Returning new clothes after wearing them

[GonnaGetGoingReturns]

I had a disagreement yesterday with someone re this, they both said, they would return new clothes after wearing them, especially if it were e.g. event clothes, e.g. for a wedding etc.

One person said "everyone does this all the time". Stated that on fashion shoots, stylists would do this a lot. In that case I don't know if the stylists have an agreement with the clothes shop, to do this. E.g. in return for the label to be promoted in the media/magazine/instagram post.

I'd never do this, firstly it's immoral, secondly although retailers could absorb the costs (so this person said), it must have an effect on their overall profits, e.g. even a large multi national company it must affect their profits. Secondly, I'd worry about spilling wine or something down the item but also I wouldn't want to buy clothes which someone else had worn for the night (not taken home, tried on, decided you don't like it and then return).

I've even had a friend of mine joke to me when I'd bought a top, took it home, she was with me, I tried it on and then was about to take the label off before wearing it out and she said "oh aren't you taking that back then after you've worn it out?" And looked slightly surprised when I said, "no".

I just absorb and plan the costs of my clothes.

I think I must have come across as really moralistic, am I wrong or right or as one person said "there are bigger things in the world to worry about".

I've got a friend who does this, it's so skanky!

Lots of “influencers “ on Instagram do this
makes them look like they have a rich expensive lifestyle

I rarely send stuff back but if I do I send it back with 48hrs
Ive had stuff sent to me though that you can tell it’s already been worn

A lot of companies don't even resell returned stuff, it gets chucked away. This is even more likely to happen once they can tell the clothes have obviously been worn for more than just a try on.

Scummy, lots of it gets thrown and they have to price all this into the cost to the consumer so it drives up the costs.

One of the school mums does this - to keep the content on her Instagram style account fresh. What a dick.

These are the actions of people totally lacking in morals.

I admit I did this a few times when I was younger, but we grow and learn and our morals become higher. I'd never do it now. It's scummy, dishonest and immoral.

It’s grim and really selfish to be honest.

There’s been a few occasions where I’ve went shopping, quickly grabbed some nice pieces and then went home to try them on (usually for something happening that night or the next day)… and then you’re just greeted with sweat/fake tan/other stains.

So you can’t wear them and then have the hassle of trying to find something else last minute as well as having to go back to the shop to return them. Fine if you live in the city where the store is anyway but it’s a ball ache when you’ve got kids to look after and a job in the mix, too.

I don’t understand why people do it.

😷🤢

My SIL used to do this with quite expensive stuff but would have been appalled and kicked up a huge fuss if she thought she had bought something worn by someone else previously.

Hysterical 😂

Oops post cut out the reply to @Onlyhuman123

Such a scummy thing to do. Absolutely disgusting.

This is why, there is a tag that is attached to the garment (be it a dress or whatever) that has a plastic tag through it that says if you remove this, you've accepted the clothes. It's always on the outside of the garment to stop people from doing this very thing. I had it on an evening dress that I was going to wear to an event, decided to change to a different dress but because I had removed the tag, I couldn't return the dress, even though I had only 'worn' it around the house to try it out.

Lots of people do it especially mail ordre. Littlewoods used to get men's suits returned with confetti in the turn ups, and once got a solitaire ring, too.

I've had stuff delivered that it's obvious someone has worn, and sent it back same day with a snotty note to say that if I wanted used clothing I'd go to a charity shop.

It really is disgusting.

Clothes & items worn briefly on shoots etc often go on the sales rails as ‘samples’.

What happens if you buy something that clearly been worn/ marked and want to return it. How can you prove it wasn't you if the shop argues?
It's such a scanky thing to do

There can be some amazing clothes available in sample sales. I’ve a couple of £1,600 coats that I bought for £100 each.

DDil’s DM did this with her MoB outfit for the wedding. I was gobsmacked as she’s a nice woman and it was her daughter’s wedding so I thought she would want to keep the outfit as a nice reminder and wear it again. I kept the dress I wore as MoG and have it still.

My husband bought me an expensive jumper for Christmas and when I opened it on the day it stank of deodorant and had white crusty marks on the armpits, and had food stains on it. Dh hadn’t taken it out of the carefully folded tissue paper. I was then going to wear it for Christmas - he felt bad and then I had to tell the company it wasn’t me who did this.
How they didn’t notice when it was returned I will never know.

I used to work in retail and people did do this. It always annoyed us as they'd try and lie but they'd do something like wash the thing then hang it in a room where someone was been smoking while it was drying. Has a distinct smell.

Clothes that are returned worn usually end up in landfill. I watched a documentary once where a clothing company said this. There is a movement now to shift worn returns to be sold at outlets and as seconds instead.

Grim and cheap. Nasty behaviour

When I worked in a clothes shop we'd waft the item about on the till area, and subtlety check the arm puts for stains.