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Take a pitchur why don’t ya?

April 14, 2015 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

I’m sure you’ve all had the experience of seeing yourself, your home… or your store… in pictures and thinking

OMG does it REALLY look that bad?

There’s something about our vision that edits Continue Reading »

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How to wax rods.

April 9, 2015 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

If your consignment, resale or thrift shop is full of screechy sounds, if your fingers are full of black dirt, if your merchandise ends up with marks… it’s the accumulated soil and dust on your hangrods.

Here’s how to wax them. And no, it does NOT Continue Reading »

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A Fisher of Soles

April 1, 2015 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Some consignment shops use the bait of a higher percentage return to motivate their suppliers into bringing in the items most in demand by their shoppers. Here, an example from Continue Reading »

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Let there be light: Make your consignment shop stand out from the crowd.

March 27, 2015 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

I was wandering through an artisan show last Saturday when, across the hall of crocheted infinity scarves and dip-tied tank tops, my eye was caught by a shelving display… and I realized that Continue Reading »

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Don’t blow your budget: Free social media pictures

March 24, 2015 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

If you want to use graphics, pictures, clip art in your consignment or resale social media posts, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg. Here’s several lists of free sources Continue Reading »

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