07/31/2026
This was a very highly controversial concept in the video that blew up on my page from BearPaw festival where I asked a bunch of my shoppers what their favorite place to thrift was anywhere in Alaska. Alaska may not have many thrift stores, however, the state is huge. Therefore, a lot of of these options are not easily accessible on a day-to-day basis from where I’m based.
There will always always always be enough that is donated to thrift stores, antique stores, and garage sales, because we as a new generation feel the need to consistently buy, buy, buy. And then on top of that, it’s become the social norm to get rid of pieces every season or even after wearing only one time.😬
I’ve always been told time and time again to keep the places that I consistently go to a secret. The recycle center library was my hidden secret for a hot minute before I posted the video that blew up and pretty much wiped out their entire library. THIS IS A GOOD THING! The sweet ladies running the office, confronted me (and have since confronted me) each time I come in and thanking me for that promotional video because it gave them so much traffic and so many books were saved.🥹
Obviously, as a secondhand stylist that also curates the pieces from retail thrift stores or the recycle center, this does have a negative side effect in the efficiency and timely manner it takes to source my collections. This just means I try different stores, wait a couple weeks for them to restock a bit, or branch out to Facebook marketplace deals.
Thrifting should never be a secret, because if you hide your favorite store, chances are you aren’t buying everything in it. So everything you leave behind when you walk out the front door, potentially ends up in the landfill. Let’s give it every piece a fair shot by spreading the word.🫶🏻
