Secondhand Treasures

Hi, welcome in. Drifting is surging in popularity. And shoppers in San Marcos have fully embraced it. It really has gained popularity and I think this whole sustainability movement that we've been having, people are seeing the state of our planet and they want to do something about it and it's also just, it's become trendy. Half of my clothing is probably from thrift stores just because Even if it's not fully embraced by family members. I genuinely love thrifting and getting old stuff. Even though my parents are spice of it because it's used I guess they don't But I really don't care. I don't care if it's new or old. As long as I genuinely An old soul exchange, they embrace their relationship with nearby Texas State University. That's really cool to get to partner with stuff with the university, FMA, the fashion merchandising association. We help style their runway shows twice a year. So that's really, really cool. And it really benefits us in a college town because a lot of college students are very broke, myself included. So it just helps that there's a place to go where you can get really cute stylish things at the price that they're at. While thrifting is certainly important for giving people the opportunity to save money, there's also another element that's really important. It's giving these clothes a second life. It's the concept of sustainability. So there are enough clothes on this planet to clothe the next eight generations of people. If you look, There are huge, huge landfills in third world countries that are just piles and piles of clothing. The textile waste is And so I think that just kind of In spite of the concern, 83 percent of Gen Z Americans thrift, according to Threadout, accounting for 28 percent of the overall thrifting marketplace by 2027. Have less trash on the planet, just recycle everything. If you don't wear it anymore, maybe there'someone out there that will.