Clothing swaps are becoming all the rage now as the crunch on budgets continue. Economic recovery? Tell that to my wallet and my friend who just got laid off. Clothing swaps are easy to pull off but require a few things.
1. A critical mass of similarly sized gals with overlapping fashion senses. Aim to get 10 people together for the swap and at a minimum have five attend. Ask everyone to bring at least two bags of clothes and shoes.
2. A place to have the swap. Your living room will do just fine. Bonus points if you have full length mirrors available.
3. Extra rooms for modest mouses to change in.
4. A display/sorting system. Ask everyone to group their items by category – T-shirts, shoes, jeans, etc. If everyone sorts their stuff it won’t take more than a few minutes.
5. Snacks for guests to enjoy. Potlucks will never go out of style in my book. Ask everyone to bring an appetizer while you create a signature swap drink to sip.
6. A coin to toss in case two people want the same item.
7. A local charity to donate leftovers.
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August 27th, 2009 at 11:58 am
I have done informal swaps for my kids clothes. I have a group of ladies that have kids close to my 2 children and when i.e. my daughter outgrows or simply doesn’t wear a garment that is taking up precious space I give it to a friend with a girl younger than my daughter. I have not bought clothes for either child for years.
August 27th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Have done in informal swap with co-workers who have done closet cleaning. They simply brought in several bags of items they no longer needed and let anyone of similar size know and we just went through and chose what we liked.
August 27th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
I have a huge closet full of clothes. beautiful clothes.All of it is used. I usually buy 2 pair of jeans a year & one pair of tennis shoes> These are the only “New” items i buy. Where are you people buying your clothes ??? THE
MALL??????? come on !!
August 27th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
I’m going to one on Saturday! My sis-in-law organized it. Everyone is bringing clothes and shoes, along with a bottle of alcohol, LOL. She is supplying the food and it’s one big girls night
August 28th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Sounds fabulous! I hope you’ll let us all know how it went, Shefali.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:08 am
I would worry about lice, scabies and bed bugs. Really. And it’s not a matter of how clean anyone is, these are easy things to pass around on clothing.
October 10th, 2009 at 5:13 am
Thx for good information!! Good work !!