Any interest in old waitress uniforms?

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I ran into a lot of these. They look like a waitress would have worn them. They were made by a uniform company. Probably 50s-70s.

Would anyone be interesting in buying these or would it be an inventory nightmare?
 
Well..you could sell a couple for halloween. The 50s ones with names like Betty, etc, embroidered on the chest would bring some money, though. If they are less special...maybe not so much.
 
It would be neato to get the names embroidered...like Chris said, Betty is a good one. Madge perhaps, Mable, etc. Do you have a place that could do it super cheap.

I think you would do well at Halloween with something like that!!! The curvier the cut the better too!
 
Cute curvy cut!

I'm thinking, ummm, would someone want to have their own name embriodered in it? Or is a fake name a better selling point?

It wouldn't be too expensive. About $10. Would it increase the value??
 
Personally, I would not get them embroidered. I also would love to check them out, Halloween is comming up, and a "horror waitress" would be right up my ally! send me a U2U if you pick some up
 
Thanks for all your feedback. I'm not sure if I should start a new topic but all this talk has generated new questions!

Along the lines of seasonal merchandise... are the novelty items (such as waitress uniforms) more likely to sell during the Halloween season? Do summer swimsuits and hawaiian dresses sell 75% faster during warmer months? Is there such a thing as season merchandise in the vintage world?
 
It seems to me (and I've only been selling about 6 months) that dresses ALWAYS sell. I think things like rompers and swimsuits that can't be easily worn in the winter are a bit more seasonal. Either way though- about 1/3 of my business it south of the equator, so i figure everything is always in season somewhere.
 
I'd love to have them! I think they would sell. I wouldn't put the names on either. Remember when its cold in the States other countries are summer.
 
Definitely seasonal - as others have said, dresses sell all year, especially evening dresses. I find that it's harder to sell swimsuits in winter (and they're not plentiful so I tend to hoard them for summer, eg it's Spring here so I've just started bringing them in). Winter clothes, especially coats do not sell once it gets warmer.

I'm going to start structuring my stock more around the seasons to make best use of customer demand.

Nicole
 
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