Anyone else here feel like they are "sticking it to the man!" (the man being corporate America) by NOT buying ANY new clothes? (at least to the maximum extent possible) (I have been wearing the same clothes, except for underwear and socks :) , pretty much for the past 30 years, and supplementing with used clothes from Goodwill and the like) I even have a T-shirt that I wear a lot, from 1988! (I wish they were all made as well; others seem to wear out after about 20 washings!) I love NOT being part of the "buy stuff all the time" crowd! My wife isn't a big fan of this philosophy :)
We thrift store shop all the time, and I know it's facebook but our town has a rummage sale page, and a giveaway page for people to buy sell or just give stuff away.
The quality of new clothing is awful. Very thin. Poor thread quality. Doesn't matter the cost either. Expensive designs are just minimally better than cheap crap from Target.
Thrift stores in resort areas will often have amazing deals! A friend of mine once bought an ~$175 winter coat for about $25, like new, at a store in Estes Park, CO.
Anyone else here feel like they are "sticking it to the man!" (the man being corporate America) by NOT buying ANY new clothes? (at least to the maximum extent possible) (I have been wearing the same clothes, except for underwear and socks :) , pretty much for the past 30 years, and supplementing with used clothes from Goodwill and the like) I even have a T-shirt that I wear a lot, from 1988! (I wish they were all made as well; others seem to wear out after about 20 washings!) I love NOT being part of the "buy stuff all the time" crowd! My wife isn't a big fan of this philosophy :)
Same. All goodwill since like 2011. It's hard to get pants that fit so every few years i do an old navy black Friday sale
We thrift store shop all the time, and I know it's facebook but our town has a rummage sale page, and a giveaway page for people to buy sell or just give stuff away.
I’m same. My ex-wife didn’t like this philosophy either-wink 😜
The quality of new clothing is awful. Very thin. Poor thread quality. Doesn't matter the cost either. Expensive designs are just minimally better than cheap crap from Target.
Every piece of clothing I have worn for the last 10+ years is from thrifting. I wear a lot of expensive clothes that I paid ~$5 for.
Thrift stores in resort areas will often have amazing deals! A friend of mine once bought an ~$175 winter coat for about $25, like new, at a store in Estes Park, CO.