Reply #105: I totally agree. I shop at thrift stores sometimes. Great bargains to be had.

[Honeycombe8]

I also gave last year a lot of NEVER WORN clothing to a Humane Society thrift store. Incl. several pairs of high quality work shoes never worn.

I own more than few items of used clothing....designer, new-looking clothing that I got at bargain prices.

There is no shame buying used clothing. Where I come from, young families with small children regularly shop thrift stores & garage sales for kids' clothing. It's very common. Kids grow out of clothes so fast, it's considered common sense to buy used, and pass it on again after the kid grows out of it, if it's still wearable at that point.

Americans have gotten so spoiled (incl. me) with buying new things all the time. How did I end up with all those clothes that I never wore? I'm going to pay more attention to what I buy in the future so that I don't end up with clothes I don't wear.

Don't tell people those new jeans came from a thrift store, and they'll never know. That's much better than buying cheaply made jeans from Walmart, or $100 designer jeans from a dept store (made to look USED!).