The Rise of Thrifting
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- WELCOME to internet analysis: the rise of thrifting! I researched the growing popularity of the secondhand clothing / resale industry so I could share the good and the bad with y'all !! TIME STAMPS BELOW!
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ThredUp 2018 Resale Report - www.thredup.com/resale
The Dark Reality Behind America’s Greatest Thrift Store Empire (Goodwill) - / the-dark-reality-behin...
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Featured in the thumbnail from left to right: Marla Catherine, Jenny @ wearilive, JENerationDIY, Titi Alli, and "ur mom ashley"
It's 2018. Malls are dying and secondhand clothing is TRENDY! I discuss everything from thrift stores / charity shops, consignment stores like Buffalo Exchange and Plato's Closet, & resale apps like Depop and Poshmark.
Fun facts about the Resale / Secondhand Market - 1:25
who is the typical thrift shopper? / stigma against secondhand - 3:20
the good of secondhand (eco-friendly, less waste) - 4:55
thrifting is like a treasure hunt - 5:30
the bad of secondhand (size availability) - 6:05
where does donated clothing go? - 6:55
the evils of Goodwill - 7:38
raised prices on resale apps like Depop - 8:55
are thrift stores becoming too expensive for low income communities? - 11:15
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I feel like the idea of thrift shops being "cleared out" by rich people and resellers depends upon the false notion that there is a shortage of clothing being donated. The reality is that there's an extreme surplus of clothing donated and the more that goes to a loving home the better.
Yes!
I also like to shop at Salvation Army instead of goodwill because it actually donates to charity
This is so true. I volunteered at a shelter during hurricane harvey and there was a massive surplus of thousands of clothing items that were never given out. It became a huge burden for the people working there to move all the donations
And also, it sounds like every time you go to a thrift shop you WILL find great quality trendy pieces that fit you. If you have millions of dollars or if you are very very poor, thrifting is all about luck. Someone can find a vintage pair of jeans for $2 no matter who they are.
I honestly think this argument is kinda bullcrap. There are a lot of clothes, there are a lot of people and a lot of different styles, everyone can find someone for themselves (or their depop) and there will still be SO MUCH STUFF LEFT.
you're so right! A thrift store near me had so many donations that they sold all of the clothes for a dollar for several months to try to clear out room for other clothes. I also worked at a thrift store and we had a warehouse with tons of clothes that needed to make it onto the store floor. We would change the color tag on the clothes every few weeks and once a certain color had been on the store floor for a couple months, we donated it to different homeless shelters in the area. There's enough clothes to go around.
you speak so eloquently
She could make it on NPR
2 icons supporting each other
Nice hardhat
donating to thrift stores: go to more local stores and give it to them in small bags at a time, clean and folded. Big bags of messy clothes will be more likely to end up on landfill
Depends on the store. Savers has an assembly line. It doesn't matter how big or messy the bag is, we rip it open and sort every piece, every. Piece. If it's not nasty, we put it out
I sorted at a Goodwill for a couple of months before moving to merchandising/cashier and we did the same thing. We would dig through every piece and if it wasn't nasty, we'd put it out and if it was, it would go to one of our recycling centers so it wouldn't go to a landfill.
My local thrift stores recycle the fabrics if they arent sellable.
*some people who have been thrifting for a while are really getting upset over the fact that teens are doing it more..they think thrifting is 'ruined' now, but what's the issue??? it's so much better for the environment !!! would you rather them buy a $3 romwe shirt they'll wear once orrrrrr?*
b o b b i e !
A lot of thrift stores are raising their prices (at least where I live) & it affects people like me that needed thrift stores to get by. But it is cool that a lot of people are doing it to be ethical.
@@Luna-ln7qh the issue is the vast majority of people can't afford ethical fashion yikes
A Cote a good amount of people can’t afford clothing in general and thrift shopping is their best option but even that is starting to get difficult for them
Angelica Vendetta it’s really not though I’ve really nice shirts and dresses for $3 and $5 bucks I get paid minimum wage and I look nice
My major like number one issue is that these people go through these clothes handpick the clothes that they would make fun of for people even buying or wearing a few years ago and reselling it for way more than what they found it in store and online on depop etc
the problem with the whole "gentrification of thrift stores" argument is that ok, maybe these ppl buying clothes in these stores can afford new clothes, but most of the time they cant afford clothing ethically made! So if they dont buy second hand they will be buying from stores that use slave labour, mass produce and dont recycle. Also, when someone is buying something they are creating more waste.
hey pussy boi exactly!! And thrift stores are throwing out tonnes of clothes they can’t sell. So no one is taking away options from anyone. If anyone is to be blamed it should be the shops who raise their prices and then throw out stuff they don’t sell instead of lowering the prices so they can sell as much as possible
You are on to something! I love thrifting, whenever I need something, because sustainable brands can be price and because buying used IS the most sustainable option there is. It's my default. Buying from sustainable brands comes second and buying from brands with questionable ethics I'd my last resort!
YES🙌🙌
No such thing as ethical production/consumption under capitalism.
Right??? I look at “ethical” clothing stores online sometimes and it’s like $100 for a t-shirt, $200 for a nice dress. I can afford clothes from the mall sure, but I’m never going to support those fast fashion stores. So the only option left is thrift stores. Honestly if there are more donations than thrift stores can even sell, there is absolutely no problem with the middle class buying secondhand.
It's so wierd to me that thrifting is trendy now, like I grew up poor and was bullied for my clothes being from goodwill and savers but now rich girls are getting praise and profit from it but ok.
