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Good husband treats.

March 3, 2015 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

You know your husband chair? Where you just HOPE they will stay quietly and let their wives shop away in peace?

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Make your windows look like spring!

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

Is it dreary around your neck of the woods? Would a little spring color help enliven your consignment or resale shop windows and swing shops? Here’s some Pinspiration from the TGtbT boards:

Bright colors from the ceiling down look great over furniture displays or dress form outfits. Remember doing these in grade school?

Ice cream cones: what could be yummier in a kidswear window? Surprisingly easy to make for your shop!

Another “remember when?” craft from your prepubescent years. These lanterns look especially wonderful used in tight groupings of 3 or 5.

Need more resale-specific window dressing ideas? You got ’em in Window Displays Especially for Resale Shops

Windows that WOW don’t happen by accident. Learn the hidden secrets of resale eye candy that nobody tells you and how to make awesome displays of your one-of-a-kind merchandise as you Display. Sell. Repeat your way to awesome profits. This 48-page PDQ shows you how to choose, create, and sell everything with affordable, time-effective ways to DIY your own “Windows Worth a Thousand Words.”

Read about

      * what windows can do for your bottom line
      * how to learn (for free!) from the professionals
      * tools and concepts about window displays
      * ready-made themes for every week of the year
      * our famous 77 Suggestions for Super Windows
      * plus Display Ideas from A to Z

Includes a 10-point checklist for staffers to follow, FAQs, and ideas from shopkeepers like you! Make your business stand out from the crowd with windows that WOW! Order your own PDF of The Big Book of Window Displays now.

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Love Ghurka handbags?

February 25, 2015 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Ghurka handbags retain their resale valueOne of my favorite handbag manufacturers is Ghurka. Actually, I love everything they make, from briefcases (and knife rolls!) to campaign furniture.

I can’t get enough of Ghurka’s timeless, functional designs. If the same is true of you and your consignment/ resale customers, I’ve just discovered a real treat: the Ghurka web site has tips on dating their vintage bags, and even prices the bags sold for!

Drool over their vintage archive. And here’s eBay’s current list of vintage Ghurka purses… check and make sure you haven’t overlooked these in your shop stock!

Do you get Ghurka bags in? Do you have similar sites for other designer handbag resources that you’d like to share with your fellow consignment, resale, or thrift store? Tell us in the comments, below!

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Communicating visually. And fast.

February 23, 2015 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Which is more easily grasped online?

We are currently accepting

spring consignments which include jeans, tee shirts, light weight long sleeves, capris, hoodies, light jackets, etc. Beginning in April we will start accepting shorts, swimsuits, tank tops and sundresses.

Or:

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Presenting: Prom!

February 20, 2015 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Loving this Facebook post for a consignment shop’s selection of prom dresses. Love the second example, too. The third? Meh.

Wow, look how pretty! Which one should I buy? That aqua one looks just like Steph! That’s what those 35 shares and 5 comments and 11 forwards are all about. Bonus points for Continue Reading »

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