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NFT: "Used" clothing...Yay or Nay?

I Love Clams Casino : 6/29/2018 10:02 am
Nay -

Personally, I could never do it. Occasionally, I've been offered....My brother offered me some of his stuff he doesn't wear any longer and I gave him a flat out "No way"

My sister in law had a friend who's brother died....and I was told he was "your size, and he was a really snappy dresser"...I replied with "I don't care, I am not wearing a dead guys clothes."

Quite a few of the yard sale sites I belong to often have used clothing for sale....I could never do it...

What say you BBI?

if its from family  
spike : 6/29/2018 10:04 am : link
and you know they are clean, then sure.

No way I would wear a dead person's clothing. Just donate it!
I buy stuff at thrift stores all the time  
Greg from LI : 6/29/2018 10:07 am : link
Doesn't bother me in the slightest.
It depends on how "used".  
Diver_Down : 6/29/2018 10:10 am : link
NWT or NWoT - most definitely.

Also depends on how close to the body and what part of the body the garment is worn. Dress shirt which was likely worn with an undershirt? - Sure. Some cargo pants/shorts that the previous owner had swamp ass in ? GTFO.
I don't know about clothes, I don't think that's ever really come up.  
Mad Mike : 6/29/2018 10:11 am : link
As a kid probably, but I don't think I've ever been offered hand me down clothes as an adult. But buying new clothes in a store, there's a decent chance it's at least been tried on by someone, so....

I've accepted coats from people without a second thought, but I realize that's different.
I have shopped at Goodwill before  
Giantsfan79 : 6/29/2018 10:16 am : link
so yay?
RE: I don't know about clothes, I don't think that's ever really come up.  
Diver_Down : 6/29/2018 10:17 am : link
In comment 14002205 Mad Mike said:
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As a kid probably, but I don't think I've ever been offered hand me down clothes as an adult. But buying new clothes in a store, there's a decent chance it's at least been tried on by someone, so....

I've accepted coats from people without a second thought, but I realize that's different.


Clothes being tried on by others in the store is a bit different in the assumptions that the previous people didn't try on the clothes drenched in sweat or without undergarments. What nasty individual tries on clothes commando style?
So Clams...  
KingBlue : 6/29/2018 10:19 am : link
I guess you wouldn't be interested in my vintage "56" jersey?...I probably wore it hundreds of times...Oh well.

:)
hell no  
pjcas18 : 6/29/2018 10:20 am : link
I wore my grandfathers suit to his funeral (I was 14 or so and didn't have a nice suit) and I couldn't shake the feeling I was very close to where old man balls had been.

and that was my grandfather.

Not a chance I'm wearing a strangers clothes.

Unless I was homeless and/or destitute. then I would do it.
My wife  
Harvest Blend : 6/29/2018 10:21 am : link
goes to thrift stores and consignment shops all the time and buys cool retro type stuff and she rocks the hell out of it.
Let me add...  
Harvest Blend : 6/29/2018 10:22 am : link
that she doesn't try anything on and it's always washed before that happens.
I read an article a few weeks ago about donated clothing  
Larry in Pencilvania : 6/29/2018 10:24 am : link
how there are tons of it stacked up in bales in some African countries. It's so bad that one African country can't start any sort of garment industry due to the huge influx of donated clothing from the United States
RE: RE: I don't know about clothes, I don't think that's ever really come up.  
Larry in Pencilvania : 6/29/2018 10:25 am : link
In comment 14002213 Diver_Down said:
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In comment 14002205 Mad Mike said:


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What nasty individual tries on clothes commando style?



Greg
It's 'yea' or 'nay'  
Mr. Bungle : 6/29/2018 10:26 am : link
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well they have these  
pjcas18 : 6/29/2018 10:26 am : link
I don't think this is Africa, I'd guess somewhere in South or Central America, but same concept.

the whole world should have a 19 - 0 Patriots t-shirt.

RE: I read an article a few weeks ago about donated clothing  
Greg from LI : 6/29/2018 10:28 am : link
In comment 14002227 Larry in Pencilvania said:
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how there are tons of it stacked up in bales in some African countries. It's so bad that one African country can't start any sort of garment industry due to the huge influx of donated clothing from the United States


pj, you sonofabitch  
Greg from LI : 6/29/2018 10:29 am : link
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Hey!  
Larry in Pencilvania : 6/29/2018 10:30 am : link
that's some quality shit
RE: RE: RE: I don't know about clothes, I don't think that's ever really come up.  
Diver_Down : 6/29/2018 10:30 am : link
In comment 14002230 Larry in Pencilvania said:
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In comment 14002213 Diver_Down said:


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In comment 14002205 Mad Mike said:


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What nasty individual tries on clothes commando style?




