...blow everyone off. That’s what Uncle Ben’s Rice did. They had an offer in Oprah’s and Rachel Ray’s magazines (think for a moment how much a full-page ad plus the blow-in card cost. Just stop and THINK how much this company had invested. Just THINK.) The offer screamed
OF LONG GRAIN & WILD RICE ...all you had to do Continue Reading »
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So, Spouse/Offspring/Progenitor of Resale Royalty or Consignment Countess, is your holiday gift budget shot, and you have NO idea what will make your loved one’s secondhand shop even more of a joy to her/him than it already is?
And you want to honor her/his motto Clever ReUse? And to acknowledge that straightening stock is an Olympic sport in the World of Resale?
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For those of you who were there when they strapped the tattle-tale on me, it’s been almost 8 weeks now that I have been expending 1000 more calories daily than I’ve been eating. Balancing my carbs and proteins and fats. Getting the hour of activity in (I’ve been excused from the 10,000-steps-a-day requirement what with my bad knee and hip and all (I REPEAT… get and USE GelMats in your shop!) )
So that should mean 16 pounds gone.
I’ve lost 2.9. What do the experts in the hospital weight management program have to say Continue Reading »
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No, I’m not talking about the perils of airplane travel over the holidays…
I’ve noticed a lot of already-in-business (some for many years!) shops stocking up now on a variety of Products for the Professional Resaler and the manual. I’ve even received orders from Continue Reading »
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This is the type of question that occurs to one in the middle of the night, right after the realization that oh lordie if I don’t get any sleep I’ll be worthless tomorrow and my to-do list is ninety zillion items long and did I remember….?
Well, Auntie Kate to the rescue. One less thing to worry about: now you can know with certainty what flower you’d be, if Continue Reading »
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