Recycled or Secondhand Clothing - Whats your view?

To be honest, I have never bought second hand clothing for myself, although I don't think that I would be opposed to it. I know that you can get some really nice things on eBay, especially suits and outfits for work, for a great price. The thrift shops also have lots of used designer outfits or outfits that sat in someone's closet without ever being worn. I have just never gotten around to shopping there for myself. I have bought a ton of used clothing for my Goddaughter from eBay. A lot of it was new with tags on, and the prices were awesome. Even the things that had been worn were great. You get some adorable outfits that the baby only wore once or twice and then outgrew. I have found that the eBay sellers that I have purchased from have been very accurate in descriptions and I have never been disappointed with stains or tears in the clothing. I have also bought her a lot of things from the Salvation Army thrift store. You have to look around a bit in there, but there are great buys if you take the time. It seems like the sensible thing to do when you consider the short amount of time that babies wear clothing before they are on to the next size!

I don't use anything that's second hand, I don't want to wear used clothes. Nasty...

We buy most of our clothing from Church Rummage sales and thrift stores by Salvation Army and Goodwill. We wash them up and have no fear of shrinkage. There is nothing wrong with this clothing. We all wear our own clothing over and over. We can buy a bag of cloting and other items for 1-3 dollars. For the 20 dollars for a shirt at a store we can get 6 bags or more of clothing. Sure saves us money, we meet new and nice people and have a day out together. 2 kids and myself and hubby all dress fine and like our clothing. Kids see the value of a dollar too. Sure worth it for us.