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“A little bit of everything,” is the way Danny and Terri Sallee describe their new business, Déjà Vu Consignments.  The store, located at 127 North Main Street in Morgantown, opened for business on April 2nd.

The couple moved to Morgantown from the Glasgow area, where they ran a successful jewelry store for several years.  Terri created original pieces for their shop and did extensive jewelry repair for her customers until serious health problems made it too difficult for her to continue in that line of work.

“This business [the consignment shop] is mostly Danny,” she says, with some regret in her voice.  Health wise, Terri doesn’t have many consistently good stretches at a time.  She plans to operate more as a silent partner. 

This particular kind of consignment shop has been a dream of Danny’s for some time.  The shop is unique in that it will offer some custom-made products.  Déjà Vu will feature original hand-crafted jewelry, stained glass pieces and custom-built furniture.  The store will carry traditional items found in most consignment shops as well.  Everything from clothing to dishes will be sold on a 50/50 split with consignees, with more expensive items, such as furniture, sold on a percentage agreement worked out on an individual basis.

Another exclusive to Déjà Vu is their plan to sell refurbished computers and computer parts.  They are also interested in buying used computers, especially laptops.

Outside of the business, Danny Sallee is a high school football referee, a position he has held for twenty-five years.  He has officiated at several games at Butler County High School and has always been drawn to the area’s small town charm.  Terri agrees that when they decided it was time to retire (the couple was active in evangelistic ministry for many years), Morgantown was the obvious choice.  They list “small, friendly, and clean” as some of the town’s attributes that won them over.

The couple has always been community-minded, and one of the first things they did upon arrival in Morgantown was to join the Chamber of Commerce.  They both had leadership training while in Metcalfe County, and served on the board for the Salvation Army while living in Edmonton, where Danny was Vice president of the local Chamber. 

The Sallees are familiar with what it takes to make a business succeed, and they are comfortable working with the public.  Their styles are a bit different from one another though. 

“He’s organized, and I’m fly by the seat of my pants,” Terri says.  If past history is any indication, the combination seems to work beautifully.

There will be a ribbon cutting at the store on Friday, April 27, at noon.  The public is invited, and light refreshments will be served.  For more information, you can call the shop at 270-999-5813.

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Story by Cheryl Hughes, Beech Tree News