when you get new clothes, what do u do with the Old?
By barehugs
@barehugs (8973)
Canada
30 responses
@whittby (3072)
• United States
8 Feb 08
I just got rid of a bunch of older clothes on this move. I donated the good ones, so it wasn't that they went to waste, but I think I might be grieving for them because I sure miss them now for some reason. I had a flannel nightgown once that I loved and wore until it was so thin that the fabric started ripping. It's time had come and I had to toss it. Now that was a comfortable, warm article of clothing. I'd like to have another one just like it..Whit
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@psiquiatrademente (112)
• Dominican Republic
8 Feb 08
i dont get new clothes....
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@angelface23 (2494)
• United States
8 Feb 08
Well I am kind of a diva about clothes. I will wear something a few times then I am sick of it. Since I grgew out of Juniors size clothes I have had the hardest time finding jeans that fit me let alone jeans I actually like. Anyways, I give my old clothes to Goodwill or our City Mission.
@sheenshaukat (2617)
• Pakistan
9 Jan 08
It is strange that you like old clothes. But I use to replace my old clothes with newly introduced fashion. I want to look like special and for this purpose I use to replace my old fashioned clothes with new fashioned clothes. I try to distribute my old clothes among needy people of my place. Or try to recycle them to make them useable again.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
8 Feb 08
some of my most valued clothes are so old that they have become fashionable again. My boys are always asking me for "that old shirt you're never going to wear again." some times I will give it, but usually I just explain that I love that old shirt too much to part with it.
@nmhschic2004 (1238)
• United States
28 Dec 07
Yes i agree. I love my old clothes. I hardly ever throw out old clothes. Up until recently that is. I had to get rid of some of my old clothes because i didnt have enough room in my closet.
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@baebieDARNA30 (788)
• Philippines
7 Feb 08
i still keep the old ones.. i know i can use them once in a while even i got new ones.. and, some of my VERY old clothes i give it to the poor.. in school, we donate our old things, specially clothes, to street children and poor people who were victims of calamities.. it's our way of helping them..
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
23 Dec 07
My old t shirts I save them up and give them to my mum as they make great dusters and floor cloths, with my old coats I give to my cousin who doesn't have much money to wear, other items if they are not too worn I will take to my local charity shop which is usually for Cancer, otherwise they go in the bin or get used for gardening.
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@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
21 Jun 07
I am always cleaning out. I give all my older clothes to cherity, if they are in excellent condition. If they aren't, they get thrown out.
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@Lifeless (2635)
• India
15 Dec 07
Hi there.. I don't obviously throw them.. If they r no longer wearable, then I just stack them in a seperate cupboard meant for old clothes which r not wearable, and lend them to my maids or else I donate them to charitable houses whenever I make a trip there...
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
21 Jun 07
I normally just let the clothes pile up. So as it is, my wardrobe is so full and bursting already. I won't throw them away since I can't bear too hehe. :P
@gardengrrl (1445)
• United States
4 Jul 07
LOL... I have a tattered old sweatshirt from Ocean City, Maryland, that's almost 25 years old. It has sentimental value, so it survived the purge my honey made me do before we moved last year, all my other clothes from the 1980's went bye-bye! I would probably have still had them if that hadn't happened.
I like new clothes in theory, but I always drift toward my well-worn comfy old favorites.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
27 Jun 07
Luckily I seem to keep my clothes in great condition...I have some clothes that are at least 20 years old---and still look brand new...since I tend to go for non-fadish kind of clothes they don't reflect just how old they are either
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@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
3 Jul 07
If they no longer fit or I hardly seem to wear them anymore I will offer them to my children first and then send them off in the charity truck.
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@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
16 Jul 07
I offer them to my sons or give them away to charity.
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@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
21 Jun 07
Well, with the stuff that I don't wear very much, I bag it up and take it to the goodwill or salvation army. Then there are those things that I just can't let go of. I have tshirts that the numbers have fallen off the back and i've had probably 10 years, but I still wear them. As much as they've been worn and washed I can't believe they are all in once piece. I don't get to attached to my shoes. I usually wear them till they can't be worn and then throw them away.
@acmepride (1546)
• United States
21 Jun 07
I still keep my old clothes, even if I've acquired new ones, especially if I feel that my old clothes could still be used.
However, if my old clothes could not serve their purpose anymore, I just donate them to my relatives, friends, or other people who could probably use such.
@alpine_007 (1469)
• Pakistan
21 Jun 07
when i get new clothes, i wear and keep the old clothes with me as long as they are of my size and if i don't like them i wear them at night.
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@dalhousiesteve (568)
• Canada
21 Jun 07
when i get new clothes i throw the old ones away.it is so hard to find clothes to fit so when i get new one i throw the old ones away cause i wear them till they are falling off
@paradise12 (938)
• India
21 Jun 07
I usually like to keep old clothes which are special and are really good...I do wear it at home if they fit me...
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