So I wake up this morning and remember that I lost an hour last night. Then DuH spends (I swear) 35 minutes setting the clocks forward. And that doesn’t count the PolkaDot PT’s clock or the one in his ancient pickup (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘thought for the day’
Where did that hour go?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising, thought for the day on March 14, 2010| 3 Comments »
Others skate to the puck…
Posted in quotations of use, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, thought for the day on February 23, 2010| 5 Comments »
Okay, a bow to the Olympics.
When asked what his secret of success was, hockey great Wayne Gretzky said
“Others skate to where the puck is. I skate to where it will be.”
Can you (more…)
Wacky Wednesday: Best Piece of Advice you ever got?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged success, thought for the day on February 10, 2010| 31 Comments »
It’s Wacky Wednesday once again. A free giveaway for consignment, resale, and thrift shop owners/ managers.
Here’s a topic that proves great minds think alike: both Tiani, a new shopkeeper, and I came up with the idea of:
What’s the best (more…)
Things you can learn from First Ladies
Posted in quotations of use, Shopkeeping talk, tagged success, thought for the day on February 7, 2010| 1 Comment »
Maybe there’s a harder job than consignment shopkeeper or resaler. (Though personally, I doubt it.) If so, these ladies might have had it.
The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances. — Martha Washington
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You aren’t a ditto business, are you?
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged small business, starting a consignment shop, thought for the day on January 24, 2010| 1 Comment »
All the glory and none of the work? I don't think so.
There are original businesses and there are ditto businesses. Especially in retail.
And even more especially in resale, where (more…)
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