 The
Angels of Too Good to be Threw:
True
supporters of the Resale Industry
TGtbT.com has had the help, over many years, of some wonderful,
giving, kind people. It has been thanks to their professional help
that I have been able to keep TGtbT commercial-free, and they
deserve all the acclaim I can heap upon them!
Here's a
few of them:
Cynthia Broockman of The
White Elephant:
Cynthia (on the right in this photo) and her sister Leslie own and operate two consignment shops
and a charitable shop in Virginia. As if they don't have enough to
do, Cynthia has created for TGtbT visitors, Hot Tips and
Tricks, an
imaginative and profit-building collection of ideas that have worked
in their wildly-successful shops, and the links to equipment and
resources that have proven invaluable to them. And Cynthia also
dreamt up and funded our Essay Contest!
Sarah Deveau of Catertot:
 Sarah
was, in a former life, a whiz at public relations. Now, she uses her
talents to highlight her store. She has very generously written, for
TGtbT visitors, a Product for Professional Resalers, Grabbing
Their Attention: How to Make the Media Love You. The
profits from the sale of this PDQ are applied to the costs of
TGtbT.com. (Besides, Sarah's first daughter is named Kate. Thus, the
name of her shop, and the fact that she can do no wrong in my
opinion.)
Deb Mathews of DesignsbyDeb.us:
 A
former consignment shop owner, Deb now works out of her home so she
can be there for her children designing, maintaining, and upgrading
web sites for many clients, including (naturally!) resale shops. Not
only does Deb know resale, but she is an avid web master, and can
design a site as simple or as elaborate as you wish for your shop.
Deb has always been my "ace in the hole" when I can't fix
something on TGtbT.com or HowToConsign.com,
and she saved our ever-popular Sharing Discussion Board from
oblivion in the fall of 2007 in lickety-split time! Deb can be
counted on for clear, concise explanations of Internet gobbledygook
on Sharing and in personal communication with her clients.
Adele Meyer, Executive Director of NARTS:
Adele and I have been friends for over 20 years, dating back to when
we both had our consignment shops. As you know, I've "retired" into being the "Resale Guru" here on
the web, and Adele has "retired" into the Executive
Directorship of the National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops,
our industry's association that I had the pleasure of serving for
many years. Adele and I together and separately strive to improve
every resale/ consignment/ thrift shop everywhere, believing that
the better each shop is, the better we all do!
Without the TGtbT GOLD Resalers, those shopkeepers whose
contributions helped start our consumer-friendly site
HowToConsign.com, we wouldn't be able to fulfill HTC's mission of Pre-educating
and Motivating YOUR shop's future resale customers! Their generous monetary
donations paid for HTC's start-up costs. See the whole list of the Angels
of HTC.
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