Fashion
I donated my old clothes to H&M & got 20 vouchers for a shopping spree, but not everyone believes it’s a good idea
A WOMAN has revealed how she managed to get her hands on 20 vouchers from H&M, but not everyone thought it was a good idea.
Celeste took to her social media account to share the hack with viewers as she posted a clip of herself walking with a trolley full of old clothes.
TikTok/@celestial361A woman has revealed she donated her clothes to H&M to go on a shopping spree[/caption]
TikTok/@celestial361She donated bags full of clothes to the retailer[/caption]
TikTok/@celestial361She got 20 vouchers in exchange for the fashion items[/caption]
“My mom and I went to H&M to donate some of our old clothes in exchange of 15% shopping vouchers,” she explained.
Going up to the till, she shared how the staff gave them assistance, which she called “10 out of 10”.
After flashing a sign that read: “What happens to your fashion items?” Celeste quickly moved on to reveal the 20 vouchers in her hands.
Her and her mum then went around H&M to do “some shopping together”.
The pair then left with a bag each as Celeste shared: “Got some goodies,” before the clip came to an end.
Some people were left impressed with the hack as one person wrote: “bestttttttttt idea H&M has ever come up with!” followed by a flexed bicep emoji.
Another asked: “You can donate any clothes?” to which TikTok user @celeste361 replied: “Yes any even curtains and beddings from any store it doesn’t have to be h&m clothes”.
While a third added: “Omg I definitely need to do this! I have a lot of clothing hardly worn!”
But others weren’t as convinced by the hack as some claimed H&M were greenwashing, which is the process of conveying a false impression or misleading information about how a company’s products are environmentally sound.
“That’s greenwashing, they don’t donate or recycle those clothes! You’re better donating to shelters or thrift stores!”
H&M’s ‘Let’s Close The Loop’ initiative encourages shoppers to donate their old clothes, which are then sorted into three categories.
If it’s still wearable, they are marketed as second-hand clothing.
“If the clothes or textiles are not suitable for rewear they’re turned into other products, such as remake collections or cleaning cloths,” the website states.
Or they’re recycled, as they wrote: “All other clothes and textiles are shredded into textile fibres and used to make for example insulation materials.”
They can also be used for energy recovery, where they shared: “Items that do not fit into the above categories are disposed of in other ways prioritising incineration for energy production.”
Despite this, H&M has come under fire on several occasions over greenwashing claims.
Their response to allegations, as per fashionunited.uk, was filled with “carefully worded corporated phrases”.
According to the publication, The H&M Group said they are “categorically opposed to clothes becoming waste”.
They added that customers could be sure that “the clothes they leave in our textile collection bins are handled responsibly”.
AFPNot everyone thought it was a good idea[/caption]
A WOMAN has revealed how she managed to get her hands on 20 vouchers from H&M, but not everyone thought it was a good idea.
Celeste took to her social media account to share the hack with viewers as she posted a clip of herself walking with a trolley full of old clothes.
TikTok/@celestial361A woman has revealed she donated her clothes to H&M to go on a shopping spree[/caption]
TikTok/@celestial361She donated bags full of clothes to the retailer[/caption]
TikTok/@celestial361She got 20 vouchers in exchange for the fashion items[/caption]
“My mom and I went to H&M to donate some of our old clothes in exchange of 15% shopping vouchers,” she explained.
Going up to the till, she shared how the staff gave them assistance, which she called “10 out of 10”.
After flashing a sign that read: “What happens to your fashion items?” