How many pairs of jeans do you reckon you have bought, or will buy, your child from birth to college entrance?
40? 80? Every family will come up with different numbers, but the point is:
A lot.
Now do the math: Take Continue reading
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Shopping the recycled way
How to give a glass of water to 900 people.
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard has written a book, The Responsible Company, about how we should create and sell goods that are high-quality, recyclable and repairable.
We couldn’t agree more! And Patagonia does make useful stuff that people tend to keep on using, which is responsible. We should all buy and keep high-quality goods… the Earth would be better for it.
But still, according to Chouinard in a Fortune magazine article, making a single Patagonia organic cotton polo shirt
uses up drinking water to supply 900 people for a full day
produces 30 times its weight in carbon dioxide
and creates 3 times its weight in trash?
Wouldn’t it be better, say consignment. resale, and thrift shopkeepers, if when someone does tire of their clothes or lamps or chairs, they recycle them, and raise a glass of cool, refreshing, life-sustaining water to the planet?
So next time you need a polo shirt or a side table or a tricycle, shop secondhand first! (And the next time you tire of that perfectly-good Patagonia polo shirt, call me!)
Patagonia: a responsible company. Photo courtesy of http://www.sxc.hu/
Polishing your image at work
Do you get the respect… and plum assignments and raises… you deserve at work? Or do you sometimes feel a bit overlooked, even though you are really good at what you do? Here’s what an image consultant has to say:
Imagine this: all eyes on you as you are about to give a major presentation, or how about all eyes on you as you walk into a professional networking social or important meeting? Would you like those eyes to think “WOW!!! How sharp, professional, confident, and polished this person is!” Or will they be thinking “OMG…this person could use a little image upgrading!” Read more
There are some amazing Before-&-After photos here of business women.
And the best part of upgrading your image? It doesn’t have to destroy your budget, when you shop consignment, resale or thrift! Find a Professional Resaler on the Resale Directory.
BTS shopping with your tween? How to survive her fashion whims.
So she was a tomboy last week, a fashionista this week, and next week who knows?
Consignment, resale, thrift is a tween’s BFF… or shall we say, her parents’ BFF!
While some parents stress over their children’s wardrobe whims and the costs of those whims (an excellent article is here), others take a much more relaxed approach by introducing the kids to recycling fashion the consignment, resale, and thrift way.
It teaches style, budgeting… and even keeping her possessions edited down to the truly-cherished. She can clean up her closet (and that bedroom floor!) and “trade them in” on whatever floats her boat THIS week!
Introduce your kids to resale and its wonders and watch them
blossom with their unique style!
The Double-Fisted Saver!
Lots of folks think resale just means saving money. Well, that’s always nice, and full pockets are a valid fashion statement, but did you know you can make money using resale too?
When you use a resale shop as your first choice when buying clothes for yourself or your family, or furniture and decor for your home, you can
keep more cash in your pocket
because of the great values at consignment, resale and thrifts. Then,
stuff some extra cash in your pocket
when you recycle gently-used good possessions and you make money from things you no longer need or want.
Call or visit your favorite consignment or resale shop today (find the BEST here!) to learn what they can use that you have just sitting around. You can even help your favorite charity make money when you donate to or consign with a non-profit. That’s re-sharing!
How to Consign 