How long do you keep clothing?

chambersb

chambersb

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#1
I'm a clothes hoarder.... I'm perfectly able to discard clothing that is ill fitting, deteriorating, or unflattering. (I donate or consign if it can still be worn). But the other stuff that I gain or lose weight and can no longer wear I just put in a storage tub and shove to the side. My storage room is out of control.

I have lost a lot of weight in the last two years. I am wearing a size 2 now but I still have clothing up to size 10.


How long do you keep clothing on "Stand by"?

How do you get rid of it? Donate, consign, sell, trade?
 
#2
Congrats on the weight loss - thats amazing.

I dont really have much advice. I wonder the same thing.... over the last year and a half, I have dropped 2 dress sizes (now a UK10) and have lots of storage tubs with clothes that I dont really know what to do with them.

It also makes me really regret spending a lot of money on clothes in the past as I have some lovely things which are now too big for me. I have sold/ consigned what is no longer my style (and I used the money to buy a lovely burberry trench)

I look forward to others responses to this question
 
#3
I keep it until I am sure I will never wear it again. I have enough room, and I don't often buy clothing that is expensive enough to consign.

Most tops will fit through several sizes. I'll pull out older items every once in a while. They come in handy.

I don't shop constantly. Every several years, I'll revamp my wardrobe with versatile pieces, so I don't accumulate a lot of stuff overall.
 
#4
I basically keep clothing until it's time for me to pack up and move (which has been every 1-2 years as i just finished graduate school and I've always been moving between rental apartments and dorm units). Every time I get ready to pack I realize just how much crap I have and I end up donating a lot of clothing. If I haven't worn it in several months and I can't think of an occasion to keep it for, I toss it.

I donate. My city has tons of drop boxes located near grocery stores and shopping stores..it's very easy to just drop off bags of stuff when I'm running errands. However, if I have any unworn clothes with tags on it, I will try and sell it on Ebay.
 
#5
I went from a size 4 to a size 0 by the time I graduated from college. I kept a lot of my size 4 clothing until this past year just because I was unsure if I'd stay a constant size.

While I donated some stuff, since a lot of my clothes that no longer fit was new or gently worn, I sold it on Poshmark, Tradesy, and Threadflip. All three sites have their pros and cons. I'm currently using Threadflip's Full Service where I can send it all in and they take care of listing, communication with the buyer, and shipping (plus, then I don't have to store it).
 
#6
How much do you get per pice from sites like that, pavilion?

My clothing is clean and mostly business casual. Very few pieces would be considered "posh". I have a few pairs of high end jeans and specialty store slacks, but the rest of it is just brands bought at big box shops.
 
#7
chambersb said:
How much do you get per pice from sites like that, pavilion?

My clothing is clean and mostly business casual. Very few pieces would be considered "posh". I have a few pairs of high end jeans and specialty store slacks, but the rest of it is just brands bought at big box shops.
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For Poshmark, Threadflip, and Tradesy, you set your price (buyers can negotiate with you) and the site take a percentage of the selling price as a fee. Poshmark and Tradesy take 20% and Tradesy + their PayPal cash out end up taking about 11%. You do not have the pay for shipping (or have the option to make the buyer pay shipping) on all of the sites.

I just started using Threadflip's Full Service and since they handle all listing, shipping, and communication, they take 40% but you don't need to store your stuff since you ship it to them.

Not to self-promote (I just don't want to re-type everything), but I did a post on it on my blog the other day outlining all of the pros and cons.
 
#8
chambersb said:
How much do you get per pice from sites like that, pavilion?

My clothing is clean and mostly business casual. Very few pieces would be considered "posh". I have a few pairs of high end jeans and specialty store slacks, but the rest of it is just brands bought at big box shops.
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If you are interested in donating (since it doesn't sound like selling would net you very much money), local women's shelters often are looking for clean, like new clothing. :smile:
 
#9
If I'm not wearing it, I donate. I generally put items in a box then if I haven't touched it in a year, I send it on its way.

Stuff that I wear though I keep for years. I have some items that would be 8 years + old :P
 
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