Like many before her, Amanda McCarty had a come-to-Jesus moment during an impromptu trip to furnishing-and-decor megastore HomeGoods. It was there, among the endless aisles of vases and picture frames, with stacks of throw pillows looming, that she realized: “I was looking around like, ‘Oh my God. So this is where all the stuff at Goodwill comes from.’ ” HomeGoods falls outside the rotation of Texas thrift stores and antique malls where McCarty, who lives in Austin, purchases most of her clothing and home decor. Although she unequivocally loves clothes and has fifteen years of experience working in the fashion industry as a buyer for major corporations such as ModCloth, Nasty Gal, and Urban Outfitters, McCarty no longer buys anything new that she can instead buy used. You know…
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