The best part of Christmas shopping is, of course, finding stuff YOU want. After all, who knows you better?
Here’s what I want and/or need, depending on your definitions:
Passionflower vine (see photo): I have a (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘holidays’
All I want for Christmas
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Slices of (my) life, tagged christmas, holidays on December 23, 2008|
Wrapping it all up. Pretty & pretty eco-responsible.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays on December 22, 2008| 1 Comment »
All done with the shopping, thank goodness. But now I need an eco-aware way to wrap these presents! Now!! And NOT one which will result in more trash in the world, please. And one that’s PRETTY.
(My mother specialized in #9… well, that, and using toilet-paper rolls that she turned into “candles”, that always contained the dreaded new underwear and socks. Every single year.)
It’s Christmas: Cut the chains of slavery
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays on December 21, 2008|
Total bankcard debt per bankcard borrower is $5,710. This was alternatively described as the total balance of bank-issued credit cards per consumer. (Source: TransUnion, December 2008)
Scary? You betcha. That quote’s just part of some eye-opening information. It’s hard to imagine that a couple could have, in addition to (more…)
Christmas Budget Getting Low but still one shopkeeper to go?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays on December 15, 2008| 2 Comments »
So, Spouse/Offspring/Progenitor of Resale Royalty or Consignment Countess, is your holiday gift budget shot, and you have NO idea what will make your loved one’s secondhand shop even more of a joy to her/him than it already is?
And you want to honor her/his motto Clever ReUse? And to acknowledge that straightening stock is an Olympic sport in the World of Resale?
So the question is: What can you gift her/him with that is clever, cunning…and cheap?
Holidays: Make them special for your town
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, holidays on November 26, 2008| 1 Comment »
A continuation of our series on how the holidays can be special and frugal… and while helping your community be stronger.
Did you realize that you can help your town recover from (more…)
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