Same my family is no where near rich and always buy stuff from thrift stores since I was kid. I also remember in middle school I saw boy bullying another boy saying if he got his clothes from goodwill, that made me so angry. But I guess its cool now because rich people are doing it now 😑
EXACTLY. Even up to a few years ago I'd get weird looks and judgment when Id say my outfit was from a thrift store.
Happens to most of us. Bullied 4 it but then becomes trend ironically.
It sucks also when an actual body type is in the current trend even though it was made fun of in the past.
Ppl are weird
Konnie Wiggins IK :(
If it makes you feel any better I wasn't poor and my mum forced me to shop at goodwill before it was cool just because she was extremely cheap... I was bullied and left out alot because of it and I knew we were well off so as a kid I honestly thought that I wasn't good enough to have normal clothes like my peers.
i understand that thrift stores are still cheap but the raising prices is a genuine concern thank u for touching on it lol
Riley washington this!! Salvation Army and a Goodwill have taken notice of this. I can go to Target and get the same type of items for the same price now, it’s ridiculous
I know no everyone has one near them but, there are bigger goodwill/salvation army type stores that sell second hand clothes in big bins by the pound not item. You get to dig through these big bins and just pick things and pay per pound, it’s nice and cheaper
A lot of second hand stores *cough cough Goodwill* have started selling "the good stuff" online. They have people who's job it is to go through damn near all donations to see if there is high price designer names and actual rare/expensive pieces of anything from clothing to art and electronics.
I’m surprised more people don’t talk about this. It’s always seemed so shitty to me esp since it’s become trendy and an “easy way to make money.” Ultimately a lot of those clothes can go to people who need them and can’t afford drastically inflated prices.
I personally like the vintage look. But thrift stores are extremely hit or miss. It’s very hard to find actually cute stuff in thrift stores because it’s all grandma sweaters and crocs (at least in my area)
Sweaters are horrible to thrift where I live... all pilled past the point anyone would want to wear it. :( Sometimes you get lucky but generally not. Jeans are the best.
Carlen Boersema yeah I end up just going to stores that make vintage looking products. The thrift stores or consignment shows in my area are generally terrible
Lucky for me grandma sweaters, tacky 80's, and weird knick knacks is exactly what I go for. People don't know what they're missing!
I wish my thrift stores had vintage sweaters
When my thrift store has cute stuff, people rip off the tags so it can't be sold disappointing to say the least
You should thrift hoodies and sweatshirts and then silk screen them for merch. Cuz merch is another form of influencers encouraging people to buy MORE.
tiffanyferg my favorite band does this, makes me love them more! Each shirt is unique and cute!
PLEASE DO THIS!!!!
Would definitely buy
Peace People Project is doing vegan messages that are printed on thrifted clothes! It’s a great idea
I don’t see how that would work. There aren’t enough sweatshirts in many sizes in thrift stores to sell as merch.
It's always annoying when something becomes a trend, because usually it's something that people used to get mocked for before it was cool. A bit like kids who used to get bullied for having big lips or wearing glasses, but now all of a sudden people are getting their lips blown up and wearing fake glasses as a fashion statement. It's the same thing with thrifting. As for the prices going up, yes it's the fault of the thrift stores themselves, but the reason it's happening is that they see that there are people willing to pay that much for something, and that makes it increasingly unaffordable for everyone else. Of course it's always a good thing if more people are buying second hand, but I think the price increase is actually just going to drive more and more low-income people to buy cheap fast fashion once they realise there's virtually no price difference any more between new clothes and second hand ones, so that might in fact cancel out any positive environmental impact that the increase if thrifting would have had.
Agreed, fast fashion is really often cheaper than a lot of resold items, at least in my country, and you are getting something new, so yeah
exactly! low-income communities that relied on this don't have the luxury of affording spiked up thrift store prices!
The clothing brand Champion would get you made fun of for wearing them. Now they’re in the same sphere as Nike and Adidas for “fashionista”. A mess
This has been going on for decades... beatniks, hippies, hiphop, grunge, goth, drag... poor people and fringe communities start trends of all kinds.
mom jeans.
if they at least didn't give me the heimlich every time i sat down i could at least SURVIVE but i'm literally wearing lowrise jeans from 10yrs ago. yes they have holes, yes they're 2 sizes 2 big and make me look like a bad jenny craig commercial, but they DON'T go up to my tits or make me feel like i'm about to puke and that's all that matters.
I'd love to see you do a video on the ethicality of Amazon!
Oh! I'd be into that too!
amazon is horrible to their workers what do u mean????
Yes!
Also, Amazon totally sells clothes made in sweat shops.
@@ALu-nq8rf i know!! so many things wrong with that company. People are so fucking oblivious I swear... the fact that this comment got so many likes is ridiculous
@@sofiaalva523 I liked the comment. I don't think the commenter meant that Amazon is an ethical company, more that she wants to see a takedown by Tiffany. Idk, that's what I got from it.
I worked at my local Goodwill as my first job. And the clothes there are obviously (for the most part) cheaper than going to a normal store. But literally they still sell stuff there for $9.99. The average clothing item you buy there will still be $4.99 (at least at the one I worked at). I know pricing in Goodwills varies from state to state, so keep that in mind.
I think the argument that people who are NOT destitute and in need for clothes , shouldn't shop at thrift stores, is absurd. I do agree that the reselling on DePop is obviously pretty much a scam though. I brought up I worked at a Goodwill because I saw the unbelievable amount of clothing donations we got, every. single. day. There is absolutely NO shortage in clothing in thrift stores. And there is especially no shortage of people donating clothes. My point is that anyone can shop at thrift stores. Clothes are not running out anytime soon, ya'll. I really can't stress this enough lol.
