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Cool decor that will MORE than pay for itself: A Favorite Thing Indeed!

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

I just know I’ve mentioned these to my consignment and resale shopkeepers at Sharing some time… but they are so worth mentioning again.

These star lanterns are SO cool, and SO inexpensive, and SO easy to resell, that you can have fab decor and a new profit center all in one.

My favorite theme for anniversary celebrations for retail shops is “You’re the STAR”… my favorite holiday decor is STARS… heck, my favorite SHAPE is a star. So forgive me if I am a little over the top with enthusiasm for these stars from Whirled Planet…

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Oh my gosh only 3 weeks ’til Conference 2008!

June 7, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

How to Consign puts YOUR shop in high gear!

Time’s flying for consignment and resale shop owners across the continent.

If you haven’t registered for Conference, do it today…
If you need more info, or simply CANNOT go, listen to Kate.

And read a week by week play from last year.

And if you missed this info:

As you pack for Conference, take a moment to Continue Reading »

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Have you invited them?

June 7, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

I attended a book-signing last night. The reason I was there, of course, was to meet the public, sign my book, The Picker Who Perished, a consignment shop mystery novel, and sell it…but as usual, I was on the look-out for ideas to help consignment and resale shop owners who frequent my web site, Too Good to be Threw, promote their businesses.

Invite suppliers to your consignment, resale or thrift shopAnd, of course, those who seek find. An independent bookstore owner from the next town down had invitations he was handing out to the 15-20 authors in the room, inviting them to schedule a book-signing in his shop. It wasn’t, of course, just a hand-it-to-’em and get on to the next prospect. The shopkeeper was engaging the authors in discussion, he had something complimentary to say to each person, and he was Continue Reading »

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STAYcations can be a boon to business!

June 1, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

It’s one of those buzz-words that comes and goes in a very short pThe best place to spend your staycationeriod of time: STAYcation…. rhymes with vacation, and indicates that folks are thinking of spending their vacation at home. And staycations can be a real plus for consignment and resale shops.

I heard the word first in the media, and then it became one of those annoying mosquito-whine words: at a restaurant the other night I overheard it three times (yes, I am a Continue Reading »

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I’ve been meaning to tell you about cheap clothes.

May 29, 2008 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

This time, it’s The New York Times that has brought up a subject that I’ve been meaning to talk toWould you feel pretty in a ballgown you bought in this atmosphere? consignment and resale shopkeepers about: cheap clothing.

Prices for new clothes have gone down.

So what does that mean to a store owner whose main marketing Continue Reading »

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