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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm quite surprised by how many people on the forum by used clothing and routinely shop at thrift stores! I grew up in a solidly middle-class (most definitely not even close to wealthy) home and have never been inside a thrift store. In such a wealthy area as DC I would have expected most people not even to be aware of "used" options. These shopping practices (what the heck is Value Village?) would never have occurred to me![/quote]

I feel a bit of the same, but we were poverty line poor growing up. For some reason, my parents never bought us used clothing, shoes, etc. They took take hand me downs from family or bought the clearance clothes at Wal-Mart. I guess something about the word 'used' was not ideal for them. That sentiment has been the same for me now in that I would rather buy a cheap Wal-Mart shirt that will need to be replaced in a few months than a nice one at a thrift shop that has been worn buy someone else. Yes, I am aware of how odd that sounds, but can't shake it.

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