Also I live in a decently sized suburban area, and the amount of clothing donations was still this high. For places like NYC or LA I can't even imagine how ridiculous the amount of clothing donations would be.
I've volunteered at a charity shop in London, UK. The stores prices were 3 pounds max. - no matter what the item. We received an abundance of donations and there was no shortage of clothing. The fact that donated clothing is shipped to other countries confirms that there is TOO MUCH clothing out there and the argument that "thrift stores are for the poor" doesn't hold when looking at the actual numbers. 👼
I totally agree, and oh my god, three pounds that is amazing!
Our Goodwills are much higher than the other thrift stores. They've also added a lot of " new " items to their stores. They've changed so much that I never go there anymore.
How are reselling apps a scam? If there is a demand for the piece, whether it be for the brand, age, rarity, etc, why would it be wrong for a seller that knows its actual value to sell it for said price to someone who is willing to buy it?
*I do a lot of thrifting in Toronto* and I definitely see an increase in prices when I go to the chain thrift stores like Value Village. Some people have shamed me that I go and “take clothes from low income buyers” but in reality sometimes I end up paying almost as much for an item as it would be in retail. Especially when it comes to brands like Nike, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger there are sooo expensive now no matter their quality just because it’s been made popular.
I guess my biggest pro for thrifting actually is the fact that you feel as though your friends are unique and I love wearing something that I most likely won’t be seeing on someone else!
Either way, great discussion Tiffany! Glad to have found your channel ☺️ *subscribed* !
Wow I never find any youtuber thrifters here in Toronto, I could use the insight Im gonna subscribe 😊
Haley's Corner Value Village is A SCAM I hate them
The best deals in thrifting are not name brands. Just look at country of origin, how old it seems, and what materials it's made of.
I’m from the Toronto area and a few weeks ago I saw a Northface winter jacket for $90 at value village so yeah I feel ya
@ISHRAT ZAHAN you know the prices there are pretty arbitrary, right? I worked there for a bit years ago and the whole pricing system is a person looking over each item for like four seconds and deciding what price point it should go for (there's a list of price points you can use, and loose guidelines for the range certain things should go for (depending on brand or season, they mark up tanks in the summer and sweaters in the winter), but that's about it. If the pricer has some knowledge of current trends then that helps the process, but that knowledge isn't required). That's why prices can seem so all over the place.
I saw someone criticising resellers so here is my counter argument: Reselling thrift clothes is literally one of the few things were every body wins. And people can’t see pass “I don’t like that they are earning money” to realise the benefits of it.
1) thrift stores are suffering from having too many clothes, so no one is “taking” anything from anyone.
2) the 90% of clothes that are thrown out by thrift stores that don’t sell are damaging the environment, a lot of the time they are shipped to third world countries where they are killing the clothing industry in those countries, crippling their economy and taking jobs away from people. Other time when they end up in landfill, they damage the environment, and a lot of the time garbage produced in first world countries are shipped to developing Asian countries, were poor people have to deal with that. A lot of the time their homes are filled with garbage that it’s damaging their children’s health.
3) donating clothes is not the most sustainable or ethical thing to do to old clothes, selling them actually make sure they get a new owner instead of ending up in places I mentioned above
4) the real culprit is the fast fashion industry. They pollute the environment and exploit poor people who act as their slaves labours. Just because they are not poor girls in first world countries doesn’t mean they don’t matter. A lot of the time these workers are women who can’t even afford food because they can form workers union and fight for their rights. So if well-of girls as you say should not thrift or resale, then are you suggesting that they should support these companies instead? Or “get a real job” and work at one of these horrible retail companies to further exploit people and harm the environment?
5) thrift stores do not exist JUST to provide cheaper options for poor people. They a) raise funds for the charity running them, b) recycle clothing, and c) provide cheaper options, as you said. The first purpose is the main purpose. Whether you are buying from thrift shops to wear yourself or to resell, you are giving the charity money, which goes to helping poor people through programs that helps them in the long-run. And that is way more important than a cheaper t-shirt.
6) A lot of people don’t have access to thrift stores and are forced to support fast fashion or pay a lot of money for more ethical options. Reselling is normally online which makes buying second hand a lot more accessible and affordable, that includes people who are poor.
7) a lot of these “well-off” girls as you said are not that rich. If they can be empowered by participating in something that is sustainable while being financially independent then it’s nothing but good. It’s much better than working in one of those unethical companies for minimum wages or have to rely on their parents. Moreover, this is a great opportunity for poorer girls who are used to shop in thrift stores to do exactly the same and support themselves
8) more people thrifting, whether for themselves or for resell, should make it more affordable for everyone. Thrift stores get their stock free and have volunteers working for them, but they still have to pay for stuff like rent and electricity and water and storage. If they are not selling enough they will mark each item at a higher price to cover these costs. If they are selling more items they can make it cheaper. That’s business 101. If they expend their customer base to middle and upper class, and yes, resellers, then they can lower their prices for everyone else. If the price is raising then it’s on the thrift store themselves being too impatient and not thinking of the long term. They should lower the price to compete with fast fashion, and make it more appealing to everyone.
