The Reason for the Season
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Saturday, July 25, 2015
Friday Lunch Stop and Some Questions
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- Kathy
- Portland, Oregon
- I like old stuff. I like sparkly stuff. I like rusty stuff. I like junk. Sometimes I make stuff. Sometimes I just look at stuff until I get my eyes filled up. XO! Kathy
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14 comments:
Your Santos doll is my favorite this week. I have always wanted one also - even a swimmer will do.
Hi Kathy, Love the Santos doll. You sure found some great treasures this week. I miss dime stores too. There is an old one towards the hill country I like to visit when we travel. It's not much of a dime in price wise, but the feel is the same inside the store.
Have a nice weekend. cm
The little pixie is my fav...I love those! And the Santos doll is a great find. I would have grabbed it to...I don't mean away from you though! haha! Hugs!
I'd say you did pretty good this week. It's never too early to start hoarding for the holiday season. What do other vendors in the mall do? Do they hold store-wide sales every now and then and ask the dealers to participate? If you're short on space, you might try moving things out that have been there awhile and then bring them back in a month or two later with a price change; sometimes a little break is all they need. Also changing things around will give a new perspective to shoppers who are in there all the time. I'm always back and forth about slashing tags or just repricing with a new reduced price.
Love the modern repro Santos doll. I can see where you would have a great time creating clothing and outfits for her. All your treasures are excellent. Since I haven't had a booth anywhere, I don't have any suggestions.
Take care,
Marrianna
I've had my space over 2 years. I have a lot of things that will sit and sit. Some since day 1. But then suddenly it sells. There is no rhyme or reason... just the right buyer has to come along. I think the best thing is to move things around as much as possible, so that it looks fresh each time someone comes through. I try to do that once a month. I did that just yesterday, and a few regulars commented about how they love my space because it looks different each time they go through it. Now, as for the putting things on sale vs. donating... I have personally never gotten rid (donated) of a single thing out of my booth unless it got broken or someone stole a s&p lid (common in this biz, unfortunately). I also don't mark things down except big ticket items (usually $100 or more), but that is only after several months of them taking up a lot of space. I have also never had a % off sale in my space. I think the only people who need those are the people who don't move inventory around or bring in fresh stuff often. Let me know if you have any other questions. I hope this helped, even if it's just my perspective! :)
Kathy great Christmas finds! I seldom just took things out and donated, I moved them around, it just means the right person has not been by. Once in awhile I would offer things to other dealers at 50% off and then they would sell right away in their booth...Go figure! That being said, you don't have a very large space and you don't want it to get stale as the store probably has a lot of repeat customers. A month is not long at all though.
Carol
Kathy great Christmas finds! I seldom just took things out and donated, I moved them around, it just means the right person has not been by. Once in awhile I would offer things to other dealers at 50% off and then they would sell right away in their booth...Go figure! That being said, you don't have a very large space and you don't want it to get stale as the store probably has a lot of repeat customers. A month is not long at all though.
Carol
Kathy great Christmas finds! I seldom just took things out and donated, I moved them around, it just means the right person has not been by. Once in awhile I would offer things to other dealers at 50% off and then they would sell right away in their booth...Go figure! That being said, you don't have a very large space and you don't want it to get stale as the store probably has a lot of repeat customers. A month is not long at all though.
Carol
Kathy great Christmas finds! I seldom just took things out and donated, I moved them around, it just means the right person has not been by. Once in awhile I would offer things to other dealers at 50% off and then they would sell right away in their booth...Go figure! That being said, you don't have a very large space and you don't want it to get stale as the store probably has a lot of repeat customers. A month is not long at all though.
Carol
Kathy great Christmas finds! I seldom just took things out and donated, I moved them around, it just means the right person has not been by. Once in awhile I would offer things to other dealers at 50% off and then they would sell right away in their booth...Go figure! That being said, you don't have a very large space and you don't want it to get stale as the store probably has a lot of repeat customers. A month is not long at all though.
Carol
Kathy great Christmas finds! I seldom just took things out and donated, I moved them around, it just means the right person has not been by. Once in awhile I would offer things to other dealers at 50% off and then they would sell right away in their booth...Go figure! That being said, you don't have a very large space and you don't want it to get stale as the store probably has a lot of repeat customers. A month is not long at all though.
Carol
Kathy great Christmas finds! I seldom just took things out and donated, I moved them around, it just means the right person has not been by. Once in awhile I would offer things to other dealers at 50% off and then they would sell right away in their booth...Go figure! That being said, you don't have a very large space and you don't want it to get stale as the store probably has a lot of repeat customers. A month is not long at all though.
Carol
Oh, my, I haven't looked at blogs in a long time!! Love these finds and am still amazed you find them there. With limited space I would take out some things and fill with Christmas. find out what others do as far as when they start on Christmas displays. I think you got good advice in the other comments. Hope all is well with you!
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