Greg


Thankfully, Greg seems to the only one in the world to still wear jorts.
Only underwear  
BigBlueShock : 6/29/2018 10:37 am : link
New underwear is so damn expensive and not very comfortable. At least the used stuff has that good ole broken in feeling. And besides, they are protected by jeans and shorts/jorts so they don’t get as dirty as over clothing...
The vintage stores  
UESBLUE : 6/29/2018 11:17 am : link
like L Train in Bklyn are off the hook crowded with young shoppers. Im too old for that stuff now but back in the 80s I bought plenty at stores in NYC like Antique Boutique and Alices Underground.
...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 6/29/2018 11:19 am : link
Yeah, no problem with used clothing, with the exception of underwear.
certain members  
spike : 6/29/2018 11:23 am : link
collect used women's undergarment
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Danny Kanell : 6/29/2018 11:25 am : link
Huge no for me.
If it's something like a jacket or jeans yes  
BigBlue4You09 : 6/29/2018 11:27 am : link
Just a quick hot wash. Tshirts, boxers, etc? NO
RE: hell no  
pmmanning : 6/29/2018 11:27 am : link
In comment 14002219 pjcas18 said:
[quote] I wore my grandfathers suit to his funeral (I was 14 or so and didn't have a nice suit) and I couldn't shake the feeling I was very close to where old man balls had been.

FUCKING AWESOME

You have made my day.
RE: I buy stuff at thrift stores all the time  
mrvax : 6/29/2018 12:48 pm : link
In comment 14002198 Greg from LI said:
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Doesn't bother me in the slightest.


Agreed. Make sure you wash it first because they usually don't.
well, of course you have to wash it first  
Greg from LI : 6/29/2018 12:50 pm : link
On occasion, I've found clothes that have never been worn at thrift stores. Still have the original tags on them.
RE: well, of course you have to wash it first  
mattlawson : 6/29/2018 1:27 pm : link
In comment 14002450 Greg from LI said:
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On occasion, I've found clothes that have never been worn at thrift stores. Still have the original tags on them.



ditto
The best is  
XBRONX : 6/29/2018 1:35 pm : link
used mattresses
mattlawson  
Greg from LI : 6/29/2018 1:36 pm : link
If you still live in the Richmond area, try Hope Thrift on Patterson Ave out near Goochland.
During my youth overcoats and sports jackets had 5 lives  
njm : 6/29/2018 1:50 pm : link
First they went through my cousins, then to me, then to my younger brother.
Not so much now that I'm getting long in the tooth  
GruningsOnTheHill : 6/29/2018 2:38 pm : link
but in my younger years I would buy clothes from vintage shops all the time. Take it home and wash it--what's the big deal?

Big yes.
you know that smell  
fkap : 6/29/2018 3:32 pm : link
in your bathroom after taking a dump? it's small particles of fecal matter floating in the air.

Think of where you keep your toothbrush.

Think of how many door knobs you turn that have been touched by someone who hasn't washed his hands after wiping, touching his junk, or picking his nose.

wearing washed used clothing is no big deal in comparison.
My sister  
jpennyva : 6/29/2018 8:08 pm : link
is six years older than I and her husband does very well. When I was in my mid-twenties and broke, she would occasionally let me "go shopping" in her closet and I could score some very nice stuff for free. I have purchased some nice items from secondhand stores and consignment shops over the years. I also sold my wedding dress soon after my wedding (why keep it - I was too old to have kids when I got married so wouldn't have a daughter to offer it to) and there is a huge market for used wedding dresses these days. I don't see it as a big deal.
Hard Yay  
solfish : 6/29/2018 8:33 pm : link
Cooties aren't real and wearing a strangers clothes isn't very disgusting compared to crapping in the average public toilet.
Not for me.  
Rick5 : 6/29/2018 9:54 pm : link
With the exception of houses, I like buying new (cars, guitars, clothes, furniture, you name it).
This made me think of a episode of Sanford and  
fredgbrown : 6/30/2018 5:08 pm : link
Son when a thieve stole Fred's used underwear. You have to be pretty desperate to steal some underwear.
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RE: you know that smell  
BigBlue4You09 : 6/30/2018 6:07 pm : link
In comment 14002617 fkap said:
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in your bathroom after taking a dump? it's small particles of fecal matter floating in the air.

Think of where you keep your toothbrush.

Think of how many door knobs you turn that have been touched by someone who hasn't washed his hands after wiping, touching his junk, or picking his nose.

wearing washed used clothing is no big deal in comparison.


Great way to look at it. Every time you go anywhere in public you’re doing much worse than wearing washed used clothing.
RE: Hard Yay  
Larry in Pencilvania : 6/30/2018 7:31 pm : link
In comment 14002811 solfish said:
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Cooties aren't real


So the real question should be....The five second rule, if you drop it do you pick it up and eat it??
First world problems.  
Brown Recluse : 6/30/2018 8:04 pm : link
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