10) Thrifting and second hand being more mainstream destigmatise something that was considered something that only poor people do. I don’t understand how some people can say “when I was younger I was ridiculed for wearing thrifted clothes” and then say it should be for poorer people only and middle class doing it is somehow horrible. If it’s mainstream then poorer kids won’t get ridiculed, so what’s bad about it?
11) an expanded second hand economy makes it easier for people to find clothes that fit them, either in style or size, including plus size. Making it again, more affordable and accessible.
To conclude reselling is giving money to charity, saving clothes from landfill/destroying someone’s economy, take money away from unethical fast fashion brand, empowering young women to become entrepreneurs, make ethical fashion more accessible and affordable, increase demand for something that is suffering from having way too much supply. And the claim that they are “taking clothes away from poorer people” is unsubstantial seeing that there is a supply and demand imbalance where supply is way too big for demand.
Finally, it’s on the thrift shops to lower their price in face on raising demand. So don’t go for the resellers, go for the stores. Also, instead of goodwill, go for the charity
Thank you for all this input!
thank you for your input! needed to be said
Yes! Number 2 is especially bad in African nations as well, like Nigeria! Sellers there have become dependent on these clothes to support their families but it ruins local textile industry there. My friend's mom once said that she doesn't see anything that says made in Kenya anymore. I believe Zimbabwe banned second hand clothes from America for this reason. Clothes not used are burned in a landfill which further damages their environment. We're killing our earth slowly (and I could go into depth on how donations/ mission trips for this reason can unintentionally do more harm than good. )
@@TheNinjapancake14 Yes!! if a third world country is banning donation it's time to realise that it's not a donation, just garbage they are forced to handle. They don't need free clothes they need an economy that can provide jobs for them. We need more people thrifting (the reason doesn't matter), and we need lower prices in thrift stores.
I basically agree with this. The only thing I would say is that it's good for a reseller to donate a small percentage of their profit to the charity they are buying from.
Of course they've already paid for the items themselves, but in my experience charity shop workers generally resent resellers unless they offer this sort of donation or they're taking things that would usually be difficult to sell. At the charity shop where I volunteer we get huge quantities of donations, which is great, but can get chaotic and about 50% of it is smelly, stained, worn out, etc. It all has to be sorted through, and the unsellable stuff sent to be donated to bargain stores or recycled into rag stuffing. My manager has a very tough job because the shop is understaffed (volunteer shortage is a big problem) and the head office of the charity always sets demanding targets. So there's a feeling that resellers are letting someone else do the dirty work (mostly volunteer work) and creaming off a profit.
On the other hand, the clothes from higher quality labels (which are already priced more highly by the shop) often go unnoticed and unsold. So although you don't want one person swooping in and sifting out the good stuff which might otherwise attract people to browse the shop, it's better than no sale.
A generous reseller is a great thing.
I think avoiding thrift stores if you’re “more privileged” just enforces that stigma that only low income ppl can/do shop at thrift stores
I think the main problem with “trendy” thrifters on RUclips is that they do massive hauls (some on a weekly basis) of clothes they don’t need. If thrifting is supposed to be sustainable, you have to do it sustainably. Many people are buying way more than they’re donating, and it isn’t fair for people who actually need to shop there. I’m not saying if you have money you can’t go thrifting, but I don’t see any need to over consume. I think people do this because they enjoy the hunt, but I don’t think thrift stores were meant to be shopped in this way.
But there isn’t shortage of clothes at thrift stores, actually they usuallly have to much and a lot ends up on landfill or ruining the textile industry in developing countries. So I wouldn’t say buying a lot is a problem.
Good point, however I think the overconsumption does lead to thrift stores raising the prices, making it more difficult for low income families to shop there. I guess the blame lies heavily on the corporations who are getting these clothes for free and selling them for a high profit. Still, the RUclips culture of having wayyyy more clothes than you need can be problematic, in my opinion.
My millennial ass out here on a budget. Thrifting is like treasure hunting.
My only concern is influencers posting thrift haul week after week after week and my question is are they really be sustainable when they are excessively buying clothes for their thrift hauls?
dogs r forever i would think yes, because they aren’t buying new clothes. and the two youtubers i’ve watched that thrift, they clear out their closet of thrifted clothes and either sell them and/or donate them again. so nothing new is being made, they just thrift all over again.
mmeeaa ggaann but there is no guarantee that the donated item will be picked up again and it may end up on a landfill somewhere in Africa
@@cotus2 alright, well if that's the case there is still no new items/clothing being made. as long as they keep buying secondhand and reselling any secondhand items they decide they don't want anymore, i see that as eco friendly. i guess the best thing you can do is to resell secondhand items yourself or give them away directly to people who need/want them.
@@mmeeaaggaann3025 i think the concern is less "is it environmentally sustainable" (which as you said yes it is) but more about the consumerist mindset just finding another outlet. like yes it's much better than buying new clothes, but it's still very much feeding that mentality of constantly consuming and buying new things (even if these particular things are secondhand) which is part of what led to the fast fashion industry in the first place.
and ofc i'm not saying that ppl doing lots of thrift hauls is anywhere near as bad as the fast fashion industry but i think the question being posed was less "is this still environmentally friendly" and more "is continuing to feed this mindset healthy in the long run"
Riley Hartmann i answered the question as i interpreted it and we don’t know for sure what this person is really asking. but to reply to your thoughts, people are always going to be buying materials and i’d like to think that if more people are buying secondhand that could potentially move companies/businesses to change the way they create materials and how they treat “their” workers. of course anything new is going to create waste, but we can definitely lessen that waste. right? does that make sense lol.
omg im in the thumbnail LMAO love u 💜
its the reason why i clicked on the video!
