Second-hand Goods / Cheaper clothing

28-12-2009 11:41PM #1

10-15 years ago as a kid, I was always label conscious and it felt like everyone around me was the same.. People had to have the best and newest stuff.

It feels like in the last five years, everyone's attitude has turned to "cheapest is best" and this is a great thing imo.. Now the pride for alot of people in their clothing is that it only cost 20quid in Penneys. Like my jacket for work, 25euro and it's perfect.

I'm looking at buying a second-hand tv, something my parents would never even think of doing.. But it's the same difference and I'd save near 500euro. Where did the whole change come from? It's not the recession as it changed before that. It just feels like labels arn't as important to people anymore.. Like they collectively got sick of being ripped off.

xw2lj9uspm1eyh · 28-12-2009 11:46PM

Yeah i noticed the same why pay 80 euro for a Ben Sherman shirt with a little flag on it when ya could get the same looking one in Pennys for 20-25.Think people nowadays buy what looks good on em regardless of label or not.

brummytom · 28-12-2009 11:47PM

Budget brands have just become more prominent, maybe due to immigration? Aldis and Lidls are commonplace in Europe, with more European immigration maybe companies felt there was more of a market here and in Ireland for cheaper places?

Supermarkets have only in the last few years started producing quality clothes. Women's magazines now (so the mother tells me) have many features on 'How to look good on a budget' etc.

Times just change don't they? It'd be hard to pin-point the exact moment of the change though IMO

Captain Slow IRL · 28-12-2009 11:50PM

I think fleabay has a lot to do with this mentality - age is another thing. When you're younger, (18-21, etc.) you're probably more image conscious and as keen as possible to impress the fairer sex.

28-12-2009 11:51PM

brummytom wrote: »

Times just change don't they? It'd be hard to pin-point the exact moment of the change though IMO

Come to think of it, maybe it was the Lidl and Aldi chains arriving.. I remember alot of snobbery at the time where alot of people wouldn't be seen to head to there. Now, it's just like any other supermarket for most people and this attitude crosses over to other items like clothing..

Captain Slow IRL wrote: »

I think fleabay has a lot to do with this mentality - age is another thing. When you're younger, (18-21, etc.) you're probably more image conscious and as keen as possible to impress the fairer sex.

Well I'm 22 :P

phasers · 28-12-2009 11:57PM

I've never been into brand names, none of my clothes cost over 20 euro...

Finding bargains is brilliant

brummytom · 28-12-2009 11:59PM

phasers wrote: »

I've never been into brand names, none of my clothes cost over 20 euro...

Finding bargains is brilliant

ASDA George FTW

Tar.Aldarion · 29-12-2009 12:05AM

I got an awesome suit jacket for a fiver, think somebody deied i it, love second hand clothes shop

29-12-2009 12:07AM

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

I got an awesome suit jacket for a fiver, think somebody deied i it, love second hand clothes shop

Patrick Bateman would not approve.. tut tut.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-12-2009 12:08AM

Freecycling, ftw. I got some shelves, tall lamps and an inflatible mattress for free from a guy moving away.

29-12-2009 12:10AM

30 or so years ago, many families were getting "red cross" parcels from relatives in the UK & US and clothing the kids that way (much to their embarrassment), it's no wonder why so many people here became very label conscious!

TJJP · 29-12-2009 12:17AM

I never buy crap. Savings are relative. Olymp or such like shirts at €30 down from €100 are value. Pennys €5 is always €5 and rarely value. Mind you Pennys €5 versus Olymp €100 means Pennys wins on all counts. Buy pennys when you have to, buy the quality when you can.

Sales ain't for Christmas, the're for life; that's why I've an extra million in the bank.

29-12-2009 12:24AM

TJJP wrote: »

Buy pennys when you have to, buy the quality when you can.

The good thing now is that people arn't as conscious about wearing the 5euro Pennys shirt like they might have been in the past..

gerry28 · 29-12-2009 12:25AM

I got a jacket in asda for £15, so far so good. It might come apart in a strong gale but till then i'm more than happy with it.

In my early 20's everything had to be labels.

What do people in their early 20's think now have they come along to the cheap side too or is it just an age thing??

