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lifestyleguru • today at 4:26 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

What on earth is "charity shopping"?! I see it a lot on social media and dating apps.


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giobox • today at 4:28 PM

If you are American, it’s a “thrift store/thrifting”.

In the uk virtually all thrift stores are run by a well known charity and thus the locals call them charity shops.

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red_admiral • today at 4:32 PM

Shops run by charities (similar to US 501.c.3 'nonprofits'), which are exempt from certain business taxes.