I have not stepped foot in my local mall in more than a year now. I get all my stuff at the thrift store, which used to be an embarrassing thing to tell your friends, but now you can just say it's thrifted and they're like cool!
btw I commented this before I even watched your vid and you basically said all of it!
Same same
tbh I don’t mind people buying things from the thrift to flip for money. I am one of those people who buys 90% of my clothes from the thrift because i can’t afford sustainable brands. It’s smart having a Depop, people are willing to pay for curated thrifted/vintage clothing. It makes me happy that more people are buying second hand, I really hope the trend continues. I really enjoyed this video Tiffany, your content has been on fire lately!! Your hard work does not go unnoticed!
personally I liked thrifting.... bEfOre iT wAs cOoL
Haha same. Especially since it’s a huge part of my moms job.
me too!! my grandma used to work at a thrift shop so i went with her all the time to help sort donated clothes and hang them up; it was really fun and i always found cool stuff.
cat taylor wow so quirky
Rhdelgrande ikr I’m like not like other girls
me too! i used to always go thrifting for toys and books and whatever with my mum when i was young :)
dammit i missed the one chance to make a tiffanyferg thumbnail💔 i've been following your internet analysis vids and you have been killing it!
Ok the problem isn’t kids wanting to be trendy the problem is that many places are upping their prices like crazy something no wanted anymore is being sold for 20-50 and up because stores realized these rich kids are willing to pay that much so for people in low income it’s a struggle because now they can buy cheap good clothing.
I live in a small town in Canada and when I was younger I did rely on thrift stores and in my opinion, the prices have risen mainly because of inflation but the big name thrift shops (Value Village is the Canadian GoodWill) have almost always been expensive. I do wish that you had talked about how a few years ago if you were wearing thrifted clothes you would be made fun of while as today it's almost a brag to say "oh it's thrifted" which is just a bunch of hypocrisy because the girls who made fun of me turned around and were bragging to me about the same thing. But other than that this was a great video and I learned a lot!
Kayla Laberge yeah I wish she talked about that too. I used to thrift when I was younger because my family doesn’t have a whole lot of money. But as I got older, I got embarrassed if I wore thrift clothes bc people would make fun of others for the way they dress and I didn’t want that to happen to me. Kind of sucks that now people who made fun of those who thrifted their clothes are now the ones that thrift only bc they see other popular teen girls doing the same. Also many of them aren’t even aware that it’s more environmentally friendly to thrift or if they do they use it as an excuse as to why they bought so much when they already have so much clothes. This doesn’t apply to all thrifters now but there are a handful of people like this.
The thing about Goodwill is there is a difference between Goodwill Incorporated (which is what was mentioned in the video) and Goodwill Industries. I work at a Goodwill Industries, which are privately run, meaning while they are connected to a corporate, they do not have a rich CEO (which the Incorporated stores do). Because they are locally run, the money helps their individual communities. Goodwill Industries does hire people with disabilities, pay more than minimum wage, and have a lot of programs to benefit seniors, disabled, and disadvantaged youth. Goodwill Industries does live up to their “public image”, it’s Goodwill Incorporated that does not. Long story short, make sure your local Goodwill is a Goodwill Industries, if you’re concerned about the bad things mentioned in this video!
Lanee Breanne Thank you! Did not know!
In my opinion, it's best to shop (and donate) at local non-profit thrift stores. That way you can guarantee that you're investing in a fair brand. Also, the prices at local thrift stores are way lower than at big places like goodwill.
About the gentrification of thrift stores: Here in Austria unemployed people/ people working for minimum wages get coupons for certain thrift shops from the job center. They can get some pieces for free whereas I have to pay for everything (which is ok for me it’s still only a couple of bucks!)
Hey fellow Austrian! Awesome you already made that comment.
I feel like the second-hand market is going through a transition, in my city prices are being raised slightly in second-hand stores *Cough* Goodwill *cough* but not some much that it is unaffordable (clothing prices all over the board have really hit an all-time low. We spend only 3% of our income on cloths vs 12% in the 1950's). The rise of these "second-hand disruptors" does have something to do with it, personally, I sell casually to make money for grad school. It's a good way to supplement my slim income. In the end, though it is going to make the second-hand market expand, which is going to bring more options to everyone and help the environment. There is no possible way that we can use all of the clothing we give to thrift stores, it is staggering. But as the market grows, we will be able to use more, distribute better, create more jobs within the sector, create more choice (more price points are well) and generally grow the second-hand economy. That benefits the planet and that benefits people. It is going to be interesting to see what happens but this idea of Depop-girls vs poor people is really too black and white. Those groups aren't mutually exclusive or really incompatible. We will have to wait and see what is going to happen because right now everything is quite speculative, would be a great topic for a dissertation really. Anyway, I would encourage everyone to look into second-hand markets in the past (my senior thesis topic) because it gives some insight into how humans have been dealing with clothing consumption previously and it is wildly different. Second-hand clothing used to have great value and it is relatively new to be able to buy a t-shirt for a $1. Giving it more value again has positive side effects on our planet and potentially negative side effects for certain communities. We will find a way to balance this, I am sure, but in my mind re-using is most important and that can be done in many different ways. If reselling isn't your thing, try a clothing swap with friends or upcycling items.
And if you truly want your clothing to go directly to the less fortunate, local women's shelter are the way to go. They only can use certain items though so it does take a bit of effort to donate there. Also coat drives and places that give interview/ work wear.
