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began thrifting this past summer as a cheaper outlet for my frequent and compulsive shopping. Within a few months, it developed from a fun pastime to a total lifestyle and mindset switch. I started out buying anything I found that I thought I could fit in my closet. If it was there, cheap, and decently cute, why not? At an estimated average of $2 a shirt, thrift shop prices are incomparable to any fast-fashion shopping experience. Of course, this only fueled my compulsive buying. Without much financial implication, there was nothing to stop me from thrifting at any given time – and I was having fun doing it! Without digging too deeply into the benefits and issues associated with buying second-hand, exploring Columbus thrift shops continued to take up a large portion of my summer. Although it required searching through dozens of jeans to find one good pair, I was surprised to find the process rather meditative. And in the times when I struck gold, I left with a pair that are unique to anything that could be found by walking into a chain store and picking something off the shelf.