Plato's Closet - a Great Way to Save and Earn Money on Clothing

Times are getting tough out there for everyone in this crazy economy, especially parents with teenagers. Teenagers are very fashion conscientious and fickle. There has been a store around since 1998 that has been saving parents and teens money for a while. It's called Plato's Closet.

Plato's Closet is the hottest idea for parents and teenagers to save and earn money on popular name brands they have in their own closets; yet, this isn't just for teenagers. Anyone who enjoys brand stores like Hollister, Pac Sun, Aeropostale, Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch, Express, American Eagle, etc. can do the same.

Plato's Closet is uniquely designed to allow anyone to change their fashion style more often for little to no money out of pocket and save up to about 70% from the mall's prices. Plato's Closet buys and sells gently used brand clothes. You are even helping the environment by not consuming but reusing clothes.

Here's what you do:

Go through your closet and sort out your brand names that are in excellent condition. Mostly Plato's Closets are looking for items that were purchased within a year.

For the store closes to you, go to their store locator, "HERE."

Go to the Plato's Closet's website and see what they are looking for - items like jeans, skirts, pants, dresses, many accessories like sun glasses, purses, jewelry. Even room décor items like trendy lamps, books, DVDs, CDs and footwear. I have found that they had a big supply of jeans on hand. It is organized by size and style.

When you go into the store, a team buyer from Plato's Closet will assist you. This team buyer will review your item and put it into their computer to see the demand value. They will then make an offer to you. Now, remember the payout depends on your condition of your item and the demand. If you are bringing in a lot of jeans and they have a lot of jeans on hand, good chance your offer will be low. You will be paid in cash right on the spot. Nevertheless, if you are looking for a good brand of jeans, it works in your favor when you save about 70% from the mall prices with that purchase.