{"id":7089,"date":"2025-08-14T11:27:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/newport-mesa\/?p=7089"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:30:18","slug":"join-us-for-national-thrift-shop-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/newport-mesa\/2025\/08\/14\/join-us-for-national-thrift-shop-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us for this Saturday, August 16th for National Thrift Store Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7094 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/newport-mesa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2025\/08\/Insta-Art-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/newport-mesa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2025\/08\/Insta-Art-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/newport-mesa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2025\/08\/Insta-Art-1024x1019.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/newport-mesa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2025\/08\/Insta-Art-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/newport-mesa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2025\/08\/Insta-Art-1536x1529.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/newport-mesa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2025\/08\/Insta-Art-958x954.png 958w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/newport-mesa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2025\/08\/Insta-Art-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/newport-mesa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2025\/08\/Insta-Art-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/newport-mesa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2025\/08\/Insta-Art.png 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Join Us Saturday, August 16th, for our Celebration of National Thrift Store Day!<\/h4>\n<h4>Free bag of Popcorn with Purchase!<\/h4>\n<div class=\"holiday-content-main\">\n<div class=\"page-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"holiday-section holiday-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content content-area aside-margin\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"holiday-intro\">\n<p>National Thrift Store Day, celebrated on August 17, is all about supporting local thrift shops and raising awareness for charitable organizations. Thrift shops aim to help those most vulnerable in communities and give back to the needy. Known by a myriad of other names, thrift shops are also referred to as consignment stores, second-hand stores, resale shops, and hospice shops. Volunteers willing to help out usually work at the shops, often sorting through donated items people drop off. These used pieces are then sold to the public, providing those in need a convenient service at an affordable price!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot video-embed-ad-8\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"primisslate\">\n<div id=\"primis_container_div_689e2a0954875\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"holiday-enhanced-content animated\">\n<div class=\"ad-slot dsk-box-ad-c\">\n<div class=\"fuse-slot-mini-scroller\" data-fuse=\"23199942738\" data-fuse-code=\"fuse-slot-incontent_day_1-1\" data-fuse-zone-instance=\"zone-instance-incontent_day_1-1\" data-fuse-slot=\"fuse-slot-incontent_day_1-1\" data-gpid=\"\/71161633,22841526340\/NTNLTDY_nationaltoday\/incontent_day_1#single-1\" data-fuse-processed-at=\"2690\">\n<div id=\"fuse-slot-incontent_day_1-1\" class=\"fuse-slot\" data-google-query-id=\"CIqR16j2io8DFaNVCAQdqEEfBg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/71161633,22841526340\/NTNLTDY_nationaltoday\/incontent_day_1_0__container__\">History of National Thrift Store Day<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"history\" class=\"holiday-history holiday-section\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"entry-content content-area aside-margin\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-inner\">\n<p>Before thrift shopping became common, people usually liked to repurpose their clothes. During the eighteenth century, many new ways of using old items were created. If someone\u2019s clothing became worn, they\u2019d give it to a younger sibling as a hand-me-down and made into clothes for them. Even after the siblings tired of this, the material would be recycled as furniture stuffing. People also often sold their items if they needed the money, but the thrift shop concept had not yet been created.<\/p>\n<p>By the late nineteenth century, the United States experienced a massive cultural shift. The Industrial Revolution increased the production of clothes and goods, while the pursuit of the American dream led to heightened immigration. Many moved to urban areas, causing the process of buying new clothes and disposing of old ones to quicken. Pawnshops and scrap yards arose to provide for this need, but there was an unfavorable opinion surrounding clothes that were once owned by a stranger, as it indicated a lower social status.<\/p>\n<p>Christian ministries needed funding for their outreach programs, and religious affiliation groups such as the Salvation Army and Goodwill changed the narrative. In 1897, the Salvation Army launched the \u201csalvage brigade.\u201d Residents would go around the neighborhood asking for used clothes. In return, they\u2019d receive food and lodging. Then, In Boston 1902, a Methodist minister created Goodwill that hired poor and disabled people to collect goods and make necessary repairs to them. These shops provided immigrants with a place to find clothes, assimilating Christian values with social service activities.<\/p>\n<p>Thrift shops reflected the department stores of the time in the 1920s. Initial impressions began to change after thrift shops stopped being known as \u201cjunk shops.\u201d By 1935, there were nearly 100 Goodwill stores nationwide and they were useful during hard times the nation faced. The Great Depression and World War II made thrift shops more viable as a more affordable option to full-priced stores. People warmed up to the idea of thrift shops as a way to find vintage items and niche goods, and ever since, the thrift shop has steadily shed its negative image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Us Saturday, August 16th, for our Celebration of National Thrift Store Day! Free bag of Popcorn with Purchase! National Thrift Store Day, celebrated on August 17, is all about supporting local thrift shops and raising awareness for charitable organizations. 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