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cali

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6. you buy used socks and underwear? or don't wear them?
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 08:17 AM
Apr 2013

you don't buy any products new? just curious.

Like you, I am poor. JNelson6563 Apr 2013 #1
Such treasures in thrift shops. I love them...n/t monmouth3 Apr 2013 #4
Very true BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #26
I love shopping at thrift shops. Whisp Apr 2013 #43
Same here. People just have to bear with me wearing the same clothes, washed until threadbare. freshwest Apr 2013 #85
I just had a bunch of clothes shipped to me from the US davidpdx Apr 2013 #2
no..... madrchsod Apr 2013 #3
you buy used socks and underwear? or don't wear them? cali Apr 2013 #6
You can find underwear new with tags at thrift stores. Quantess Apr 2013 #57
The person said s/he doesn't buy anything new, so the question was pnwmom Apr 2013 #73
Don't buy clothes from Bangladesh madokie Apr 2013 #5
Buy less clothing, and anything else I don't need, that is made by masses of people slaving away. reformist2 Apr 2013 #7
I sew and make most of my clothing along with my husband's clothes. Eom Ecumenist Apr 2013 #8
I admire you!. My sewing skills are so limited. cali Apr 2013 #9
Cali, if you have a little time, it's just a matter of practise and I would also Ecumenist May 2013 #95
My sister used to make all of her clothes SheilaT Apr 2013 #27
Oh, you can find great fabric BUT YOU'LL pay a PRETTY penny for it. Ecumenist May 2013 #94
Did a few years ago JustAnotherGen Apr 2013 #10
Thanks for staying on top of this story, Cali. Union Scribe Apr 2013 #11
I can't get over what happened there. It's so heartbreaking and so preventable cali Apr 2013 #15
There are still people trapped in the rubble. Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #16
and time is running out. cali Apr 2013 #18
Nah... Pelican Apr 2013 #12
yeah, who wan't to exert an extra bit of effort to avoid buying things steeped in the death of cali Apr 2013 #22
You're saying that reading the label on a garment is too onerous a chore for you? MADem Apr 2013 #28
It's not like the label is a terribly good indicator these days Posteritatis Apr 2013 #38
This was my point... Pelican Apr 2013 #44
Certainly--but it's a start. The poster expresses an unwillingness to do even that small thing. MADem Apr 2013 #45
Yes. We don't have to be part of the problem. CTyankee Apr 2013 #13
I will check labels more carefully. femmocrat Apr 2013 #14
Thift Stores for most things. alphafemale Apr 2013 #17
Nope. Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #19
because people dying for your cheap trolly clothes, is just dandy with you, right honeypoo? cali Apr 2013 #21
The results: AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #46
just curious but.....are you a sociopath? Skittles Apr 2013 #55
Not that I'm aware of. Why do you ask? Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #61
I am pretty sure you are Skittles Apr 2013 #62
Wow. Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #66
you poor thang Skittles Apr 2013 #72
Care to expand on your reply? redwitch Apr 2013 #63
Because I don't think such boycotts are productive. Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #65
I like to buy American made and fairly traded goods. redwitch Apr 2013 #67
The answer is increased living standards through economic development. Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #68
Our wishes may not have an impact redwitch Apr 2013 #70
Thanks! Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #71
you are actually correct datasuspect Apr 2013 #75
Trying A Little Weird Apr 2013 #20
Made the change many years ago. We buy very few clothes. Mr. Brickbat works in a blue-collar job Brickbat Apr 2013 #23
I do my best PD Turk Apr 2013 #24
yes. nt kelliekat44 Apr 2013 #25
I try to buy American whenever possible. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #29
I got very discouraged at least a decade ago SheilaT Apr 2013 #30
People who consume first-world-made stuff by preference are part of the problem, I think. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #31
You do make a good point. Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #33
I think people buying stuff is part of the solution, not the problem Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #37
Americans don't want to pay the price of giving someone a living wage for ANYTHING bettyellen Apr 2013 #50
Nor does anyone else in any country. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #76
but the cost of most consumer goods is much higher everywhere else in the civilized world bettyellen Apr 2013 #78
that makes no sense. and it's disgusting. cali Apr 2013 #41
That's what I've been puzzling about Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #59
"it's exceedingly difficult to know if an article made in a poor country..." all of a sudden you bettyellen Apr 2013 #80
I get what you are getting at here, but... War Horse Apr 2013 #53
Unreliably, but even if you fail it's better than nothing. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #74
Yes, I have been trying to buy Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #32
WHAT buying practices? I can't afford to buy any new clothes these days. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #34
so you never buy underwear or socks? interesting the number of people here claiming that. cali Apr 2013 #42
I didn't say "never" - that's a word you presumed to stick in my mouth. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #47
you strongly implied just that cali Apr 2013 #49
Hey cali, I appreciate all the effort you put into your OPs. Quantess Apr 2013 #86
+1 A Little Weird Apr 2013 #89
Me neither. RebelOne Apr 2013 #54
I try to buy very little and ... prairierose Apr 2013 #35
Same should apply equally dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #36
exactly- half the food we consume is picked and processed in dangerous and unhealthy conditions! bettyellen Apr 2013 #83
A billboard picture of burning girls jumping out of windows placed in front of Walmart... L0oniX Apr 2013 #39
I won't have to - most of my clothing are very old or bought at a rummage sale. jwirr Apr 2013 #40
i also find stuff at estate sales. i get some great sweaters. pansypoo53219 Apr 2013 #48
No. I already buy American-made Clothing AndyTiedye Apr 2013 #51
Working conditions improve when the country sells more not when they sell less. dkf Apr 2013 #52
+1 Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #56
yeah, I was thinking that too NoMoreWarNow Apr 2013 #79
... PD Turk Apr 2013 #58
I buy no material goods of any kind at all NoPasaran Apr 2013 #60
Hah! Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #69
best post of all. bettyellen Apr 2013 #81
I don't think the OP is advocating hoarding money A Little Weird Apr 2013 #88
I think it comes down to whether you care more about the US standard of living or take a global bettyellen Apr 2013 #90
Fortunate employees A Little Weird Apr 2013 #91
I'd have to do something much more drastic. Agschmid Apr 2013 #64
i was going to switch to animal pelts and furs datasuspect Apr 2013 #77
Not changing now, already did. politicat Apr 2013 #82
I changed years ago Omaha Steve Apr 2013 #84
Yes. roody Apr 2013 #87
My 22 y/o daughter changed her shopping habits from WalMart rainbow4321 Apr 2013 #92
100% of my clothing, socks and shoes are made on the mainland USA bluestate10 Apr 2013 #93
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