National Old Stuff Day 2024

If you have a lot of stuff in your space and you don’t have room to place anything else, today is a day to do some spring cleaning. Today is National Old Stuff Day.

Everyone has stuff in their closets, dressers, garages etc. Eventually there won’t be any room for new merchandise they plan to buy. Today is a day to start clearing out your space, but what to do with your old stuff is the real question.

One way to do so is to donate them to a local shelter or a thrift store. Slowly, thrift stores became a fixture of American culture. As Americans gained increased access to mass-produced, disposable goods, thrift stores offered a way to assuage consumers’ guilt by justifying their purchases as charitable and frugal. Thanks to the environmental movement, increased awareness of mass consumption, and the elevated popularity of thrift store shopping in pop culture, thrifting has become a fashionable hobby, according to National Today.

Some ways to observe this day includes:

• Clean out your closets and make a new space for your new stuff.
• Donate some old clothes to a thrift store to help those who need them most.
• Try to break an old habit. Start out small and work your way up.
• Start a garage sale. You’ll give someone something they need and earn some money.

How will you celebrate this day? Happy National Old Stuff Day!