# Ethics of shopping at thrift stores

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 26, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-shopping-at-thrift-stores/1022510 "2025-08-26T21:51:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-shopping-at-thrift-stores/1022510/24 "2025-08-27T00:10:19Z")

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I agree with the first. I disagree with the second, because thrift stores have more than they could sell or one person could buy - people have more stuff than space and donate often. The story of how tons of clothing ends up in emerging nations and interferes with local clothing manufacturer is a bigger ethical concern, but a mixed bag.

I enjoy thrusting. But not _Thrifting Magazine_.

> [@Thrifting Magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thrifting-magazine/1018931):
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> Was browsing at the bookstore when I saw Thrifting Magazine attractively priced at $18. That gets you “America’s Best Cities To Thrift!”, a list of thrift chain stores, “Items Never To Buy At Thrift Stores” (underwear! half-used cosmetics!), a story about a guy who found something improbable like a Fabrege egg or dinosaur skull (I forget what it was, maybe more mundane), and a back pat for being “socially and environmentally conscious” (which is not quite true). I was wondering who would buy t…

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