Would you wear "secondhand"clothes from family/friends or a store?
By peanutjar
@peanutjar (5198)
Canada
September 7, 2007 8:38am CST
Do you wear some second hand clothes?Does it bother you that someone else was wearing them before and you dont like that thought.I find that theres nothing wrong with wearing them,as long as they are clean and wearable.Sometimes i go to a local place and actually find some jeans just like new,with nothing wrong with them.They just need a good wash.
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
8 Sep 07
No I just can't I don't know what it is I just can not wear second hand Clothes
As a Child that is mostly what I got and not because my Mum and Stepfather had no money but because it saved them buying me stuff and they could spend it on new Furniture
So maybe that is why
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
9 Sep 07
Awwww thank you and do you know that I would never have my Children wear second hand lol even if I had to go without
Don't get me wrong I do not buy expensive I go to the Cheap Clothes shops or wait till the sales but I always manage to get good Bargains lol
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
9 Sep 07
Uh,maybe that is why.I would of spoiled you gabs!Your worth spoiling,than to waste money on stuff just for show.:)
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@breepeace (3014)
• Canada
8 Sep 07
No way! I love shopping at secondhand and thrift stores, and most of my clothes growing up were from friends whose own children had outgrown them. Saves a ton of money that way, and you can find some really great items that would be expensive brand new!
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
9 Sep 07
It does save money and yes i found stuff with the tags still on!Never wore.:)
@drknlvly6781 (6246)
• United States
7 Sep 07
That is the cornerstone of my family! We always hand down the good clothes that have "shrunk" lol. This saves plenty of money over buying new clothes all of the time.
I also sometimes go shopping at the local goodwill store. They have some good clothes that I like, and sometimes I can get designer clothes for like 50 cents!!!
I have never been ashamed of "hand-me-downs". If it looks good I will wear it! Its just a stigma that some people have that if you wear second hand clothes that you are poor. I think of it as being smart because when all is said and done I have more money in my pocket plus a new wardrobe!!!
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
8 Sep 07
Theres nothing wrong with wering them at all.Plus people dont know it.I got a BEAUTIFUL winter jacket 5 years ago and its been in style every winter!Its a old fashioned brown suede coat with fake fur around the neck with a low neck drop and old antique buttons and belt at the waist.It was to the ground and i got a tailor to cut it to the bottom of my butt line.Everyone asks me where i bought it.They dont have to know where because they would curl their nose up.I tell them in Montreal,Quebec at a boutique.HE,HE,HE!!Our little secret!Shhhh.:)
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
8 Sep 07
I give my sister clothes that i dont wear or is too big for me.Instead of throwing them away or such.:)
