Oh, your shirt got a hole in it? Your jacket lost a button? Fast fashion says that you should toss out any clothes that have the slightest sign of wear or imperfection—but your grandparents would likely have scoffed at the idea. Learning to sew just enough to repair holes or stick buttons back on is a very basic skill—and even if you don’t have an interest in learning, bringing a garment to the tailor for an easy fix is always going to be cheaper than buying new.
This also goes for household items, electronics, and pretty much anything you’ve spent money on and use regularly. A mug with a chipped handle is still perfectly usable while a cracked iPhone screen will still work to surf social media and make calls or could be repaired for a fraction of what you’d pay for a new smartphone.
