Consignment Mailbox: How many reusable bags does one responsible resale shopper NEED?

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 [...]

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Excuse me, but is your save-the-earth bag full of germs?

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 [...]

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What a Croc….

Crocs is going to shoe the world. Read about how they are going to recycle “worn-out” Crocs into another shoe destined to protect the feet of what’s commonly called “the third world.”* Here’s a posting of the AP story.
And here’s the Crocs site explaining it all. You will notice the Wear a Pair/ Share a [...]

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