Life’s a challenge, and being a resale shopkeeper in September and October can be the prime example of what Picasso said:
This time of year is especially challenging to resalers, as everyone and her daughter and niece Continue Reading »
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I’ve spent a couple of days thinking about how to talk about this. I don’t want to rave or preach. I want to say something that will help you realize that mental attitude is much more visible than you might imagine. And I want to offer, perhaps, a little mantra to make your day go smoother, and ultimately, your business to prosper.
So settle in, ‘cause I’m gonna talk about what’s not talked about in polite company. Grab an herbal tea or a Pabst Blue Ribbon or a Kir, and put aside, for just a moment, your attitude.
‘Cause it’s showing. And it ain’t pretty. Continue Reading »
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On this, the 2nd anniversary of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and its surrounding areas, take a look at how resalers reacted:
Katrina could not defeat resale: Including how Carolyn of Baja Rosi’s Consignment Cabana, and Deb of Designs by Deb, helped out.
Other pages we used to band together 2 years ago:
Katrina ideas: Input from numerous shops
Tips for helping. Keep these in mind for another disaster. They will happen.
And sometimes, you need your public to get involved. That’s where a press release gets involved. Here’s my down-and-dirty guide to producing a press release fast for media attention.
Let us all hope and pray that New Orleans continues its rebuilding, and that, wherever disaster strikes again, we as the resale industry will once again pull together.
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Headline from a newspaper article on shopping consignment:
Comment on a parenting blog:
Do people really think those who shop consignment or resale will look
“different”? And if they will, is that not a good thing?
Because who wants to look like every other mall-fashionista in the country? Sometimes it seems that people’s styles are basically interchangeable, thanks to the malling of America? Because those without Continue Reading »
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When it seems that the incoming is growing all by itself whenever you look away, when it seems like if that front door opens with one more supplier you’ll become permanently cross-eyed….
Here’s a quote I like to remember when it seems Continue Reading »
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