Closet packed, overflowing, bursting with clothes… and not a thing to wear! Ever wish you could make your unwanted clothes pay for ones you actually like? With online secondhand store “ThredUP” we can do just that in 3 super easy steps.
ThredUP is an online store where you can shop like-new clothes and sell your second hand clothes! This is a great way to find fashionable clothing for less because once you have a little spending money, the shopping is super convenient– it’s a one-stop shop! The huge selection is superior to thrift stores, and they’ll ship the clothes right to you! When you sign up with your email you’ll soon receive coupon codes, making this an even more frugal option.
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Create an account, then click the “Clean Out” tab and order a bag! There are three different options. I chose the ‘free’ bag as the most promising for a profit, and it arrived in the mail (adorable, teal polka dots and all!) just a few days later at no cost to me! 🙂
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Put unwanted clothes, shoes, handbags, and accessories into the Clean Out bag. ThredUP only accepts quality brand clothing in fairly good condition, so keep that in mind. Shipping is totally free to you because of the prepaid shipping label ThredUP provides! After they sort through the contents, you will receive your proceeds either as ThredUP store credit or cash through PayPal.
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Now shop! Browse through dozens of categories easily filtered for brand, size, style, color, and price preferences. Keep your eye out for clothes labeled as “new with tags”. Then fill up your cart and get trendy clothes shipped straight to your door for a flat shipping rate of $5.99! Or ‘heart’ an item to save it in your favorites list for later!
I could spend all day shopping with the ThredUP website, it is sooo nice to use and GAAHH!!! So many cute CLOTHES! As a petite girl I usually loathe clothing shopping, but on ThredUP I can simply specify my size.
I put together an outfit for each season just to prove how wonderful ThredUP’s selections are! Oh, and I ran across nice brands at really great prices!
(Note: these ThredUP outfit prices were calculated using the 40% off coupon code given to first time customers.) Photo credit: thredup.com
The total estimated retail price for this outfit is approximately $158. Ouch. I would rather spend $24. 🙂 Oh, and the boots! Love, love! I have a weakness for boots, methinks. 😀 ThredUP estimates the boot’s retail price at $36, but here they are for $7.79 with just minor wear!
Who else likes a comfy, ‘vanilla’ outfit with a cute accent? At a retail store this adorable beanie would be $24, while ThredUP is reselling it, gently used, for $5.99. This whole winter outfit would usually cost $54 new but instead you pay only $14.40! Too cool.
Spring is the season for sandals and florals! The retail value of this GAP jean skirt is $50- YIKES! And the shirt (which ThredUP has “new with tags”!) would be $49 in a store… I think ThredUP is a girl’s best friend!
Living in Arizona, I begin to panic when the temps get around 105 degrees. What I would give for a cool, flowy shirt like this! And it is “new with tags”. 😉 Ever seen Converse worth $60 sold for only $13.19? Now you have, you’re welcome! <3 Uh, wow, these jeans originally cost $71… My frugal mind can’t take that! Thank you, ThredUP, for offering them for just $9.59! You will save a cool $136.20 if you buy this summer outfit from ThredUP rather than a regular retail store!
If you have been looking at your closet with despair, I encourage you to use ThredUP to transform your wardrobe without emptying your wallet.
This is an awesome way to make money and to get rid of unwanted clothes. I will be using this because I always have clothes that I need/want to get rid of!
I hope you have a great experience! 🙂
I think that this website would be great for people with not to much money and yet want to look good and not look like a thrift store. When I get older I would want to use this site and get those good looking clothes yet spend what I could at a Walmart for not as nice clothes.
Exactly. I want to pay thrift store prizes. I do not want to look like thrift store fashion… 🙂
Hi Anna! My name is Calista and I am an avid thrift shopper. I really enjoyed this blog post about ThredUp, especially because it’s an online thrift store! I actually just stumbled across it when I was scrolling though pintrest, but didn’t think too much about it. Now that you’ve put together examples of you totally inexpensive findings on this blog, highlighted what ThredUp is about, and even gave a way to make money off of it (not just save $!)
I don’t always have a lot of luck at thrift stores but I keep trying. Once I found a brand new pair of jeans in my size for $2!
I love going thrift shopping! my favorite thing in the world.!!!!
I love thrift shopping. It really puts me in a great mood. by far my favorite weekend activity!!
I love this idea! I think it is so awesome that there are so many different sizes, not just big and small, but as well as petite. Sometimes it is not easy to find certain sizes. I also love the selection available!
I love it too. It’s amazing how cute everything is!
Hi,
I think that is an amazing idea. My mom does not think I need new clothes because I have not outgrown my old ones. I have had all my clothes for a long time, and I am tired of them.
I get it. It might be worth your time to take the clothes you have out of your closet and try to create completely new outfits with them. You will be amazed at what you can come up with if you take the time!
This is such a great idea for teens on a budget! The only way I have really gotten rid of my clothes is by giving them to a thrift store. I love how you can get things for cheap on this website and how trendy they are! This will help me get my closet cleaned out and help me fill it again with more clothes. Thank you so much for the incredible blog post!
I’ve never heard about this website before and I am so surprised it isn’t talked about more! Thank you for sharing such a cool idea.
Hi Anna,
I think that this website is an amazing idea! It seems to be so beneficial is many different ways, I have grown out of old clothes or also just seem to have lost interest in most, they have either just been left sitting in my dresser, or hung in the back of my closet! I think that this is a great way to make a profit and get rid of those clothes but also have the opportunity to find new ones!
I think this is very creative and helpful, and a good way to up cycle old or unused clothing
Awesome, I think so too! 😉 Thanks for commenting!
I think this is a very smart idea. I love to thrift shop, but this gives you clothes with a better appearance.
Thanks! 🙂 Yep yep, in my experience ThredUP tends to have clothes that are less worn out than some other second-hand places I have used. And because it is an online thrift store the shopping is more laidback and fun!
This is an amazing Idea, knowing that there is another place to find nice and cheap clothes is really convenient. Also the fact that there is many options on prices. If you don´t want to spend a lot on certain ideas this is definitely helpful.
I ship clothes to Thred Up all the time! I often end up getting distracted on the site though shopping for my self.
Oh wow that’s great, Saylor!! You’re probably a profesh at it by now. 😉
lol I getcha there, you wouldn’t believe how long it took me to decide on the outfits I shared in this post! But it is fun too… sometimes ‘window-shopping’ online is a lot safer for our wallets than ‘window shopping’ at a store where we can buy so much more impulsively, if you get what I mean. 😀
Hey Eva!
This is so cool and I am so going to try it! I love the idea of this and I am so glad there is someone like you to try it first for everyone else!
Sariah Owens
Let me know how it goes! 🙂
Way to go, Sariah!!!