Or 'you snooze, you lose'.
I'm on the environmental team at work and helped run a swishing event (clothes exchange, but not the kinky type, let me point out) today. People gave clothes in exchange for tokens, which they could then swap for clothes donated by colleagues. It was the first one we'd done, and we were delighted with the end result.
So the premise was simple, and the objective - preventing perfectly good clothes from ending up as landfill, while injecting a bit of the recycling culture into the company - was a good one.
As an organiser, once it was up and running, I was able to stand back and watch. And I tell you, I felt like a low-budget David Attenborough. It was fascinating. Every act of generosity was matched by someone staggering about laden down with mounds of clothes (and as each item was unique, preventing anyone else from getting near the best pieces). Worst of all, a team member had to be asked to refrain from swiping an armful of clothes before the event even opened. Dear god.
And while most people were delighted to clear space in their wardrobes without feeling the need to instantly restock them, it did make me wonder why some people are seemingly unable to resist a bargain, regardless of whether they need it, or whether they are depriving someone else of it. I hate greedy people.
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