- Make a list of basics (leggings, jeans, white t-shirts) to buy. Thrift sales often have lots of basics in great condition.
- Make a wish list of things that your wardrobe needs to make complete outfits, like a camisole to wear under a see-through blouse.
- Make a “black & white” list if your have a job or belong to a group that requires black and white tops and bottoms.
- Bring reluctant shoppers or shop for them. If you know people who don’t think to shop or thrift, drag them along or make a list of things you can get for them. They will need clothes some time!
- Remember special events: Do you have a Bat-mitzvah, gala, or wedding to attend in the next six months? Does your sixteen-year old?
- Make a mental list of holidays and Spirit days with colors and patterns to look out for, like Stars & Stripes, orange, red, green, and school colors.
- Think of thrift gifts: make a list of friends and siblings who love sustainable and inexpensive gifts. Keep the friend list handy for thrift shopping.
- Volunteer to help at the thrift sale and send kids to do the same. The impressive mountains of great clothing are evidence that we have more than enough second-hand clothes to cover our needs!
- Watch The True Cost of Fashion or any other documentary about the environmental and human rights consequences of the clothing industry.
- Put teenagers on a clothing allowance if they don’t already buy their own clothes. They will appreciate how much cheaper thrift clothes are!
- Press Unsubscribe from clothing companies that barrage small accounts with tempting ads after only one online purchase. Out of sight, out of mind!