Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged coupons, mailing list on July 15, 2010| 6 Comments »
Nothing like a BackAgain Buck to draw them in again!
One of the most generous coupons or discounts you can offer in your consignment or resale shop is the Slow-Time-Before-The-Season-Change coupon, commonly called BeBack Bucks, BackAgain Bucks, Come Again Coupons, and the like.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, home decor, mailing list, sea of sameness on May 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »
How could you use THESE to build your business, increase awareness, and…perhaps the most important use of all… (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, customers, mailing list on January 31, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Need a quick “why-shop-with-us” message? To Twitter, put on Facebook, to blog 
about or send your (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, blogging, email, holidays, mailing list on December 11, 2009| 7 Comments »
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged mailing list on June 22, 2008| 9 Comments »
One of the great advantages of running a retail resale, consignment, or thrift shop is that you get to nose around in other shops disguised as a customer. We don’t often appreciate this. I mean, rocket scientists can’t through other rocket-scientist-labs and widget makers are usually banned from other widget workshops.
But we, lucky little entrepreneurial spirits that we are, can sashay into any darn shop we like and flex our thumbs up or down. Looking at other shops, be they Kohl’s or Tiffany’s, can be enlightening. But it’s especially helpful (more…)
Too Good to be Threw is the flagship site of the TGtbT Family of Sites for the Professional Resalers
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 