29-12-2009 12:27AM

Well I'm 22 and everyone around me is the same.. No one label conscious anymore really.

phasers · 29-12-2009 12:30AM

TJJP wrote: »

I never buy crap. Savings are relative. Olymp or such like shirts at €30 down from €100 are value. Pennys €5 is always €5 and rarely value. Mind you Pennys €5 versus Olymp €100 means Pennys wins on all counts. Buy pennys when you have to, buy the quality when you can.
.

I got a pair of boots in Penneys for a fiver (Well two pairs, one black once brown), marked down from twenty, Still going strong after two years :cool:

I've also been finding awesome coats for 9 quid marked down from 30/40 euro

29-12-2009 12:39AM

I would never, under any circumstances buy second hand clothes. The thought is just disgusting. I generally don't shop in Dunnes Stores or Penny's as I don't think the quality there is of a high standard. I would purchase shorts and tee shirts there for holidays though. I would also never buy anything Ben Sherman or Tommy Hilfiger. They are not exclusive or upmarket as people might assume. They are just as common as Dunnes Stores, Pennys etc.. and a lot of the people who wear them are scumbags/chavs.

Whosbetter? · 29-12-2009 12:41AM

To think that a pair of Levis 501s cost £50 back in '87ish.

Putting that into context, I was earning £80 a week back then working in engineering.

Clothes are incredibley cheap now alright.

Having said that, if your buying the cheap stuff,always buy at least a size or two bigger cos they'll always shrink after being washed.

29-12-2009 12:52AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I would never, under any circumstances buy second hand clothes. The thought is just disgusting. I generally don't shop in Dunnes Stores or Penny's as I don't think the quality there is of a high standard. I would purchase shorts and tee shirts there for holidays though. I would also never buy anything Ben Sherman or Tommy Hilfiger. They are not exclusive or upmarket as people might assume. They are just as common as Dunnes Stores, Pennys etc.. and a lot of the people who wear them are scumbags/chavs.

I wouldn't go for second hand clothes either.. I meant cheap clothes and second hand tvs etc.

29-12-2009 02:07AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I wouldn't go for second hand clothes either.. I meant cheap clothes and second hand tvs etc.

Oh right. I would definitely buy cheap clothes for kids though. I wouldn't buy second hand anything. I wouldn't even buy something that is perfectly fine but on display in a shop. It's not being snobby but everything just has to be brand new and not previously owned for me. I'd freak if I found out something I had was the opposite.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-12-2009 02:22AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Oh right. I would definitely buy cheap clothes for kids though. I wouldn't buy second hand anything. I wouldn't even buy something that is perfectly fine but on display in a shop. It's not being snobby but everything just has to be brand new and not previously owned for me. I'd freak if I found out something I had was the opposite.

Why so?

And why would you buy cheap for the kids, but expensive for yourself?

NothingMan · 29-12-2009 02:30AM

Growing up when I was a kid my 5 older sisters were mad for labels and I just wanted anything cheap, comfortable and preferably black. My Mam loved it and use to make sure I was ok wearing the Asics runners (ironically enough are now quite expensive).

Nowadays i'm 24 and earning ok money. I bought a John Rocha shirt for €60 and it had a big white designer label on it (it was a dark shirt) and I thought it ruined it so I spent 20 mins carefully picking it off with a stanley blade.

I have never cared about labels and will happily spend more money on nice clothes no matter what the label.

As for Penney's I find their clothes keep their shape way longer than say Jack & Jones which shrink and ball up after 1 wash and they're 4 times the price.

K-Ren · 29-12-2009 02:33AM

I've bought a few bits from a second-hand clothes/everything shop in Limerick; I don't go in there to save money or because I'm label concious, I just like getting stuff that's a bit different. I really like second-hand bookshops too, it's fun to buy interesting things for a euro or that- I know someone who heads into our local Somalia shop on a monthly basis for old viynls.

Blush_01 · 29-12-2009 02:44AM

Bought a really, really nice handbag in a charity shop in Cork for €8. It's the very best fake I've seen in a long time, if not real. I was delighted.

If it's not on sale, I'm usually not interested.

stripysocks85 · 29-12-2009 02:50AM

I think it depends on your social circle and the people you mix with/work with etc.

