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lot has been happening in the Resale scene in Houston.Many people have been noticing Resale HoustonMagazine & I have noticed a lot of Resale endeavors &highlights in the news including Patricia Lopez series of

Stretch your Dollar on Channel 13. Patricia Lopez pointed out a new ResaleVenture called Just Between Friends. You can check out their websitewww.JBFsale.com. They have 6 huge children’s consignment events going onthroughout the Houston area over the next year.

Among many other exciting resale ventures going on in Houston, TaraMcClaran contacted me with some questions about resale shops & turns outshe is on The Board of Directors for a really neat project. The FairyGodmother Project of Houston is a non-profit group that accepts donations ofused formal wear (bridesmaid, prom, even church dresses) and provides themto senior high schoolers that might have trouble purchasing prom attire ontheir own.

Last, but definitely not least, the firstairing of the show Making Marry by theStyle Network’s Peter Perfect makingover one of Houston’s own Resale BridalBoutiques, Marry Go Round.

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CENTRAL50’s 60’s & 70’sAct II Resale BoutiqueBaubles & BeadsB’Dazzled - pg 5Buffalo ExchangeColor Explosion FashionCottage Thrift ShopDesigner’s FurnitureExchangeEncore!Em’s Records & T-ShirtsLeft-Handed MonkeyMarry go Round - pg 12More Than You Can ImagineNam Resale ShopSecond BlessingSecond Life Kids StoreSecond To NoneTaxi TaxiThat 70’s ShopThe Blue BirdThe Way We WoreTrudy’s BoutiqueTwice NewVintage Oasis

HEIGHTSAlabama Furniture &Accessories PotrosRetropolisYoung & RestlessWear it Again Sam

HUMBLE, KINGWOOD,ATASCOCITADesigner ConsignorMerry Go RoundThe Children’s ClosetThe Consignors’ Club, Inc.

KATYGoodwillGrand Final Resale CenterKaty Christian

Ministries - pg 4Katy Closeout &ConsignmentMy Big Sisters Upscale

Resale - pg 4Plato’s ClosetSaturdays ChildThe Home CenterThe Silver Hanger - pg 4Second Treasures

RICEAndree’s Corner - pg 11Men’s Resale

by the Village - pg 11Designers ExchangeRed Door

SOUTHEASTAll Dressed UpBelles & BeausChangesCooks Resale shopDer Kinder ShoppePerfectly Good GentlyUsed Etc.Small Changes-kidsTwice is NiceUpscale Resale-Baubles

& BeadsPASADENAAppleSassy

SPRING/CYPRESS/WOODLANDS/NORTH HOUSTONAnew U Ladies ResaleAnother DebutAttic TreasuresB & M Trading PostBaubles & Beads

Box of ChocolateButtercup’s BoutiqueChippendale EastlakeConsignment CollectionElsie’s consignment HouseKid to KidLadiez -n- Kidz RerunsLeft-Handed MonkeyOnce Upon A ChildPeanut Butter & Jelly

SUGAR LAND/MISSOURICITY/SOUTHWESTDesigner Exchange - pg 9GoodwillEZ Resale &

Consignments - pg 7Green Apple KidsLa Boutique - pg 10Little TykesPitter Patter - pg 9Plato’s ClosetPlay It Again SportsSecond Edition

ConsignmentSunshine Resale ShopThe Corner Closet - pg 9

WEST/MEMORIAL2nd DebutA Perfect Fit - pg 5Baubles & BeadsChildren’s Orchard - pg 5Clothes for KidsCrayons Children’s

Resale - pg 10GoodwillInstant Replay SportsMission Thrift Shop Repeat ConsignmentSuperstoreStyle PlusValue Village

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With the economy going into a recession,more job losses every day, less moneyavailable to spend—what is a shopper todo? The new buzzword is “RESALE”.

“Resale has always been a recession-proofbusiness,” says Adele Meyer, ExecutiveDirector of the National Association of Resale& Thrift Shops. “Business steadily increasesduring down economic times…We are onesegment of retail posting impressive salesfigures in a slumping economy… A recentsurvey of NARTS members revealed that85.8% of the responding storesexperienced an increase in new customersand 74.5% had an increase in newsuppliers (consignment/seller customers)…Resale/consignment stores have grown innumber by about 5% annually in recentyears and is a $200 billion dollar a yearindustry,” Meyer reported.

