When Kaycie Morwood determined to promote some previous garments on-line earlier than she went to varsity, she by no means imagined her undesirable contents would someday fund her complete marriage ceremony.
“I believed possibly I might make $200 earlier than school and [have] somewhat spending cash to exit with my associates,” the 23-year-old informed The Put up. “By no means did I feel it will ever develop to this.”
Morwood solely bought $467 of things in her first 12 months of utilizing Poshmark, however when she began thrifting objects to resell the determine elevated to 1000’s.
After making a whopping $23,600 from promoting garments on the positioning — an internet market for brand new and secondhand clothes — over the previous 5 years, spending a lot of the money on her nuptials was a no brainer.
“I might repay all of our marriage ceremony bills with the funds that I’d made,” the San Diego vendor informed The Put up. “So I used the entire cash to repay the marriage.”
Admitting some objects specifically — a university commencement costume — have been arduous to half with, it was value it for her dream marriage ceremony.
She acquired married in Vista, California, in entrance of 120 family and friends in August 2021, together with her Poshpark earnings paying for the $17,000 celebration.
“I nonetheless had somewhat bit leftover,” she added. “Every thing that I’m making now we’re placing towards lease and even enjoyable stuff like holidays.”
Courtney Soberal, a trainer in Los Angeles, had an analogous expertise. The 31-year-old financed her dream marriage ceremony in Hawaii by shopping for garments at native thrift shops, then promoting them at a revenue on Poshmark. She made round $10,000, permitting her to purchase each her marriage ceremony costume and frocks for her bridal get together.
“My costume was a strapless, sweetheart mermaid-style robe, it was initially $1,200 and I bought it for $200,” the thrifty bride shared. “My bridesmaid attire have been a boutique model they usually have been $70 every and the flower lady attire have been additionally boutique they usually have been each $40.”
Though Soberal turns over objects with out an excessive amount of attachment, promoting some issues is tougher than others.
“[I found it hard parting with my] daughter’s child garments she had outgrown,” the mother admitted. “However I used to be in a position to overcome the sentimental emotions understanding that the cash from her garments promoting was getting into her school fund.”
Soberal stated her marriage ceremony company have been “pleased and impressed” when she informed them how she helped pay for her marriage ceremony.
“Most individuals don’t understand how a lot cash they’ve sitting of their closet and garments,” she stated. “Individuals don’t actually suppose that this could be such a profitable market and it truly is.”
