Chances are most of you here have heard of shopping secondhand, and whether you thought it’s not for me or sounds cool, I recommend you read this article.
1. You will save money
Some basic things that people need like silverware and clothes cost way more then they should. At second hand shops or thrift stores the price of things is sometimes half of what it was new, and most of the time it’s in pretty good condition.
2. You will give items a new life
These things in thrift stores were put there buy some one who didn’t want to throw them away, so by buying them you are making sure that item doesn’t go to waste.
3. You will find unique items
Sometimes you kind find handmade or rare items that no on else in the world but you will have. Just think out of the 7.8 billion people on this earth you are the only one that will own this item
4. The things you will find have character
Have you ever saw something in a store and thought “I wish I could find a lamp with more detail” or something like that. Well at thrift stores you may be able to find that detailed lamp of your dreams.
5. You will find better quality items
Now you may be thinking “Better quality? won’t they be all old and ruined. You may find some things like that but just because something is old doesn’t mean it is poor quality. In fact the opposite is true, older things were most likely made with more care then some mass-produced T-shirt you saw at the store earlier.
6. Less clothing thrown away
11.2 million tons of textile waste is thrown away a year. By buying secondhand we can take that number down at least a little.
7. less resources used
You may not believe it but it takes 3 thousand liters of water to make one cotton T-shirt, and 1,800 for a pair of jeans. Not to mention all the carbon dioxide being let into the from the machines.
I really hope that I have convinced you to shop secondhand and thanks for taking time out of your day to read this article.
