/fa/ - Fashion

i've been thrifting for maybe eight years now (13-21) and my wardrobe is ~50% thrifted. i'm gonna type a shitton of stuff now.

first: thrifting =/= consignment. i mean sally ann / goodwill / value village / MCC etc.

i see people complain about shitty selection at thrift shops all the time, they expect it to operate like a branded store. regular stores have stock lists, uniform sizing, sales targets, commission, etc. these motherfuckers in thrift stores have like one of everything they got and they just wanna keep you from stealing shit and make sure no one gets aids. we're not shoppers, we're gleaners.

thrifting is about frequency. all shops will get good clothing from time to time, but you have to be the motherfucker that snags it first. so it's less about "which thrift store has the highest concentration of ace cash denim" and more like which ones can i get to once a week.

scope out a store or two (usually the ones with more single moms shopping, not the hip ones) and visit it frequently. just browse, sack up and try shit on (always wear an undershirt and long socks so you can try shit on), and start to understand how they stock/how frequently they stock. some places rotate stock (big chains sometimes move unsold items to new locations, so there's always fresh stuff) and some just fill the racks whenever there's space. if you can get to the point where you're going twice a month to the same store and never see the same stuff, you're maximizing the chances that you'll be the one to find the best stuff.


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