[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.beaconenergynews.ca\/do-you-shop-in-bulk-try-to-be-more-frugal\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.beaconenergynews.ca\/do-you-shop-in-bulk-try-to-be-more-frugal\/","headline":"Do you shop in bulk? Try to be more frugal!","name":"Do you shop in bulk? Try to be more frugal!","description":", frugal. people cringe when secondhand stores\u2014”thrift shops”\u2014are mentioned, but why? There\u2019s nothing wrong with buying some secondhand clothes, especially at great prices. Don\u2019t take this to mean you should stop going to regular stores\u2014certainly not. But rather as another way to treat yourself and maybe even be a little kinder to the world. As […]","datePublished":"2025-09-18","dateModified":"2025-09-18","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.beaconenergynews.ca\/author\/#Person","name":"","url":"https:\/\/www.beaconenergynews.ca\/author\/","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d61351daa6b4b113e92ed2d39ca84063b8a3419e3b611b82557c5b9e6ade1cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d61351daa6b4b113e92ed2d39ca84063b8a3419e3b611b82557c5b9e6ade1cef?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"beaconenergynews.ca","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"\/logo.png","url":"\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.beaconenergynews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_a369830_w4251_t1581804800.jpg_2..jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.beaconenergynews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_a369830_w4251_t1581804800.jpg_2..jpg","height":0,"width":0},"url":"https:\/\/www.beaconenergynews.ca\/do-you-shop-in-bulk-try-to-be-more-frugal\/","about":["Shopping"],"wordCount":387,"articleBody":",  frugal.  people cringe when secondhand stores\u2014”thrift shops”\u2014are mentioned, but why? There\u2019s nothing wrong with buying some secondhand clothes, especially at great prices. Don\u2019t take this to mean you should stop going to regular stores\u2014certainly not. But rather as another way to treat yourself and maybe even be a little kinder to the world. As you probably know, big clothing stores rely on cheap labor, mostly from Asia, and we don\u2019t want to support that by buying new things all the time, do we?\t\tThe Benefits of Thrift Stores\tThrift stores have their perks too\u2014if you know how to look, you can discover real treasures. Of course, it\u2019s a matter of luck; there isn\u2019t always an amazing piece waiting for you there. In stores like these, you can find brand-name clothing, designer pieces, luxury shoes\u2014basically everything! You might even come across brand-new items with tags still on them. And the bonus is the price\u2014you can buy everything for a fraction of the cost. And that\u2019s worth it, right?\t\u00a0\tStop supporting \u201cfast fashion\u201d en masse\tFirst, let\u2019s explain what \u201cfast fashion\u201d means. Literally translated, it means \u201cfast fashion,\u201d which accurately describes the reality. Stores make extensive use of this practice\u2014in short, they change the design of their items in short intervals. Their customers don\u2019t want to go out of style; they want to be \u201cin\u201d and keep buying new items that are currently trending over and over again. These companies rely on cheap labor, primarily in Asian countries. Employees work for minimum wage, which often isn\u2019t enough to cover rent, and we\u2019d rather not even mention the working conditions. They use materials that keep costs as low as possible so the clothing can hit the market quickly.\t\tSo which is better? \tThere\u2019s probably no right answer to this question, because some people prefer only secondhand stores, while others prefer only clothes from stores. Everyone should think about what goes into making that T-shirt they\u2019re about to buy for three hundred or those jeans for \u201cfive hundred.\u201d It\u2019s definitely good to try to limit this\u2014no one is perfect\u2014but if you bought at least half of your clothes secondhand, it might benefit not only you but also the planet.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Do you shop in bulk? Try to be more frugal!","item":"https:\/\/www.beaconenergynews.ca\/do-you-shop-in-bulk-try-to-be-more-frugal\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]