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Day 1: Don’t overthink

Posted in Shopkeeping talk on June 26, 2008| 1 Comment »

(If you’re just arriving here at Auntie Kate’s Blog, we’re in the midst of a mini-series. Read our beginning message.)
 

Lesson #1 Consider simple answers before looking for complicated ones.

No one said the giraffe was too tall for the fridge, did they? You just assumed that, didn’t you? You looked for a complicated answer when a simple one would have worked. Fold the poor animal’s legs all up or chop off (more…)

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4 Days to Resale Success!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged on June 25, 2008| 12 Comments »

Most Popular TGtbT.com Blog PostTo all my consignment, resale, and thrift store buddies from Too Good to be Threw, The Premier Site for Resale Professionals, a mini-series:

4 Days to Resale Success Series

right here on Auntie Kate The Blog, starting right now.

But first, a quick overview of the 4 Daily Lessons. (more…)

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Poking one’s nose in other people’s business

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged on June 22, 2008| 9 Comments »

One of the great advantages of running a retail resale, consignment, or thrift shop is that you get to nose around in other shops disguised as a customer. We don’t often appreciate this. I mean, rocket scientists can’t through other rocket-scientist-labs and widget makers are usually banned from other widget workshops.

But we, lucky little entrepreneurial spirits that we are, can sashay into any darn shop we like and flex our thumbs up or down. Looking at other shops, be they Kohl’s or Tiffany’s, can be enlightening. But it’s especially helpful (more…)

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Favorite Thing: New Dressing Room Curtains!

Posted in My Favorite Things, Shopkeeping talk on June 20, 2008| 5 Comments »

I’m a great fan of changing one’s consignment shop around quickly and inexpensively. I am also GA-GA on word of mouth. So I suggest that every shop with dressing rooms that have curtains, have a wardrobe of seasonal changes.

I’m not sure what “season” this wonderful tattoo fabric covers, but I think it would be terrific for a vintage, reconstructed, teen-oriented shop… and what word of mouth!

Not your shop’s style? I found a wonderful “kids-pirates-treasure-hunt” fabric (if your shop is childrenswear or has the word “Treasure” in its name), and a slew of other ideas. One thing I love to see (more…)

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When there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them

Posted in quotations of use, Shopkeeping talk on June 18, 2008| 1 Comment »

(On the Too Good to be Threw discussion board for professional resale shopkeepers, consignment shop owners, and thrift managers, one participant mentioned that the “authorities” are insisting she pay (more…)

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