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“One of my favorite stores is Plato's Closet, a thrift shop chain that offers gently used name-brand apparel at deep discounts. On a recent visit I bought a pair of Diesel jeans for $25, and a pair of Lucky Brand jeans for $20. I used to shop there by myself, but suddenly, many of my friends are eager to join me. Seems their parents, shell-shocked by their brokerage statements, have tightened the purse strings. Kathleen Lantz, who manages a Plato's Closet in Harrisonburg, Virginia, recently told the local paper there that business is booming, both in sales and consignments. "People really want to make that little bit of extra money and sell their clothes,” she said.” source...