The retailer has done this for years, usually selling the used goods as promotions for about two weeks.?
But an incredulous shopper recently posted a picture on Reddit of a?tag attached to one of the items. It reads "this unique found item was hand-selected for you from a yard sale or flea market. Any tears, holes, paint stains or other 'defects' we consider a virtue and not a flaw. Wear it well."?
Some used items at Urban are sold under the "Urban Renewal" brand, which includes garments hand-crafted from "from vintage, deadstock and surplus materials sourced from around the world," according to the retailer.?
Current promotions include $44 ripped Levi's denim shorts and a $69 Christmas dress. Urban notes that you can find "one-of-a-kind vintage items in select stores."
On Reddit, the post garnered thousands of comments. The general sentiment was that it's dumb to pay a huge mark-up for something a shopper could get at a Goodwill or Salvation Army store for under $5.?
"Urban Outfitters putting on some crazy markup and charging $50 for a shirt you could've gotten for $5," one commenter noted. "They're basically selling old clothes to people for a new clothes price, and calling it vintage."?
Hipsters aren't just lining up to buy items curated from yard sales.?
We interviewed a "vintage seller" at the Artists & Fleas market in Williamsburg, Brooklyn about how he got his merchandise.?
He was selling vintage Lacoste and Polo sweaters for $45.?
"Basically I just go to Texas once a year, go to the Goodwill store in a nice suburban neighborhood, and load up on stuff that just costs a few dollars," he said. "Then I come here and people go crazy for it."
Thus, the sweater of a banker dad in the suburbs of Texas can end up being worn by a Brooklyn millennial.
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Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/urban-outfitters-buys-yard-sale-clothes-2012-12
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