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Do you LOOK for questions to answer?

January 5, 2013 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Do you look for

questions to answer,

potential consignors to motivate,

future markets to develop for your consignment, resale or thrift shop?

One way is to be sure that Continue Reading »

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Happy Birthday, Ben. Gimme a Franklin.

January 4, 2013 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Will they spend $100 in your consignment shop? January 17 is the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, one of our Founding Fathers… and the gentleman who has his portrait on the US $100 bill.

Maybe you’d like to speed up the pace of selling in January… maybe you could do a

Gimme a Franklin & we’ll give you a Jackson

promotion. Of course, you’d have to explain that if they spend $100, you’ll give them $20 off. Or even, a real $20 bill. Or maybe a “$20 off anything” coupon good in February?

Consignment promo idea

Benjamin Franklin, of course, is the person credited with some of our favorite thrifty quotes:

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.*

* That last quote is one to keep in mind when you encounter reluctant consignors or sellers. 😉

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Preparing to KEEP your consignment shop’s New Year’s Resolution

January 2, 2013 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

collage with young beauty woman in the shopLove to look back on the past year, and when I do it here on Auntie Kate the Blog, I can really see what interests… and what scares… consignment, resale and thrift shopkeepers the most. For example…

The most Continue Reading »

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Happy New Year. Now find a jar. A BIG one, if you’re lucky.

January 1, 2013 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Love this idea. You need two jars, actually. One for your consignment, resale or thrift shop, and one for home.

Too Good to be Threw is the Premier Site for Professional Resalers

Start the year with an empty jar and fill it with notes about good things that happen. Then, on New Years Eve, empty it to remember the awesome stuff in your life. Good way to keep things in perspective both at home and in your consignment or resale shop.

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New Year’s Eve for consignment, resale & thrift shopkeepers

December 31, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

A thought for all shopkeepers, not just those who have resale or consignment shops. One thing that I love about being in retail is that our feedback is often instantaneous, and totally controlled by what we do.

Here’s to doing what works best for YOUR future in 2013!

 

Source: tgtbt.com via Kate on Pinterest

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