Bring n buy and bring n buy Ridgefield and her daughter love to share amusing stories about life in the party dresses uk sale consignment business. "We once received a bathrobe with $10, 000 in cash in one pocket and lady's jewelry in the other.When we were finally able to reach the owner, she was so happy that she came right over,"Said 40yearold chawingartys hassenstein. According to murphy, 65, the store, which opened in 1972, is the oldest consignment shop in the state and the only adult clothing consignment store in town. In addition to designer clothing, it sells accessories such as handbags, shoes, and jewelry. Brands include hermes, and bcbg, as well as lucky, and.Prices range from $5 for a scarf to $3, 000 for a sheared mink coat. Murphy began working as a sales associate at the store in 1982.Three years later she purchased it from its original owner,.In 2004, hassenstein became coowner of the store with her mother. Ever since hassenstein was young, she has loved buying clothing from the shop. "I wanted to have my own look and not just wear what everyone else was wearing.Since we have such a large consignment base here, there has always been so much variety,"Said hassenstein, a ridgefield resident. "We have 18, 000 active consigners, 500 of whom are from when the store first opened,"Hassenstein said. A convenient feature the store provides its customers is pickup service. "Several times a week, we travel to people's homes and spend a long time going through their clothing to see what we think will sell,"Hassenstein said. The store is very selective about its merchandize. "We prefer all clothing to be less than two years old and currently in fashion,"Said murphy, a town resident. She had to turn someone down who brought in a 1920s flapper dress. To keep up with what's in style, the owners make frequent trips to bloomingdale's, and greenwich village in manhattan. Mother and daughter say they get along great while working side by side every day. "We're very close,"Said hassenstein, who added with a smile that they don't always share the same taste. "Mom will hold something up and i'll be like 'what is that?' When she's not looking, I'll snatch it and hide it in the back.Then later, she'll see it and take it back out. " Every three months, the store hosts a ladies night out. "This is a fun evening where ladies can try on clothing, get each other's opinions on them, and socialize,"Murphy said. The store plans to host its next ladies night out before new year's day. As a way of expanding its customer base, in 2009 bring n buy and bring n buy, too will start an ecommerce business on its web site. In regard to the economy, murphy said the store saw a huge jump in business in september and october.She has also noticed a change in the types of items people are bringing into the store. "I see the inventory being more higherend than ever.People are getting rid of things that they may not have wanted to part with in better times. " Hassenstein said in recent years she's also seen a change in the way people view consignment shops in general. "I think there used to be a stigma attached to consignment shops,"She said. "People used to think of them as thrift shops.Now, rather than just dropping off clothing to us as they had in the past, many people are staying in the store to shop themselves. "
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