If you’re like me, you shop to buy good quality clothing. Sometimes our purchases, be it online, or over time, were not what we expected or continue to wear.
The problem is cleaning out the closet.
My question is, what do you do with your gently used clothes that you no longer intend to wear?
There are several options for me in my local area.
I can take my clothing to two consignment stores (Mary Maregrets or the White Clover). I can sell my clothes to Platos Closet or online at Ebay or Craigslist. I can take a huge loss and have a garage sell. Or the good thing to do is to donate your clothes to charities that resell or distribute items.
When I look at that brand new Aeropostle cardigan that I got for Christmas that has a price tag of $40, I just don’t see donating it for a loss when I could use that $40 elsewhere. Knowing, though, that I will never get the full amount back leads to the question of consignment, sell, or online luck. I would hope for at least $25 for it online, but will probably get $5 from Plato’s Closet for it.
So, my question for you ladies, how do you clean out your closets and refill your wallets??

hydrangea / 98 posts
I donate mine to a local clothing closet.
rose / 847 posts
Donate. It’s easier, and I’m not that hard up for cash right now, so why not? I don’t really refill my wallet, I just start shopping smarter and working harder.
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I would probably donate those clothes to Goodwill or sell them for practically nothing in a garage sale. After buying clothes, I don’t really expect to get money back for them.
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Truthfully I don’t spend the $40 in the first place but if I were to and then needed to clean out my closet, I would use the consignment stores or Ebay. I’ve sold on Ebay before and when it’s done well you can make a lot of money.
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I don’t really clean out my closet ever. Every piece of clothing I have is kind of special and I intend to wear it until it falls apart or doesn’t fit anymore.
That being said, the things that don’t fit go to goodwill and the Humane Society thrift store to help the animals.
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i know it feels like your losing money no matter what choice you make.
you really arent – because technically the money that paid for the sweater was never yours.
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Last time I did Ebay and got about 100 bucks out of it. I didn’t even have that much stuff. About 10 items. But next time I’m going to donate. Ebay is too much work.
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I usually donate mine to Salvation Army, just because that’s what we have in my area. There is a Plato’s Closet close to where I go to school, but I have yet to go there.
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I usually just donate mine..
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But with Ebay, there is a chance you can get some cash for your stuff especially if it is something that will attract a lot of bidders.
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Sell on Ebay. There’s hassle, but the money you get back is worth it.
sunflower / 271 posts
I am selling some of my old clothing on ebay right now, but it takes so long just to fill out a stupid form. I am only selling the decent items on there though, the rest I will be donating.
rose / 917 posts
I donate, never thought of selling them.
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I usually donate my clothing to the local community center where they give clothes to low-income families and homeless people. It’s always good to donate your gently used clothing because a lot of people don’t have enough money to buy clothes.
orchid / 201 posts
Donate, its the right thing to do, and its tax deductible. We have thrift stores that the proceeds go to places such as veterans or abused women and children seeking shelter. I usually donate there.
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Donation is the best way to go. Money comes and goes, and most of us are fortunate enough to have it coming in a reasonable fashion.
sunflower / 282 posts
i donate mine to an orphanage in my area. If its clothing that is good quality or that I’m particularly attached to I hand it down to my niece
dahlia / 2747 posts
i have sisters.
orchid / 215 posts
@XoAsianBabioX@xanga - Lol. I have cousins.
orchid / 215 posts
I also trade the good stuff at Buffalo Exchange. They have some really nice things to get.
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I sell a lot of things on Ebay before I will go to Plato’s Closet or donate. I usually sell jeans on Ebay because they are something I spend a lot of money on & I know I can get a lot more for them on there than anywhere else.
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I generally donate mine but I did have a suggestion for you .If you have friends who wear clothes your size maybe trade some clothing items with your friends.That way you don’t lose anything & everyone’s got something new to wear
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I donate mine to my local Goodwill.
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my old clothes go to my younger sister, and if my mom doesn’t like them for my sister the we donate them.
just please don’t throw wearable clothes away!
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i give them out to friends or family members that want them or need them, or donate them. there’s always someone out there that needs them more than you do, no need to throw them out
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I usually just toss my clothes to my mom cause she always asks so she can give it away or something. I’m not very much concerned as to what I’m gonna do with it. I normally get my clothes myself so its either I just keep it or give it away.
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I usually donate. I love purging my old clothes I no longer wear, and giving them away doesn’t bother me. If I have a really nice piece, I might sell it at a higher-end thrift store, but the most I’ve ever gotten for one piece of clothing is $15.
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I have 2 younger sisters. They will raid ALL my clothes whether I wear them or not. So I can guarantee they will take anything I am “done” with.
Consequently, my wardrobe is not nearly as full as their exploding dressers.
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I always donate to Salvation Army. They need it more than I do
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I have a “sister” that I pass my clothes along to. After that, I take it to goodwill. This is mainly because this is where I bought the majority of the clothes
magnolia / 1357 posts
I keep them ….
in case I ever have a daughter who loves “vintage” clothes
(:
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I remake some pieces over to become new pieces, and whatever else I can’t do anything with it anymore I donate to my local Goodwill. And I never pay full price for anything, or at least anything over $20. Most of my clothing are things on sale or discount.
