Jade-clothing
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That CRL - Let's not forget that this is a thread to promote Clothesland and not a 'Let's find Jade Clothing a job' thread
I'm really touched at the support you guys are showing me though
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That CRL - Let's not forget that this is a thread to promote Clothesland and not a 'Let's find Jade Clothing a job' thread
I'm really touched at the support you guys are showing me though
Jade-clothing
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Not quite 'In full' Mr. Marwood - but a lot of my own sentiments in your list.
That-Crazy-Rat-Lady
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Oops!
On a serious note tho welcome to the forum, I really do think its amazing that your so focused on the community and proactively involved!
If only more shops were like you and so committed to giving back
On a serious note tho welcome to the forum, I really do think its amazing that your so focused on the community and proactively involved!
If only more shops were like you and so committed to giving back
Jade-clothing
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Oops!
On a serious note tho welcome to the forum, I really do think its amazing that your so focused on the community and proactively involved!
If only more shops were like you and so committed to giving back
I agree - and having supported Katharine house as Jade - I think it's great if a local business can support a local charity.
Jade-clothing
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That CRL - Let's not forget that this is a thread to promote Clothesland and not a 'Let's find Jade Clothing a job' thread
I'm really touched at the support you guys are showing me though
I just remembered something else I wanted to mention as a couple of people have said the shop looks a bit like a jumble sale. I'm sure you're all aware of subliminal tricks of the trade shops use to try and get customers to buy more - like supermarkets putting the bread and milk at the back so people make impulse purchases on the way through or pricing something at £4.99 - which to all intents and purposes is a fiver but psychologically 'sounds' cheaper. Well did you know that some shops deliberately mess up the displays to make customers think they are getting a bargain? I think it's called the jumble sale mentality or something like that. Shoppers are sometimes wary of messing up pristine displays to have a rummage. Sticking a load of clothing (or anything for that matter - take car boot sales for example) makes a customer think they are getting a bargain. Jade was a perfect example of why this works - but in reverse. I'm sure a lot of you know I went out of my way to make the shop look like a classy boutique even though we were selling second hand clothing to try and convert people who wouldn't normally touch second hand items to see that if they changed their perspective on how they viewed them they might be tempted to make a purchase. We had quite a bit of feedback from people who said they had never been in because it looked like a high class expensive boutique. The thing is you can't please everyone - so while a lot of people love a good rummage others will be put off by it - it's all about finding the balance. Incidentally I did a survey last week for another business in town and my findings prove that the budget shops are the way to go - there are still plenty of people shopping in Stafford town - they are just being selective about where they spend their cash.
keithandrew
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Good, when i went in it just looked like a big charity shop with some very old clothes for saleMandy & Jake were in all day on Sunday just sorting out stock so a big round of applause for them! (if you can get clapping on a forum)
Its also necessary to mention; Crystal, Katie & Vicky the shop has been a huge team effort and everyone involved have worked really hard !
I've even gotten up early to help out our shop staff with new stock that has come in ready for today..... We've decided to improve the quality of our stock!!!!!!!!!!
Jade-clothing
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To be fair - due to the nature of this type of business it's difficult to get a tidy uniform look. It's never going to look like Dorothy Perkins because most of the items are one offs. It's easy to make a shop look pristine if you have a full range of sizes in each item.
If you look on the left hand side of the shop though where the Boutique 128 items are it does look good. At the end of the day though the items on the right are £1 each!! Customers are getting a bargain and the fact that they had thousands through the door during the first week proves that this is what people want.
Jade-clothing
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had my clothesland fix today .. the shop was absolutely packed but I managed to grab another 4 lovely items . need a night out now to wear my amazing new dress
Clothesland
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We've been in all Sunday and stocked up on some amazing deals! Check out the shop today from 10am-4pm to be sure not to miss out!
gilbert grape
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clotheslandcom/492892404099257#!/pages/Clotheslandcom/492892404099257
I think the location needs amending as it's nowhere near Gaol Road. It's the old Motorworld shop.
Floss
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Thanks ill check it out
Clothesland
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My Name is URL
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Hi Clothesland (or anyone else who has been in recently) - do you guys sort clothes by size now or use hangars that show the sizes? If so then I may just pop back in for a look sometime.
Bob
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Have you heard about the job yet?
gilbert grape
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your info on the front page under your pic still says off Gaol Road.
Clothesland
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Clothesland
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Ok Ive changed it again, thank you! 2nd time lucky?