And after that novel, I need to stop avoiding studying for this damn final.
omg goodwill is the worst! ever since they remodeled it a few years back in my town, the prices has gone up drastically for clothes! i hate goodwill with a passion ever since they've became greedy af
Kylie Kay that’s not really a problem at my goodwill since I live in a small town. But yeah now that trendy RUclips girls are thrifting until they overfill their closets, I’ve heard that goodwill and other thrift stores want to hike up their prices bc those girls will pay anything to get that thrifted, vintage style.
Also, it's worth mentioning that buying used clothing is the most sustainable way to shop, when you do NEED something. Huge emphasis on NEED! 🙏 My default is buying used (electronics, homeward, clothing, etc.). Sustainable brands comes second and companies with questionable ethics, last. Buying something that's already out there aka used/second hand is the most sustainable way to shop for anything and that needs to be aknowledged! 🙏 There's an abundance of used clothing out there (look up the stats!) and the more people seek it out, the better. We also need to address overconsumption. The statistics on clothing consumption ate mind blowing. 70+ items per year? 💔 If we'd all only buy what we need, and maybe some, we'd be so much better off! We don't need closets filled to the brim, damn it! 😂
Man, whenever I went to Goodwill as a kid, it was like going to the mall. I found so much cool clothing that I didn't find at department stores AND it was way cheaper. I loved going to Goodwill.
I share the belief that the ‘gentrification’ of thrifting has many downsides, mainly making thrift shops unaccesible to those who actually need it, but one positive of the rise in its popularity is the lessening stigma against thrift shopping. People used to be bullied/made fun of for wearing clothes from thrift shops but now it’s seen as ‘cool’ and ‘trendy’ which allows for those people to thrift without the weight of judgement from others on them. Just food for thought and great video btw!
Girrrl first of all you look so amazing! ❤️ i thrift because i think its really the only affordable way to find unique fits. Plus there is nothing like the rush of finding that 💎 in the rough✨
Exactly i started doing it recently and i really like it!
Me and my mum would always go to secondhand stores in the UK when I was younger because we couldn't afford new things and I used to be embarrassed by it but now it's become this new cool thing and it's rather annoying lol I still go sometimes because I love to save money, like on my Xmas tree recently, but thrift store prices don't seem so cheap no more at least in America which is where I live now so most times im better just shopping at Walmart.
Lady Gotham same here. It really sucks that the people who used to make fun of those with thrifted clothes are now the ones thrifting ever since it became a trend. Tho it does good to the environment, I’m sure many people don’t know or use it as an excuse to why they buy so much when they literally have a closet overflowing with clothes.
@@someoneuseless4742 exactly, secondhand items were for "losers" until the cool kids decided otherwise. It's great more people are thrifting but same time they've definitely raised prices because of the trend and so low income don't have many options now.
Same here 🙋 Where I live the prices increased every two/three weeks in the last year. A shirt that used to cost me 4$ now costs 12$. That's insane.
@@armitagehux8190 in the summer I could find clothes all under $2 but when I went this month it was at least over $7 per item, I even saw a basic white T for $19 I had to leave asap haha
I volunteered at BHF and the prices were amazing but the clothes were all donated by old ladies- which meant pretty much every shopper was an old lady.
The gentrification is real... and it's so crazy, that Forever 21 has been making pieces that look thrifted for at least 5 years... and everything is way more costly than the actual thrifted pieces.
I actually find this content, (I.e. Internet age/RUclips age commentary) fascinating, and it’s something I don’t see many other youtubers doing.
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"No offense to the old ladies, I like your shoes" my grandma past away a little over a month ago, I have been loving a lot of her clothes. I feel you
Internet analysis on these young rising stars and what it means for the upcoming generation: Bhad Bhabie, Billie Eilish, Grace Vanderwaal even Dance mom kids such as Maddie Ziegler. self made famous teen celebrities and kids that grew up on “reality” tv. How, growing up interpersonal online with fans, the new type of celebrities that grew up engaging with their audience. How celebrities growing up for us was once a dream to see their life and talk to them, and how this generation can interact with them or groups of people that share the same love and support for their idols. Idk I think it’s interesting and feel needs to be talked about, I don’t think it’s bad but again I don’t know too much about analyzing things the way you’re capable of doing. I feel kids will have more confidence in being self made when they had the opportunity to see it happen within their generation.
Super interesting. I am in an environmental studies program in Montreal and one of my profs says that he notices that the students now seem to be less "fashion/consumer inclined" than previous generations. It could be that the students now are more conscious of the environmental and ethical implications of fast fashion and consumerism. I thought that was really interesting.
I've been thrifting since the early 90s... half the stuff I buy now I remember people actually wearing as a child🤣 I'm a beast at the thrift after all my years of experience IM SO GLAD everyone is getting with the program!!!
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Don’t get me wrong I think it’s super great that more people are beginning to thrift shop but at the same time it makes me kinda nervous because if a million trendy assholes like me are all thrifting looking for the same type of stuff than I won’t be able to find anything! Haha but that’s just me being selfish
I used to volunteer at a smaller private thrift store in the inland empire area of CA. An area with mostly middle-low
class. The clothes that would not get purchased at a certain amount of time were sent to LA to a place where people can just go and take whatever they want paying by the pound. As a middle class person, I shop all the time there. They always have over donation. Tons in the stock room. I know by me purchasing something when I don’t “have to” by money constraints, they will just fill the racks when I leave. I have no shame or guilt, and I am not sure if I should.
