Monthly Archives: June 2008

At SurpieGirl, June Means Weddings

It’s June here at SurpieGirl, and my office is piled high with boxes of wedding gifts and resources for wedding planners.
If you are looking for a perfect centerpiece for your pre-wedding family dinner or decoration for your placecard table, here are some lovely suggestions, both in handpainted porcelain. For the flower girl or soon-to-be [...]

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Originally Posted Oct-08-07

Autumn in New York: Selling quilts from the back of my VW

Posted Oct-08-07

It’s autumn in New York, and everyone is out on weekends enjoying (thanks to global warming) unusually warm and sunny weather. Your intrepid Surpie Girl has taken to the street and has joined the ranks of Sunday stoop sellers, sidewalk vendors, and street [...]

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Originally Posted Dec-21-07

From Random House to Frette, Hästens and Vera Wang — Once a retailer always a retailer
Posted Dec-21-07
If it’s December, then it must be another RETAIL CHRISTMAS SEASON IN NEW YORK!
After 20 years of raising children and pursuing other professional goals, I find myself back in retail. The only difference is that I’m not standing [...]

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Originally Posted Nov-04-07

It’s concert season … and the judge robes are back in stock!
It’s concert season and several of my clarinet and saxophone players have returned to buy more of my MARCA REEDS. While I’ve sold out my bass sax reeds and my Pete Fountain 2-1/2′s, I still have limited inventory in my others. Check out [...]

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Originally posted on August 23, 2007

Why is this Frymaster different from all others?
Originally Posted Aug-23-07
When I picked up two new Frymasters at a liquidation last month, I was faced with a long series of product codes and the task of translating them into a set of features that would help me price them to sell on Ebay. What [...]

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