…or does anyone e
lse find the overwrought handbag, well… tacky? And paying an arm and a leg ($2400) for tacky is, to my mind, downright idiotic.
Even my old favs, Ferragamo and Burberry can have atrocious styling. (And doesn’t the Burberry resemble a dead armadillo? So why not buy this one and save $3179?)
Maybe they’re making these excrescences so they are harder to counterfeit? Well, understandable perhaps. But that doesn’t explain why Continue Reading »
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Travel article about Boston from the AP, “Visitors who like fun and frugality will like Boston”…
All the regular stuff, Fenway Park, Liberty Trail, the Big Dig and Cambridge…
Now that’s Resale in the News, in the Spotlight, and in the GROW-lights I’d say! Aren’t you PROUD of yourself, being part of a growing industry? Hope you’re doing your part (hmm, maybe Continue Reading »
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News |
Another in the I’ve been meaning to tell you series where other people tell you something I’d like you to know, and tell it better than I could. More concise, better phrased, and besides, I know you get tired of listening to me. Or me nagging you, whichever way you prefer to look at it.
So every once in a while, I call your attention to the experts.
Do you have some favorite messages it would behoove us all to have handy? Tell us! In the meanwhile, today’s entry:
I think we’ve been tricked by Continue Reading »
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged resale shopkeeping, success | 3 Comments »
(Episode #3 in a series: read Episode #1 and Episode #2)
It’s an Internet world, like it or not. If “they” can’t find your shop at the tip of their fingers, you’re losing Continue Reading »
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And it’s on sale, too. This 5-tier buffet stand looks to be useful… imagine it with 5 different clear glass plates, piled high with hairbows, bangles, beads… in your showcase or on your center table in your swing shop.
Or offering your Continue Reading »
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