Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

Doesn’t it strike anyone else that “going green” usually involves buying more stuff, the manufacture of which is the antithesis of ecology? Do you see the irony? Go green… by buying stuff from me (and BTW, made in China, full of polluting inks and other disastrous elements, shipping across the globe making more pollution… the possibilities BOGGLE the mind.)

Take, for example, the “reusable” shopping/grocery/tote bag. Here’s the text from the first 4 sites that I got while Googling:

• As part of the solution our store features a wide range of reusable shopping bags and other innovative, practical products all designed to help people consume less
• Our handpicked selection represents …a wide range of styles.
• So far, [name deleted because I don’t want you to buy their, or anyone else’s, stuff thinking that you will therefore be using less stuff] has sold over 2,381,111 reusable bags
• We exist to provide products….that help people reduce, re-use and recycle

Take a look at those “not a bag” “neither” bags. What costs did the environment pay to make this [expletive deleted] stuff?

Well, fortunately, my buddies in the consignment, resale, and thrift industry could have the solution…and a fund-raiser and a great PR angle…at their fingertips. A way to cut usage of one-time plastic or paper bags WITHOUT causing the environment to shudder once more at the solutions that short-sighted consumers think up. Read about it here.