Thrift Shops: A New Look for the New Century
Not your mother's thrift shop anymore... not-for-profit shops nowadays can be large or small, locally-owned or multinational, focused or generalists.
And it used to be that thrift stores sold merchandise, almost always used, that was donated only. No more! Now, some thrift shops accept consignments, some buy wholesale to fulfill a need in their marketplace, and some solicit brand-new merchandise from manufacturers and retailers.
Bargains Galore is only open for shopping on Thursdays from 10 to 8, on Fridays 10-2 and Saturdays 10-2...in a town of only 8000 people. Yet they make enough money every year to keep their NFP happy, and to keep 200 volunteers busy and productive. An article by
Melissa and Brenda
I'm sure there's great plans afoot for their web site, but for now, they have a simple "business-card" type of page.
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This is a donations-only thrift shop??
Many of
you met Brenda and Melissa of Bargains Galore in Waupun WI at Conference
2006. Well, I had a great visit with them! 
on getting publicity, posted on the NARTS site.
They sent
me this shot of their swimwear section. Lookin' good...are you
sure this is a THRIFT store?
Have volunteers? Some saleable projects that might be of interest to thrift-store volunteers:
Got some
fabric yardage? Make Grab-and-Go
baby high chairs, a project from Frugal Baby Tips
Making
"bagalopes" out of envelopes: great for "grab
bags" of jewelry...or, buying bulk flower seeds and using them as a
gift-with-purchase
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