Twice As Nice Ladies Consignment Boutique

❤️ Thank you for your understanding and patience while we try to get (a little) caught up!! Thank you also for your wonderful closet clean outs that put us in this awkward but unavoidable spot!! Please wait until Monday to bring us more consignments… 😳❤️

❤️❤️ When we were invited to participate in the Duncan Hall Pop-up Market last Friday, I was honored and excited. I knew it would be a good opportunity to showcase some of our fun fall consignments for the community and reach an even larger audience. When I learned that we had the entire stage, I was nearly moved to tears. I grew up in Lafayette, and from 1957 to 1970 I stepped onto that stage every spring for a piano recital! It was thrilling and yet terrifying…and once I actually walked off in a puddle of tears after I completely lost my way in the middle of a Chopin waltz. But I loved playing the piano… and that was “my” stage for 13 years 🥰🎶
Friday’s event was sort of a full circle moment for me… but this time I had a backup band! We prepared well, and we had so much fun 😀💕. There were a few “missed notes”…but all in all, the day was a huge success. No clapping… no standing ovation… but great sales… lots of compliments and a few hugs. The only thing missing was my piano… 🥰🎶❤️

❤️❤️ Labor Day reflections…
I’ve come to realize something about people who shop second-hand clothing. Maybe I’ve known this all along… but I’m just now able to put words to it. We’re rather like-minded 🥰. Yes, we like clothes… maybe we’re even fashion-minded. But we have other priorities. I can’t speak for everyone, of course… but why is it that when I post stories about good people doing good things that those posts get way more attention than posts about expensive purses? Why is it that our conversations here in the store are more often about personal matters than this fall’s hottest fashion? I think it’s because we care more about people and pets and saving the earth than we do about having fancy stuff. I’d like to think that our customers and our Facebook followers have this in common: that the way we treat others and the way we treat the earth is more important than the way we dress. When we shop for secondhand clothing, we can still have fun with fashion! We can experiment with looks that we might not have spent full price for. We can enjoy “new” clothing and still have money for more important things… like kids and pets and travel and education… and maybe an occasional manicure 🥰.
I love my customers ❤️. I love my business ❤️. It’s a labor of love… 🥰 Happy Labor Day, everyone!!!

❤️🇺🇸 Enjoy the day!! Hope to see you soon… 🥰🇺🇸❤️

🧡💛 We will be there!! So excited, so honored to have been invited to this fun event! We’ve been carefully curating a special collection of clothing & accessories to showcase 🥰…so mark your calendars!! 😀💛🧡

❤️❤️ I stopped at a fast food restaurant today for a Diet Coke - and decided to avoid the long drive-through line wrapped 3/4 of the way around the building by running inside. I’m there often enough to be on a first-name basis with a couple of the employees ☺️…one of whom is SO incredibly sweet and professional that I called the corporate office 2 years ago to sing her praises. She saw me and came over to tell me that she’s retiring next week… so she can pursue a couple of unfulfilled dreams, most importantly to become a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate). I told her it takes a very special person to do that… and that I’m not sure I could do it. “But I’ve been there,” she said. “That was me.” For 17 horrible years she suffered abuse. She didn’t offer details… and I didn’t want to know. I was stunned. How could this kind, compassionate, articulate, seemingly altogether woman have suffered so much as a child? At the risk of trivializing her journey with an overused platitude, I couldn’t help but think, “THAT’S how you make lemonade.” But she did so much more than that. She made lemonade… shared it with the world… and now wants to help others do the same. Please forgive me, but I simply can’t find adequate words to express my amazement.
May God bless you and those you serve on the next leg of your incredible journey, Kathy. You inspire me… 🥰❤️❤️

❤️❤️ How to make a first-time shopper happy? Hook her up with a beautiful vintage Gucci bag with tags still on it… that just happens to match the navy Gucci wallet she recently found at a consignment shop in Chicago!! 🥰 While we were a little sad to say goodbye to the purse (lol)…we were SO happy to serve as matchmakers today!!! ❤️❤️

❤️❤️ Conversations with my grandchildren keep me on my toes! Yesterday, I was promising 6-year old twins Emmy & Conrad that I would take them to see a movie. “Pinkie swear,” I said! Conrad: “But Grandma, it’s not nice to swear! How about pinkie promise?” So it is… and forever shall be 🥰❤️❤️

