Posted in Used Stuff in the News on August 17, 2007| 1 Comment »
Umm, the city of Aspen might want to hire another “accounting specialist”…or at least one who understands the concept (and Constitutional right) of private property.
Thu 08/16/2007
If you had clothing or goods on consignment at Gracy’s in Aspen, you may be interested to know (more…)
Posted in Used Stuff in the News on June 26, 2007|
Some interesting ideas and twists on the resale/ consignment/ thrift industry recently in the news:
A woman who doesn’t have a shop. Instead, she rents booth space for kidswear and equipment sellers at an outdoor, once-a-month flea market in Huntsville AL
And here’s another twist. This owner has a big location, so apparently she leases indoor booths and holds a seasonal sale as well in the basement. These “rent-a-booth” places used to be more common, especially during the white-goose-with-blue-ribbon-around-neck home crafts era for crafts booths. This entrepreneur is also in Alabama, by coincidence!
A thrift store, clearing out backlog, with a clever idea: Christmas in July. I have always felt sorry for donation-only thrifts, whose seasonal donations come 11 months BEFORE the next logical selling opportunity! I mean, when do well-meaning folks donate the Christmas decor they don’t want? Yup. December 26 or so. So why not perk up slow mid-summer sales and income with something fun, like Christmas in July? Or a “Tropical Gala” party or something specific to your marketplace?
How’d you like this consignor to be one of yours? (To be fair, she’s probably been dealing with shops who think they don’t “need” to give consignors itemized priced receipts for goods left…) Notice, in particular, the sneer quotes around the word “lose”…. this consumer doesn’t seem like she thinks her local shop’s terribly trustworthy.
And WHAT a great opportunity for this shop, who could build a buzz on the city newspaper’s blog:
“A new consignment shop has opened at 2710 Ingersoll Ave. in Des Moines. Consign & Design opened Monday in that spot… with a selection of furniture, home décor and a limited amount of clothing….having an open house…from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Friday. The number there is 288-3346. If you go, be sure to share comments about the store [here on this site].”
Sure hope this shop had a laptop up and connected to the Internet during their open house, so visitors could post their comments!
Lessons learned: Creativity counts! Have you done something out of the box recently? Tell, tell. Maybe you’ll get on Too Good to be Threw‘s web site!
Posted in Used Stuff in the News on June 10, 2007| 1 Comment »
This is an absolutely adorable consignment shop, and there’s a TV clip to prove it.
But don’t you think it’s rather odd for a consignment shop owner to tell the TV audience to KEEP their stuff? Um, how is that good for business?
But she’s forgiven…if she’d just send me those Hall refrigerator dishes!
UPDATE: Clip no longer available.
Posted in Used Stuff in the News on May 31, 2007| 4 Comments »
I assume that someone from the campaign headquarters of Dennis Kucinich had a hand in a Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper reporter’s following Elizabeth Kucinich around shopping at Cleveland resale shops.
Sounds like she found some bargains, huh? Maybe she read about the joys of shopping consignment and resale at HowToConsign.com, our consumer-friendly site.
Campaigning for a bargain
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Evelyn Theiss Plain Dealer Reporter
Even a gorgeous, slim, 6-foot-tall redhead can have wardrobe issues.
Consider Elizabeth Kucinich, wife of congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich. In recent weeks, she’s attended a wide range of events, from an afternoon garden party for Queen Elizabeth at the British Embassy in Washington to a protest rally for arrested Mexican immigrants in Painesville.
How does one dress for such a varied and intensive travel schedule, under budget constraints and close (more…)
Posted in Used Stuff in the News on May 15, 2007| 1 Comment »
This story will lead to more than a few “aw shucks” in our readership, I bet.
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