I am going off to college in a few months and I am going to need to buy some things... sheets, towels, some clothes, personal care items, and so on.
I do not really have much money so I want to buy the items at some local thrift stores (St. Vincent de Paul's, Volunteers of America, Goodwill, et cetera). I have gotten good clothes and shoes there in the past, and I think it is more reasonable to buy good used things than spend a lot on brand new things.
But my friends say that I should not buy things there because that would be unfair to people who really don't have money. They say that I should buy brand new things, and if I'm actually worried about money instead of being really cheap, then I should make my parents buy the stuff.
Is it really stealing for the poor or something? I don't want to hurt poor people, and I know that it's not just poor people that shop there... I've seen a lot of people with varying degrees of money there.
So, it is wrong? Or can I shop there?
2007-06-21
17:00:57
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