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Deja Vuesday: They aren’t thinking of you.

Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on October 30, 2012|

After all, some Auntie Kate messages are, ahem, Too Good to be Threw!

Click the image for more Deja Vuesday posts that are too good to be threw from TGtbT.com

Deja Vuesday

where you can visit a gently-used, recycled, and even restyled blog post in case you missed it the first time. It’s even better the second time around.

Is the time you spend on social media worth it? Maybe not, if (more…)

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Things to know Part 2: Clothing Consignment

Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on October 22, 2012| 6 Comments »

These Pinterest graphics link to

helpful sites for you and your staff to learn about the merchandise

you resell, recycle, repurpose. If you click through, you’ll find a wealth of knowledge.

This is helpful when you’re ordering online or answering a request over the phone/Internet:

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Which sunglasses or readers would make your customer look the best?

Who better to show you scarf-tying than Hermes themselves?

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Basic dress shapes: helpful when you’re entering into inventory.

If you’re like me, you can never remember these when a customer asks!

This one’s just for fun. I found myself thinking of this when I saw a consignment shop touting its “vintage” Frye boots. Fryes have been in and out of style so many times, I’m afraid to wear mine!

Check Too Good to be Threw’s Pinterest Boards for more educational pins.

Read our first “Things to Know” for those consignment, thrift and resale shops who sell furniture and home goods. It’s handy, even if the closest you get to furniture is seating on it.

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Do you have some resources that have been helpful to your business that you’d like to share? You know you can do so, just below. And sharing with your peers will make you famous. Or at least, more famous than being a lurker.

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Resale Merchandise Presentation.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on October 19, 2012|

Resale and consignment shops face challenges in displaying their goods.The goods in your consignment, thrift, or resale shop are usually as much a jumble as this alphabet, aren’t they?

It takes talent… and a few fresh ideas… to present your merchandise in such a way that your shoppers will gobble them up.

Hence, our current Do It Now article on Too Good to be Threw

The ABC’s of Resale Merchandise Presentation

PS If you’re reading this some time in the future, and our Do It Now article has changed, you’ll be able to find this article in our TGtbT.com Article Archives.

More on merchandise presentation from TGtbT.com:

What presentation tips have you developed in your shop? What challenges do you face? Join the conversation, below.

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Things to know: Furniture/ Home Goods Resale

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on October 15, 2012| 9 Comments »

These Pinterest graphics link to

helpful sites for you and your staff to learn about the merchandise

you resell, recycle, repurpose. If (more…)

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Even 20-to-30 year olds don’t like math.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on October 3, 2012| 11 Comments »

Express, the 600-store chain that caters to 20-to-30 year old men and women, had a dismal showing in this past quarter, financial news reports.

Why is that of interest (more…)

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