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This is how you get rid of unloved fashion
Mop out the wardrobe and thereby also clear your head? Can actually work. Because: who arranges his external environment, simplifies his life and has more room for new things. A guide to spring cleaning for the cabinet - and the soul!
Forgotten delights: According to an Ebay study, goods worth 1013 euros are stored unused in attics, basements, in wardrobes in every German household. How about mucking, selling, trading, donating or giving away ?
A perfectly organized wardrobe prevents the "I have nothing to wear" panic and helps to always be well dressed. Every woman has clothes in the closet that she has not worn for ages. For example, because dress size or taste has changed. Our tip: If you did not wear clothes for more than a year, you should sort them out. And where now with the parts? Online platforms are booming! And retailers are also discovering fashion recycling for themselves. We present you the best options for a stylish restart!
And if you already feel like new clothes after mucking out: why not swap instead of buying? Much more fun! What you have to do for that? Collect the rest of her unloved treasures and find out the date - eg. B. on www.klamottentausch.net search. Or: Simply organize a swap party with friends.
Lots of designer pieces in the closet that you never wear? You can save yourself the way to a second hand shop. It is possible with www.buddyandselly.com .
How it works: You lace a packet with your unloved brand fashion, shoes or accessories. Then send your good pieces by post to "Buddy & Selly", shipping is free throughout Germany. Here their pieces are evaluated according to current market prices and you will be made an offer. Basis for the evaluation: a database with more than 14, 000 (!) Designer fashion items. You strike? The money will then be transferred directly. The advantage: no commission processing, no photographing or posting on a sales portal.
And another sales tip from the "Buddy & Selly" management: "The best advice is female and male fashion fans, if they sort out their wardrobes regularly to the season change.The less time spent brand fashion on the temple, the higher the resale value And you can use the money right away to buy new fashion. "
eBay was yesterday. Because the good thing about www.kleiderkreisel.de : You can buy, sell AND swap! Over 1.8 million disused pieces of clothing can be found on Germany 's largest clothing exchange internet platform .
Everything from reusable items to shirts, trousers, jackets and accessories, sportswear and even wedding dresses. Our tip: Go for a barter at 4 pm. And: on sunday and on bad weather days, the users are particularly active and are knocking out their closets.
Kleiderkreisel.de puts in contrast to other portals the community in the foreground. The user takes care of the presentation of his clothes, shows himself as a model or gives styling tips.
Especially bloggers have contributed to the success of Kleiderkreisel.de, because they discovered the buy-and-exchange culture as the first for themselves. The slogan "Fight stylishly against waste" is now well received by more than 415, 000 members.
By the way, Kleiderkreisel.de is also available as a mobile app . Article feed, highlight favorites, Fashion on the run!
The exchange- shop -Verschenk-family of "Kleiderkreisel" also includes "Mamikreisel" . Here are 400, 000 users looking for second-hand children's items . No longer needed toys, too small clothes or baby accessories so find a new owner for free.
What needs to be done for this? Create a profile, photograph a product, describe, upload and select whether to trade, sell or give away. Finished.
"The children grow so fast that clothes and toys, barely used, is already passé, " says Zweifach-mother Günes Seyfarth of Mamikreisel.de, "But the throng and the fight for the best pieces is just exhausting at flea markets If you have small children by the hand or carrying a thick pregnancy belly with you, that's why I really wanted to implement the concept of Mamikreisel in Germany. "
The goal of Mamikreisel.de: much more than a pure exchange platform and instead to be a new online home for mothers beyond "child and career" stress.
As with Kleiderkreisel.de, the forum is also an important part of the website at "Mami's place to click". In the social community, it's not just about the barter, gift and sales exchange, but also about other topics, such as parenting and nutrition, or about the compatibility of job and career.
H & M also focuses on sustainability. From February, customers can return used clothes to selected stores .
"We want to do something good for the environment, so we want to offer our customers an attractive solution: to leave their worn or broken clothing at H & M, " says CEO Karl-Johan Persson.
All garments are accepted by all brands and in every condition . Customers will then receive a voucher for 15% on an article per bag delivered. And what happens to the discarded pieces? The partner entrepreneur I: Collect takes over the things and gives them a new benefit.
Good to know: Up to 95 percent of the clothing that ends up in landfills every year can continue to be used, carried or recycled.
Do not get up early? Flea markets are also available on the net! At Mädchenflohmarkt.de you can sleep well and bring your goods to the woman around the clock.
When selling there are two possibilities : The self-setting leaves the user to upload the image and the corresponding description. However, Mädchenflohmarkt.de offers a concierge service, which makes it possible to send a package with higher quality pieces - the service then takes over everything else: descriptions, photography, storage, shipping.
"PACKMEE" is a national collection and donation system for textiles, shoes, glasses and more. With the donation of clothes, it offers the opportunity to do good even without donating money.
How's it working? One packs the sorted out parts into a box and sends it free of charge via DHL or Hermes, or gives the box simply to the package delivery person - from 5 kg free of charge.
The donations come to the charitable partners "CARE Germany-Luxembourg eV" and "Foundation RTL - we help children eV" benefit.
Vintagein.com not only offers smaller labels, but also second-hand pieces from users.
The vintage models are reviewed, rated and authenticated by the Vintagein.com team. So also torn parts or fakes are sorted out immediately.
Sellers are made easy: just fill out the online form on the website or contact them by mail or phone. Wait for feedback and get all further information for sale.
If you go to asos, press the Marketplace button, done. And your trend-Stöber instinct stirs itself. Here you will find new, second-hand and vintage fashion.
Everyone can sell on marketplace.asos.com : small labels as "boutiques" or individuals . As a private person unlimited parts can be offered for free. Upload a photo, describe the product and wait. On sale, 10 percent commission goes to Asos.
The "boutique" option for start-up labels costs. There must be at least 15 different pieces on offer, this will be about 25 euros a month due and per sold part go 20 percent commission to Asos.
It's fun, saves money and you get to know nice people! "Swap in the City" is the name given to parties in clubs, museums or concert halls that are swapped. Simply bring clothes (popular handbags and shoes) and exchange for colorful chips, which in turn can be exchanged for other items.
A DJ and cocktails push the purchase ... er, swap mood. You can relax then with various beauty applications.
In seven German cities about twice a year. Information: www.swapinthecity.com