UPDATE: SOLD!! 😀
❤️❤️ If there’s such a thing as a “perfect” fall purse (in my humble opinion ☺️), this might be it!! Black & brown (to match most outfits 😊), this little gem is BRAND NEW (took us a minute to remove all of the protective plastic 😂), with the box…features an open top with a red, zippered center storage area… and dual handle options!! ❤️ New price: $325. Our price: $130! What’s not to love?? ❤️❤️

❤️❤️ What a sweet surprise this morning!! Nancy & Greg drove all the way here from Kokomo to consign… AND they took time to pick up treats from J. Edwards: an assortment of mini cupcakes 😋 💕and a beautiful box of chocolate truffles!!! 🥰❤️❤️ (Have I mentioned lately that we have THE BEST customers in the world? I conducted a scientific study… lol ☺️)

❤️❤️😂 Well, it’s definitely Monday!! Lol. The good news is that all expired, yellow-tagged items in the sale area are 75% off!! The bad news is… well, it’s Monday!! (Zoom in on the little sign in my hand… 😂) ❤️❤️

❤️❤️ How is it that the worst part of your day can suddenly turn into the best part of your day?? One hour ago, I ran over a bungee cord… and by the time I was able to pull over and see what the horrible clatter under my car was all about (and discovered the hook deeply imbedded in my tire), the hook on the other end as well as the rubber had done a lot of damage. The finish on my front end was marred… some square black thing was missing… and other black things were hanging down around the tire. (Obviously, I don’t know a lot about cars 😂). I put on my flashers and drove like an old lady (don’t say it!) to Tire Barn, which was closing in 30 minutes. I was expecting to leave my car overnight. I was imagining that I would have to get my insurance company involved tomorrow with the extensive repairs needed. Instead, they drove my car into the bay… repaired the tire… fixed all of the little black things hanging down… gave me a bottle of magic solvent to clean off the black marks from where the bungee cord was slapping the heck out of my car… and said, “You’re all set!” I reached for my wallet, and he said, “You don’t owe me anything!” I now imagined I was in the Twilight Zone. After a moment of stunned silence, thinking I must have misunderstood, I tried again to pay him. Nope. Free. He said I might need to buy tires from him someday. You better believe I will! I walked out with tears of gratitude running down my cheeks… ❤️❤️

❤️❤️ Ham salad sandwiches… a gift from a customer whose only purpose in stopping by today was to bring us lunch!! Rosy, you’re the best… 🥰❤️❤️

☀️👙💗 Thank you Valerie for hosting our staff picnic and pool party today!! And thanks to each of my staff (pictured: Valerie, Karen, me ☺️, Bev, Lisa, Diana, Kelli with future fashionista baby Lennox, and Melody) for the yummy food… but mostly for your hard work and dedication. I couldn’t do this without you!!! 🥰❤️🙏🏻 Fall consigning starts tomorrow!!!!! 😀

❤️❤️ Another life lesson from my 6-year old grandson, Conrad… 🥰
Last night he and his sister Emmy were riding in the car with their dad, and as they passed by a particular pizza place that they had been recently boycotting for personal reasons, Conrad said, “Dad, I think we should give (this place) another chance.” Alex, a little taken off-guard and chuckling, “Why do you say that, Conrad?” Conrad, “Well, sometimes people make mistakes and mess up, and we should give them a second chance.” 🥰
They had pizza for dinner… ❤️❤️

❤️❤️ One classy dress… so many ways to style it!! This Melina leopard-print pleated dress by Milly is currently selling at Saks and Neiman Marcus for $450-$585!! Our price for this size 2 gem… $175!! (Kelli Parkinson you ROCKED it!! And thanks to Valerie Sowers for the fab photography!!) ❤️❤️

❤️❤️ How in the world do I tie this in with clothing or business? How do I even begin to justify the following post?? I can’t… so I simply and humbly thank you in advance for humoring me while I take a moment to share something that JUST happened 🥰. I called my son Alex to ask him a question. (His wife Kelli now works for me, and he’s home with their 6-year old twins today). “Hey, Alex! Whatcha up to?” Alex: “Oh, we’re just having a picnic down by the river. Then we’re going home to do life jacket training, because we bought a canoe and want to take the kids canoeing.” Just another day in the fun-filled life of a fabulous dad and his lucky kids… 🥰🐾❤️

