Thrifiting

The Thrifting Addiction  

I learned the art of thrift store shopping from my mother, who discovered the trend in London. Thrift shopping has become a trend in Cape Town among the youth. In my opinion this an amazing revolution as it prevents many from looking the same and allows people to develop their own style knowing that the chances of someone wearing the same item is minimized. 

I have a dream of attending the  Portobello Road Market . It is the world’s largest antiques market with over 1,000 dealers selling every kind of antique and collectible hosted in London.The hunt for something unique and often forgotten by society due to new inventions or trends excites me. The greatest pleasure is often walking into a thrift store of any kind and knowing anything I find and like I can buy without thinking of the damage it will have on my budget. 

So, in honor of summer and me being a broke ass uni student, I have decided to start a thrifting Thursday post. Will I post all my thrifty finds and proved tips and ideas of how to DIY and transform items. 

Below are some benefits and tips of thrift shopping. 

Summarized benefits of Thrift shopping

1. Thrift stores provide an opportunity to develop your own unique sense of style.
2. There are amazing treasures to be found finds on all the shelves and rails at a thrift store
3. There are no hovering salespeople waiting to make a commission off your purchase.
4. Many thrift stores support the community.
5. cost effective 

Tips for thrifiting 

1. Most thrift stores don’t have dressing rooms so it would be best suited to wear something tight fitting and comfortable as to fit things over clothing.
2. Many thrift shops can be overwhelming. One needs to have the right attitude and mood to thrift. It takes focus to scavenge through lo
3. It can work out to be worth the effort and a adventure and often good branded clothing can be found. 
4. ads of junk to find that one treasure. 
5. Items might need  altering or some serious TLC.  You could DIY it at home there are many youtube videos on how to revamp old items. 
6. Go when you have time on your hands as its a time consuming evening. 
7. Grab everything as once you have everything you've liked you can look at it and then check items for faults and check if they fit because if you take to much time looking at each item when you find it to save time. 
8. Be open minded and have fun as its a real treasure hunt and with that said one must keep in mind that  If you don’t find anything one day, don’t get discouraged. Thrifting has a lot to do with luck. 

For those who cant get over the stigma of thrifting, you can always sell your clothes for money or donate your clothes to the local thrift stores to help others.