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So many Christmas marketing ideas, so little time…

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on November 22, 2008| 2 Comments »

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If you haven’t written your holiday marketing in stone, or if you haven’t even thought about it, or if you are going to roll over and play dead in your consignment, resale, or thrift shop this year….

or if you for some reason have misplaced your Holidays in Resale, a Product for the Professional Resaler which you can get Pretty Darn Quick here

a list of some past ideas from here on Auntie Kate The Blog that might, just might, draw in all those folks who are now open to shopping secondhand, even for Christmas etc. gifts.

Also, be sure to (more…)

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Oldie but Better than Ever Goodie

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News, tagged on October 30, 2008| 3 Comments »

That Challenge to all Consignment and Resale Shops? It was a good idea in July. It’s an even better one in November.

For those of you who are taking advantage of the recent intense media interest in our resale / consignment / thrift store industry, how many (more…)

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Such gay holiday wrappings… such disgusting trash!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on December 19, 2007| 10 Comments »

So, it’s almost Christmas. You just have to run out and get some colorful paper, some ribbon, those cute little name tags and some tape to wrap everything up, right?

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Graphic from http://winnipeg.ca/

So your gifts will look pretty under the tree…until an hour later, when you haul all of those paper wrappings out to the trash. Merry Christmas, Trash Heap!

Tell the Earth Merry Christmas at the same time as celebrating your loved ones… by PRE-cycling. What’s precycling, and what does it have to do with giving gifts? Read about it on HowToConsign.com . Don’t create The Nightmare After Christmas. There’s better ways to present gifts than using dye-heavy paper, made of trees and chemicals and shipped around the world only to be regulated to the garbage within minutes.

Happy waste-less gift-giving to you, your grandchildren, and your great-grandchildren!

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Make your holiday windows a delight

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on November 22, 2007| 1 Comment »

Early 1900's Christmas windows.If you are still mulling over an easy but spectacular way to decorate your shop windows for the holidays, there are some inexpensive ideas in The Big Book of Window Displays Especially for Resale Shops

And, if you are out in those “new” stores this holiday season yourself, think of what is out there that can enhance your shop. Lotsa ideas on our Let’s Shop! Page.

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