I'm hooked on "Blocket"

To be honest I have never really been in to second hand clothing.
First of all I find it a bit difficult to find something I want in most second hand shops.
Either it does not look very good. Or it looks good, but it's not my size.
And second, I find it a bit strange searching around amongst all those clothes that used to belong to other people.

I love getting old clothes from friends though. Not that it happens very often, but still.
As an example, about a year ago or so, I got this gorgeous red coat from a friend. I love it!
So I don't have a problem wearing other peoples old clothing, I guess I just don't have the patience for second hand stores.

Being pregnant though, you do start to think about lots of things, and this clothing stuff is one of those things for me.
It feels like such a waste, in both an economically and environmentally way, to by new clothes at the moment.
I mean spending lots of money on things that I will only be able to wear for a few months feels stupid. Not to mention how stupid it is from an environmental perspective.

So I went on to "Blocket", the most known website in Sweden for all kinds of second hand stuff. And I searched for maternity clothing. I met the same problem as I do in second hand stores, finding something that both seemed nice looking and that seemed to be my size. But finally I did fid two pairs of dungarees. I emailed the people who had put up the ads. And this evening one of them called and gave me instructions to her home.

I went there, paid only 75 SEK and got myself a nice pair of trousers. I am so happy! It really made me feel good. I felt like I did both the environment and my wallet a favor. And most of all I did my sad looking wardrobe a favor, as I barely have anything that fits these days.

The conclusion is that I am now hooked on Blocket. I have now been searching for baby-clothing, push chairs and toys. It's amazing how cheaply you can buy those sort of things. And honestly, why spend huge amounts of money on stuff when the kid is going to grow out of it so quick I won't even be able to blink.

Now I'm looking forward to crisscrossing Stockholm, visiting more strangers, and paying them for their used stuff.