National Consignment Day!
TheRealReal has designated today, October 2nd, and National Consignment Day! You can read about it on their website HERE! With the holidays coming, NOW is a great time not only to shop consignment and save money but also to consign your items and make money, too. 🙂
When I started college many moons ago, I was a Fashion Merchandising major. I didn’t know that business courses would be a part of it all. Let’s just say that I got a D in Economics and an A in Personal Clothing Selection. I quickly changed my major. Economics and all that went with it was not for me. I decided to stick to fashion, and only to fashion.
There is one concept about economics that I do understand: economics is mostly linear. An item is produced and put up for sale, we buy it, we use, and then we dispose of it. There is so much waste in the process! Just because something is no longer of use to us doesn’t mean it isn’t of use to someone else.
Example:
Look at this cool mini roll-top desk that my husband found in the trash pile at his office building. It’s in absolutely perfect condition, but it was destined for the garbage. What? What a waste that would have been! He knew I would absolutely LOVE it, and I do! I’m planning on using it to keep track of all of the paperwork that has come about from my blog and Instagram and my resurrected modeling career. It’s important for me to stay organized so that I have more time to focus on the things I love to do.
Consignment stores are a great way to repurpose everything from furniture to clothing to accessories.
TheRealReal is an online consignment store that is based on a cyclical economic concept instead of a linear concept. Instead of disposing of items that we no longer want or need, we can consign them and allow their life-cycle to continue. There are so many benefits to consigning:
- less waste of goods and services
- less waste of textiles to landfills
- extra income
- great prices for buyers
Check our TheRealReal before you head out to splurge on a new designer item. The offerings are plentiful and like-new from the designers we all love like Chanel, Celine, and Gucci, and the prices are fabulous.
TheRealReal has designated today, October 2nd, as National Consignment Day. If you don’t have any furniture or clothing to consign, you can still participate! Here are some ways:
- donate your unwanted items
- use reusable shopping bags
- tell your fashionista friends to visit TheRealReal
- be mindful of your environmental footprint before you dispose of large items
My Picks from TheRealReal:
TheRealReal has home goods, too. So many gift ideas! Too many to list!!
I don’t understand much about Economics, but I ended up marrying someone who not only understand it, but has a degree in it. Yikes. I guess opposites really do attract!