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Flamingoville gets off to a good start

October 21, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Now, some of you who know Carolyn of Baja Rosi’s, know how friendly she is. Here she is, within 15 minutes of arriving in Sarasota, making sug-ah with the Old Man with the Alligator (pardon me, I missed getting the Full Reptile in the photo: the old man has Continue Reading »

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An idea to adapt….

October 17, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Interesting idea in an article I read recently, and one that could be a terrific way to promote a Green Christmas in your consignment or resale shop. The article starts “Why spend hundreds of dollars on new clothing when fun and fashionable threads are available for a fraction of the cost? Combat consumerism and imagine a more Earth-friendly wardrobe at this second-hand fashion show.”

It’s not so much the fashion show idea that intrigues me as it is Continue Reading »

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A Treat for Resale and Consignment Shopkeepers

October 16, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Here’s a clever broadcast email “postcard”. (I’m a past patio cushion customer of this company.) This one takes advantage of the upcoming Halloween holiday, but I’m bettin’ you could Continue Reading »

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Not doing anything different.

October 14, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

With resale shops, consignment stores, and even the major thrifts all over the news nowadays as reporters try to address the changing retail landscape*, is this any time to remark, as a shopkeeper did at Too Good to be Threw, that We’re not doing well…I don’t know why, I mean, after all, we’re not doing anything different than last year or the year before.

Wouldn’t that, perhaps, be the problem? Shoppers are not shopping in the same places, in the same quantities, and even for the same reasons they were 12 months ago. Their values, outlook, and wants have changed. So if you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you’re trying to sell as if it were 2007, or 2004, or 1998.

If we insist on “current styles only” in our secondhand shops, shouldn’t our operational focus be up-to-date as well?

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Wendy Sam is cheap. Way cheap.

October 13, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Always meant to read the world’s first consignment shop mystery, but never got around to ordering it? Now you can read The Picker Who Perished: A Too Good to be Threw Consignment Shop Mystery, free, on-line. It’s right here. And you know free is your favorite price.

The police ruled Continue Reading »

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