It was with a spring in my step that I approached last week, because well pardon the pun it seems spring has finally sprung in Cape Town – in fact it’s positively summery!
Now a change of season invariably requires a good spring cleaning – from homes, to cars, to finances to wardrobes it’s all about a fresh start to a new season. Over the last few weeks I have been walking my talk and embarked on a massive clear-out and reorganization of my wardrobe (I’m very proud to say I whittled three large, bursting cupboards down to two spacious closets and halved my shoe collection – Imelda Marcus no more!)
Naturally I’m pretty happy with my clean wardrobe space but I’m equally delighted at having discovered a gem of a new service that’s a clothing recycling revolution and my big green tip this week.
“rewardrobe” is the brainchild of two clever little beans Carron and Adi because “Once upon a time, there was a girl with far too many clothes in her wardrobe. Some of the clothes hadn’t made it out into the real world for over 6 months! Those poor clothes felt rejected and hopeless, longing for a chance to be shown off again. Then, along came rewardrobe to save the day. The girl could sell the gently worn clothes she no longer wanted, and the unwanted clothes found new owners to love them and take them out on the town. It’s a Hollywood ending!”
It’s the modern-day dilemma of women everywhere: too many clothes in our wardrobes that we don’t get round to wearing, or no longer fit or simply don’t suit. Carron and Adi believe that “clothes deserve to be worn” and not left in the closet, unloved. They have also found a way for people to give new homes to these items and earn some green for being green. Whether you’re a seller or a buyer in this concept you’re doing your bit by getting in the second-hand clothing game.
I love the fact that you get to sleep a little sounder at night knowing you have done the earth good and in return are rewarded with a few bucks back for those gently worn items you no longer want, which you can then reinvest wisely into your wardrobe. And there’s even a charitable arm too – in addition to flagging clothes to be sold you can donate some of your clothing to their charity and if you’re sale clothing doesn’t sell you can choose to donate them too.
I have had such fun shopping at rewardrobe which are real value for money and have picked some awesome little finds at silly prices!
For more information on where these pop-up rewardrobe sales happen and how you can get involved in as a seller, buyer or franchisee visit www.rewardrobe.co.za or contacts Adi on 083 462 6644 or Carron on 073 914 3737.
