…how to open a (wildly successful) consignment shop, according to the statistics on my blog. Even thought that post is almost a year old, it’s still the second most sought-after topic. (The first most? Whatever’s the latest post.)
And to be honest, that blog entry doesn’t even really SAY how to be wildly successful. It’s just a memoir.
So today, let’s talk about how REALLY to open a shop, consignment, thrift, or buy-outright, that will succeed. Buckle up ’cause I may be Continue Reading »
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Here’s the postcard Kim used…great design. Putting those snippets of “call to action” in the Earth rays is a great idea!
International Resale Day is July 18 every year. A date specifically chosen so that each resale, consignment, or thrift store can focus on Continue Reading »
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If you’re not prepared to be wrong you will never come up with anything original.– Sir Ken Robinson
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Every year at this time, the not-for-profit consignment shop I volunteer in has its clearance sale. It’s not really a seasonal clearance sale since our seasons are all pretty much the same, but it’s a left-over tradition from when Woman’s Exchange used to close the month of August.
All year long, things too ugly to Continue Reading »
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Here’s how to keep all those t-shirts neat…in case your resale, thrift or consignment shop runs out of hanging space for the fall season. Patty was the first to master this… and now, we all can, thanks to Dave Hax’s step-by-step instructions!
This is also a nifty way to impress audiences at fashion shows, “Building a Wardrobe” workshops at the local library… even neat to do when you’re on your local Good Morning MyTown breakfast show, rather like a magic trick. You can bet your audience will remember this…and tell everyone they know about it too!
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Too Good to be Threw is the flagship site of the TGtbT Family of Sites for the Professional Resalers
