Thrift shopping has been around for a long time and I promise it wasn’t made popular by Macklemore. I know a lot of people who would never step foot in a thrift store and I know people who are in there every other day finding the best clothes that people no longer want. In this post I’m going to talk about what I like and dislike about thrift shopping and why I think everyone should try it at least once!
I’ll start with what I don’t like. I don’t like all the clothes that are in there that don’t get swapped for new clothes. This makes it hard to want to go back because I don’t want to find the same clothes every time. The other problem that I run into is how expensive they price some of their items. The good thing about these problems is that they are easily fixed by going to a different thrift shop because there are so many it’s unbelievable.
Now let’s talk about why I really like thrift shopping. As you know i’m a big fan of unique fashion and there is no better place to find it then a thrift shop. It’s crazy the amount of good quality clothes you can find with the tag still on and currently trending. If you have a small amount of patience then finding something that you like is not a hard task. You just have to dig deep and that’s part of the fun!
One other thing that I hear people say is that they are scared of wearing something that’s second hand because they don’t want people to think they can’t afford nice clothes. The only thing I can think to say to that is – who cares! It’s not about the brands that you wear its about how you style it. If I get a compliment on something that I got from the thrift store I always tell them where I got it and I’ve never had someone give me a sour response. It’s always “wow I love thrift shopping, good find” or “hmm, I thought it was all old crappy clothes, maybe I should try it”.
I think everyone should try going thrifting at least once and if you find something cool make sure to tag #therawscene because I want to see what you found! As always thanks for reading and have a great day!
