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Bus Tour: Let’s start on the outside

July 2, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

There is always a plethora of things to see and think about on the NARTS Conference Consignment, Resale, and Thrift Shop Bus Tour. So many, that I have to break them up into several entries here on Auntie Kate the Blog for you.

You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

This is exceptionally true for retail stores, and doubly exception of resale shops, when we have to attract attention to a business that many potential shoppers are not yet enthusiastic about. So the exterior appearance Continue Reading »

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Give that girl a raise!

July 1, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Tanya and crew at TAGS in CaliforniaWouldn’t you love to have a staffer who said this, when asked by a reporter Continue Reading »

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How to arrange bed pillows, choose a dining room rug, and more questions your shoppers ask.

June 28, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Resources for furniture resale shopkeepersThere’s a blogger who’s gathered what seems to be the ultimate treasury of resource materials for any consignment, resale, or thrift shop which deals in home furnishings, for any shop which has customers who live with home furnishings, and for any shopkeeper who has a home.

Well. That’s all of us, right?

You need these resources. So click over Continue Reading »

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Love It Again does it again. Complete with corny joke.

June 26, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Love It Again posted a fun red-white-blue accessories shot for their children’s consignment shop, complete with caption:

Did you hear the one about the Liberty Bell?
Yeah, it cracked me up!

Children's consignment shop merchandise photoCute, huh?

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Present it to them when they can USE it.

June 24, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Great thought from Andy Sernovitz:

“A lot of usability simply comes down to timing. If it’s not convenient for them, people just won’t do it. QR codes are a great example. It seems like they’re always Continue Reading »

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