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okwithmydecay@leminal.space to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 8 days ago

‘People sell their best stuff on Vinted’ – how charity shops became a dumping ground for unsellable clothes

www.theguardian.com

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‘People sell their best stuff on Vinted’ – how charity shops became a dumping ground for unsellable clothes

www.theguardian.com

okwithmydecay@leminal.space to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 8 days ago
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Swamped with ‘daily avalanches’ of soiled items and poor-quality fast fashion, secondhand stores are in crisis. What went wrong with people’s good intentions? And is it possible to donate more effectively?
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    Did it to themselves trying to be ebay and acting like for profit

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      What do you mean?

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        Good donations show up on eBay, not the racks. They did it before their donors did, apparently.

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    Why do charity shops feel entitled to people’s old clothes exactly?

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    Don’t charity shops put their best stuff on ebay these days

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      I think that’s mostly a thing in the US where greed an capitalism comes first

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