Tara Helou what’s the name of the thrift store in the IE?
That's cool, at least they're not dumped in a landfill
I live in the IE too. I would love to know the name of the store you are talking about. Also, the Pink Ribbon Place in Riverside is a pretty cool thrift shop. It has really nice clothes at 10-30% of the original price. You can tell because they still have the original tags on them. Plus, the money goes to breast cancer research, so that’s awesome too. And it’s always overflowing with clothes, never running out.
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We have a place in my community that’s called the community closet where people can go and get free clothes. You just are allowed a certain number of items each time you go in.
I think if you can afford sustainable products it's important to try purchase those items hey because then you know the products going to be decompostable or recyclable, helps support those small brands too! so many fabrics are toxic too in terms of their production and what happens once the item is no longer being worn which is a whole nother thinggg. as long as we try our best tbh that's something. just being more conscious of everything is a huge help already and it's so cool to see these videos you're putting out! super helpful x
I was kinda hoping you’d also talk about excessive consumerism in general. Well maybe you did here or in your past video so sorry about that if i missed it😅 but i honestly think another big problem in the fashion industry is the emphasis on buying the new, trendy item. While thrifting is much more environmentally friendly, people still have a problem with overbuying. In that case most people probably donate back or even resell their clothes so i guess the second hand cycle continues, but if the clothing doesn’t get donated again then it gets sent to a landfill and pollutes our earth. I just think humans have a problem in general with wanting more than they need which is probably why we’re in this pollution predicament in the first place.
I love spending and I love thrifting, I've always said shopping is my only addiction. A while ago I made the switch to only buy (as much as i possibly can) thrifted clothing, but I would still over buy because I love the thrill. But even more as of late I am trying to take consumerism, the environment, and being just plain critical about the things I actually NEED into consideration much more. There can be a balance even for a fashion/clothing lover. Even if you're not perfect, at least the consideration and thought of sustainability is a step in the right direction I say.
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another thought is how interesting it is that ppl got made fun of for secondhand clothes and now its so cool and great (-:
Yesss i use to get bully in middle school when some asked me where my clothes where from and i would say it was from the thrift store. Crazy how now its consider to be trendy
LOVING this ethical fashion content... you've really got me thinking about my fashion choices and I'm totally changing a lot of my habits and trying to be a more ethical consumer
Ok. If you are someone who can functionally and emotionally treat clothes like they’re disposable and are constantly consuming and getting rid of clothes, you are well off enough that you don’t need to be profiting off their resale - you give it away, that’s the basis of how stores like Goodwill etc have succeeded. Through literal Good Will and generosity. Now, even the upper middle class denies how well off they are and feel the need to not just hoard clothes but resell them AND give a ton of promotion to clothes retailers, making a bad situation worse. (And growing income inequality will make this worse in the future)
Put it this way: I live in LA where thrift stores are competitive because the market is really big here. Everyone I know who either owns their own thrift store, has a depop side hustle, or just profits off the sale of thrifted clothing is from a wealthy or upper middle class family, trying to be an actor or model or influencer, posing as perfect muses for the thrift lifestyle while actually having trust funds to fall back on, and that’s the tea sis. A lot of people here dress like they have less money than they do for *a reason* and the thrift aesthetic is part of that “struggling artist” performance. No one here needs to thrift but they do anyway because they need to justify their shopping habits ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ so to me this thrifting thing seems like an artificial market propped up by influencers with a lot of free clothes to sell or ppl with generational wealth. In the end the few tech companies like depop will profit the most and new entries into the market won’t be able to find their footing :/
When you are literally went to school for art and have a degree for it and are actually struggling artist and need thrift stores to have clothing. It annoys me that alot of people are becoming "artsy" just for the sake of aesthetic and not because they make or care about art. Its cool people are interested and support artist but alot are just acting fake
@@CheerUp2 but on the flip side, this isn't a new thing. Think about band groupies dressing like rockstars, etc. People are always influenced by whatever aesthetic is popular, and right now, being ~~artsy is popular. As long as they're not posting pics of stolen art or anything, theyre harmless. If anything, be glad they're not making art and making your field more popular, lmao
I do it as a full time gig for a living while going to school. Maybe that is the case for your area but many of the other resellers in my area are only able to enter the middle class because they do resale. Wages alone here are quite frankly not enough even for skilled labor to support a family for most people. I don't think there is a ton of room to hate on people who are trying to get themselves into a better situation. (hell; 90% of my 4,000 item inventory has come from the goodwill bins... which the average consumer needing clothes will never go there as it is expensive if you buy under 25lbs of clothing. They cater exclusively to those buying in bulk.)
Ah yes that's right...Amen.
I only shop at St.Vinnies. They build low-income apartments! And actually help people in communitys! 10/10
Annabelle Peoples i love them they are the best I also love the Salvation Army
As someone who is poor and always grown up poor it is nice that it isn't shameful anymore to shop at thirft stores. That being said because of the popularity I have seen thrift store items go up in price to ridiculous prices. At one local shop the most expensive item I saw was a 25$ shirt at a thrift store! I definitely support ethical shopping but I worry that one day all those prices will continue to go up and then many people won't have a choice but to shop fast fashion like Walmart.
