30 Thrifted Finds That Belong In A Museum For Being This Iconic (New Pics)

Bored Panda got in touch with the self-proclaimed “Weird Secondhand Finds Headquarters” to learn more about the group and they were kind enough to tell us more. “I always chuckle a bit when people ask about the motivation behind creating this group because it's kind of a mundane story with a wild outcome.”

“Weird (and Wonderful) Secondhand Finds That Just Need To Be Shared" was actually created specifically for our family to share finds with each other because we thought it would be easier than text messaging. When the group was created it was left as a public group, instead of being set to private, purely because it never occurred to us that anyone else would have an interest in this.”

“But it turns out we're not the only oddballs out there. A couple of people we didn't know joined and we thought, well heck it might be fun to have a few non-relatives share things. Why not? Then people just kept joining and before we knew it we were up to almost three million members! We like to think that we just have a really big family now.”

Having heard that so many people joined this seemingly small group, we naturally wanted to hear the original admins' opinions on why this content has exploded the way it has over the years. “I think this content is popular for two reasons. One, finding something to post is like a treasure hunt where you almost always discover gold.”

“And two, there's a whole huge community that wants nothing more than to celebrate your find with you. This group is so wonderful because its focus is not on finding the value or background of your item. It's not about making fun of or criticizing items or designs. It's purely about reveling in the delight of the existence of these weird and wonderful items,” they shared, a sentiment I think we can all agree on. 

We also got in touch with Miglė Vasiliauskaitė, environmental speaker, climate activist, and sustainability journalist at “Tvari Lietuva” to ask some questions about the value of thrifting and what the average person can do to help the plant. First and foremost, we were curious to hear how she defines sustainability. “I like this description: being able to do something forever. To me living sustainably also means having in mind that I don't live alone, it's about being considerate.”

“As a person, but also as species: all of the resources that we have on this planet are meant for all living things. So everything I do or choose to use - I keep in mind that someone will also be using it after me: be it water, forests, air, dirt, etc. I really see how this pushes me to close the tap while brushing my teeth or turn off the lights while exiting the room.”