For myself, I couldn't care less whether the dress I'm wearing is from Penneys or Warehouse or Coast [I'd like a Coast one but really, how many places can I wear the same €300 dress?!]

Some people are still obsessed with labels, so don't be misled by your friends' lack of interest in them. Brown Thomas, Arnotts etc are extremely popular [I can't see the obsession at ALL and have been in Brown Thomas about 3 times EVER!] and there was someone that posted a picture of a bag they'd purchased which cost over a grand?!

So I gotta say, go for it with your second hand tv, I'd be the same [I love my bargains!] but the label bridgade are still around!

stripysocks85 · 29-12-2009 02:53AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I would never, under any circumstances buy second hand clothes. The thought is just disgusting. I generally don't shop in Dunnes Stores or Penny's as I don't think the quality there is of a high standard. I would purchase shorts and tee shirts there for holidays though. I would also never buy anything Ben Sherman or Tommy Hilfiger. They are not exclusive or upmarket as people might assume. They are just as common as Dunnes Stores, Pennys etc.. and a lot of the people who wear them are scumbags/chavs.

What does it matter, as long as you [obviously] wash them first?? :S

I mean if something is in good condition, and has only been worn a handful of times yet is a fraction of the original price then why would you [literally] turn your nose up at that???

NothingMan · 29-12-2009 02:54AM

stripysocks85 wrote: »

So I gotta say, go for it with your second hand tv, I'd be the same [I love my bargains!] but the label bridgade are still around!

Have to say although I don't care about labels I am a tech whore. I wouldn't get a 2nd hand TV cos the next TV I buy will have to be LED with Web access. I bought a 32" flatscreen CRT and gave that to my Mam 13 months later to buy a 37" LCD. My Mam was pretty happy, my bank account wasn't.

stripysocks85 · 29-12-2009 02:56AM

NothingMan wrote: »

Have to say although I don't care about labels I am a tech whore. I wouldn't get a 2nd hand TV cos the next TV I buy will have to be LED with Web access. I bought a 32" flatscreen CRT and gave that to my Mam 13 months later to buy a 37" LCD. My Mam was pretty happy, my bank account wasn't.

To be honest, I don't know if I would buy second hand electricial things either, as you don't know the previous owners' usage/handling of the product, and they can be so fickle sometimes. It's very difficult from looking at a laptop say, to know how much it has been used!

Agricola · 29-12-2009 03:22AM

Second hand clothes, no. I buy a good bit of cheap non labelled stuff if its of decent quality. Ive often picked up the likes of polo shirts in Heatons which are ridiculously cheap but are good quality cotton.
I used to be into labels when I was younger but i just dont give a shít anymore. The most important thing is if the item of clothing is comfortable and looks good on you. Ive often had expensive stuff that hangs on me like spud sack, while sometimes a 40 euro jacket is perfect.

Would almost always go with brand new electronic gear. The only exception being a refurbished IBM laptop that i got online for a fraction of the cost of a new one. Works great and havent had any issues with it.

Sea Sharp · 29-12-2009 04:18AM

I bought Jeans in tkmax 4 years ago for 20euro. They're still in my wardrobe.
I bought converse from a shop 2 months ago for 80euro and they already look like they're falling apart.

Go figure.

Pdfile · 29-12-2009 05:18AM

Deleted User wrote: »

10-15 years ago as a kid, I was always label conscious and it felt like everyone around me was the same.. People had to have the best and newest stuff.

It feels like in the last five years, everyone's attitude has turned to "cheapest is best" and this is a great thing imo.. Now the pride for alot of people in their clothing is that it only cost 20quid in Penneys. Like my jacket for work, 25euro and it's perfect.

I'm looking at buying a second-hand tv, something my parents would never even think of doing.. But it's the same difference and I'd save near 500euro. Where did the whole change come from? It's not the recession as it changed before that. It just feels like labels arn't as important to people anymore.. Like they collectively got sick of being ripped off.

speak for yourself but if it looks good and its 1 euro ill have it, if its 100,1000,10000 it doesn't make a difference really, im not loyal to labels, just what looks good or is most practical

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