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The Secondhand Market Has Now Surpassed Firsthand

The Growing Popularity of Thrift Store Hunting In recent years thrift and secondhand retailers have been growing extremely fast, even faster than most firsthand and designer retail models. Secondhand has been on a steady incline the last few years, but why has it suddenly increased so noticeably? Why the massive surge in popularity? There always…

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Why You Should End the Shopping Spree

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The Mentality of America There are many economical and environmental reasons why we should end the shopping spree. American culture is built on consumption. A report by BBC proposed that if everyone on the planet consumed the way Americans do, we would need 4 Earths to sustain us. The average American throws away 81 pounds…

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