Imagine being able to give some of your 'old' clothes and coming home with an equal value in 'new to you' clothes. You can do this at the Give + Take Swap Boutique in LA. The
basic concept is that you give $100 jeans and then you can take a dress of a $100 value. Its an equal exchange based on a point system, which you can keep as 'store credit'. If you don't see something you like while you are there, you can always come back and apply your points then.The boutique accepts a variety of designers, and clothing needs to be "freshly laundered, on hangers preferred or neatly folded", maintaining an equal quality of pieces and brands throughout the boutique.
The Give+ Take Swap Boutique is a great way to add 'new' pieces to your wardrobe and live green, while sharing some of your clothes which you no long wear!
Why's it gotta be in LA though? Everyone knows that anything good is in the bay, just sayin...
ReplyDeleteHaha.
They really do need one of these in my town.
what a fun idea!
ReplyDeletei wish they did this here!
Oh man, I wish I lived in LA... or even on the West Coast...this sounds AMAZING!!
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Amy
we need it on the east too..I have seen similar..
ReplyDeleteand oh!! I love the new layout!!!
ReplyDeleteOh I wish we had something like this here, I would gladly take some of my stuff
ReplyDeletethis is such a brilliant concept! fabulous!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! And did you change your blog look? I love it! (Hopefully you didn't change it three months ago and I look like an idiot. Hah! That would totally happen to me.)
ReplyDeleteThat is such a great idea. I seriously need to purge my closet. It's Scary!
ReplyDeleteGreat Idea! If your clothes are still in new condition then someone else might love it.
ReplyDeletefabulous idea~
ReplyDeletemuch better than gathering dust in the closets~
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This is such a great concept! Hopefully the idea will spread to other parts of the country.
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That's so cool... I think I will bring some of my clothes for swapping when I go back to LA in a couple of months. Thanks for the fabulous tip and link. xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
ReplyDeletethere is a chain of stores called the buffalo exchange that run on the exact same concept...they take your old lightly worn clothes and price them depending on brand, style, demand, etc and you can either get store credit or a smaller cash payout. they are also happy to keep the clothes that they don't accept and send them over to good will for you! www.buffaloexchange.com
ReplyDeleteGreat Idea!Why cant I live in la,lol.have friends there and a cosuin in San fran though.
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday Iva dear!
Such a neat idea ... if only there was a location in Canada. No, better yet, if only I lived in Canada haha. By the way, I like the new look of your blog ... I see you tweaked it a bit :) Hope you have a great rest of the week, Iva!
ReplyDeletewhat great idea!I'm gonna check it out right now
ReplyDeleteThat's a wonderful idea. I love thrifting anyway... this is just sweet, sweet, sweet.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. Too bad LA is on the opposite side of the US from me. Durn it!
ReplyDeletegreat idea. i have heard of this before but never been to one. very cool.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for all the wonderful compliments!
I'm to owner of Give + Take and I did want to clarify that we are NOTHING like Buffalo Exchange. Which is what makes us revolutionary.
At ordinary second hand places you only receive roughly 15-20% of your original purchase price value (even if you opt to "trade")for each single item. So if you bring in a perfect condition dress that cost you $100 you get only a maximum of $20 for it. At Give + Take, you can trade that dress for another dress that cost $100 dollars--retaining the full replacement value for your clothing. You only spend the monthly membership fee, so if you trade multiple items you are literally saving hundreds and hundreds of dollars over a traditional model.
As far as I know, we are the only of its kind in the world. If anyone knows otherwise, I'd love to know!
If you come to Los Angeles remember to pack your bags and come swap!
I don't know how I missed this when you posted it, but I am SO going there!
ReplyDeleteok im glad the owner cleared hat up bc i was wondering how it was different from buffalo or crossroads. i think im going to try it in june and will post about my experience!
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