Here it is. Freshly cleaned and on hangers. Don’t laugh TOO hard, here are some others:
Versace’s catwalk
Nuff said.
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My heavens, that’s TEN years ago! TGtbT.com in 1998
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on August 8, 2008| 2 Comments »
Almost 3000 people want to know…
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on August 7, 2008|
…how to open a (wildly successful) consignment shop, according to the statistics on my blog. Even thought that post is almost a year old, it’s still the second most sought-after topic. (The first most? Whatever’s the latest post.)
And to be honest, that blog entry doesn’t even really SAY how to be wildly successful. It’s just a memoir.
So today, let’s talk about how REALLY to open a shop, consignment, thrift, or buy-outright, that will succeed. Buckle up ’cause I may be (more…)
International Resale Day July 18 2009
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News, tagged International Resale Day on August 5, 2008| 10 Comments »
Did you miss it? Fair Trade Consignment in Peoria AZ didn’t.
Here’s the postcard Kim used…great design. Putting those snippets of “call to action” in the Earth rays is a great idea!
International Resale Day is July 18 every year. A date specifically chosen so that each resale, consignment, or thrift store can focus on (more…)
Thought for the Day
Posted in quotations of use, Shopkeeping talk on August 3, 2008|
If you’re not prepared to be wrong you will never come up with anything original.– Sir Ken Robinson
Take a leap. Dare. Be different.
(the gorgeous photo’s from LEN Magazine. Click on it to see the full-size prize-winning, joy-making photo. )Ugly Days at Woman’s Exchange
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on August 2, 2008| 6 Comments »
Every year at this time, the not-for-profit consignment shop I volunteer in has its clearance sale. It’s not really a seasonal clearance sale since our seasons are all pretty much the same, but it’s a left-over tradition from when Woman’s Exchange used to close the month of August.
All year long, things too ugly to (more…)
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