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Why Buy Preloved?

Raising a family is hard in a lot of ways, and creates landfill … inevitably affecting the

trying to stick to a weekly budget can make health of our planet and that of our bodies.
it even harder! But let’s be honest, this is Buying Preloved means we are making use
the reality for most of us, and finding ways of what ‘we’ already have! Saving it from
to save money becomes a task in itself! But landfill and appreciating the time, energy

one very simple and practical way to limit and expertise that went into making it in the
spending, is to buy Preloved. first place.

Thanks to this digital world we now live in … Gone are the days when op shopping was
it’s becoming easier and easier to do so! considered to be for the poor or
With the wonderful world of social media at misfortunate! Today shopping Preloved is

our finger tips … creating a huge collection celebrated and enjoyed, even bragged
of Buy, Swap and Sell pages, along with about! With hundreds of accounts on
second hand retailers, the good old garage Instagram solely dedicated to showcasing

sale and we can’t forget my personal ‘Thrift Finds’ and Preloved Fashions. We
favourite – the op shop!! We are literally live in a time that encourages reusing items,
surrounded by opportunities to source with many people upcycling furniture,
second hand items, and there is so much to homewares and clothing for hobbies and

love in doing so! businesses alike. Unique is definitely ‘in’, so

The financial gain is mind blowing … both it’s a time to get creative and be inspired!
as a ‘seller’ and as a ‘buyer’. If you take So next time you need something, and
care of your possessions, there is no before you hit the shops … just consider
reason why you can’t sell them onto whether a Preloved one would do the job

someone else to enjoy … earning yourself just as well? You may just save yourself a
some extra dollars! And as a buyer, the hunt heap of money!
can be just as fun, as the feeling of

snapping up a bargain! Why pay full price Article submitted by Bianca from
for something new, when you can buy it
second hand for half the price or less! The Wardrobe Green

Not to mention that the constant production
of new items, generates pollution and