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Changes in Google mail: why you should care, even if you don’t use Gmail

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on August 3, 2013| 7 Comments »

Maybe you use Gmail. Will your email get to your customers?

Maybe Google’s changed the way you view your incoming mail, maybe they haven’t yet (but they will, so read on.) Here’s (more…)

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Ever felt like this? Me too.

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on August 1, 2013|

Error message that might be fun to receive.

Ah yes. I get this and the answer can be “sure thing, honey.”

I’m guessing (more…)

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Thrifty Ideas: Especially for NFP Thrift Stores

Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged on July 31, 2013| 4 Comments »

If you manage, direct, work or simply volunteer in a non-profit donations-only thrift shop, chances are you have some challenges consignment or buy-outright shops don’t have. The biggest one could be

How to make some donations look salable!

We’ve collected up over 100 ideas on how to Increase the Value of Your Donations in a Pinterest Board here. A sample of ideas I’ve gathered to monetize what might otherwise be  25- or 50-cent items :

You know all those utensils you get donated? Get a volunteer to make a horizontal board with spaced, cute tin cans in which to show them. Voila! An item you’d be lucky to get a quarter for, is now worthy of 3x the price! Presentation counts!

snowman ornaments buttons pinterest

Buttons are often in good supply at thrifts… and if you have some volunteers who enjoy crafts, this could be a “holiday boutique” best-seller in your non-profit.

Tea cup turned pin cushion

Another crafty-volunteer idea for your premium gift area in your shop.

tiered jewelry display piece

Odds and ends plus some good glue and an eye for centered yields this great stand. Make some to display your jewelry and some to sell! See my version of this. Click the pic for her tutorial.

twine memo center, reborn from a thrift shop frame

Frames are another big donation item that could be hard to sell… unless you add twine, a staple gun, and a clothes-pinned example or two. Now they’re chic! Click for exhaustive instructions.

If we’ve whet your appetite (or those of your crafty volunteers!) see all the ideas I found for you on our Pinterest Board.

Utensil holder and pin cushion cup from unnamed Pinterest sources; Memo board from Shanty-2-chic.com; tiered plate stand from http://stacyvaughnblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/tiered-plate-stand.html

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Save 5, 7, 9%! We like the sound of that.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on July 30, 2013| 10 Comments »

Tax free days motivate consignment, resale & thrift shoppers

Taking advantage of high-profile tax free days is a big part of “selling more, to more people, more often.” Click for more info.

Aren’t some states having a tax-free weekend in August?

What are your advertising plans for this?

Haven’t seen (more…)

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“More than tree”

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged on July 29, 2013| 6 Comments »

Build Grow Thrive with TGTbT.comI’ve been thinking about some new acquaintances, many of them at the beginning of their consignment, resale, and nonprofit thrift businesses. Although I only know these people through emails and orders of my Products and Facebook, I worry about them and the challenges they face.

Is it a coincidence, then, that I (more…)

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