Love this video. Thank you for sharing - as someone who is in their mid thirties and started thrifting when they were 12 the fact that there is a rise in second hand shopping is truly interesting to me. The thrill of the hunt is a big part of thrifting for me. :)
I've been thrifting all my life. Throughout my childhood where my family went from middle class to upper middle class. It's apart of my family culture to be frugal and limit clothing waste. I can't bring myself to buy overpriced clothing from up scale brands or cheap lower quality clothes from huge, fast fashion retailers. The problem isn't the people using thrift and depop, it's the market for being wasteful, greedy and unethical. Yes the burden is partly on the consumer but it's also on the way these giant companies do business. It's often between a rock and a hard place. I say anyone and everyone should thrift and if they have the means to support artisans and ethically sustainable brands, to do that. Mainly we need to withdraw support from the companies hurting the market to begin with.
I work at a thrift store . We have tons of rich people shopping at our store .
Historys Glare how do you know they are rich? Lots of people assume I have lots of money just by the way I dress. In reality I’m just living from paycheck to paycheck and was on welfare for a long time. You can’t really know that someone is rich just by looking at them.
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loving these vids. i’m about to go thrifting today at a local charity shop, very excited
Regarding the gentrification of thrift stores and raised prices, I believe we should be holding businesses accountable. The blame should be placed solely on the companies raising the prices unfairly.
Thrift and consignment shops are actually my favorite places to shop from! You save money and you can pick up some really cool vintage or worn-in items
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I loved the ideas you presented in this video! This is my second time watching it. I love thrifting for many of the reasons you stated especially for the thrill of the hunt. I just went shopping at my favorite Value Village a couple of weeks ago and found so many cool things! I scored big time; I am also rewatching this video because I plan on opening up my own resale boutique in the future!
You’re killin it with these videos. Loved this series on fashion. Keep it up
It's amazing. The quality is often much better from older brands! And many new releases are inspired by pieces you can find in the thrift.
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Second hand clothes usually last longer. At least from my experience. I live in Kenya where we have open air markets and you can get second hand clothes (mitumba) for real low. And there usually much more unique than the retail stores like Woolworth, platform, Mr. Price etc. Not to mention the clothes are made here! So I'll definitely be shopping second hand in the future.
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Uhhh yesss! So many good comments about thrifting becoming cool, the "gentrification" of thrifting and people with too much money to be thrifting thinking it's cool to hunt for cheap purses there - or clear out every thrift store in the area to resell online...
love this video!!! I've been thrifting for years and definitely notice a difference in the prices and "cleared out" stores. Like you said, on one hand it's nice to see an increase in secondhand shopping to help the environment but it does raise concern for lower SES communities. Thank you for addressing all aspects of this issue :)
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I really wish when I was a young girl in school that thrifting was considered cool. Unfortunately, back in the 80's and 90's you would get made fun of for wearing second hand clothing where I lived... oh how things have changed, and I now thrift every week and it's a hobby for me to hunt for treasures. I love that teens are thrifting and helping out the environment. The only thing I don't like is that prices are going up since thrifting is becoming a trend and more and more people are thrifting. The one place I feel that doesn't raise prices is Salvation Army... I find they are still the best for prices in my area. If you want to make the most out of thrifting and have size issues and things are just too big, you need to learn to sew. It's the best skill you could learn if you want to get into thrifting. You will find way more and be able to alter clothing to fit your body and you don't have to spend extra to go to a tailor.
My dad buys a shitton of clothes, I keep taking his old clothes and get them tailored to fit me. He hasn't noticed yet.
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Great video, super informative! I really loved how you presented this information. Thank you for sharing!
I'm from the uk and only ever really shopped in charity shops or second hand, even after finishing a fashion degree I hate having to buy new or high street clothing, and throughout my degree I sold things on depop to support myself through uni and still do it now to make extra cash on the side which i really love and it's nice to know the stuff I dont wear anymore is going to a good home and not landfill. I really get why people get annoyed by depop sellers hike up the prices and make like £15 profit of a £1 tshirt but my mum pointed out once that like charity shops (And this is just uk based charity shops i dont know how it works in other countries) are gonna sell the item for how much they price it as, and for them and the people who benefit from the money it doesnt matter if someone sells it on for £££
Can we talk about how poshmark now has "boutique" shops, where are those clothes coming from? I'm assuming nowhere good lol Makes me sad because it's turning an awesome fast fashion "market disruptor" into just another source of fast fashion. You can filter your search to rule out boutique listings, and it's still a great app, but sort of disappointing. Also as always, love this vid and your channel!
This vid was super interesting but also still entertaining lov it !!! Keep analyzing girl haven’t seen anyone else rlly do a video like this that I enjoyed !!
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Thrifting used to be helpful for my Mom who's low income but now the items (especially females which is mostly what my household is made up of) are so overpriced. Btw I'm not too sure it's non-profit.
ughhhh I'm so disappointed to hear about goodwill being evil. in my town, goodwill is the only true thrift shop as opposed to second-hand consignment stores that are much pricier.
This series is my fav! One of my goals for 2019 is to rethink my approach of shopping and how much I'm consuming.
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I live in Hungary and there is a company called Háda that bring second hand clothes from England(and maybe America,but i’m not sure)
So there are companies like that that takes your donated clothes to other countries
Fourtunately at home,thrifting has never been a bad thing and people like to do it very much because in my opinion it is really fun and exciting😅
You can always look for local 2nd hand stores that buy your clothing/give you store credit. The original "de-pop" 😂
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On the gentrification of thrifting: I know that my hometown has many low income families. I also know that our local Salvation Army tends to have lots of cool things. However, I won’t shop there because I feel guilty. I know that I can afford clothes from mainstream stores. There are people at my school who cannot. So, I prefer to shop at the Goodwill that is in a town nearby that is nowhere near as low income.
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