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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Robert Knight

Half of adults say they are unwilling to wear second hand items

Photographs by Photographer London

More than half of adults aged over 45 never wear second-hand items – unwilling to wear ‘someone else’s clothes.’

A poll of 2,000 adults found there’s a perception among this age group that used garments are ‘unhygienic’, ‘tend to be faded’, and are of ‘poor quality.’

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