r/ThredUp

Am I the only one who studies the picture and reads all descriptions to still get something that looks nothing like the picture? For example I swore up and down a dress was red and then I received it and it’s bright orange. What do they use a flash camera or some type of filters? The colors are almost always different in some way and don’t get me started on materials. Thredup please I request that you make the pictures true to color no enhancements or flash etc

I have previously sent quite a few cleanout kits from 2018-2023 (apparently I had sent 16 cleanout kits). When I look back, none of them had the $15 processing fee. My payout fees ranged anywhere from $10-60 dollars per kit. I never expected a lot of money. I sent things I knew I didnt have the time to try to sell myself. It was nice to put $20 or whatever I earned towards a purchase.

So anyways, I recently sent 2 clean out kits that are at the end of their selling window. I havent made $15 to cover the fee from either kit. I sent a good amount of items. Nothing super high end, but normal and mid-tier brands, cute items, no brands on the no payout list. I did lower the price on quite a few items, because they had jacked up the price really high for certain items. My rule of thumb is if i think it is a reasonable price that i would pay.

I essentially donated all my items to ThredUp. I would have much rather donated to a local womans charity, which is what I will be doing moving forward.

I see posts like this all the time, but I just wanted to share my disappointment somewhere.

I just saw them selling items past the consignment window on a whatnot live stream. What are your thoughts on this? Is it worth sending anything in anymore? Keep in mind, they started bids at $1 and sold for over $30 on many items. The people who sent those items to them receive $0 for that. All profit for Thredup.

I was thinking I would return some of the items that weren't final sale, but unfortunately I love it all and everything fits!

https://preview.redd.it/7fm5dojl0wuh1.png?width=650&format=png&auto=webp&s=f39ce16b22d6de316eef1e9488993d67ce54ae91

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That ThredUp clothes arrive in would survive the apocalypse. I’m on my 3rd wash cycle and it’s still lingering.

Alright, my boredom has paid off. I made some collections of unbranded women’s athletic wear. 🫣
With the current discount some items are around $4!

LULULEMON:
https://www.thredup.com/uc/01KGP4JWN29DHPP50AQA2R8JB8/01M3SRAVHRCPHK9V3TTY327P6Q

https://www.thredup.com/uc/01KGP4JWN29DHPP50AQA2R8JB8/01M3SW0APMCGYJXFK7ZX6MJKHY

https://www.thredup.com/uc/01KGP4JWN29DHPP50AQA2R8JB8/01M3SXZT28SFVYV167TR03C00C

https://www.thredup.com/uc/01KGP4JWN29DHPP50AQA2R8JB8/01M3T0VZJQ0RBAPEV35E7DPW3Z

https://www.thredup.com/uc/01KGP4JWN29DHPP50AQA2R8JB8/01M3W8PTWWPZBR9SS1H8MSGRV8

ALO:
https://www.thredup.com/uc/01KGP4JWN29DHPP50AQA2R8JB8/01M3SV0WDG5Q987SBWJEHEGYVY

GYMSHARK:
https://www.thredup.com/uc/01KGP4JWN29DHPP50AQA2R8JB8/01M3SV1HG0H6QG1N9NNGVD0GGE

VUORI & MORE:
https://www.thredup.com/uc/01KGP4JWN29DHPP50AQA2R8JB8/01M3SV9NSK2DBN4XVQDDCT6HCN

I’ve been a Thred Up customer for years now and have had a good experience. However, my latest order highlighted how expensive it actually can be to shop here. I’m a tall, larger person who is very sensitive to the way fabrics feel on my skin, so I try to only shop brands I know. This time, however, I was really looking to add new and interesting pieces to my wardrobe so I went out of my comfort zone.

I ordered 12 items and unfortunately had to return 6 of them. This meant $12 in return shipping and $24 in restocking fees. I guess it was still worth it, because I got some nice, brand name things.

But now I’m kind of regretting doing a “haul” and will be very hesitant to try new styles through thred up in the future.

Any tips on shopping smarter? Should I just stick to brands I’m very comfortable with?

Here’s my latest haul breakdown. 

How the item was listed vs. how it actually showed up.

This is all real 

Item 1 

Listed as: Flawed gem, exterior staining 

Delivered as: tags attached , and I can’t tell where the staining is cause it’s black and I don’t any discoloration, honestly looks brand new lol  

Item 2 

Listed as: very good condition, minor wear on fabric 

Delivered as: would’ve said it’s just good condition… more accurately described as someone washed the garment incorrectly so now it feels stiff/doesn’t look right

Item 3 

Listed as: very good condition, minor wear on fabric

Delivered as: new with tags and I don’t see wear other than some black fuzz balls that are stuck all over the white fabric… but that could be from another item in my shipping box… because they did no tissue paper in packaging just tossed it all in there!

Item 4

Listed as: excellent condition 

Delivered as: new with tags with an oil stain on the front…cool.

Item 5 

Listed as: very good condition 

Delivered as: this item is the same item as item 4 on the list but different color - looks great but there’s an oil stain on this one too smh

Item 6 

Listed as : excellent condition, no signs of wear 

Delivered as: well it’s actually not the same pair of pants from the listing photo, and there is some signs of wear but if they fit ill keep em lol

Item 7 

Listed as: good condition, minor stain 

Delivered as: well the morons had it on the mannequin BACKWARDS so it’s not the dress I thought it would be lol, and it’s black and I don’t see a stain 

Item 8

Listed as: excellent condition, no signs of wear

Delivered as: with tags attached and obvious piling. 

SERIOUSLY do WORDS mean NOTHING to you TU?? Moving on …

Item 9 

Listed as : very good condition , minor wear on fabric

Delivered as: I don’t see any wear but this is the closest to being accurately described we’ve gotten so far!

Item 10 

Listed as : good condition, minor stain

Delivered as: it’s a polka dot swim suit top so if there is a stain I clocked it as a polka dot lol 

Item 11

Listed as : excellent condition

Delivered as: tags attached no signs of wear I can see but this a full jumpsuit and the most expensive item I bought and might not fit anyways but we’ll see!)

Items I plan to return: right now, zero unless things are worse in daylight or the item that’s not what I ordered at all doesn’t fit me lol

 you never know what you’re going to get in TU roulette! You fail a little upwards and a little downwards such is life, right?

the end!!!

For my return I can include 30 items. Could I get away with sending more? How many would be too many?