22.05.12
When it comes to Christmas sweaters, even miserliness stores lower
their standards.
As she climbed through a stack of boxes in the back of the
Goodwill rely on in south St. Louis County, a district manager
explained that sweaters that are too faded, or have too many lint
pills on them, are in the main recycled.
"This sweater would normally never make it (to the sales floor)
in a million years," said Latrice Clayborne, as she pulled out a
lint-infested brown cardigan with a snowman, a sprig of holly and
pure snowflakes on it.
But when it comes to "ugly Christmas sweaters," Goodwill, like
many resale shops around metropolis, has started to make exceptions. They
know that no matter the condition, these items of dubious
fashion won't last long once they put them out on the racks.
Yes, the holidays are approaching, which means that "plain-looking
Christmas sweater" season is also in full swing. The sweaters,
popular in the 1980s, have found a stand-in life in recent years as
part of an ironic fashion trend that pokes fun at the aesthetics of
the garments.
Source: STLtoday.com