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Tips for Buying Used Clothing
December 19, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Cafe MicheleZ - Comments (5)
My friend Melody and I in thrift store finds. My dress was $30!
- Discard your prejudices. Thrift stores and used clothing shops are not "nasty dirty places." Sure, some of them
are, but most aren't. Explore!
- Set a budget. Say you are going to spend $20 today, then see what you can find once at the store.
- Go with a friend. Another set of eyes is always good for an opinion. Or go together and while going through racks, pick up things you think would look good on each other, too.
- Try things on. Sizes vary especially if you are finding things from different decades. Also keep in mind that some places don't have fitting rooms, so wear clothes you can slip things over in case you have to try on in an aisle.
- Examine each item thoroughly. Check zippers, buttons, snaps, and pockets for wear and to make sure everything works.
- Check washing instructions. If you never go to the dry cleaners, don't buy the dry clean only silk shirt.
- Use the tags as a guide to find quality brands you like, but don't limit yourself.
- Diversify your wardrobe. You can use this "shopportunity" to buy colors and styles that you've been wanting to try out. Maybe it will yield a new look.
- Stock up on accessories. Belts, hats, scarves...thrift stores have a ton of them and at a fraction of the cost.
- Take your time. Be prepared to sift through every rack...that's how you'll find the good stuff.
For more tips on thrift store shopping, check out Embracing the Thrift-Store Ethic: 18 Top Tips for Buying Used Clothing.
Comments:
I have never shopped at a thrift store for myself but have shopped at Children's Orchard (which is a second hand store) for my boys (they have the best deals on kids clothes, we all know how fast they grow).
love it!!!....<3
its almost the only way i shop, used store clothing and found things i need for my home, or my kids homes.i buy my under clothes new as well as my socks. when i go to visit my youngest daughter,there a fantastic used store by her, and we buy beautiful clothes for her babies.their even name brands the clothes are clean, and no missing button, or rips. i just throw them into the washer/dryer when we get home.my grand daughters, get so excited for the new school clothes. i grew up poor (7) siblings, we always wore clothes given to us, what wrong with that? I see they had a story bragging about brad pit,Angelina passing their older kid clothes down for the youngest to wear, sad we come to making a story about this.
I would LOVE to improve my thrift store shopping skills, but I suffer from thrift store shopping anxiety! I guess maybe it's my lack of patience(or something) when it comes to sifting through entire racks of clothing.
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Cool ideas!
MamaCatCat Dec. 19, 2008 at 12:47 PM