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Cheapskate. Wear the badge proudly.
Posted in economics of resale, Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged daily operations, ecology, success, Thrift on August 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Educate yourself. And your customers.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged ecology, recycle on July 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
One of the best things a consignment, resale, or thrift shopkeeper can do is to learn about the merchandise she/he sells. Why? Knowledge is
Making your postal message greener…
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, consignment, ecology on July 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Carry the message of recycling one step further with these “Go Green” first-class stamps. When
College Kids Moving Out? Teach ‘em to consign!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, buy-outright, ecology on May 20, 2010 | 3 Comments »
If your market area includes kids who live in dorms, student housing, or rentals, and if they’re leaving town, how can you consign or buy outright or receive
Did you forget Earth Day?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged blogging, ecology, sea of sameness on April 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If ever there was an industry that should go all out on Earth Day, it would be us resalers… but April is such a busy season for most of us that it gets overlooked. We MEANT to plan some event, celebration, promotion…and we want to
And the winner’s a third generation recycler!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ecology, recycle on February 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The winner of last week’s Wacky Wednesday Giveaway is… Cindy of The Top Drawer Consignment in York PA! whose family red jacket has passed through at least 4 women in her family…(did it skip a generation, or was your mom too
Wacky Wednesday Giveaway: Your all-time FAVORITE outfit
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged ecology on February 17, 2010 | 29 Comments »
It’s Wacky Wednesday: a free giveaway for consignment, resale, and thrift shop folk. Here’s a topic we can all relate to, assuming none of us are full-time, born-to-be nudists. Tell us your
Ready to be overwhelmed with incoming?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, ecology, recycle on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Soon your shop will be bursting with great incoming goods for the new season.And some not-so-great. Whether you consign or buy outright, or even operate a donation-only thrift store, you see
Recycling store fixtures in resale & consignment shops
Posted in Mailbox: 1-on-1 Advice, Shopkeeping talk, tagged display, ecology on December 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Tracy asked, over on Sharing: This morning an idea popped into my head about integrating recycled items into the decor as well as functional pieces. I bought a magazine the other day that showed a pair of old bi-fold doors that had been painted and turned into shelving. Can you think of any other fun [...]
Consignment Mailbox: How many reusable bags does one responsible resale shopper NEED?
Posted in Mailbox: 1-on-1 Advice, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, ecology, recycle, Thrift on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A resale shopkeeper asked me, a while back: [I'm] thinking that we as resale shops should pay especial attention and try not to add to the litter of merchandise bags. But re-using old grocery sacks just doesn’t do a thing for my shop’s image. What can I do that’s not only eco-savvy, but will build [...]
Excuse me, but is your save-the-earth bag full of germs?
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged ecology on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What with Target finally “going green” with reusable shopping bags (and taking a tip from consignment and resale shopkeepers who’ve been giving a nickel “rebate” for years!) and CVS getting a dollar cash and four trips in out of you to give you a dollar store credit (weird, I know. Think it’ll fly?) and people [...]
Holidays: Make them special for your relatives
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged christmas, ecology, holiday special on November 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A continuation of our series on how the upcoming holidays can be special without slaying your family’s budget. While not all the ideas below are
OOOHHH, let’s go GREEN… by buying more STUFF
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged ecology on February 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Doesn’t it strike anyone else that “going green” usually involves buying more stuff, the manufacture of which is the antithesis of ecology? Do you see the irony? Go green… by buying stuff from me (and BTW, made in China, full of polluting inks and other disastrous elements, shipping across the globe making more pollution… the [...]
Such gay holiday wrappings… such disgusting trash!
Posted in Slices of (my) life, tagged christmas, ecology on December 19, 2007 | 8 Comments »
So, it’s almost Christmas. You just have to run out and get some colorful paper, some ribbon, those cute little name tags and some tape to wrap everything up, right? So your gifts will look pretty under the tree…until an hour later, when you
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