In honor of National Thrift Shop Day, which is celebrated today, many plan to support their local thrift shops and raise money and awareness for charitable organizations.

During the eighteenth century, before thrift stores existed, old clothes given to younger siblings, would be recycled as furniture stuffing, or sold for money.

The Salvation Army and Goodwill were launched in the late 1800s and early 1900s to provide immigrants with clothing and give people an opportunity to give used clothes to receive food and lodging.

According to National Today, thrift stores were formally known as “junk shops” but that changed in the 1900s, as they became were useful during times of need like the Great Depression and World War II.

Rebecca Gramuglia, Top Cash Back Consumer Expert,

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