Some people shop to live. Some people live to shop.
What happens when your trips to the department store spiral out of control into an addiction? Maybe you're not that extreme. But maybe you've been guilty of replacing something too soon only to let the perfectly good slightly older item sit on the shelf unused and unloved?
British Comic and Actor Russell Brand is hosting a pop-up and exchange shop at Los Angeles Beverly Center on Thursday May 27. He wants to raise awareness in a social experiment on consumerism and the re-use and recycling of perfectly good stuff. Here's what the website says:
"The shop will initially be stocked by donations from Russell, his friends (some celebrity) and companies prepared to contribute end of the line / out of season items. We are also welcoming donations from the public.On the day Russell will act as vendor greeting customers and managing exchanges. Ideally we'd like the day to serve a genuine purpose and therefore hope that customers will bring items of some value, not in terms of their financial worth but with regard to their function. However, don't let this put you off bring your unwanted items and get prepared to swap."
As a professional organizer, we feel this is a fascinating idea and we applaud Russell for innovating this experiment. Our two missions are aligned, we're all about keeping the things you love and letting go of the things you don't serve you anymore--but let them go in a responsible way. If we're able to attend Thursday, we'll share what we discovered on our Twitter account. But in the meantime, what kinds of items would you swap if you could? Share with us using the comment section below.
image above of Russell and fiance Katy Perry courtesy Now Magazine.
Read More:
Buy Love Here - website
Russell Brand - official website
Russel Brand - Twitter
