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Sarah Staley

Sarah Staley

Owner of Velvet Peach Vintage, a mid-century modern and Y2K vintage shop in St. Louis, and freelance copywriter.

Aug 12, 2026

6:02
I am curious as someone who shops antique malls and vintage all the time, what is a typical day like for you? Sarah, why don't you start us
6:12
off? I like to joke that 80% of selling vintage is cleaning.
6:18
There is so much that goes on behind the scenes before we can bring everything to our booths.
6:23
But something that's great about the business is no two days are ever the same.
6:28
But in a typical week, I'd say I spend time sourcing, which is objectively, I think, the most fun part of the business.
6:37
But then there's all that non-glamorous but necessary work that goes on behind the scenes.
6:42
So cleaning, prepping, tagging, fixing, all All the admin that a small business requires, like managing your inventory and then social media and marketing.
10:34
Was that a deliberate choice for you or how did that evolve and what attracts you to those eras?

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