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That 20% of customers you lose every year: Get them back

March 8, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Lose 20% of our customers without finding out WHY? That's nuts!Many years ago, I was on the board of directors for NARTS with Annette, who owned a large childrenswear consignment shop in the Orlando area. When I visited her large, bustling shop, I noticed several Continue Reading »

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“Darn. She looks better in it than I ever did.”

March 8, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

I’ll bet that’s what some consignor is saying right now about the Duchess of Cambridge.

Here’s a photo of Kate Middleton in, apparently, a dress bought at a consignment shop (well, technically a dress agency. Those Brits, they talk funny.)

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What has 4 legs and whiskers? And whose name doesn’t start with C-O-P-Y?

March 7, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Don't be a consignment copycat!In addition to focusing on the consignment, resale, thrift industry, I am an artist (of sorts…I do more pondering than producing!) So I follow a lot of artists’ conversations on

originality, conceptualization, and plain old copy-cat stuff.

And I see Continue Reading »

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Deja Vuesday: Learning not to smack ’em silly…no matter how much you might want to.

March 6, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

After all, some Auntie Kate messages are, ahem, Too Good to be Threw!

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Deja Vuesday

where you can visit a gently-used, recycled, and even restyled blog post in case you missed it the first time. It’s even better the second time around.

It’s getting to be that time of year, time to wind yourself up for the Great Spring Onslaught of incoming merchandise. Spring Cleaning Time is just around the corner.

Before you get challenged with Continue Reading »

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Turn your customers on. It’s good for your business.

March 5, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Whether your consignment, resale or thrift shop uses Facebook, Twitter, your own site or blog, or broadcast email to get your message across to your current audience, remember:

It’s Continue Reading »

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