UPDATE: SOLD!!! ❤️❤️ Without a doubt, this Monogram Tuileries Hobo Louis Vuitton is THE most luxurious bag we have ever had the privilege of consigning! Purchased in 2020 but never used, it comes with its original box and shopping bag. New price: $2,300. Our price: $1,500. 🥰❤️❤️

❤️❤️ “Slide” into the end of summer in style with a pair of Tory Burch sandals!!! These beauties are nearly new… each kept impeccably clean with their own bags and boxes 🥰. My fave?? The hair-on-hide slides… and they’re just my size!! Somebody save me!!! 😂❤️❤️ (Prices and sizes in comments below pics!)

❤️❤️ When a 70 year old woman (me ☺️) gets a compliment on her outfit from a 20-something year old clerk… who then says, “You always dress so nicely when you come in here”… then follows us on Facebook and promises to come in shopping with her friends… well, it’s just a beautiful way to end my day 🥰. Makes this old lady feel like I’ve still got it (whatever “it” is…lol). ❤️❤️

💛💜 Just in and hitting the sales floor TODAY!!! Lululemon arrivals! 🍋 Be sure to stop in and check them out before they’re gone…💛

~ ps: our favorite item might just have to be the Everywear Belt Bag💛💜

❤️❤️ Twice as Nice: where clothing & critters have another chance to be loved!! Lol… 🥰🐾❤️❤️

❤️❤️ UPDATE: Bella has a wonderful new home 🥰🐾❤️🙏🏻

❤️❤️ I posted a photo yesterday evening of this sweet Havanese needing a new home. My phone lit up with so many responses that I had to silence it! By this morning, the post had been shared 65 times and reached almost 4,000 people!! I feel confident that Bella will have a new home… a wonderful, loving home very soon 🥰. I am in awe of the compassion and the power within our little Facebook community… and so incredibly grateful… 🥰🐾❤️🙏🏻

❤️❤️ UPDATE: Adoption Complete! Bella has a wonderful new home… with a boy and a girl and 2 compassionate parents who adore her already…🥰🐾❤️🙏🏻. I was so privileged to host their get-together at my store. Heartfelt thanks to all of you for caring and sharing. My customers are the best… ❤️❤️

❤️❤️ Please help us find this sweet girl a new home!!! Bella is a 5-year old Havanese who is sweet and snuggly, laid back yet playful, who gets along well with other dogs, cats and kids!! She does require a special diet for bladder stones, but she has had no issues with them since going on Royal Canin 2 years ago. She loves being a lapdog, and would make a wonderful companion for someone who can give her the time and care that she needs and deserves 🥰🐾💕. PLEASE SHARE this post… and private message me through the store for more details, including the owner’s contact information. THANK YOU!!! 🥰🐾💕❤️

❤️❤️ The following post has absolutely nothing to do with clothing… and everything to do with my adorable, 6-year old twin grandkids (Emmy & Conrad), but specifically Conrad. At dinner tonight, his mother, Kelli, asked the twins what they thought of the pork fritters (something new). Conrad said, “They’re delicious! Like a thousand angels tickling my tastebuds…”
What??? 😂❤️❤️ I think he has a future writing for Hallmark!! 🥰

❤️🇺🇸 We will be OPEN tomorrow, July 4th, from 10-4!! Thank you, Ladonna, for helping us spread the word with your adorable vintage dress! You always make our clothes look SO good… 🥰🇺🇸❤️

❤️❤️ Woohoo!!! As of TODAY, we are open again until 6pm M-Fri (still closing at 4pm on Saturday)!!! Hoping to make it easier for both shoppers AND consignors who work until 5… ❤️❤️

❤️❤️ I am SO excited to welcome my daughter-in-law Kelli to Team Twice as Nice!!! Kelli brings 19 years of retail experience - including 13 at Maurice’s, with both local and regional management experience!! Her skills and talents are going to be such a blessing to us 🥰❤️. Please stop by this week and help us welcome Kelli!!!! 🥳❤️

❤️❤️ Garden-fresh produce and free-range eggs (plus roasted almonds for staff to nibble on) from a customer today!!! I am grateful and humbled beyond words… 🥰❤️🙏🏻

