Teens turn to thrift as jobs vanish and prices rise

[S2007S]

Quote from nutmeg:

Lame article written by and quoting a bunch of adults who haven't a clue but think they do because they are stuck with inventory they can't sell. Kids could care less about the economy or Mom & Dad's dilemma over gas prices.

Tell your kid gas is 4 bucks and you won't drive them to the mall, see if they write there Congressman. Raise the tax on cigarettes and ask them if they care, the money doesn't mean anything. Maybe they ain't buying nothing because Earth Day is coming up and they want to save the planet.

agree, kids could care less about the economy and what the price of oil is, they think that money grows on trees, wait I think it does, isnt the federal reserve throwing Hundreds of Billions of dollars to already tapped out consumers to help them get out of debt, or are they throwing money at consumers to keep GDP from falling below 0%%%%......

 

[IanMacQuaide]

I'm no teenager, but me and my family have been shopping at Resale shops for months now.
2 weeks ago I made quite a haul. Almost new Dockers for $3.00, and Ralph Lauren sport shirts for $1.50.
Worsted wool dress slacks, Geoffrey Beene dress shirts, all just $3.00.
If I'd bought this trunk load of clothes at Macy's or Dillards, I'd have easily spent $1,200.00.
I think the total was $59.00.

 

[RhinoGG]

To the victor go the spoils.

think about it.

 

[domestic]

Quote from gnome:

Sure is different these days. When I was a teen, I was comfortable with having only a bicycle, baseball glove, and basketball... that and 2 pair of shoes... LOL

so true, i had as an early teen a dirt bike and thought i was "rich". now, everyone has a piece of the action(borrowed). maybe a little reversion will be good.

 

[tommymoose]

Thrift store clothes are just the new cool... thats all it is... its the vintage look

 

[flytiger]

I thought the title was:

"Teens turn to theft.................."