With the trend to reduce and reuse on the rise, consignment shops have become the best they have ever been! Marie Kondo followers, and the like, are letting things go, while baby boomers are slowly moving into smaller spaces, having no use for many of their once loved collections and multiple items. The goods are in! You just have to check out your closest consignment shop, or thrift store, to see for yourself.

Here are my 8 favourite things to look for at a consignment shop before going new.