Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk on April 24, 2009|
This guy says it all…the sameness
, the blandness, of the department stores and malls and big-boxes is killing them.
Regardless of the faults of any consignment, resale, or thrift shop, we can safely say we’re not bland! (Or if we fall into that pit by mistake or misattention sometimes, it’s a simple (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, accessories on April 22, 2009| 2 Comments »
Some advice to help avoid the fake designer handbag business (that goes beyond the ever-popular and exclusionary “buy in a real store”):
Videos: (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk on April 21, 2009| 4 Comments »
Before you read this post, go visit the well-meaning but clueless Buy Local 3/50 site. While this “movement” might be important, I have had a hard time getting behind it. Let me explain why.
The Gift & Home Channel talks about the conundrum How do we GET consumers to shop local? and answers it We need to TEACH them that shopping locally is helpful to the local economy. (
All CAPS above, my addition for emphasis.)
This ignores the basic tenet of WIIFM and is unhelpful at the least and arrogant at the most. What’s in it for me? is the basic need of shoppers that trumps everything else, always, and especially now with money tight.
Consumers, especially NOW when every dollar is [more than ever] carefully (more…)
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk on April 19, 2009|
One of the biggest costs for anyone using a computer printer for consignor lists, buy-outright receipts, price tags, printing out emails and so on can be the ink. That ink, too, is not Earth-friendly, so wouldn’t it be really cool if (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged Products for the Professional Resaler on April 10, 2009| 1 Comment »
Practicing what you preach is always a good thing. Well, in its 21st year of guiding resale, consignment, and thrift shops to better business, Too Good to be Threw, The Complete Operations Manual for Resale & Consignment Shops has gone greener!
Of course, TGtbT has always been the ULTIMATE GREEN: finding merchandise new homes without adding to (more…)
Too Good to be Threw is the flagship site of the TGtbT Family of Sites for the Professional Resalers
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 