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Can’t sell coffee tables? Betcha can….

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Teeny Tips, tagged , , on January 18, 2017| 2 Comments »

Every shop that sells furniture knows how hard it is to sell coffee tables, right?

Well, not if you do a little suggestive selling!

Try these ideas printed out and placed in an easel around the shop… and see if those coffee tables get snatched up quick!

HowToConsign.com sees a consignment store or thrift shop coffee table as a kids’ play table with some simple “roads”… and even parking spaces!

Chalkboard paint turns a consignment shop coffee table into a kids’ play table. We suggest cutting a hole to insert a chalk bowl into… but that’s just a frill 😉

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What’s your purpose?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on January 16, 2017|

TGtbT.com, the Premier Site for Professional Resalers, has this mission statement.Does your consignment, resale, or thrift shop have a purpose? A mission statement?

If you’re kinda unclear what (more…)

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Got any plans?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , on January 15, 2017|

Take a moment and think about what’s coming up in February. And how your shop could use these wacky “national days” to tickle the fancy of your current… and potential!… clientele. Here’s some I’ve chosen at random, and a thought or two on each to get your imagination going to

design a promotional event for your shop!

Feb 1 Wednesday Work Naked Day: Your email, blog post, social media message could be: If you’re not allowed to work naked, the next best (more…)

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Make 2017 leave 2016 in the dust!

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on January 12, 2017|

Delighted consignment shop customerWell it seems that not a lot of resale shopkeepers were thrilled with their business balance sheets in 2016.

And all the shopkeepers I know are looking for ways to make 2017 be one for the books!

So, some ideas to build

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It’s Oatmeal Month! and other assorted holidays…

Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , , , on January 9, 2017| 2 Comments »

January is National Oatmeal Month! TGtbT.com's Auntie Kate tells you how to use this in your consignment or resale shopWho can resist the fact that January is Oatmeal Month?

The perfect month for something cozy.

And the perfect month for giving your customers an additional reason to get out of the house and into your consignment or resale shop. Not to mention some word-of-mouth (oatmeal, get it? Word of mouth? Ha. I’m so funny.)

You could give away packets of oatmeal, do a spectacular window of oatmeal-hued furnishings (complete with an accent of colorful oatmeal bowls all over!) or clothing, run ads saying that shopping resale’s like the blueberries/ raisins in your oatmeal… even just make up a little booklet of oatmeal recipes and remedies as a giveaway, branded with your shop name.

And if we can do all THAT just with oatmeal, imagine all the fun we’d have with other holidays.

Find some that tickle your taste buds and add them to your yearly promotional calendar:

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