Thrift Hauls Exposed

[@redrover2370]

My take on thrift hauls is ‘better, but still problematic’. It’s better for the environment and to try new styles for cheaper, but can still promote overconsumption. I used to buy ALOT every time I went op shopping but then I found it was those items I was rehoming when decluttering so now I’m a lot more particular. I now try to follow the ‘if it’s not a hell yes, it’s a no’ rule. It can be hard to prevent overshopping when thrifting as you can’t wait and see. I don’t feel as concerned about gentrification or resellers, as near me there are still op shops offering great prices. The main problem is they have so much bad quality items clogging up their racks I agree to stay away from plus size items, leave us the slim pickings please!

[@vrandomnumbers]

So essentially, if it affects you, it’s a problem (ie buying plus sizes without the need for it) but if it affects others (taking away choices for low-income folks) it doesn’t worry you. Both, though, are valid and the same concern. Buying things we aren’t going to use or enjoy is the problem, creating more waste when it could be used by someone who would use it.

[@redrover2370]

@ my comment did sound rather selfish, but it wasn’t meant that way. We are a single income family so I think thrifting definitely needs to be available and affordable for those who need it, but there is room for all types of buyers if consumed intentionally

[@Lionesse-z41553]

I usually only buy secondhand, and I purposely do NOT thrift flip. The items that have lasted me the longest have been my secondhand pieces.

[@isa-lv7ux]

idk if it’s because i follow mostly sustainable / diy enthusiast content creators but i’ve rarely seen thrift flips (for clothing atleast) where the intention was solely to sell it. i think it’s worth nothing a lot of people (myself included!) thrift flip for the sake of repairing or customizing clothing to personalize their wardrobe or give it a better chance at avoiding a landfill!

[@isa-lv7ux]

reselling is totally different, just wanted to hop in with a distinction!

[@fsncom]

@@isa-lv7uxyeah it seems like the creator was using the term “thrift flipping” to mean reselling, which isn’t accurate.

[@may7733]

I got pre-roll ads for... Temu and Shien 😭😭😭

[@beccssmith6285]

People are donating more clothes than Opshops/Thrift shops can sell. Plenty of big size clothes too. Influencers are great for promoting secondhand and making over its image. There is nothing wrong with upcycling and mending. I do both, and only buy good quality linen, wool snd cotton and yep I buy more than I need, not excessive but more. Not for the extra choices, but because new clothes, are mostly rubbish, polyester and viscose etc mix clothes are everywhere. Its bad now, lets think about how bad it will be a in another decade. Even expensive brands sell crap that won't last. Im buying for the now and decades to come. I'm also keeping sheets, tablecloths, home decor and furniture, out of landfill by upcycling. I've even brought linen and wool on the $1 rack. And I don't thrift to resell, thrift flip to sell or preach to others. Buy secondhand first because there is too much in the world already and secondhand shops are overflowing with good quality stuff.

[@anastasiadreiser4113]

Anything that is a HAUL is problematic in itself as it is overconsumption. Do people really need more than 10 items of the same category? There´s only 365 days in a year, you don´t need 50 pairs of pants or t-shirts, to be fair. I made myself a limit of fitting the majority of my closet (except shoes and coats) into this small ikea dresser, and I am keeping to it and I´d suggest the majority of people should do that as well. Let´s just all be proud outfit repeaters, you can actually make any outfit stand out just by being creative, layering it differently, accessorizing etc.

[@bubbles.stu26]

A haul could simply be economical on time and energy and better for the environment if you are using fossil fuels to haul it.

[@daviddo658]

Amen

[@elizabethmarshall3558]

❤

[@Shewhospeakesinverse]

​@@bubbles.stu26 yeah ... like also w all the diseases going around most of my shopping is hauls to lessen my time outside. But most video of thrift hauls are what this video discusses

[@Siures]

I really like browsing over Second Hand markets. And in the past you could call some of these market days as „hauls“ (up to 10 pieces). But it was rather an exception that I found that many pieces - and I still wear a lot of these things 10 years later. I really hate thrift flipping on Second Hand markets in the sense of reselling the stuff for more money. I often list high quality things for less than the market price consciously as I only charge what I could and would pay for the item. I think it’s not fair that someone else is getting the extra money I deliberately did not want. I also hate that I often only get „leftovers“ in charity shops as I have a small income. One day I just saw a women about my size dropping some branded business clothes just when I searched for these clothes as I wanted to get to a job appointment. I was so excited! But a lot of clothes in our charity shop are really bigger sizes or for elderly people. But where Second Hand really still works for me is kid’s clothes. There I WILL do hauls as I often need an entire wardrobe of clothes in the next size when I shop for the next season. I get really nice pieces for very little money, sometimes even with the tag still on. Also buying a 12 piece set of „Summer clothes boy 6yo“ is fun as I really get a haul factor and still know that we actually need it. When I was little I had the experience from boxes that came from my cousin, but unfortunately my kids are the oldest in the family - but their little cousins get boxes on a regular basis 😂

[@elizabethmarshall3558]

Delighted to find your channel! I'm 67 and probably half of what I own is second hand.

[@yodelingyak]

Im glad you called out not taking the things that are outside your size range. I rarely shop used because i know all the plus size stuff is so limited. So often people take the good plus size stuff too and alter it or upcycle it. So frustrating

[@stevenwillwerth6684]

Thank you for your video, I have never seen it like this before, I have a really bad obsession with buying second hand Louis Vuitton and it seems to never stop, as you put it, buying for the sakes of buying is not good either, I’m always trying to convive myself is better for the environment. Really enjoyed watching it. 👍🏻

[@KnoelsNook]

12 YEARS?! Excuse me while I cough up dust 😂😂😂

[@bubbles.stu26]

Some good points. Some really judgy stuff. Sucking the joy out of life a little bit. I do dislike the ridiculously high prices at thrift stores even when they are using income for charity, but thrift stores are always my first choice.

