outside the box.....DO YOUR OWN THING

one of my favorite ads is this girl and the words ;

you can DO YOUR OWN THING at greenoak...

its kind of perfect for our adventurous customers....

to me this is a great time to be outside the box..... the old retail is kind of boring and over in a lot of ways....

we cant be like the department stores....because they have half off sales all the time...

we cant be like tjmaxx and hobby lobby...because they are way cheaper and full of our old companies merchandise...and its totally on sale or will be...

we sure dont want to look like hallmark....because its so everywhere and boring.......

we cant depend on our old favorite companies, they are gone or now selling to the big boxes or online..

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people are so ready for not made in china.....

SO, the best thing might just be to be more you...

MY PLANS ARE TO GO WITH THE THINGS THAT MAKE US DIFFERENT....

that would be...

..antiques at the new lower prices

wierd cheap stuff

fun barn relics, for porch and patio

new and old together, show the antique furniture in modern ways

fabulous new companies....if i can find them

and rehabbed and recycled things....this is big and growing for us...

and the biggest neatest instore displays i can manage...

and reasonable prices....not the right time for gallery pricing for me...

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