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Thrift-shopping: Yay or Nay

dsrl1226 @dsrl_6 (99) • Quezon, Philippines 25 Apr 18

I am living in a country where you can see second-hand items anywhere. We call these second-hand items "ukay-ukay". Ukay-ukay came from the Tagalog word "hukay" which means to dig. You literally dig because most of the ukay-ukay...

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Do you like buying second hand items?

aubrey @averygirl72 (38848) • Philippines 8 Dec 17

There are business here where they sell preowned items. You are lucky if you found items you like at a lower price but sometimes they are waste of money if you made mistake in what you buy. Sometimes you end up buying really...

second hand items

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3-Day Sale!!!!!!!

Chrie Zzy @Chriezzy (280) • Quezon, Philippines 8 Aug 16

Sometimes it is so hard for me to believe in 3-Day sale. There's a few discount on items and I can easily buy them in the ukay-ukay. Here in the Philippines, or may be on other countries, we are fond of buying used things like...

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Do you buy clothes in ukay-ukay (bazaar)?

stanley777 @stanley777 (9401) • Philippines 17 Apr 13

I prefer buying clothes there since it is quite cheaper and if you really look hard enough, you can still find good clothes, that look even brand new. it is quite unbelievable how many good and cheap clothes one can...

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ukay-ukay

ice_meltedinwater @ice_meltedinwater (20) • Philippines 20 Dec 07

Ukay ukay business is one of the most popular business here in the Philippines. It boom maybe because it is more affordable than brand new apparels. Is there any supplier here willing to supply used dress here in the philippines.

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Do you like second hand dry goods? like t-shirt and pants, shoes..etcetera...

ernestman @ernestman (306) • Philippines 25 Sep 07

Here in Philippines, second hand goods is very in demand. Do you like those ukay ukay products?

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Garage and Yard sales

DJ9020 @DJ9020 (1594) • United States 23 Sep 07

I hope this is not a stupid question. But around here there are garage and yard sales almost every weekend, where people are selling off their old stuff. I've also heard them called rummage sales. Do people in other countries do...

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