes, it’s a simple (more…)
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, tagged customers on November 30, 2008| 2 Comments »
At some stage in our lives we all are going to need to know how (more…)
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged resale shopkeeping, success on November 7, 2008| 3 Comments »
Another in the I’ve been meaning to tell you series where other people tell you something I’d like you to know, and tell it better than I could. More concise, better phrased, and besides, I know you get tired of listening to me. Or me nagging you, whichever way you prefer to look at it.
So every once in a while, I call your attention to the experts.
Do you have some favorite messages it would behoove us all to have handy? Tell us! In the meanwhile, today’s entry:
I think we’ve been tricked by (more…)
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you on September 9, 2008|
In my continuing series Things I’ve been Meaning to Tell You, I’ve wanted to include having an elevator speech.
An elevator speech is something you should always have handy…even if you’re a resale shopkeeper whose nearest elevator is full of grain. It’s a short, (more…)
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk on July 19, 2008|
Sometimes, someone else says something that I’ve been meaning to sit you down and talk to you about, so
well, that I just want you to listen to them. Here’s a story that will inspire even the most dyed-in-the-wool resale or consignment shopkeeper to set about finding the problems she can solve for her customers. Here’s The Lesson of the Square Watermelons.
The “Five Rules” are worth repeating here, and worth inscribing above your desk:
1.) Don’t Assume
2.) Question Habits
3.) Be Creative
4.) Look for a Better Way
5.) Impossibilities Often Aren’t
Just solve YOUR problems a little cheaper than these square watermelons. Snopes.com reports “But cubic fruit comes with a caveat: Each square watermelon costs 10,000 yen, the equivalent of about $82. Regular watermelons in Japan cost from $15 to $25 each.”
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