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Every school child needs one

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged , , , on September 7, 2015|

Do you think they’re carrying this “Back to School” theme a bit too far? We all appreciate (more…)

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Consignment & resale promotional ideas are EVERYwhere!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , on September 2, 2015| 1 Comment »

If you’ve been following me on Facebook the last couple of days, you know my town is in the midst of a giant charity-donation vent, the Giving Challenge. And the creativity is flowing from Main Street to the Gulf of Mexico… ideas that could be tweaked just a bit and become

terrific inventive promo events for YOUR shop.

For example: did you know that the dogs that are least likely to be adopted from shelters are black? One of our shelters here in Sarasota is having a Blackout Event to show folks how adoptable these canines are.

That got me thinking.

Many shelters have the ability to come to your place of business with potential fur buddies; check whether yours do. Pick a date and get started helping match up customers and canines!

Help shelters find homes for black dogs. A promo idea from TGtbT.comWhat could your promotion’s name and theme be? If your shop sells furniture and home furnishings, you could use the catchphrase Adoption is the new black and feature, oh maybe leather couches that don’t show dog hair on the cushions?

If you sell kidswear in your consignment shop, how about Dogs that don’t show handprints… only lots of love? You could have a make it/ take it event for kids involving cutting hands out of paper and gluing on hearts…

But I think the promotion that will elicit the most smiles… and maybe even a spot on the evening news… is They go so well with your outfit: Chic Black Companions. Do a photo shoot (find a photographer that will donate her/his services!) of models wearing black outfits from your place with black dogs, and offer a free chic dog collar or leash for every adopted dog.

Resale's BEST Promotions from TGtbT.comFor more promotional ideas developed especially for our industry, grab a copy of Resale’s BEST Promos from the Too Good to be Threw Products for the Professional Resaler shop.

 

Shelter pet photo from Flickr

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The scariest season in resale & consignment

Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , on August 31, 2015|

No, it’s not the dead of January or those slooww days in July. The scariest season of all is

Halloween.

Why? Because people love it…. more and more each year.  Because you have like THREE WEEKS or so to make or break (more…)

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Popping in on a consignment shop… and falling asleep.

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, I've been meaning to tell you, Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on August 24, 2015| 6 Comments »

I was early this Saturday for a meeting, and decided to stop by a small consignment shop I’d visited before.

Theda Bara would have been the ideal consignment shop shopper!

Theda Bara, shown here in 1917, would have loved to see your Weird & Wonderful shop racks!

It’s a perfectly-fine shop, and I’ve bought here before, so I thought I might find a treasure or two.

What I found?

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Quick Merchandise Photos for your Consignment or Resale Shop.

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Functional Friday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , , , on August 7, 2015| 2 Comments »

Nothing better than showing pix of your current merchandise on your social media, is there?

Well, yeh there is. Showing a little (more…)

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