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Don't just sit there...do something!Is snow or sleet eating into your day in your consignment or resale shop? Well, don’t just sit there!

Do something!

Might as well use the time to improve your shop.

First, two things you can do without (more…)

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Safety First.

Nice guys. That you don't want to meet on the job.

The beginning of the year is a good time to review safety issues.

No matter how small or large your consignment, resale, or thrift shop is, there will be challenges to be met at some point this year. So let’s do some prep work:

Do you know where your shop’s main (more…)

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Was your New Year’s Resolution to spend less time working in your consignment or resale shop and more time with family?

10 Easy Ways to Get More Free Time, Resale Version, from TGtbT.comOr maybe you are finally realizing (more…)

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Pricing jewelry in your consignment or resale shop could be a lot easier.A TGtbT Teeny Tip:

A Too Good to be Threw Teeny TipIf you don’t have to track stock numbers on your jewelry or head bands or sunglasses or candles, and if you are having attractive price tags or header cards designed…color-code them by PRICE for easier tagging and shopping. Save one color for use with unusual price points (as in White Tags: Special Pricing) , but really, isn’t most of your selection within a specific price range?

A tiny timesaver, to be sure, but a powerful one.

A few more TGtbT Teeny Tips, if you have another teeny bit of time…

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If your consignment, resale or thrift shop relies on Facebook for much of your outreach marketing to established customers, suppliers, donors or volunteers,

it’s worth your time to learn to use Facebook to the max.

Bookmark this entry because there’s lots here that can (more…)

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