How do you shop where you live? - Topic of the day 8/1/25
We figured out how people dress in your area, but how do you shop where you live - malls, boutiques, flea markets, something else? Are there particular types or styles of clothing common to you? How easy or difficult is it to find clothes you like in your area? 🤔 Looking for specific advice on how to shop in a certain location (including online)? Search in #questions-and-advice for threads about the specific place/site and make a new thread if your question is not answered (INCLUDING YOUR BUDGET AND WILLINGNESS TO SHOP SECONDHAND)👍
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I spend 99.99% of my shopping time scrolling through various cool boutiques and then just buying some bullshit on eBay or Grailed 😮💨
Physical stores are dangerous because believe it or not I am a ridiculously easy sale in person
Vintage stores and vintage fleas really
vintage shops in Tacoma are still charging normal prices so I do pop in there sometimes, also value village n estate sales my beloved
Yeah I’m probably blessed Glasswing and blue owl and Boswell and Stand up comedy are too far away
I'll saunter on into a market during the summer or lost and found and it's as good as over
If l&f was in town I’d be a dead man
They’re close to my perfect shop ..
The good thing is that it is far too expensive
So I go in, look around, see something I like, boom 1k
I loove willhaben (Austrian fleamarket site), I buy almost everything I need on there, kitchen appliances, clothes, books you name it, even better when I can pick it up near me
Buying vintage stuff for dirt cheap off of old people cleaning out their attics>>>
go to suburban thrift store. spend 2 hours going through every section and find one elderly mans brooks brothers button up. rinse and repeat next week
I live in a jawnz desert. It's online or travel for me. The vintage situation is non existent because a generation ago my people could barely afford a pot to piss in let alone intergenerational quality clothing. Best you'll find is a wall of fast fashion.
i missed living in walking distance of a good thrift store. id stop by literally 3 or 4 times a week. scored so much good stuff
ngl i just dont buy clothes a lot if i dont have good in person options :xd: i think b/c if im buying brand new, i have very exact criteria i'd need an item to tick off to seriously consider it. versus going to a thrift, i never had a set goal or motive in mind, its just to check out their new inventory and see what catches my eye
i know i can just order stuff online and return what doesnt fit but i hate the principle of it. its more work and more emissions and it just doesnt feel like it should be necessary? id like to find things i like and can wear in person pretty please
:sissyfussy:
I actually found a banger made in spain fur lined leather jacket out of the blue the other day, but someone had torn the tag off, and instead of getting the usual clueless teen cashier there was old wise cashier who wouldn't let me haggle
please
please let me have a win
you got this for free
:nooooo:
Everything else is a pit of shein and target brands
honestly been in a bit of a slump all things fashion so i've been holding off but usually the goodwill's and a recent pay by the pound local thrift has been treating me well, no one lives here so its a lot of actually decent stuff from old people who are cleaning house, havent been in awhile tho and scared to see if shien has infiltrated the secondhand stores
For me its mostly Vinted at this point. At some point you just learn your measurements for the bs your after and Vinted by now is soo much better than in person thrifting in my less than fashion forward city.
mall brands and vintage work wear at thrift shops is as good as it gets here. desperately wish I could touch cool clothes without having to buy them online
online
I’ve gotten the bulk of my clothes from this shop in Newcastle called Flip. It’s one of the best things about newcastle and has such a great range of Americana and westernwear for generally under £20 per item
There’s an awful lot of made in USA ll bean there etc.
I visit NYC every other weekend but I still buy everything online whether that's from eBay, y!jp, or stocklists.
I've walked around asking every shop if they have something, and then buy it online lmao
joys of living rural
Midwest USA: thrift stores on the regular and eBay. That’s about it, but I also buy pretty basic shit compared to a lot of people on here.
And this is not negative self-talk—I like my basic shit!
Y!Jp and Mercari for big ticket stuff, Muji for basics, Uniqlo for undergarments. Australian retail is $$$, and secondhand shops are really hit and miss
I'm next to NYC but I mostly shop online, even from local retailers. Partially due to health issues but also just monetary; I don't have to pay tax on clothing in my home state.
But if you can, you should go into your favorite retailers more as they also function as community centers and host events, and the staff are usually cool.
i generally shop when i run out of clothes-> go into a mall or market -> browse -> buy.
I like department stores for costume jewelry and boutiques for self treats