[Discussion] Lets talk about thrifting. Love it? Hate it? Pros/Cons? Best Finds? Biggest Regrets? Funny stories? Share it all here

I want to know everyones thoughts on thrifting. I personally love it but a lot of my friends are very against it. Some because of a stigma associated with second hand clothes where I'm from and some because it takes too much time and they'd rather just buy online but maybe you have different thoughts. Let me know down below.I love nothing more than having a day to myself and doing nothing but a lap of all the local shops. If you find me in a giant unsorted rail of cheap clothes I'll definitely have a smile on my face. Thrifting has been key for me in developing my style as it has given me opportunities to try out things I may not have otherwise been able to afford or have come across in the shops I used to go to.In Ireland the selection when thrifting is usually quite limited and poor, especially for men. Most shops will have one or two rails with a total of around 40/50 mens items per shop. Of those items 20ish will be items from lower end/basic brands (pennys/primark/zara/topman/marks and spencers/H&M etc) that are priced the same or similar to retail. Then the rest are made up of local charity tee shirts, huge sized trousers and weird jackets. I'm lucky if I find more than one item of interest in a full days thrifting. What are your local thrifts like? Whats your success rate or favourite shops?Thrifting in foreign countries is one of my favourite things to do as a tourist, I love the story attached to the item that you get when you dig through the thrift trenches and strike gold. My mam lives in America so I always hit up goodwill and whatever else is nearby when I visit. The selection is magnitudes better over where she is, you Americans have it lucky. I went to Brick Lane when I was in London and the amount of shops and vendors was insane to me, I got loads of cool things. I went to a few thrift shops in Berlin and Amsterdam and they both had really cool selections also. Do you like thrifting in other cities also? what are your favourite cities or shops?I also choose to thrift over buy new items as often as possible because it has less of environmental impact and is a way of me casting a vote against fast fashion. Is this something other people like also?I think I've enough words typed now so I can stop rambling about thrifting and ya'll can tell me your thoughts and stories about thrifting via /r/streetwear https://ift.tt/2q5xCAx