I'm Stephanie Safarian and this is episode 124.

You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast, a show about living simply and

sustainably with your family. Here's your host, Stephanie Safarian.

Hello there and welcome back.

On today's show, we are answering the why why as well as the how of online thrifting for clothes.

If you are listening to this podcast at or near release date. You likely know that thanks to

coronavirus the thrift stores the brick and mortar thrift stores are closed and

that's okay because whether you love sifting through the stuff at a

brick and mortar store or not online thrifting is how savvy modern thrifers by second hand in the 21st century.

They harness the power of the internet, they use the site's search parameters. They find the exact item they are looking for

in their desired color and size and they buy it for a fraction of the price of a new item. Now many consumers in financial

instability rely on thrifting as a way of life. There's nothing revolutionary about buying secondhand stuff, but for

a lot of us our disposable incomes make shiny new pristine goods accessible and the

shiny the new and the pristine almost always appears more appealing

than anything that we could buy secondhand.

I would go so far as to argue that corporations have fed us the lie that

new is best, and most of us including myself have bought it.

Capitalism works only when consumers constantly buy and the constant purchasing of new goods leaves little

space for the older but perfectly fine garments in our closets to thrive. The reality is that thrifting is recycling and it is a powerful way to acquire

needed items without all the problems that come with overconsumption.

Now on today's show we are answering three distinct questions.

First, I'm answering the obvious question, the why. Why is thrifting important?

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