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I can't wait for the day when I can walk to my local dump and move into a mcmansion somebody threw out because the paint was the wrong color... And I am only half joking. Go into your local thrift store and try not to gasp as you walk past $300 pair of designer jeans after $400 dress, some of them still with tags on them as they've never been worn, and most all of them in seemingly brand-new condition. It's a consume…
I wish somehow thrift stores were online
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It's called planned obsolescence. The plan is to be obsolete by next season, so four to six months. Although I wouldn't count on H&M clothing to last ten washing cycles.
Is it planned obsolescence or just competing on price? If you try to make something as cheap as possible, you're not optimizing for durability
I can't wait for the day when I can walk to my local dump and move into a mcmansion somebody threw out because the paint was the wrong color... And I am only half joking. Go into your local thrift store and try not to gasp as you walk past $300 pair of designer jeans after $400 dress, some of them still with tags on them as they've never been worn, and most all of them in seemingly brand-new condition. It's a consume…
I don't care about the 300$ jeans anyway, I am just happy to find something that fits.
Maybe thrift stores are more fun for people of regular size. I'm taller than average, so the selection is limited.
I can't wait for the day when I can walk to my local dump and move into a mcmansion somebody threw out because the paint was the wrong color... And I am only half joking. Go into your local thrift store and try not to gasp as you walk past $300 pair of designer jeans after $400 dress, some of them still with tags on them as they've never been worn, and most all of them in seemingly brand-new condition. It's a consume…
Check dumpsters too. I've got a brand new $300 REI raincoat that way. Thank you anonymous Stanford student!
I can't wait for the day when I can walk to my local dump and move into a mcmansion somebody threw out because the paint was the wrong color... And I am only half joking. Go into your local thrift store and try not to gasp as you walk past $300 pair of designer jeans after $400 dress, some of them still with tags on them as they've never been worn, and most all of them in seemingly brand-new condition. It's a consume…
The only time I've rented a storage unit was last time I moved. We sold the apartment and could not move into the new house until two months later, so we stored all our stuff in a unit close to the new house and stayed at our (very old, tiny and inherited) summer house for the duration.
So they have their use, but I can't imagine having one permanently.
My daughter is in a brass band (they're quite common here in Norway), and we participate organising flee markets to raise money for the band and the amount of stuff people give us to sell is insane. I'm not surprised at all by what you're writing.
I can't wait for the day when I can walk to my local dump and move into a mcmansion somebody threw out because the paint was the wrong color... And I am only half joking. Go into your local thrift store and try not to gasp as you walk past $300 pair of designer jeans after $400 dress, some of them still with tags on them as they've never been worn, and most all of them in seemingly brand-new condition. It's a consume…
Not sure how prevalent it is in other countries especially the first world, but self-storage facilities in the US surprise me (I am an Indian). Given the average house size in USA which is second highest after Australia, I wonder what kind of useful stuff gets stored in these stores.
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I hate suits. Where's the equivalent for my pants/shirt/sweater combo?
Jeans, t shirt and hoodie
I made the mistake of getting slim cut jeans this time, when they wear out I'm going back to regular cut, maybe go 50/50 blue pairs and black pairs.
I have way too many band shirts, most of which I really wouldn't ever wear to work. I'm slowly replacing them with good quality polo shirts instead. They seem to last much longer.
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Genuine question from an ignorance of macroeconomics: Wouldn't the money going to clothing just go to something else? It's not like the workers or company owners would sit on their hands when fashion stops being profitable.
The money would go into something else, but it would probably be something stupid. A lot of the dumb startups we see now that are burning cash on obviously bad strategies exist because at a global financial scale, there’s not enough opportunities to invest all of the capital in. There’s obviously lots (LOTS) of work to be done that could use capital still but current financial system want to believe in a high rate of…