Thrifting is an act of looking or purchasing used furniture, clothes, and random junk, but it recently became popular for clothes. The art of thrifting is getting a bunch of clothes for a small price. Thrifting started at the end of the 19th century; when it first originated people used an act of bartering for second hand goods. This was before Europe and America established thrift stores. It became popular pretty recently as people, mainly teens and young adults got more into it in the 2010s. Kids thrift so much as it saves them more money than buying new clothes.
Thrifting is one of the hottest topics around the United States right now, as it is super popular on platforms like Tiktok and Instagram. There are all kinds of thrift stores like bins, hangers, etc. Bins are where people put their used clothes in a bin at an establishment, where other people can look through and buy. You are probably thinking that it’s super gross, touching other peoples used clothes. But it isn’t, the clothes are washed before they are put out for others. Hangers are a nicer type of thrift store that puts the used clothes on a hanger for people to look at. Some notable places in Vegas are Goodwill, Savers, and The Salvation Army.
Do you want to know a fascinating fact I have about thrifting? I once waited in a bins store for over 4 hours to wait for new clothes to come in. I know that might sound crazy, but it was definitely worth it when I got a bunch of clothes for around 15 bucks. One bad thing about thrifting is that you’re not going to find a lot of fire things like oversized shirts, stained pants, weird looking hats, or even ugly shoes so it could take a while to go home satisfied. I also have a bunch of friends that thrift so it makes it much easier to thrift when you have people to hang around so it doesn’t get boring. One of the best things about thrifting is when you are searching for clothes and you keep finding ugly or not good clothes and then you finally find a great piece. It is so satisfying. Thrifting not only allows you to find unique and affordable items, but it also supports sustainable fashion and helps reduce waste.
