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like the lyrics of that song, does anyone who shops in your consignment or resale shop really know theConsignment, resale and thrift shops do more good than they may tell folks

GOOD YOUR SHOP DOES?

Your shop may or may not be a not-for-profit, but chances are almost 100% that you do, in various ways, support local and/or wider-spread charities. Good for you! Now make sure (more…)

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For-Profit Consignment Shops can Support Not-for-Profit Thrift Shops…even if they don’t want donations.

NFPs don't want our NTYs or our ODsWe discussed how NFP stores can expand their presence in the resale industry recently, because NFPs were saying they didn’t get enough charity-specific attention from NARTS as paid members, nor free information from my TGtbT Family of Sites for Resale Professionals. So I produced, as my donation to charities of all sorts, a free article (more…)

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Good advice for us all...and especially for resale and consignment shopkeepersUse it up:

All those peskyteacups that Aunt Maude left you in her will?  Use them up.

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Wear it out:

See what’s in your attic, basement or garage…and wear it out in its new life in your resale, thrift, or consignment shop.

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Make it do:

Before you send it home as a NTY… or throw it in the dumpster…could you make it do?

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Do without:

(This might make a great Halloween costume for an avid recycler, too.)

No need to buy those commercial plastic jewelry cards. Just say no and make your own store-branded cards. Adhesive backs to turn cards into hanging cards.

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Plastic bag dress photo from Treehugger.com (directions there too if you want to make one for a costume…or a recycling display.)
 

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I’ve been thinking.

In last week’s Anniversary Celebration, we had dozens of resale and consignment shopkeepersThrift shops are a vibrant part of many market areas. offer up ideas to hundreds of their peers.  They help others because sharing  not only helps their individual shops, but because they know that

the better each and every shop is, the more the public will turn to and enjoy our world of resale.

But there are few not-for-profit (more…)

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