Dowagiac Mom Opening Youthful Consignment
WHO kNEW? Consignment, brought Kris Lamphere’s life to a standstill. Literally, because she used to be a “book lady” for Reader’s Digest, covering a 15-county area.
Originally from Chicago, her family has been coming to Big Crooked Lake for four generations. Lamphere has lived in Dowagiac since 1995.
“We decided to come live where we play,” she said Monday while stocking her store with 3,000 items of clothing from newborn to teens, baby gear (except car seats) and furniture, such as cribs, changing tables, dressers, desks, headboards and footboards.
“Gear” includes walkers, playpens and “exer-saucers.”
Lamphere promises a place with basic resale opportunities for the community with a “fun touch of boutique flair.”
WHO kNEW? will also offer kids’ bedroom furniture and home accent pieces in addition to extremely popular items such as Little Tikes equipment.
People interested in selling gently used items earn 40 percent of the final selling price.
To Lamphere, the name of her business means, “Who knew I’d be doing this? Who knew in Dowagiac there would be such a cool store? Who knew you could save so much money on great-looking clothes?”
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