do you shop in secondhand stores?
By amyson
@amyson (3498)
Philippines
16 responses
@neelianoscet (9615)
• Philippines
24 Sep 09
Definitely Yes!! I love to buy vintage clothing and even antique items. Then, by just sprawling around the shop then I could find precious items which i could even resold to antique collectors. You never knew it could be a ticket for you to be a millionaire. Some rare items need to be discover and I read from other websites that this person find the old copies of greatest painters or the original copies of the declaration of independence. She get rich when she sold it to the collectors.


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@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
10 Oct 09
I buy second hands like old computers, washing machines and other second hand appliance. And I get the parts where I can put in my defective ones. Other parts then I re-sell to a local second hand store for extra money. What about second hand clothes, beddings, curtains. You know there are plenty of them here in Pinas. I do by on them from time to time.
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@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
10 Oct 09
yes,there are plenty of it,but i think it is not advisable to used old clothes but it is just find as long you wash it in the hot water and thoroughly dry it.i personally buy some of jacket and some jeans that are really nice out from seconhand shop store or what we call UKAY-UKAY.

@my_name_is_coco (4333)
• Philippines
5 Oct 09
my clothes are from secondhand shops.I just make sure I wash them well and deodorize them.I love my clothes!I feel unique and confident knowing I'm the only one with that dress or skirt.I don't like mass-produced clothes.
@underdogy (700)
• Thailand
24 Sep 09
Second hand stores are great for the bargain price. I always go there and prefer it more than malls or shops or any other stores that only sell brand new products. I usually buy shirts, books, sneakers and some bags. Prices are affordable so i am always there if i have money. The used products by means of washing can look new too
. I am thinking of going there again at the end of the month to buy used products again. Perhaps we will see each other there?
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. I am thinking of going there again at the end of the month to buy used products again. Perhaps we will see each other there?
.@underdogy (700)
• Thailand
25 Sep 09
True. They won't for sure sell it the original price, no one will buy lol. Books and magazines? That is cool. You can really save a lot there. Not much of a difference with regards to content because it's just the same. They only differ in physical appearance.
@sasalove (1709)
• China
25 Sep 09
As I rent a house outside, I will go the secondhand stores to buy ordinary stuff, saying the tables, chairs, television etc.
But for the items that I wear, I will not buy the secondhand ones as I always consider it involved a group of bacterium that I can not accept. Surely for some electricity household appliance, I will take much care of it as it will take much more money in the future if the secondhard items are electricity wasted, saying the refrigerator.
@alatecablebill (519)
• Philippines
24 Sep 09
yes i do. i usually go to stores that sell 2nd hand books. the books there are usually about 1/6 the original price so i really save a lot of money.
@underdogy (700)
• Thailand
24 Sep 09
True! Some pages aren't that good but still good enough to be read. Price is at its best too and usually is 1/6 the original price. Really is good buying stuff there, right? You only buy books there? Is there anything other than that?
@Capsicum (1444)
• United States
25 Sep 09
My hubby is like you checking out every nook and cranny in all the antique stores.As for me ,I will shop on e-bay for a certain brand of jeans,belts,warm weather coats. I have also gotten them at nice second hand shops, that they still have prices second hand used or not.Always a pleasure and a treasure to be found at these stores.
One man trash is another mans treasure
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. @youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Sep 09
I don't shop in the second hand stores because I am not interested in second hand products. I am worried about whether they are clean and durable. I prefer to buy brand new products.
I love China


@theonlyone123 (451)
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25 Sep 09
I love visiting secondhand shops as there are many interesting stuff to see. Sometimes i would find some rare and unique items that is no longer available in the market. I usually love to shop for decorative items, books and games at the second hand stores.
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
25 Sep 09
sometimes i do, specially if the item is still good and the price is far more difference than the original price then ill go and grab it. for the starter like me, i mean, i just started to live alone so i need cheaper things first to fit with my budget. then little by little if i already have extra income or money then that's the only time i change it and buy new one, in case it becomes damage or broken.
@Baluyadav (3643)
• India
25 Sep 09
Hi,amy,Except used chappals/shoes and used beds most of the other items we will buy.We got some sentiment in our society that don't use second hand footwear and beds and if we use we will get so many problems.Have a nice time.
@buping (952)
• China
25 Sep 09
hi, i like to shop in secondhand stores, i think it would be very cheap but in good quality. especially buying a super star's handbag,etc.hahhaha....that is all my imagination. because there is no such a store in where i lived. what a pity. your guys are lucky.
@gossipgirl9 (100)
• United States
24 Sep 09
I love a good bargain and sometimes shop at antique stores,resale shops, and so on.
You can find so many unique items. Sometimes even great little pieces of furniture that can be refinished or repainted and they look great in your home. I have also found some really great clothing.
@abidmian (131)
• United States
25 Sep 09
Yes sometime we have not enough money to purchase new things as you say. I prefer cheap and low priced things. I never purchase any costly thing which have low priced alternative. in this way, we can invest rest of amount in an other matter. But be careful in matter of food. Buy that things which are new and fresh. Dont try to save money while you are buying old eatable things.
Crises are in the world in these days, so try to accummulate some extra amount to face the future circumstances.
@daliaj (5674)
• India
24 Sep 09
I never shopped in a second hand store. I have never come across a second hand store in my coutnry. People sell second hand things, but thorugh cheating. It is fine to buy art works from a second hand store, but not textile materials for sure. Once I bought a few t-shirts very cheap and later found that they were second hand items. I was very disappointed.
@picjim (3002)
• India
24 Sep 09
There is a market open only on Sundays.It has a number of shops on the pavement dealing in secondhand books and magazines.I go there whenever i am free and select books of my choice which otherwise would have cost thrice as much.I've got some wonderful books relating to fiction,business and useful books related to all subjects
from science to tourism.




















