Posted in My Favorite Things, Shopkeeping talk on June 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m a great fan of changing one’s consignment shop around quickly and inexpensively. I am also GA-GA on word of mouth. So I suggest that every shop with dressing rooms that have curtains, have a wardrobe of seasonal changes.
I’m not sure what “season” this wonderful tattoo fabric covers, but I think it would be terrific [...]
Posted in My Favorite Things on June 10, 2008 | No Comments »
I just know I’ve mentioned these to my consignment and resale shopkeepers at Sharing some time… but they are so worth mentioning again.
These star lanterns are SO cool, and SO inexpensive, and SO easy to resell, that you can have fab decor and a new profit center all in one.
My favorite theme for anniversary celebrations [...]
Posted in My Favorite Things on May 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This is, according to the folks selling it, a tulle stand. Not that I knew tulle needed a stand, but what do I know?
All I know is that this would make a great display piece for a garment on a hanger, in a shop that’s shabby-chic-ish. And at less than $40 for half a dozen, [...]
Posted in My Favorite Things on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
These manikins, or artist’s models, make terrific props in a jewelry showcase. Artsupply.com seems to have the most reasonable prices, but check locally to avoid shipping (both the monetary and the ecological costs!) and to support your local merchants, of course. (As my mother said, Pretty is as pretty does: If you want support from [...]
Posted in My Favorite Things on March 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As you all know, my favorite price is free. And my favorite activity is planning consignment, resale, and thrift stores.
And my LEAST-FAVORITE thing is yanking and tugging clothing racks, especially full clothing racks, around a store.
You probably agree. In fact, you’d probably rearrange your shop, if it weren’t such a pain to do [...]
Posted in My Favorite Things on February 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Here’s a favorite thing that will guide your browsing customers AND save you hours of straightening time. Color-coded mini-markers that slip on the neck of a hanger. Think how YOU could use them:
* To indicate Petites or Talls while keeping clothing in the right size range.
* To denote
Posted in My Favorite Things, tagged Signals, Home Visions, You Look Fabulous, dressing room, mirror, eHow, DIY Network on February 1, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Here’s a fun addition to your dressing rooms. The photo’s lousy, it’s the fault of the catalog’s web site. But a great idea to inject a little humor into what COULD be a grim interval in the dressing room: a mirror which declares You Look Fabulous!
I originally saw this in the Signals catalog where it’s [...]
Posted in My Favorite Things, tagged New Mexico Molly, tacky pumps, The Cool Hunter on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You know those hopelessly tacky pumps people bring in? Before you discount their value, check the heels. Could you do this with them?
Alert Reader in New Mexico Molly found these. The photo, and the info, is from The Cool Hunter here…you MUST read the WONDERFUL description below the photo! I’d like the think we ALL [...]
Posted in My Favorite Things, tagged consignment shop, gel mat on December 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Hey Hubbies of Resalers across the world… I bet you haven’t come up with a Christmas present that will make your honey happier EVERY day of the year yet, have you?
And you’re running out of time (ONLY 2 SHOPPING DAYS til Christmas!) Well, here’s a Kate’s Favorite Thing that will save your umm, rear end, [...]
Posted in My Favorite Things, tagged consignment, Hammacher Schlemmer, TGtbT The Complete Manual, Favorite Thing on November 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Searching for the utility cart that I was suggesting as a solution to a resale shop owner who needed to move merchandise around in her home furnishings consignment shop, I ran across something else with the potential to be, perhaps, your Favorite Thing in your shop.
Especially if you do as Auntie Kate suggests, and use [...]
