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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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. [b]They took take hand me downs from family[/b] or bought the clearance clothes at Wal-Mart. I guess [b]something about the word 'used' was not ideal for them.[/b] 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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Did they not realize that hand me downs are, by definition, "used"?[/quote]

Yes, they did, but to them, since it was from family it was not the same as buying from a thrift shop. I feel the same. I have absolutely no problem sharing or giving clothes to my nieces and nephews which I have done several times.[/quote]

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