Thrift shopping has been a common for many years. “Thrifting” is a term that is used to describe shopping at second hand stores such as Goodwill or Plato’s Closet. Second hand stores do affect our economy for many reasons. One, consumers are getting rid of all of their old clothes or unwanted clothes that they don’t want any more so they can go spend money and buy new clothes that are in style. Two, when consumers give their clothes to places like goodwill, then consumers are contributing to the income of the company and allowing other consumers to buy their old items at a lower price. Three, stores like Plato’s Closet even pays consumers for the items that they take from them, which money back in the consumers pocket to go spend. A Huffington Post article was released this spring that stated that 20% of consumers now shop at thrift stores compared to only 14% of consumers did in 2008. Thrifting is becoming more popular for all people.
Gibbons, Jim. "Thrifting Across America." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 19 Apr. 2013. Web. 09 May 2013.
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