Second-hands are not that great choice as I had thought before

It has become a habit for me to visit a second-hand now and then. Every time I went there I was excited about fishing for various types of different clothes, each of which was different. Shopping in second-hands is definitely different than shopping in a mall or a casual shop – from the clothes through the atmosphere to the shopping process.

I would call it – looking for a needle in a bottle of hay. If you happen to find that lovely blouse of yours, you may be disappointed to find that it actually does not suit you or that there is a missing velvet or a hole on the sleeve. And if you are lucky, you will face the dilemma of deciding whether buying it at that price will pay off in the end compared to buying a new one.

That is why, after some time, I switched to shopping in second-hands only when there is a sale. Hmm, sounds a good decision, unless you end up with buying more staff than you initially planned. So, you spend more money than you would have done if you had bought just one or two pieces at a new collection price.

Do not turn shopping into an obsession.

But why I actually started to think about the issue and came to the conclusion that second-hands are better to be avoided was when my wardrobe capacity reached its maximum and I was forced to sort out the unnecessary items. Believe me I found some pieces which I even did not wear, some at which I actually asked myself: Did I really buy this? Moreover, I found that even those nice items got overworn and shabby after just one washing and could not be worn again. So they ended up in a bin. And lets be honest to ourselves, that is not a wise recycling, that is so often associated with using secondary goods.

No, I did not stop visiting second-hands as you might have thought when you started to read this article, however, I am more careful when shopping - I tend to visit them occasionally at a sale period, always buy just what I really need, I ignore the cool music when trying out the staff 😊 and bring a friend of mine to advise me if the thing really suits me.

Recently I went to a summer sale in the shopping mall and found that new, nice and not used clothes were actually cheaper than those in second hands. So sometimes it is really better to buy what you long for in the store. To really think wisely when shopping, because especially us woman often succumb to the wise marketing tricks of the sellers. Eventually, you will save that extra Euro, keep your wardrobe fit and serve our nature, too 😊  Do not turn shopping into an obsession.