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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2020 11:01:36 GMT -5
Such snobs about thrift stores? Like, you can find A LOT of good stuff there, I know they're second hand, but I mean, most of the time, there's really nothing wrong with it. I've donated clothes and stuff before, and there was nothing wrong with them, yet when it comes to thrift stores, people seem to turn their nose up at them, or even use them as tools of bullying. When I was in school, there was this kid, and everyone would ask her, in a condescending tone, "I like your clothes, where'd you get them? Goodwill?" And one time, when my sister was making wedding plans, and she wanted to make a trunk for her wedding, for people to put money into or something, idk, it fit in with the theme I guess. Anyway, she was planning on ordering one online, and I suggested she get one from a thrift store, because it'd be cheaper (she had a budget) and she made a face like she had just bit into the most sour lemon in existence.
TL;DR I really don't understand the stigma behind thrift stores, they seem fine to me.
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Post by Skypaw13 on Apr 1, 2020 21:03:53 GMT -5
Such snobs about thrift stores? Like, you can find A LOT of good stuff there, I know they're second hand, but I mean, most of the time, there's really nothing wrong with it. I've donated clothes and stuff before, and there was nothing wrong with them, yet when it comes to thrift stores, people seem to turn their nose up at them, or even use them as tools of bullying. When I was in school, there was this kid, and everyone would ask her, in a condescending tone, "I like your clothes, where'd you get them? Goodwill?" And one time, when my sister was making wedding plans, and she wanted to make a trunk for her wedding, for people to put money into or something, idk, it fit in with the theme I guess. Anyway, she was planning on ordering one online, and I suggested she get one from a thrift store, because it'd be cheaper (she had a budget) and she made a face like she had just bit into the most sour lemon in existence. TL;DR I really don't understand the stigma behind thrift stores, they seem fine to me. Okay, the two situations are completely different. If you need to get clothes to wear to school every day, then thrift stores are the greatest thing on planet Earth, because they're cheap and typically high quality because most items are things that were worn exactly once and then the owner decided they didn't like it. However, for more permanent and sentimental things like a hope box or a wedding chest, I completely understand the disgust at thrift stores. Like, if I were planning a wedding and you made the suggestion to get a chest from a thrift store, I wouldn't just make a face at you, I would probably lose my mind at you for even suggesting it. You don't want to get such an important piece secondhand. It's weird. It's like, oh yeah, let's have a piece of our wedding be someone else's junk. No. It's something a lot of people want to put money into to have something that is theirs, even if it is bought and paid for. Same reason people buy their own wedding dress instead of wearing their mom's, even though it's like $5000 more. In general I'm a fan of thrift stores. I think most non-bullies are as well. I just don't get things that are supposed to be sentimental from them. Clothes, sure. Random appliances that are more about function? Absolutely. Stupid trinkets? Sign me up. But not something that should be mine, you know?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2020 21:08:06 GMT -5
Such snobs about thrift stores? Like, you can find A LOT of good stuff there, I know they're second hand, but I mean, most of the time, there's really nothing wrong with it. I've donated clothes and stuff before, and there was nothing wrong with them, yet when it comes to thrift stores, people seem to turn their nose up at them, or even use them as tools of bullying. When I was in school, there was this kid, and everyone would ask her, in a condescending tone, "I like your clothes, where'd you get them? Goodwill?" And one time, when my sister was making wedding plans, and she wanted to make a trunk for her wedding, for people to put money into or something, idk, it fit in with the theme I guess. Anyway, she was planning on ordering one online, and I suggested she get one from a thrift store, because it'd be cheaper (she had a budget) and she made a face like she had just bit into the most sour lemon in existence. TL;DR I really don't understand the stigma behind thrift stores, they seem fine to me. Okay, the two situations are completely different. If you need to get clothes to wear to school every day, then thrift stores are the greatest thing on planet Earth, because they're cheap and typically high quality because most items are things that were worn exactly once and then the owner decided they didn't like it. However, for more permanent and sentimental things like a hope box or a wedding chest, I completely understand the disgust at thrift stores. Like, if I were planning a wedding and you made the suggestion to get a chest from a thrift store, I wouldn't just make a face at you, I would probably lose my mind at you for even suggesting it. You don't want to get such an important piece secondhand. It's weird. It's like, oh yeah, let's have a piece of our wedding be someone else's junk. No. It's something a lot of people want to put money into to have something that is theirs, even if it is bought and paid for. Same reason people buy their own wedding dress instead of wearing their mom's, even though it's like $5000 more. In general I'm a fan of thrift stores. I think most non-bullies are as well. I just don't get things that are supposed to be sentimental from them. Clothes, sure. Random appliances that are more about function? Absolutely. Stupid trinkets? Sign me up. But not something that should be mine, you know? Yeah, that makes sense
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2020 21:13:59 GMT -5
Skypaw13 About the wedding thing...my sister isn't sentimental AT ALL. It may be different for most people, but not for her. She ended up getting the box from Wal-Mart and then painting it to look old fashioned, and then she ended up misplacing it, and she never spoke of it again, nor has she even tried to look for it. So yeah... I doubt I offended her too greatly.
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Post by Skypaw13 on Apr 2, 2020 18:22:33 GMT -5
Skypaw13 About the wedding thing...my sister isn't sentimental AT ALL. It may be different for most people, but not for her. She ended up getting the box from Wal-Mart and then painting it to look old fashioned, and then she ended up misplacing it, and she never spoke of it again, nor has she even tried to look for it. So yeah... I doubt I offended her too greatly. Probably explains why she just made a face instead of completely losing it like I would have.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2020 18:26:30 GMT -5
Skypaw13 About the wedding thing...my sister isn't sentimental AT ALL. It may be different for most people, but not for her. She ended up getting the box from Wal-Mart and then painting it to look old fashioned, and then she ended up misplacing it, and she never spoke of it again, nor has she even tried to look for it. So yeah... I doubt I offended her too greatly. Probably explains why she just made a face instead of completely losing it like I would have. Lol, I felt bad for her though, out of her whole guest list, only about not even 10 people showed up, because the rest were sick
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