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unconsumption: In Toronto, several people who work together in a group known as “The Art of Reuse” open up pop-up thrift shops in different locations every six months or so, selling merchandise — many items one-of-a-kind — they’ve handpicked (or “curated,” as they say) from thrift stores around metro Toronto. The group aims to “re-invent thrift shopping and the connotation it comes with, whether that be negative or positive,” by creating “well-branded, aesthetically pleasing” shopping environments with merchandise priced at $50 or less. The temporary stores are “meant to cater to both the fashion conscious and the frugal customer alike.” In The Globe and Mail, Katharine Scarrow reports: “It’s never been about generating cash quickly, but raising awareness about thrifting and teaching people about sustainability,” says [group member] Courtney [Eastman]. In the six months leading up to [a store opening], the group spends four to five days a week, fanning to three to four shops a day, scouring each one for roughly an hour at a time. That’s roughly 480 hours of picking (and ultimately ditching) piles of clothes and accessories leading up to the main event. More: In Pictures: Pop-up thrift shop draws a stylish crowd - The Globe and Mail
3 months ago | 03:56pm
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  2. dlightfulchaos reblogged this from ohryankelley and added:
    live in Canada…
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  4. starkimedes reblogged this from murketing and added:
    Why don’t we have this in New England?
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    Reuse is a group who
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  14. lil-miss-choc reblogged this from thefrozenhedgehog and added:
    Under fifty dollars? I’m sorry, it doesn’t count as a ‘thrift’ store unless it’s less than a tenner.
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  18. sharpmanrva reblogged this from vaaahlerie and added:
    Thrift Shop Junkies of the world unite. vaaahlerie:
  19. vaaahlerie reblogged this from unconsumption and added:
    This is an awesome business model for someone who has a good eye, a creative spirit, a fear of commitment and no money....
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  23. ekco reblogged this from unconsumption and added:
    start one of these! unconsumption: