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It’s September 23: Time for a Blast from the Past!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged profit, success on September 23, 2011| 7 Comments »
Which would you rather lose: a Guinea Pig or your head?
Posted in Slices of (my) life on September 14, 2011| 1 Comment »
There’s hope yet for all of us who want to lose weight. All you do is envision a Guinea pig or a cinder block or a two-year-old, and you’re half-way there. (more…)
So a woman and her sister walk into a consignment shop…
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life on August 28, 2011|
And ask nosy questions.
It was an afternoon filled with consignment and resale, and strange I-dunno-what’s-up shops. Some were well-established, some were brand-spanking new. I took Sis ’cause she’s good at asking nosy questions and I wanted to test the old adage
It’s all in who you know.
(And Sis wants me to add that I took her because she’s fun to shop with, too.) After all, we all need business buddies. Short of asking them to let me see who’s their Facebook friends and Twitter followers, I had to rely on Sis.
Shop #1, which has been here for donkey’s years, well-organized but limited selection. I tried real hard to buy something and couldn’t. Actually, I can’t remember the last time I did find anything to buy there. Question to owner: (more…)
Happy Mother’s Day
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life on May 7, 2011|
Whitman's Samplers came adorned with a pink paper carnation to give to mothers who had living mothers; with a white carnation for those whose mothers had passed on.
For those who still have their mothers, or who are mothers themselves, or who mother others who aren’t their children,
Happy Mother’s Day.
To my mother, thanks for having me. If you like, you can read a little bit about my mother’s life as a mother here and her life as a consignment shop owner in the 1950’s here.
Don’t miss what mothers have to say about consignment and resale shopping. It’s here.
Savvy Auntie… not me, you.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged customers on April 5, 2011| 2 Comments »
Well, of course my first thought when I saw the name, Savvy Auntie, of this web site was
“Gee, a fan page for Auntie Kate!”
But it turns out (more…)
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