Folkekirkens Nødhjælp's thrift stores are busy during the summer season. This is noticeable, for example, at the organization's 111 Danish thrift stores, where sales in July average 25% higher than the rest of the year.
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> Young people want branded items, and it doesn't matter what the cost is, they want to buy it
> Jette Poulsen, daily manager of Folkekirkens Nødhjælp's thrift store in Tønder
- We are currently riding a wave of second-hand goods. It's both young and old who shop, says Jette Poulsen, who is the daily manager of Folkekirkens Nødhjælp's thrift store in Tønder.
In Tønder, sales increased by 34% last summer compared to the rest of the year. The store does well by ensuring that the items look presentable, as customers are also aware of quality.
- Young people want branded items, and it doesn't matter what the cost is, says Jette Poulsen.
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Boaters and Germans are loyal customers
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In general, summer is a good time for thrift stores, and in Faaborg, a busy period is also experienced when the holiday season is in full swing. In Folkekirkens Nødhjælp's store in the Fynish town, sales of second-hand goods increased by 49% last summer.
- It's wild here in the summer. We are a harbor city, so many boaters come. They buy everything from bedding and gloves to rain gear and porcelain. And alone in June last year, we sold 156 games, tells Bente Madsen from the thrift store in Faaborg in a press release.
* Sales at Folkekirkens Nødhjælp's store in Tønder increased by 34% last July compared to the rest of the year. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR)
* As long as the used items are clean and well-washed, they can be sold at any time. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR)
* Almost everything between heaven and earth can be put up for sale. Customers take their time to look at the items. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR)
* Everything that is put up for sale is cleaned before it comes into the store. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR)
* Jette Poulsen, daily manager of Folkekirkens Nødhjælp's store in Tønder, emphasizes that the items have quality. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR)
1 / 5 Sales at Folkekirkens Nødhjælp's store in Tønder increased by 34% last July compared to the rest of the year. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR) 1 / 5 As long as the used items are clean and well-washed, they can be sold at any time. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR) 2 / 5 Almost everything between heaven and earth can be put up for sale. Customers take their time to look at the items. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR) 3 / 5 Everything that is put up for sale is cleaned before it comes into the store. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR) 4 / 5 Jette Poulsen, daily manager of Folkekirkens Nødhjælp's store in Tønder, emphasizes that the items have quality. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR) 5 / 5
In the store in Tønder, there are markedly more Germans during the holiday season. Like young Danes, Germans also go after branded items.
- In Germany, there are no second-hand stores with clothing, so they come here often, says daily manager Jette Poulsen.
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Greater awareness of our identity
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That the interest in buying and selling second-hand goods has grown so much, and especially in the summer months, is seen by lifestyle expert Julia Lahme as an expression of greater awareness of who we are.
- We have gone from buying second-hand goods being something you did if you didn't have the money for something else, to now wanting to express our identity through the clothes, our things, and our home, she says.
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> It's also a way to care for each other. You give something to me that I can use. That thought I can really like
> Julia Petersen, 24 years old and from Skærbæk near Ribe
- Summer is also a good time to go to second-hand stores, because it usually takes a little more time, as you don't always know what you're looking for when you go into the store, says Julia Lahme.
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Young people also think about the environment
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Finally, the increasing desire to buy and sell second-hand goods is also influenced by the environment.
- That's the way we have to go. We have to think about reuse to take care of our planet, so I pay a lot of attention to reuse myself, says 24-year-old Julia Petersen from Skærbæk.
- It's also a way to care for each other. You give something to me that I can use. That thought I can really like, she says.
75-year-old Jette Poulsen has worked for Folkekirkens Nødhjælp in Tønder for five years. She is a volunteer, daily manager, and spends four days a week in the thrift store. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR)
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