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But doesn’t that imply that more cheaper clothes would eventually end up filling thrifstores? The reality is that not everyone can afford to buy new and that se
by tartoran 6y ago
But doesn’t that imply that more cheaper clothes would eventually end up filling thrifstores? The reality is that not everyone can afford to buy new and that segment of the popularion is unfortunately growing. Also, even if clothes cost little to make does not mean that retailers don’t add a mark up that renders them unaffordable to many. My main point is that poverty will make these thifstores more frequented by many, until things get better poverywise.
- bobthepanda 6y agoAt least where I've lived the trend for thrifting has mostly made thrift stores just as expensive, if not more, than going to your local fast fashion store and buying a $5-10 thing that will disintegrate after a year of laundry. In the same way that quinoa used to be a very cheap staple food but has been gentrified into an expensive health food. There is also a floor for how cheap thrift stores can sell things, because it requires labor to sort through clothing donations and figure out what is actually still in resalable condition, and stores need staff as well.
- naravara 6y ago> But doesn’t that imply that more cheaper clothes would eventually end up filling thrifstores? Not really because the fast fashion types of clothes don't hold up well over time. > The reality is that not everyone can afford to buy new and that segment of the popularion is unfortunately growing. The trends leading to this are because people can afford to buy new. The clothes are cheaper and don't last as long. They're so cheap that it ends up being cheaper to buy new ones and throw them away than to bother trying to recycle them (because thrifting and recycling have their own supply chain costs).