Anyone want to follow along as I rebuild my wardrobe via thrifting?

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Anonymous wrote:Newly divorced mom here who loves the treasure hunt of thrifting. Anyone interested in following along as I ditch my life 1.0 clothes and rebuild my wardrobe via thrifting? My goal is to find good quality, timeless pieces and head towards more of a capsule. Thought it might be fun to document, but also realize most of DCUM has no issue buying high end pieces at msrp so won't go to the trouble if no interest 🙂

PLEASS NO. Ugh.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve had better luck “thrifting” on EBay and Poshmark.

+1

Also, I shop a lot on TheRealReal which is not exactly cheap, but you are at least probably going to get something decently or well made. I'll happily pay $70 for a cashmere sweater on Postmark or RealReal instead of $10 for a polyester Target sweater at a thrift store.

I shop mostly secondhand, but I prefer to hunt down specific pieces I need (i.e. "warm sweater dress, neutral V neck cardigan, or burgundy slouchy crossbody bag) than just randomly trolling thrift stores hoping for a miracle. Unfortunately hidden gems are few and far between now that resellers pick things up immediately and plenty of the good stuff doesn't make it out on the floor.

But can you try on and return? I never know until I put something on if it's going to work.

With Poshmark you can't return. It's best to stick to brands you know your size in.

With the RealReal some items (full price or close to full price) are returnable. For discounted items that aren't usually returnable you can buy a "return guarantee" to give you that option. I think for a $100 item I paid $12 for a return guarantee.

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Nope.

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Anonymous wrote:Newly divorced mom here who loves the treasure hunt of thrifting. Anyone interested in following along as I ditch my life 1.0 clothes and rebuild my wardrobe via thrifting? My goal is to find good quality, timeless pieces and head towards more of a capsule. Thought it might be fun to document, but also realize most of DCUM has no issue buying high end pieces at msrp so won't go to the trouble if no interest 🙂

Just go to Nordstrom Rack or TJ Maxx, not sure what you are looking for "thrifting". In this max information era, there are no deals or hidden secrets.

This.

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Anonymous wrote:Newly divorced mom here who loves the treasure hunt of thrifting. Anyone interested in following along as I ditch my life 1.0 clothes and rebuild my wardrobe via thrifting? My goal is to find good quality, timeless pieces and head towards more of a capsule. Thought it might be fun to document, but also realize most of DCUM has no issue buying high end pieces at msrp so won't go to the trouble if no interest 🙂

This is passive aggressive and "I am not like the other girls" energy.

This.

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Are you trying to become an “influencer”?

Either way, no.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to become an “influencer”?

Either way, no.

This was my take. Wants to be an influencer.

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Anonymous wrote:Sure cause I’ll be shocked if you can do it. Americans buy crap and that’s what’s in the thrift stores these days.

“Americans options are limited mostly to crap so that’s what you’ll find in the thrift stores today.”

FIFY

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Anonymous wrote:Are you trying to become an “influencer”?

Either way, no.

This was my take. Wants to be an influencer.

+3

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OP did your thrifted thirst trap wardrobe dreamz come true? LOL

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Anonymous wrote:Sure cause I’ll be shocked if you can do it. Americans buy crap and that’s what’s in the thrift stores these days.

Not true. I am shocked at how many good quality sweaters in particular I see at thrifts.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd be vicariously interested. I love to see people's great finds.

I stopped thrifting because I'm petite. My conclusion is that petites wear their clothes out, and don't donate.

I’m also petite and I agree!!

This is opposite of my experience. I have found lots of nice petite items in smaller sizes but usually I'm too big for them. As in I'm more like 6-8 and the pieces are usually 0-4.

Np. I’m also petite and nothing is ever size small. I feel like size large is way more popular.

This is specific to the market/location. When I lived in an area with lots of UMC Asian people (Bay area), there were lots of beautiful clothing in small petite sizes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve had better luck “thrifting” on EBay and Poshmark.

+1

Also, I shop a lot on TheRealReal which is not exactly cheap, but you are at least probably going to get something decently or well made. I'll happily pay $70 for a cashmere sweater on Postmark or RealReal instead of $10 for a polyester Target sweater at a thrift store.

I shop mostly secondhand, but I prefer to hunt down specific pieces I need (i.e. "warm sweater dress, neutral V neck cardigan, or burgundy slouchy crossbody bag) than just randomly trolling thrift stores hoping for a miracle. Unfortunately hidden gems are few and far between now that resellers pick things up immediately and plenty of the good stuff doesn't make it out on the floor.

But can you try on and return? I never know until I put something on if it's going to work.

With Poshmark you can't return. It's best to stick to brands you know your size in.

With the RealReal some items (full price or close to full price) are returnable. For discounted items that aren't usually returnable you can buy a "return guarantee" to give you that option. I think for a $100 item I paid $12 for a return guarantee.

You can do returns on Poshmaark for ANY reason - I think you have 3 days after receiving item to send back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve had better luck “thrifting” on EBay and Poshmark.

Same! I don't particularly like thrifting in person (except for antique, non-clothing items), but will typically look for things on eBay or Poshmark.

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Anonymous wrote:Newly divorced mom here who loves the treasure hunt of thrifting. Anyone interested in following along as I ditch my life 1.0 clothes and rebuild my wardrobe via thrifting? My goal is to find good quality, timeless pieces and head towards more of a capsule. Thought it might be fun to document, but also realize most of DCUM has no issue buying high end pieces at msrp so won't go to the trouble if no interest 🙂

This is passive aggressive and "I am not like the other girls" energy.

Completely. +1