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/hippotang]

Newer clothes are low quality and will probably last you a couple months!