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Shopping at Second-hand Clothing Stores When 33-year-old Pete Barth was in college,shopping at second-hand clothing stores wa
Shopping at Second-hand Clothing Stores When 33-year-old Pete Barth was in college,shopping at second-hand clothing stores wa
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2012-12-15
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Shopping at Second-hand Clothing Stores
When 33-year-old Pete Barth was in college,shopping at second-hand clothing stores was just something he did - “like changing the tires on his car.” He looked at his budget and decided he could save a lot of money by shopping for clothes at thrift shops.
“Even new clothes are fairly disposable (可丢掉的)and wear out after a couple of years,” Barth said. “In thrift shops,you can find some great stuff whose quality is better than new clothes.”
Since then,Barth,who works at a Goodwill thrift shop in the US state of Florida,has found that there are all kinds of reasons for shopping for second-hand clothing. Some people,like him,shop to save money. Some shop for a crazy-looking shirt. And some shop as a means of conserving energy and helping the environment.
Pat Akins,an accountant at a Florida Salvation Army (SA)(救世军)thrift shop,said that,for her,shopping at thrift shops is a way to help the environment.
“When my daughter was little,we looked at it as recycling,” Akins said. “Also,why pay 30 dollars for a new coat when you can get another one for a lot less?”
Akins said that the SA has shops all over the US - “some as big as department stores.” All of the clothes are donated (捐赠),and when they have a surplus (盈余),they’ll have “stuff a bag” specials,where customers can fill a grocery sack With clothes for only 5 or 10 dollars.
Julia Slocum,22,points out,however,that the huge amount of second-hand clothing in the US is the result of American wastefulness.
I’d say that second-hand stores are the result of our wasteful,materialistic culture,“ said Slocum,who works for a pro-conservation organization,the Center for a New American Dream. ”Thrift shops prevent that waste from going to landfills (垃圾填埋场); they give clothing a second life,provide cheaper clothing for those who can’t afford new ones and generate (生成)income for charities. They also provide a way for the wealthy and middle classes to shed (摆脱)some of the guilt for their level of consumption.
When Barth was a college student,he often shopped at thrift shops
选项
A、to save money.
B、to save energy.
C、to help the environment.
D、to make friends with poor peopl
答案
A
解析
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