If I could sew, these are what I’d make.
Based on children’s drawings…which is kinda the way I see the world.
And the fact that the artist uses recycled fabrics is just udderly wonderful.
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A mention on Sharing about an offer of not-quite-what-I-carry merchandise led to a discussion about how to merchandise such a find. Seems a shame, we all agree, to pass up something that could be verr-rr-y interesting, shopping- and selling-wise.
My first thought was of having a trunk show.
A trunk show is a Continue Reading »
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I’d rank my consignment shop as a 6 at the most. (Here’s the choices.) Choosing a 6 means I agree with this statement:
There’s still plenty I mean to do, but my shop’s okay.
It also means I disagree wi
th everything higher, from I’m proud of how far I’ve come to I have the absolute best resale shop. (Note to all: I passed my shop on to another over 12 years ago, when I started doing this full-time. Well, actually, I was supposed to be retiring young, but this business gets in your blood and Continue Reading »
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On a scale of 1 to 10, where would you place your consignment or buy-outright shop, and why?
- I could care less about my business, and it shows
- Gimme a break, I’m operating with drastic limitations
- Considering my area, the shop’s not bad Continue Reading »
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Remember high school (shudder!), when whether or not you were popular was the absolute only thing that mattered?
Three sociologists at Columbia University, Duncan Watts, Matthew Salganil, and Peter Dodds, conducted the following experiment . . .
* They recruited 14,000 people to register at a website
* This website allowed people to listen to, download, and rate songs by unknown bands
* One group was given only Continue Reading »
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