Thrifting WIN Online - Good For You & The Planet
5 Reasons Why Shopping WIN Online Is Good For You & The Planet!
You can get your thrift on! I bet, like me, many of you love the thrill of the hunt, wondering what amazing find you will snag at WIN during any given shopping trip. I promise you, WIN’s online shop, with local pick-up, can give you the same thrills! I check the website each night to see what new items might have been posted. It’s a fun part of my day and offers me a bit of that thrill I’ve been missing. It’s also giving me that great feeling I get when I find something that I needed for much less than buying it new.
You’ll find high quality and designer duds for less! How hard is it to find a 100% wool sweater these days, or a linen dress for a reasonable price? How about a well made pair of shoes that are sure to last you years? It’s hard, right? All of those things are in WIN’s shop and so much more. Great, one of a kind, high quality items are literally right at your fingertips.
You can get creative! Are you changing your decor? Taking up a new hobby (art, reading, gardening, puzzle making, cooking, or even tarot card reading?). Before you spend a ton of money to get going on that hobby you have been meaning to develop for years, check our online shop. I am amazed at the cool stuff the shop has, at really great prices. If you have other people in your life, you can also find something great for them, to keep them busy while you take some time for your new creative endeavour.
Buying gently used items helps you live a greener lifestyle! Buying pre-loved items is one of the best environmental acts you can do because it extends the lives of consumer products and keeps them out of the landfill longer. This helps to justify the labour, raw materials, and energy that went into the manufacturing process and saves natural resources. Buying preloved items can lighten your carbon footprint by a lot! Buying just one preloved item reduces its carbon footprint by 82%*. Since many of you probably source a lot of what you buy at WIN, think of the impact that you are having! It’s major! It’s amazing!
Shopping WIN online helps us continue to offer our programs, meet current needs in our community, and helps to supports our local economy, which truly makes it ‘feel good’ shopping!
If you haven’t already, check out our online shop www.winonlineshop.ca
*Source: Green Story Environmental Study