[@eclect]

The joy should be sucked out of overconsumption. It's bad for the individual and bad for society.

[@GemUnicornn]

I am an environmental scientist and first off, thrift shopping even if you buy a lot is a 0 to your carbon footprint, however it cannot end up in landfill, my whole wardrobe is thrifted but I wear it, there is not a single non practical item in my wardrobe. I don’t think they are bad in themselves but it still promotes mass consumption

[@Tigger75]

At my local Savers there's a couple that shops there frequently to thrift flip. I'm amazed they can make a profit as the prices there are astonomically high. I always laugh when I find the original price tag on the item is much less than what Savers is charging.

[@Skimmer951]

I actually didnt know the difference between thrift flipping and upcycling I mainly thought its "oh they repuporse a thing to fit them!" sort of thing I didnt really know the whole reselling thing aspect of it that leaves a bit more of a sour taste in my mouth. When I buy a thing I want to keep the thing and I dont like when influencers buy up the good or fun stuff just to sell away and not even keep and enjoy. Not that thrifting in this way has been that rampant in my own country its still rather slow we dont really have those huge goodwill stores or bins. I dont go to to many thrift stores right now I keep my eyes out for clothes swapping meets and events in town and my friend circle have a discord channel in our server for showcasing clothes we dont want that someone else might take. (I am the designated person everyone asks first if I want a clothing item) I got a huge haul of excellent items a month ago due to this when a friend cleared out her closet and showed the stuff and I jumped on the opportunity (it just took some work to get the clothes to me because shipping is expensive so we solved it in other ways) and these clothes have quickly become staples in my wardrobe and very beloved. I wonder if upcycling is going to become more trendy this year and stayup there with the thrift flip. I have seen more upcycling vids and have been very inspired to fix, adjust and mend my closet.

[@Zippish]

I get that it's all in the name of engagement and validation and monetization, but hauls have always rubbed me wrong. Any sort of haul, really, because chances are, you don't need that amount of stuff in your daily life. I'm not suggesting everyone become a minimalist either, but short form social media has really warped the general consensus on what is "enough".

[@alexandrap9368]

My thoughts on the gentrification of thrifting - I am all for resellers shopping at thrift stores and even making it their full time job. Everyone, no matter their economic background, has the same chance to go shopping at the thrift and finding the "high ticket" items. If only low income people shopped at thrift stores then the stores would be less likely to stay in business and that would mean more clothing waste and fewer places that a low income person can go shopping. We all have a part to play. We all have to play by the rules of capitalism even if we don't like it. But the only way we can truly make an impact on textile waste is if we all do what we can to make sure things stay out of the landfill. Resellers put things back into the hands of people that might actually use it again. Just my opinion. 😊

[@DarlingKnight]

I JUST commented on a thrift-influencers video that they should stop promoting thrift-hauls etc. As someone who has been relying on thrift stores for clothing and household items since childhood it is hurtful to see how there is NO consciousness whatsoever by richer folks who do thrifting for fun at best and for clout at worst

[@fsncom]

Liked the video but I’m a bit confused why you keep calling it “thrift flipping” when you actually seem to be mostly talking about reselling. There’s a difference and it would have been good to make the distinction.

[@nomanejane5766]

You are incorrect the money that good will raises does goes to charity but it's true that they pay their employees minimum wage

[@blaah9999]

Someone from seattle… i can’t stand that song… 🙃🙃🙃

[@pyrotechnical_freak]

Oh wow I’m early lol

[@Nero3S]

Being fat is 99% a choice. I do agree that thrift shopping has been ruined. Nowhere near any kind of privilege to not be overweight

[@pucca9648]

Better fat than stupid as you are. At least a fat person can loose weight, but your case is hopeless.

[@eclect]

Except if you actually look at any real evidence and don't just pull feelings-based statements out of your butt this isn't true at all

[@iphisnextdoor]

being mean is 100% a choice but, putting aside that there’s a lot of peer-reviewed medical research that genetics play a huge role in the size of a person’s body, I’m sure you personally know at least one person who seems to be able to eat however literally anything they want and never gain a pound and one person who seems to gain weight if they so much look at a cookie and EDs wreck your body 🙃 (even when they never make you skinny) are people who get Pretty Privilege ever overweight?

[@grt764]

The economy is not bad. Research.

[@swiitmlk]

🤦‍♀️

[@Surreal452]

Been grocery shopping lately?

[@eclect]

Rent and food prices have gone up 30% over the last 5 years while household incomes have been pretty stagnant but GDP is up so I should be happy that the economy is good even though almost all of the gains are going to the ruling class and not me. Yay GDP!

[@basketchaos]

I just started the video, and just wanted to give a friendly reminder that at least as of when this video was uploaded, 2012 is 13 years ago 🫶🥲

[@pinadevos]

Guilty, I bought too much thrifted clothes for myself. I have stopped that and have enough clothes to last me years. On the other hand, there is so much (too much) clothing so there is enough to go around for users en resellers both (besides the big sizes, there is plenty in the smaller sizes). The thriftstores mark up their prices regardless of that and blame it on the rising of costs. I mailed with some of them. The people who do haul video’s very often, do it for the advertising income, so lowering the amount of video’s will get them less income. Flipping clothes online gets them a bigger market, so I am not opposed to that. Otherwise a lot of them would end up in the landfill anyway. I have stopped selling clothes, because it is too much work for too low prices in my opinion. Only the special brands and really nice vintage clothes go for higher prices. I stick to flipping vintage and antique decorations en needlepoint. That is not something you buy in the regular stores. 🙂