Green Goose Resale and Consignment

www.greengooseresale.com

Alli was visiting a new resale shop in South St. Louis a few days ago. 

Its whimsical name is inviting.

Its use of an old florist shop preserves our charming old buildings in the city, 

  its location on South Hampton is very convenient,

and its tastefully arranged showroom provokes all sorts of ideas to try at home.

There are couches

and chairs

and tables

and accessories galore.

I spoke with Robin McNabb, owner of the
Green Goose

 and with her niece and her  sister-in-law who work with her in the shop.  

Isn't it wonderful when families are able to work together?

The Green Goose opened about 3 weeks ago. They are all delighted and a little surprised by the abundant support of the community.  Robin had a large collection of furniture for the store's opening. Since its opening most of that original inventory has already been sold  and the floor is now filled with consignments that have been coming in steadily.

Robin is happy that her business is able to support three ideas and groups that are important to her.  

For many years Robin has volunteered with Safe Connections, an agency formed to serve people who have suffered domestic violence.  With this new business venture she will continue to support them in a very tangible way.  A portion of her profit will be given to Safe Connections and items that don't sell within 60 days or are not claimed by their owner will be available for clients of Safe Connections as they try to give their lives a new start.

Robin also sees resale as a key component of responsible use of natural resources.  By using items to their fullest, we have more left over to share with others. 

AND near and dear to my heart is her belief in locally owned businesses which she demonstrates pretty clearly by all of the energy she is putting into this one.

So what did Alli find while shopping at the Green Goose?

Tablecloths, lots and lots of matching tablecloths.
May there be many happy parties in the future of those cloths.
And may the future of the Green Goose
be just as bright as the first three weeks have been.