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As times get tougher, it gets harder and harder for non-profit resale and thrift shops to recruit and keep volunteers.
There are fewer volunteers to go around, as formerly-available people are finding they must take paying jobs, and as the great majority of thrift-store volunteers grow older (and, presumably, their sons and daughters have not yet had the opportunity to realize how good giving back feels.)
That’s why, when I ran across Continue Reading »
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As a resale industry insider, there’s a lot for you to know. And a lot for you to share with Continue Reading »
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I do not accept checks in my resale store. No one Continue Reading »
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What’s the one thing you should never ask your customer when she comes up to the sales desk?
No., it’s not You aren’t buying that hideous thing are you? (Although that might run a close second…)
It’s Continue Reading »
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