❤️🐾❤️ UPDATE: “Ike & Tina” are off to their new home… and it couldn’t be a better fit 🥰. Their new mom lost her husband of 50+ years last August, and her 2nd of 2 sweet cats… siblings that they had for 15+ years… a few months ago. These 2 little, playful & sweet kittens are JUST what she needs to help heal the hole in her heart… 🥰🐾❤️❤️
(P.S. I will miss you, you sweet little fuzz balls… 🥰🐾🩷💙)

🩷🩷 I joke that we won’t consign clothing that requires an instruction manual 😂…but sometimes we just need a clever customer! I was struggling to hang this gorgeous swimsuit, and in a moment of frustration I announced, “If anyone can figure out how this swimsuit works, you get 10% off your purchase!” Well, a customer stepped up immediately and had it figured out! 30 seconds of effort… $5 off… and a good laugh for everyone in the store. SO worth it… 😂🩷🩷

❤️❤️ The last customer of the day came up to the desk with an armload of clothing and a big grin on her face…
“You guys should sell tickets for people just to sit on the couch back by the fitting rooms and listen to all of the banter in here!!”
We do have fun… 😂❤️❤️

❤️❤️ Some of you may know that Valerie is a VERY excited new Grandma 🥰…so when a NEW consignor and her husband (also grandparents) found out, they surprised Valerie with a custom bracelet with her grand baby’s name: Ben 🥰. Nancy and Greg… you are amazing!!! ❤️❤️

❤️❤️ UPDATE: We have tentatively found a wonderful home for both kitties… in the same home… as soon as I have the little female weaned off the bottle (in less than a week, I’m sure)! Fingers crossed that it all works out… 🥰🐾❤️❤️

❤️❤️ Please help me find homes for these adorable stray kitties!! They are about 4-5 weeks old and have been seen by my vet. Although they are siblings, the male is slightly larger and laps formula from a bowl (plus nibbles on kitten chow). I am still bottle feeding the fluffy little female 🥰🐾. They are playful and affectionate and should make great indoor pets 🥰🐾❤️❤️. PLEASE message me for more info and SHARE if you can!! Thank you… ❤️

😎☀️💗 Summer Dress Sale!!! 25% off ALL dresses this week… including Lilly Pulitzer (some just in), Vinyard Vines, Eileen Fisher, Sundance, Petite Bateau, Ted Baker, Sandro… and so much more! HUNDREDS to choose from!!! Show yourself some Summer Love with a new dress… 🥰💗

💗😎☀️🐾💗 Guess who dropped off more Lilly Pulitzer today - for the area we affectionately refer to as Kristy’s Korner?? (lol) Always happy to see you, Kristy & Olivia!!! You brighten our day… and you brighten our store… 💗😎☀️🐾💗

❤️🇺🇸🙏🏻 Memorial Day reflections…
Today we remember and honor those men and women who made the Ultimate Sacrifice while in military service to our country. My father did not… but he certainly could have.

John Bruce Liljedahl was a fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He and his crew participated in the longest recorded bombing mission during WWII, from Balikpapan to Morotai, knowing that they would not have enough fuel for the entire return flight. After a successful mission, they headed back towards Balikpapan and crash landed on a small island somewhere In between. My father was able to get himself and his men off the island and back to their base with only minor injuries, and for his efforts and his bravery… and yes, his sacrifice… he was awarded a silver star. And there were other close calls… other medals… but dad really didn’t like to talk about it much…

Because my father DID come home, he was able to finish his education, raise 3 daughters, teach at Purdue for 35 years, serve our community by starting a sailing club, a flying club at Purdue and the first neighborhood organization in Lafayette… serve on an elite committee under JFK, write a book, and travel the world with his wife… our mom… for 50 wonderful years. 🥰❤️🙏🏻

My father served his country willingly and with pride… but memories of WWII and the lives lost - on both sides - haunted him throughout his life. Knowing that he could easily have made the Ultimate Sacrifice - and that I would not exist today - is not lost on me… especially today.

So today I think about ALL of the men and women who have served and sacrificed in defense of our country… especially my dad.
RIP, dad. You deserve it… 🥰🇺🇸❤️🙏🏻

❤️❤️ YES!!! All of this!! Sometimes we need our clothing to speak for us… 🥰❤️❤️

❤️❤️ Our customers bring us smiles every single day 😀. Sometimes they even bring us Starbucks!!! This place is about SO much more than buying and selling clothing. This place is my Happy Place… 🥰❤️❤️