Word: secondhands
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...depths of the recession, secondhand retailers have noted sharp upticks in phone calls from people interested in selling their old duds for a split of the profits. Others have noticed more new faces browsing the racks. And the regulars who already buy secondhand are now trawling the racks more frequently...
...Secondhand stores that carry big-ticket items other than clothing are seeing increases in sales as well. Boomerang’s in Jamaica Plain, a nonprofit owned and operated by Aids Action Committee, has been doing brisk business in furniture...
...recently noticed a lot more of what you call a ‘middle class shopper,’” Craft said. “Someone who hasn’t shopped secondhand in the past, [like] people seeking the antique speakers or parents who are trying to get kids clothes...
...buying secondhand isn’t really a new phenomenon. For Marlene S. Clauss, owner of the vintage shop Great Eastern Trading Company in Central Square, the customers have been coming in since the late 60’s when the store first opened. Clauss started working there in 1973 when the seventies were not yet a throwback...
...Francisco, commended the study but pointed out that cotinine only remains in saliva for two to three days after exposure to smoke, which is problematic as cognitive impairment in the elderly develops over many years. He called for further study into the effects of cumulative lifetime exposure to secondhand smoke to confirm the link...