HOW TO THIRFT!! (For Beginners)

So, 

You've been on the internet and seen all these cool people talk about how good thrifting is. Its affordable, you find good things, and you help the enviroment out by not supporting fast fashion. You're interested in thirfting but have no idea where to start. So, what do you do?

WELL LUCKYY YOUUU!! I've been thrifting nealry all of my clothes for over a year and I've got some advice for those who are just starting out!! Remember, the most important thing about thrifting is having fun and finding those awesome clothes!!

STEP 1: Find a Thrift Store

There are tons of thrift stores all around, you've just got to find some near you! More common thrift stores are goodwills, salvation armys, etc. However, there are way more thrift stores, small shops, and local businesses that you can also thrift at! You can look for thrift stores near you online and go from there! 

STEP 2: Find What Time They Open/When They Restock

 "The early bird gets the worm", as they say and that applies to this too! Go early, thats when you've got a better chance at finding hidden gems others haven't found yet! If you can't go super early, however, don't worry! The thrifts will still have some good finds, I PROMISE you. 

It's also important to know when your thrift store restocks, so you can get all the new goodies that just came in!! You can find all of this info on your local thrift's website!

STEP 3: GOING TO THE THRIFT STORE!!

You've finally arrived at your thrift store at your perferred time!! So..Now what?

Great question!

When looking for clothes at the thrift store, dont go one by one, you'll waste a lot of time doing that.Instead, sift through the racks for colors and textures you like. You have a better chance of finding things you like in less time that way!

Look around the store! Don't just look at one section and call it a day! Tees, skirts, pants, sweaters, look around! You'll never know what you'll find that can make an outfit 10 times better! Look at accessories and shoes and whatever else you'd like to!

STEP 4: Go Often!

You're not going to find everything you could ever dream of in the first go around. You're going to spend time collecting pieces. You may leave empty handed sometimes and that's okay! Just stay determined, its worth it!!

SIDE STEP: INSPIRATION 

Now, I personally use pinterest for this, but you don't have to (I recommend it tho!!)

Look for outfit inpiration online! Create a board of all the things you like and try to find common themes, accessories, or colors that tend to stand out to you. Then, go out and look for these things!!

And that's it! Thrifting is pretty simple when you put it into steps! The thrift can seem so overwhelming at first, so just take your time and have fun with it! I promise you its not super hard to get the hang of! Just keep going, keep thrifting and keep having fun!! /* put whatever you wanna write on your bulletin or blog above this code!!! */