Scott and Chelsea Sloan, son and daughter of Brent and Shauna Sloan (founders of Kid to Kid), grew up watching their parents’ children’s clothing resale enterprise grow and become successful. As young adults, they began to see the need for a similar enterprise for their own generation. This lead to the development of their own company – Uptown Cheapskate. Uptown Cheapskate represents a new approach to teen and young adult clothing resale. They wanted to provide a more cost effective clothing option while still appealing to current styles and a positive shopping experience. They did this by designing upscale, modern stores and creating a better system for buying used items for resale. When you walk into an Uptown Cheapskate, it doesn’t feel like you’re walking into a thrift store. It feels as though you’re walking into a mall, but without retail prices! Their buying process ensures that sellers receive fair payments for their gently used clothing while Uptown Cheapskate keeps their racks stocked with high value, in-style items at low prices. In addition to creating a better customer experience within the resale industry, Uptown Cheapskate also encourages support for the environment and sustainable fashion. They understand that the increased consumption of new clothing items creates large amounts of waste, and that most used clothing ends up in landfills. Selling used clothing to Uptown Cheapskates allows your clothes to have a new life instead of adding to pollution. In the same way, buying used clothing instead of new is a much more sustainable way to shop!
This is really interesting! Normally a young adult would rather die than be found in a thrift store, yet have many other expenses including higher education and rent that spending top dollar on name brand clothing. This is a great way to save money and stay hip!
I have been to uptown cheepskate before and it’s different from most thrift stores. I found some great deals on stuff there that I wouldn’t have otherwise wanted to buy. Great post!
This seems really interesting and makes me want to visit Uptown Cheapskate. I know thrifting has becoming more popular the last few years and many people want to thrift good brands without the prices. I think it’s awesome that they’re encouraging people to use recycled clothes instead of adding to pollution. Very cool idea!!