Do you buy used clothes from eBay or thrift shops?

[Anonymous]

If so, how do you clean them? I’ve never done this before but there are some pieces I’ve seen online that I might pull the trigger on. I just need to get over the ick factor first.

[Anonymous]

I have this thing called a washing machine. Depending on the care instructions I tumble dry or air dry.

[Anonymous]

My teen DDs love thrifting. They know they must wash any thrifted items before wearing. I have even dry cleaned some items too. I wouldn’t buy shoes secondhand but that is me. When they were younger they were always happy to get hand me downs from their older cousins and I guess thrifting is sort of an extension of that.

[Anonymous]

I do, all the time. In fact, probably 80% of my clothing and accessories are bought second hand.

I wash whatever is washable (machine or hand) and dry clean whatever needs to be dry cleaned. When I bring things home, I immediately run my steamer over them. Purses, shoes and boots might go into the freezer for a while.

[Anonymous]

The washing machine. What else would you use?

[Anonymous]

You wash them just like you wash new clothes that have been in a store, tried on by many people and touched by many hands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If so, how do you clean them? I’ve never done this before but there are some pieces I’ve seen online that I might pull the trigger on. I just need to get over the ick factor first.

They don’t require different cleaning than clothing I buy in a regular store.

I don’t buy underwear, but everything else gets laundered or goes to the dry cleaner.

[Anonymous]

No, I poshmark some of our old stuff and its freshly washed, like new condition, just outgrown but when I follow some of the facebook groups they get them out of the bins and instead of washing, mask the odor with crazy solutions and don't wash it and it all sounds pretty gross.

[Anonymous]

You should wash it in detergent and then add a sanitizing liquid like Lysol to the rinse, let it sit for 16 minutes and then restart the machine to complete the rinse.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Sweaters and coats but not pants or shoes unless nwt

[Anonymous]

Nope. Totally skeeved out by even BEING in thrift stores. I will shop from the clearance section of Old Navy, but not buy from thrift stores.

[Anonymous]

I resell thrifted clothes and wash almost everything when I bring it home. After washing, I photograph, take measurements, then seal each item in a polybag and then store in a sealed bin.

Exception to washing are clothes that are NWT, and things like shoes. Shoes get a wipe down, NWT get a spray with a vodka solution.

[Anonymous]

Yes but I buy with an eye for condition. If tge clothing looks very used or dirty i dont buy it. Then wash as usual. I don't buy shoes or leggings used.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I resell thrifted clothes and wash almost everything when I bring it home. After washing, I photograph, take measurements, then seal each item in a polybag and then store in a sealed bin.

Exception to washing are clothes that are NWT, and things like shoes. Shoes get a wipe down, NWT get a spray with a vodka solution.

No way you turn a decent profit.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Wash on hot, or send to the drycleaner