Experience with ThredUp

Most people do spring cleaning. I, on the other hand, decided that I had too many clothes in my closet so it was time for a random fall/winter cleaning. I had already packed a bag full of clothes and was ready to deliver it to the Goodwill when someone said to me:

“Have you ever heard of ThredUp? Why don’t you try that instead?”

I had heard of ThredUp before this but never used it. In fact, the only time I ever used a consignment shop was when I was a broke college student and needed a few extra bucks. Other than that, I always donated old clothes or gave them away. But since I am on this new path, trying to find financial freedom (aka I’m broke at the adult level) I figured I would give ThredUp a shot. Plus it made for a great story to share.

It took me about 3-4 days to receive the clean out bag in the mail. I had already cleaned out everything that I was getting rid of but I went through the bag again to separate the sell-able from the reusable. Once I filled up the bag I took it to the FedEx drop off down the street from work (they send you a prepaid label that is good for USPS and FedEx, which was easier for me). They offer return assurance so that you can receive the items back that they do not sell, however, I chose not to opt for return assurance because I would have given the items away anyway. There was really nothing for me to lose. I mailed the bag out on November 7th. I received an email on November 11 saying that it was received and would be processed by December 12th.

Once my bag was processed I saw that the company decided to sell 4 items out of my bag full. I wasn’t too upset about this because as I said earlier, the plan was to give them away. The most upsetting part was that the company was selling my items for a total of about $45 but I was only slated to get $1.75 back (that’s just enough for the vending machine). In fact, I didn’t even get my vending machine change back. The company charges a fee of $9.99 for shipping and handling (which is unclear in the beginning because they only mention the return assurance).

My items that were accepted/sold.

All in all, do I think this was worth it? Yes to have the experience. Would I do it again? No. I would much rather drop my clothes off at the Goodwill where I can get a tax deduction and know they will be donated than to have $1.75 that’s stuck in limbo.

But if you’re feeling lucky and would like to try ThredUp for yourself, use my link and you can earn $10 to spend on their website http://www.thredup.com/r/SCBEJP.