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Mystery Gift Thursday

Posted in Kudos: Ideas to inspire!, Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , on January 14, 2016| 6 Comments »

I recently made the “acquaintance” of a great non-profit shopkeeper, Debbie Morrison, who runs three thrifts in Tennessee. She mentioned in passing a promotion her shop uses:

Mystery gift Thursday: Spend at least $10.00, get a free gift.

Her publicity for this free gift includes this lovely way to say “please no complaints over your free gift”:

“Free gifts are in a brown bag, no changes, if you can’t use it, please find someone who can.”

Since Serenity Thrift is a non-profit thrift operation, what to use for a mystery gift was a no-brainer. They’d received Avon products as a donation. Everyone can use a little Avon, right?

If your consignment or resale shop would like to use this idea, how about some purchased-for-resale accessories? What could YOU see your shop as using for this promotion? Comment below, and remember, you ARE allowed to put in a plug for your business!

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Did you include this cost in your start-up plans?

Posted in economics of resale, I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on January 11, 2016| 7 Comments »

I don’t have statistics on this, but I strongly suspect that start-up consignment, resale and thrift stores which planned from the beginning to have funds available for support staff, have

fared better, grown faster, and profited sooner

than start-ups which relied solely on the owner working her or his butt off.TGtbT.com says wouldn't it be nice if "working my butt off" was like, for real?

So tell us: did your shop open with just yourself working? Did you feel constrained in your operating hours?

When did you add staff, and what difference did it make in how your business operates and your bottom line?

If you are still, one or more years into your business, working by yourself and/or relying on temporary fill-in help from friends and family, what are your plans for increasing cash flow enough to add a staffer or two or twenty?

Or do you feel that you prefer to be the sole staffer in your shop?

I look forward to your comments!

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It’s January. Guess what time it is? SALE time!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on January 8, 2016|

Nothing helps your bag sale, dollar racks, or BOGO events during seasonal clearance sale time like a window display that motivates! Here’s ideas from the TGtbT.com Pinterest Boards.

Simple and effective SALE display window for (more…)

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Do you RE?

Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on January 1, 2016| 1 Comment »

A while back, Tanya of Tags, in Oakdale CA, contributed an excellent article for her fellow consignment, resale, and thrift peers to our web site, TGtbT.com. I thought you’d enjoy it, going forward into a new year:

Become a ReFashionista this year and “RE” your way to success!

Tags contributed this article to TGtbT.comWhat is “RE”? It is a ReVolutionary way to think about your store, your employees, your customers and clientele! RE starts with Me!

ReMind! Remind yourself and your employees of how (more…)

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Don’t pack away Christmas: 3 Great Ideas to Keep Twinkling Year-round

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on December 30, 2015| 1 Comment »

Taking down the decor in your consignment or resale shop? Don’t be TOO ready to store everything away! Here’s how to

 

use those twinkle lights year-round.

Twinkle lights under the swing-shop skirted table

Stringing twinkle lights under a skirted table will highlight items in your swing shop.

 

Make a window backdrop with twinkle lights in your consignment shop

A screen as a backdrop in your resale shop display windows? Eye-catching!

 

Twinkle lights in Mason jars would make a terrific "camping" display this summer says Kate Holmes of Too Good to be Threw

Don’t these lights in Mason jars make you think of catching fireflies? A great accent to your display windows this summer!

 

These ideas (and thousands more!)  are on the TGtbT Pinterest Boards which you can follow.

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