Mum Recording:
How do you view the practice of buying or using secondhand clothing as a shopping option?
Mum: I think buying second-hand clothes is a good thing, but the second-hand clothes must be clean.
Have you ever considered purchasing or using secondhand clothing?
Mum:I have not considered buying second-hand clothes, mainly because I think they are not clean.
For you, what are the differences between buying secondhand clothing and buying brand new clothing?
Mum:The price of new clothes is also very low in China. For example, I bought a short cashmere jacket for only 120 yuan recently. I don’t think I need to buy second-hand clothes. The main reason is the hygiene of second-hand clothes.
Do you own or have you used secondhand clothing before?
Mum:Never.
In your family or community, is second-hand clothing recycling common?
Mum:Yes. I’ve also received second-hand clothing. But they are basically brand new, so the tags have been cut off. The same goes for what I give to others.
From an environmental perspective, what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing secondhand clothing compared to buying brand new clothing?
From an environmental perspective, the advantage of second-hand clothing is sustainability. But still a hygiene issue, I think this is disadvantage. New clothes won’t bother me. But it is not environmentally friendly, this is disadvantage.
It would be more acceptable to me if the old clothes could come in another form. Just like paper can be shredded and reused.
Grandmother Recording:
How do you view the practice of buying or using secondhand clothing as a shopping option?
I’ve never bought secondhand, I just have clothes to wear. My own old clothes are enough. I’m not particular about what I wear. I have only owned a few pieces of clothing in my life, and I can count the number of clothes I have worn. In fact, the old and unwanted clothes will be left there without being thrown away, and the new and unworn clothes will be given to relatives at home.