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Deja Vuesday: Going all the way.

Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on October 2, 2012|

After all, some Auntie Kate messages are, ahem, Too Good to be Threw!

Click the image for more Deja Vuesday posts that are too good to be threw from TGtbT.com

Tis the season for your thrift, resale or consignment shop to be overflowing.

With lots of merchandise (more…)

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Oops! Think before you snap.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on October 1, 2012| 10 Comments »

You know I suggest (heck, demand! That’s how strongly I feel) that resale, thrift and consignment shops

use photos of their merchandise

everywhere they can, from their tweets and Facebook messages to their blog and web site.  In fact, the largest file on my computer is “good examples to use.”

So I thought I’d clear out the clutter, and leave here the

bad examples of taking photos of your merchandise.

If your photo’s here, don’t worry, I won’t tell ’em it’s you. And thanks for educating your peers and maybe even making us laugh.

Let’s start off with

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Don’t be a fakey-pants

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on September 29, 2012| 4 Comments »

marie forleoHere’s a video (and a person) that you can learn from on so many levels.

First: I’ve chosen this specific video, 8 Tips to Networking, because (more…)

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Let’s go shopping

Posted in Shopkeeping talk on September 27, 2012| 2 Comments »

I dunno, maybe it’s in our genes or it’s the phase of the moon or something, but somedays, it’s just

Gotta Shop Day

Don’t you agree? You’d think that as resale shopkeepers we’d be pretty immune to this, but truth be told?

We’re probably in this biz because we like to shop.

The trick to shopping wisely, of course is (more…)

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What $50 will buy you in consignment & resale stores

Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on September 26, 2012| 7 Comments »

Resale, consignment, thrift: a MOUNTAIN of great stuff!

Resale, consignment, thrift: a MOUNTAIN of great stuff!

Recently, I challenged (and bribed*) thrift, resale, and consignment shops to get together, and post on their Facebook pages,

What $50 gets you resale-wise

Some fun answers came in. Click through to get some ideas of what shopkeepers came up with (and be sure to click on the photos themselves to see their friends and fans’ comments on their FB pages!):

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