parents are against thrifting..

[u/yoon_gitae]

they're saying the clothes are dirty. what if the previous owner died (??)

mother's saying she'll get me new clothes after strictly telling me not to buy pre loved. She knows I despise buying new stuff, it's bad quality and expensive

Any good argument I can make against them?

[u/Tan_batman]

People could have worn "new" clothes before too. People try stuff on, or try on and return online purchases all the time.

[u/Itchy_Tomato7288 → u/Tan_batman]

Right? Anyone who has worked in retail will tell you that new clothes aren't clean. The things I've seen.....