In The Press

We've been so busy over the years making our customers as happy as possible and trying to have a life outside of our business we haven't done much to advertise ourselves. Happily, occassionally the members of the fourth estate find us.

Interview on ChickChat Radio

On Friday, February 8, 2008 Leslie Broockman was interviewed on by Heidi and Laura on a segment they included in their show on 'How to Shop Modestly'. If you've never listened to the show, we'd suggest you take a listen. You'll have a blast. There's not much these two lovely ladies don't talk about. Heard daily, nationally on XM Satellite Radio, The Lifestyle Talk Radio Network, the BTR Radio Network and worldwide via chicchatradio.com you can also hear the show via iTunes Podcasts.   

You can listen to the show by scrolling down to the show date and following the instructions they give.

Best of Warrenton Shopping - Warrenton Lifestyle Magazine 

Our Warrenton store received Second Place in this new magazines 'Antique' shopping category. While we all know we sell lots of stuff, and antiques are certainly not the majority of what we do sell - we're nonetheless quite pleased!

The Insider's Guide to Virginia's Blue Ridge - in their Fifth Edition, says , 'Be sure to check out The White Elephant, (540) 687-8800, another consignment shop that handles everything from antiques to clothing. It's not unusual to find treasures such as a pair of barely used Gucci shoes - and even more fun to speculate as to what Middleburg celeb might have worn them.'

BusinessWeek - November 20, 2000  e.Biz Issue 

'Keep the Excess Moving' - Cynthia Broockman was interviewed for this article on the emergence of B2B websites and being one of the first users of what was then Tradout.com to purchase excess inventory from major retailers nationwide. At the time, our business was actually 12 years old (2 years of operation before incorporating in 1990) but for that kind of national exposure, we didn't mind the error. If you scroll down in the article you can see what we both looked like in younger days! 

A Guide to Washington's Thrift & Consignment Shops - 1999 Special to Washington Post

Here's a highlight of our 'review'! 

"This is what consignment stores aspire to be...set up like boutiques... department store quality... thrift store prices."