Are we having fun yet? A temporary file of fun resale and consignment stuff. See it today, it may not be here tomorrow!.... New Year's Eve 2007... Do YOU remember your last sale of the year? Kate Buck of Sugardaddy's does! Here's what Kate posted on Sharing on New Year's Eve: It was about 4:40 pm. and a couple walked into my store. I don't know who he was, but she was unmistakable. She walked into the back and proceeded to get an arm load of clothes together. I showed her the dressing room and she was very polite. Then she came up to the counter and was wearing the rabbit jacket that was marked down to $20. I cut the tag for her, and said "I have to ask which one are you"? or something equally dumb. She smiled and said "Mary Kate". So next time you see a picture of Mary Kate Olsen, look close and see if she is wearing a rabbit jacket, if so, it may be the very last sale I made in 2007. Of course ALL the Sharers were on the lookout for a paparazzo photo of the star in her $20 bargain, and April was the first to come up with it! Click the photo to see Kate's jacket... the photo is captioned with Mary-Kate Olsen leaves a restaurant in NYC's West Village. The millionairess pairs her bright green, Asian-inspired top with a fur jacket ... and a scowl. Not a MENTION of the fact that she bought it at Sugardaddy's!       I came across this fun little note about consignment shopping in Rome: http://www.theamericanmag.com/print_article.php?show_article_id=610 and this story of how a dress agency in Britain got started (it reads like a novel!) http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/2003/10/28/257533.html   Back by Popular Demand near Atlanta was a stop on 2006's NARTS Conference bus tour. Well, Melissa and crew have moved to more spacious quarters, and here's a few photos. Looks great! Notice the mirrored slatwall (well-worth the cost splurge, isn't it?) and the great colors and displays in the kids' area. They went from 2200 feet on two floors to 5500 feet on one level.           Learn more about fellow TGtbT Sharers, and add your shop's info, in our Guestbook!   Some photos I took at the local mall around Christmas, to show you how easy it is to do an attractive window display without a lot of fuss and bother. To the left, Bombay Company: they used different-height plain risers and clustered similar style merchandise. Look closely and notice, the risers are set at slight angles to one another to give dynamic rhythm to the display. (Angles always give more "energy" than straight-on....) Easy as pie, as soon as you get a few plain tables/ risers (or get someone to build you some!)  Gymboree's window, right, is even simpler. Once you install some rods and find a few clips. it could be changed in five minutes. The rods/clips here are high-tech feeling, but who's to say they couldn't be different: Attractive tree branches (wouldn't white birch be nice?) for a rustic-decor shop, or even bright fresh straw brooms for a Clean Sweep Sale! Also, notice it's a "closed-back" window....but only because you're looking at the back of a shelving unit or armoire. If you prefer the look of a closed-back window, this is an easy solution.  Cache's austere and terribly-chic window, left, does require the initial investment in 3 mannequins/ dress forms and a stand or two for accessories, but that's it, total, and again, window-dressing time is minimal... you'd save, in a year's time, the cost of the props by spending less time changing the window. This window, in contrast to Gymboree's, is open-back: you can see right into the shop. (And above, the Bombay Company treads the fine line: no back to their display, but they have hung from a high rod a swatch of opaque fabric a.k.a. for us frugal resalers, a curtain panel or even shower curtain!) Want to see more Shopkeeping Fun?     Look what happens when we inspire our fellow shopkeepers to expand! This is a shot of what Hope Meyer's erstwhile Children's Attic, now to be Fusion Wear Louisville KY, looks like Feb. 2007. But it'll be great soon, we know, and look at the first shot of her signage!                 Has your appetite been whetted for more resale shop photos? We have two pages of them... and you can even participate by sending yours! Take a look here and here too.