Most expensive piece of clothing I ever paid for was probably my thick down-filled winter jacket was $50 (from Burlington). The rest are usually under $20 and only a few items are more than $20 (needed for business).
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when i clean my closet out, my mom gives me a huge bag to put stuff in and we just save it for the next time we make a trip down to mexico (which is usually about every other year). when we get there my cousins and neighbor friends come over and take whatever they want; my cousins get first dibs of course.. haha.
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1) Give them to friends or family who would want them.
2) Find a good thrift store that supports a good mission, and donate those clothes there. For instance, I found a local thrift shop that sends Bibles to the Philippines. That’s where ALL my good, gently used clothes go.
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i always donate my clothing or give them to my cousins ahahaha
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Most of the clothes I get rid of, I get rid of because I’ve worn them down to nothing and they have holes or are too faded to be discernable anymore. And I always wear a pair of jeans until they have rips in the seams and get rid of them just before you are able to see my panties through said holes, because I have such trouble shopping for jeans that fit me where they need to fit me. (I have big thighs, and I’m short. And I’m normally in-between waist sizes.) So when I get rid of clothing, I usually throw it away because it could no longer be of use to anyone. If I do get rid of something brand-new, like clothing I get as gifts that is just not my style, intact with tags and all, I would try to Ebay or re-gift the item if I knew someone it would fit/who would like it. Either way it’s giving back to me because it either gets me money or saves me from spending money. But when I have old pajama shirts and stuff like that that I just don’t need anymore because it was replaced by new stuff, I will bag it and bring it to the church drop box that’s down the block from my house. Bottom line though, if it’s not new, I won’t sell it. Half the time I don’t even buy my own clothes anyway, because people get me shirts as gifts all the time and my jeans last me a good 2-3 years per pair, so I don’t buy them often. (I make them last that long. I really hate shopping for pants.)
xX Ame ~*~ Hana Xx
dahlia / 2942 posts
I have so much clothing that I want to sell for at least SOME kind of buyback. But it’s rather inconvenient and tricky selling online.
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since Plato’s Closet is convenient, quick, easy, and you can get cash the same day, I usually go there. the stuff they don’t take, I’ll donate.
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Don’t donate! I used to work for a charity op-shop in Sydney and I no longer donate any of my old clothes. They throw out 4 out of 5 garments that are donated (3 out of 5 if the store is in a less snooty area), if the clothes aren’t dirty when donated they are when they come in contact with the store, the clothes are pierced with cheap price tags and the money they make goes back into advertising the store because ultimately it’s a business. After picking out clothes, wearing and loving them for a period of time, it’d be a waste to donate them. In Sydney we have meets where people bring in old clothes and swap them (that way you’re getting your clothing’s worth). Or sell them on Ebay, it’ll just take a bit of time and money.
daisy / 556 posts
The only time I sell my used clothing is when we have a garage sale which is very seldom. Most of the time, I just donate them.
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I sell whatever I can to Plato’s Closet and then take everything else to Goodwill.
orchid / 222 posts
I have two categories: Ebay or Goodwill. If something is from A&F or Ralph Lauren, Dior, etc. I will definitely sell it on Ebay. (Stuff from the PINK line also sells like hotcakes.) If something is a no-name or not a popular name brand, I just donate it. It’s not worth your time/money to put a listing on Ebay for something that won’t sell-however, your Aeropostale cardigan would probably do pretty well.
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I don’t like how Plato’s Closet is very picky; I’ve seen clothing being sold there that were older and in much more worse condition than those of mine that were rejected. So now I just donate.
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I always either donate them or give them to friends who need clothes.
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Donate
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i either just pack it up, or donate it.
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I have a group of people I pass my no-longer-needed clothing to – who each pass me theirs. Some items that have passed more than three sets of hands have gone on to be passed to the local Salvation Army Domestic Violence Center Shelter – because women who have lost everything else in a hurry have been more than grateful for what you and I would take for granted.
One woman I knew had a blouse of mine that I was fond of, but had nothing that worked well with it. I knew where she had found the blouse from – it was a distinctive pattern and fabric. I saw her in line with a job application, wearing that blouse.
I had a chance to meet her, much later. She frankly told me her story, and told me later that she had passed that blouse to her friend, who had just moved into town – a “boomerang kid” who had to return back to her mother’s house.
That younger girl had received the blouse with missing buttons, but replaced them and went out job hunting the next day. She found a job in retail, which, in these tough times, was a relief.
The shirt’s being touted as a lucky blouse, and it recently went to a college grad of hers. I can’t complain about the outcome, now can I?
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ebay, cousins, good will, etc. mostly younger cousins.
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I donate my clothes. May sell them on ebay.
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I either wear them until they’re really worn out, or give them to my sister. After that, I donate. But I’m thinking that I might start selling some fo the nicer stuff.
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Goodwill.
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Donating is the best thing to do with unwanted clothing and stuff.