A journalist writes about his hobby: travelling market
In most italian cities the travelling market arrives once or twice a week and it offers a wide range of good, but the substance is clothes new and used. It's problably you don't find every time a new items. The prieces are cheaper than shops and the lowest-lost comes from China. The USA and Germany can't compete with variety of selection and quality you find in iItaly, so you soon learn the difference between labels that say "Made in Italy" and those that declare "Styled in Italy".
Used clothes are collected for charitable purposes but some pieces have been rejected because they have defects and a lot of clothes come from dry cleaners because the ownver doesn't remember them.
The inventory is made up of garments out of style, the size frequently are dismarked and the vendor can give a good extimate of size.
The facilities for trying clothes are limited and you can't return what you buy.
The clothes of the market are excelent gifts for your friends expecially for their quality and prices.
But in the curb there are the pickpockets so people must keep their money in a safe place.
The monthly thrift shop, which hold the first Wednesday morning, can be compares with the weekly market.
Valentina Bacherini
Sara Tassi
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