The rise of thrifting

I was really poor when I grew up and it wasn’t really a choice. I didn’t go thrift shopping just because it was “trendy”. I actually got made fun of because I wore second-hand clothing and people used to call it nasty. It irks me because now the same people who made fun of me for thrifting and thought it was gross are doing it now because they think it’s quirky. Now you can find really cool st...

I have been thrifting since I was really young. Thrifting and garage saling was a thing I did with my grandma. I’ve always had to have to hand-me-downs. Thrifting was my “expensive” shopping instead of just getting hand me downs from my cousins. I love it so much. Now I thrift so much that it’s become a problem. When I go thrifting it’s a way to reminisce [my grandmother and I’s] time...

I’ve been thrifting since I was little. My mom would take me and my sibling thrifting or to garage sales. You always see something interesting. Sometimes I like to dress in the 70s or 80s era. It entertains me and takes away my stress. I used to be embarrassed and I love it now. I’ve also been thrifting for my baby. I look for clothing and shoes for my son. I also like to find diaper bags. I go ...

I haven’t really been thrifting for that long. My mom grew up really poor so she always thrifted. And my dad didn’t even grow up in America, so when my mom introduced it to my dad, they would go to Goodwill all the time. I was in my parents’ closet and saw all of these old jean jackets and sweaters. My mom told me that they thrifted them and asked her what that was. [When she explained it] I ...