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Old 09-26-2006, 01:31 PM
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Cool Re: Holding a Profitable Garage Sale

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Originally Posted by rickatheslicka
We also sold sodas and candy bars and netted a nice profit.

That's a really good idea. I'm trying that next time. Thanks.



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I always do this with coupons. Not too many shoppers look though the box, but it does seem to encourage traffic.




Also, I give discounts for bulk purchases. The more you buy, the cheaper each item becomes. Sometimes, I'll watch a shopper... watch them pick-up an item, give it a longing look, then put it back down... meanwhile buying something else. After the customer has paid, I tell them to take something for free... like that other item they picked-up twice already. I've found that 9 times out of 10, this encourages the customer to find something else to buy.
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