Your Auntie Kate, that is! Auntie Kate’s a fixated woman…she blogs all about resale,
consignment, and thrift shops. Both shopping at… and shopkeeping of. You’ll love her…and she’ll love you right back!
If you are truly interested in your new Auntie, you can read about her here
And please note: It’s Auntie Kate, not Aunt Katie. Kate does not answer to Katie.
And yes, Kate’s last name is Holmes. She is not and never will be Katie Holmes. In fact, Auntie Kate is thinking of suing that young woman for copyright infringement.
Meanwhile, busy not being her, Auntie Kate is world-famous as the author of Too Good to be Threw: The Complete Operations Manual for Resale & Consignment Shops, a whole lot of Products for the Professional Resaler, and the best-selling The Picker Who Perished: A Too Good to be Threw Consignment Shop Mystery. If you want to contact the real Kate Holmes, simply e-mail her from her wonderful web site at www.TGtbT.com.
Auntie Kate
I need your help! I just opened up a consignment shop in a small town. We’ve been open 3 weeks and have plenty of consignors, not enough shoppers. I could write a book about the problems I’m going through with this, but I’m SO busy I wouldn’t have time. Please help!
Sincerely, Kris Brown
from Courtright,Ontario, Canada
Hi Kris!
I’m so glad you’ve found this blog, and I am sure by now you’ve also found my web site for consignment, resale, and thrift shopkeepers at http://www.tgtbt.com … There’s loads of info there that will make you feel LOTS better…. but let me take this opportunity to say:
No Worries! You’re only 3 weeks old…it will take time for customers to find you. I just know that you are accumulating a great mail and email list, and that you’re writing those “thanks for coming in to see us” notes right and left! See you over at http://www.TGtbT.com , home of Too Good to be Threw and its Products for the Professional Resaler!
Best wishes, Kate
I am glad you have plenty of consignors! I have a problem keeping clothing in the store; getting new consignors, etc.
How do you do it?
Hi Linda,
Glad to see you here, and hope to meet you soon. If you would like to join in our Sharing discussions (there are 6 topics!) please click on over to http://www.TGtbT.com where there are many hundreds (literally!) of folks who’d love to “talk” to you. Sharing is better designed for chats than this page on my blog. Best, Kate.
Hi Kate,
Two months into this venture I have to say that without the stroke of luck I had in finding TGTBT has made all the difference in the success of my store. I LOVE WHAT I DO! :)
Thanks!
Dottie
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