The Problem With Thrifting 

There are far too many people commenting that do not realize she uses toxic chemicals and lead in their clothing. I will not even buy it from the thrift store because of the danger to my health. If you haven’t seen the follow up to why Shien is bad even from the thrift store look here Why are SHIEN clothes SO BAD? And Why you shouldn't even thrift for them

i have thrifted some shein items and just be more mindful of taking care of them. they’re still going strong. i’d much rather use it than see it end up in a landfill

I don’t mind getting Shein from thrift stores, at least I’m giving it more life. But I hate when thrift stores mark them either to the price of them new on the site or more.. I don’t want to spend $10 on a Shein shirt when it’s $7 on the website..

SHEIN and urban outfitters have the same ingredients for making clothes. Don’t be fooled by the name of the brand. Read the label where it matters.

I’m still wearing the same SHEIN work pants 6 years later. It’s all in how you wash & dry your clothes.

The problem with thrifting, for me, is racks full pullover tops that have a retail of 6-9 dollars but they are selling them used, for 6.99

I don't even look at the brand when thrifting. I just pick things I like. 🤷‍♀️

I'm a plus size girly and honestly right now Shein is the only one making sure we don't dress like a Lane Bryant curtain set. Maybe I'm ignorant and there are other stores but affordability and sizing is quite important to me.

I hate it. Thrifting 10 years ago was so much better.

I wrote a whole 9 page essay on this exact problem with fast fashion and how it’s taking over thrift stores. Sooo infuriating.

Sometimes I feel like Shein is the only brand that gets modern fashion right at an honestly weirdly low price, then I remember that there’re probably clothes that pretty in decent quality, but very expensive, that’s why you don’t see them

It doesn’t hurt to buy secondhand shein clothing and accessories

People keep saying that shein make low quality items that only last a month but I have a few T-shirts from them and they’ve lasted me years personally 🤷‍♀️

Some of my most worn pieces are thrifted Shein and yeah the quality isn't always amazing, but the things I do have can either have parts replaced or repaired and I think there's value to getting all the use we can from something that was designed to be one-time use/disposable.

When thrifted shein clothes reach the end of their lifecycle I like to turn the fabric into stuffing. There’s something so satisfying loving a piece of clothing only to meticulously shred it into the smallest pieces. Something that brought me so much joy gets to keep bringing it to me in little pin cushions & crochet bits & bobs I use it for.

It’s because shein steals ideas from small businesses that have good designs

I started making my own clothes, because I can't afford the good stuff and the cheap stuff either is something trendy that I would never wear, or, if I like it, it falls apart. I get attached to my things, so I get really sad that I only get to wear it a few times. Sometimes only once. I'm just done with cheap shit. It's so bad for the environment, too.

Thirfting used to be name brand quality stuff that was old. Now it's cheap AliExpress stuff 😢. I felt this 😅

If you learn how to sew and fix ur clothes the quality of ur clothing doesn’t matter as much unless it’s something that looks cheap, can’t fix that honestly, this is how my closet is a ton of second hand fast fashion while also all being at least 1+ years old, some pieces are from when I was 12 at forever 21 and they still fit and are together because I don’t just throw clothes away when they rip 😭😭 I never understood why people (who have the ability to learn to sew and do it) just throw their clothes out like that lol

I have a lot of thrifted shien pieces. Its been 3yrs and they're still going strong.