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Help Stamp out Dumb Questions!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk on June 9, 2011|

TGtbT.com has some suggestions for consignment, resale, and thrift stores to avoid stupid questions.

Are stupid questions giving you the shopkeeper headache?

Contrary to what your mother or third-grade teacher told you, there is such a thing as a dumb question. In fact I just heard one: my man standing in front of an open medicine chest, whose entire top shelf was filled with pain relievers, asking if we had anything for his headache. I’m sure you’ve received your own share of dumb questions this week.

A dumb question is one whose answer is plain to see, if the speaker would simply use his/her senses and wits.

Let’s go on a campaign against (more…)

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5-Minute Fix: Fix your Location in their minds

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on June 8, 2011| 6 Comments »

If we are real lucky

(and good shopkeepers), our every contact with potential clients is reinforced by the info they need. Like our shop name, address, and a locator reminder. And it’s easy to do

in under five minutes.

For example, this collage of photos that greets you when (more…)

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Facebook helps NFPs

Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on June 7, 2011|

TGtbT.com helps thrift shops become profitableFacebook has a useful page on

how to use Facebook if yours is a non-profit.

There are over 30,000 non-profits using Facebook Pages. Is yours one of them? This resource (or, more likely, an enthusiastic volunteer!) will get you started.

Visit Facebook’s resource for NFPs.

Thrift shops will gain some good insights here… and of course, those whose consignment or resale shops are for-profit (or who wish they WOULD show a profit…) can learn a lot here too. Be sure to follow all the links.

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Find a mentor

Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged on June 6, 2011|

Join the resale discussion at Sharing on TGtbT.comIt’s just over 2 weeks…can you believe it? … until our industry’s annual Conference. (Check it out) It might be a great time to find (more…)

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5-Minute Fixes: DIY Newspaper Coverage.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk on June 3, 2011| 2 Comments »

If we’re real lucky,

(and if we are talented consignment, resale, thrift shopkeepers as well) we always get the newspaper story we want, written the way we’d want our viewers to read. But that seldom happens. So why not write your own story and use it on your web site, in your blog, or even, if you must, on Facebook?

This you can do in under five minutes.

It’s free, it’s simple, and best of all, people will actually read it!

Didn’t you just read it? Get all the benefits of media coverage with none of the PITA press releases and misquotes.

You can do this yourself, in under five minutes I promise, at Fodey.com. You can also do talking squirrels there, but I can’t imagine that would do your shop’s credibility any favors. I mean, you’d have to be nutz.

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