Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

Oldie AND Goodie!

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

Spent some time this sleepy afternoon using the link in an earlier blog entry to my own site, Too Good to be Threw, as it appeared on the web 10 years ago (and HEY! Recognized some buddies from back then who are still around and active in resale! Hi, Kerri and Kitty and Deb McD!)

Here’s a tip from the archives contributed by a shopkeeper. The idea’s as original, fun, and inexpensive as it was 10 years ago.

I have finally hit upon a cute idea for advertising sales and other specials. We have a posable fabric covered manaquin that we use to Continue Reading »

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They ask: “Has Shopping Lost its Charm?”

August 12, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

I was all excited to see this headline on a blog entry at Design Diva: “Has Shopping Lost its Charm?” on Retail Design Diva.

I thought: At last! They have learned what professional resalers have known Continue Reading »

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Everyone wants just EXACTLY what THEY want.

August 11, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

“It’s all about me.” I thought that was a phrase mocking the self-absorbed world view of preadolescent, or arrested-development, people.

But apparently it’s infectious. More and more people think that the world must be arranged to their particular liking, and if the existence of YOU is not in their playbook of MY LIFE AS I WANT IT TO BE, why, you are no more deserving of respect than…well, than what? Litter? mosquitoes?

Take for example the “best customer” who wants to Continue Reading »

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Looking around for ideas: at the dentist

August 10, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

You can learn a lot just by looking. There’s ideas everywhere for your consignment, resale, or thrift shop. In fact, there’s so many good ideas out there, I carry a stack of index cards to write them down, and two cameras to capture them. Here’s my latest.