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Thought for the Day
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it… Serenely,...
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What are you proudest of having done in ’09?
Forget the New Year’s Resolutions for a moment. Don’t beat yourself up with stuff you know you NEED to do. Instead, indulge yourself today and think about how great you are and how far you’ve already...
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Spelling is important too.
Just a little further note on yesterday’s entry about how important wording is in the resale and consignment word: Spelling is vital, too. As per the following example. I SWEAR to you that I DID NOT...
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You aren’t a ditto business, are you?
There are original businesses and there are ditto businesses. Especially in retail. And even more especially in resale, where not all shopkeepers have truly steeped themselves in retail education....
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Things you can learn from First Ladies
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...
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Wacky Wednesday: Best Piece of Advice you ever got?
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...
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Others skate to the puck…
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 anticipate where the...
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Where did that hour go?
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...
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When is FREE more than you can afford?
Do you suspect that you are head-over-heels in love with “free”? Now, mind you, free is my favorite price. But when is free truly free? After all there’s no such thing as a free lunch is an old...
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Mudflap Moments
Many years ago, when making the rent on my consignment shop was a major focus of the first few days of every month, I owned a Volvo. I loved that Volvo. I miss it. I still have the Hoosier cabinet that...
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Are you #1?
Lots of consignment, buy-outright, thrift shops opening up. TGtbT.com, my web site, has sold more operations manuals this year than in any other year. NARTS Conference is going for a new record number...
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Here’s a birthday present for you.
The greatest gift one can receive, I think, is to feel that one has made a difference. That’s the birthday present I give myself today, and the one I wish for you every day. At the NARTS 2010...
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“We’ve created a new policy”
Is the first thing you think of, when people won’t do what you want them to do, to make a new rule they must obey in order to patronize your business? If so you have a Napoleon complex. You know:...
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1,234 Posts
I just LOVE numbers when they have a personality. For example, look what message was waiting for me tonight on the web: I’ve posted 1-2-3-4 posts to this blog. Numbers sure have personality. For...
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“More than tree”
I’ve been thinking about some new acquaintances, many of them at the beginning of their consignment, resale, and nonprofit thrift businesses. Although I only know these people through emails and orders...
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Is today the day?
{Source}Filed under: I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk Tagged: thought for the day
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Thought for the Day. It’ll make you smile or ponder.
As consignment, resale, and thrift shopkeepers, we have lots and lots of people to interact with and a zillion things to do. And sometimes, just sometimes, we can all get a bit too, shall we say,...
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I should have posted this on my birthday.
I love this (lightly-edited) quote from Shauna Niequist and I should have posted it here on my birthday. But it was International Resale Day, and I was busy doing my bit for the industry by shopping my...
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Consignment & resale promotional ideas are EVERYwhere!
If you’ve been following me on Facebook the last couple of days, you know my town is in the midst of a giant charity-donation vent, the Giving Challenge. And the creativity is flowing from Main Street...
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Marketing Eggplants
A grocer put up a sign that read “Eggplants, 25¢ each — three for a dollar.” All day long, customers exclaimed: “Don’t be ridiculous! I should get four for a dollar!” Meekly the grocer capitulated and...
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