Articles about penny-pinching shopperstaking a second look at secondhand storeshave captured media attention across theboard, including CNN Money, Kiplinger’sMagazine, Associated Press, GoodHousekeeping, Forbes, Newsweek,Business Week, the Today Show, plusdozens of local community publications.

The Houston Chronicle featured the advantages of consignment/thriftshopping in their Saturday, January 3rdSTAR section. It described a lady whosaid, “My favorite shops are consignmentand thrift shops…I buy everything fromfurniture to clothes.” She has decoratedher home with furnishings from secondhand stores, thus earning recognition onseveral design-centric websites. “I love torummage and hunt when I shop,” shesaid. Price is also a big consideration forher. “For the price of going out to eat,you can buy a whole new outfit!” Shedivides her time between thrift andconsignment shops.

The consummate second-hand shopperwill shop both thrift and consignmentshops. Thrift stores sell donated items andtend to have more variety and cheaperprices than the “for profit” consignmentshops; however, some shoppers prefer lessvariety and better quality merchandise,including the high-end brands more oftenfound in consignment shops.

As I visit consignment shops I havenoticed a big influx of merchandisecoming into these stores. People who needcash are unloading possessions to selloutright or on consignment. (CNN reportsthat pawnshops are doing a boomingbusiness also). Children’s stores areespecially full.

Shoppers have many shopping choicestoday. Retailers are closing stores, going outof business, and offering their merchandiseat deep discounts. The Internet has manybargain shopping sites to choose from, sowhy should you turn to secondhand stores?Because the potential of discovering a trulygreat bargain for your home or wardrobecould be right in your neighborhood! Andfinding it is half the fun!

Pat Swartley, a co-founder and PastPresident of S.T.A.R.S (South TexasAssociation of resale Shops). Visit theirwebsite, www.starsresale.com for acomplete listing of their members.

Resale Prospers in anUncertain Economy


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Closet overflowing? It just maybe caused by those big, fluffy,sparkling, gorgeous-when-you-bought-it prom dresses and thedarling bridesmaid dressesyour sisters, cousins, andfriends promised you couldwear again. Well, it’s time tojump on the “Get Organized”band wagon and put thoseaging spacetakers to a betteruse. And what better use thanfor them to be re-used andworn again?? That’s right -you can get in on the “GoGreen” movement too!

The Fairy GodmotherProject of Houston is anon-profit organizationthat accepts donations ofused prom dresses andother formal wear andaccessories, then turnsthem over to Houstonarea high school seniors whose financialand living situations are making itdifficult for them to dress for their prom.The annual Shopping Weekend is comingup March 28th-29th, 2009 at CunninghamElementary School in Bellaire, wherehundreds of senior girls will shop fromtheir donated selection of formal andparty dresses to find that special one thatwill make their prom dreams come true.So clean out your closets, sort throughyour stash of used-only-onceeyeshadows, and do something goodwith all those bridesmaid dresses thatyou never quite found another occassionto wear. Nothing to donate? Cash alwaysworks! They use cash donations to renttuxes for the guys and purchase plus-sized dresses. And, they also need smilingfaces and fashionistas to help out withShopping Weekend.

To wrap up their 2009 season, The FairyGodmother Project of Houston will behaving a Fire Sale the last few hours oftheir Shopping Weekend on Sunday, March

29th. Remaining dresses will besold to the public at are-you-kidding-me prices.

Here’s a wishlist of items theystill need to make theirShopping Weekend a hugesuccess:Gently used or new formaldresses Cocktail, after-five or casualdresses

Shoes (women’s formal) Jewelry Evening bags & handbags Hair accessories Cosmetics & cosmetic bags(i.e. gift with purchase,Avon or Mary Kay) Boxes Clothing racks & hangers Storage spaceSharpies hand wipes hand sanitizer

Windex paper towels tape shopping bags (handled, from BananaRepublic, Macy’s, etc.) Febreze Paper cups, plates, plastic utensils table cloths (paper or plastic) streamers, prom-like decorationsballoons trash bags hangers with notches for strappy gownsor clips for strapless gowns (no wirehangers please!) hand steamers safety pins

Check out their website for all the details...www.fairygodmotherproject.com.

Tara McClaranBoard MemberThe Fairy Godmother Project of Houstonwww.fairygodmotherproject.com

Fairy Godmother Projectof Houston

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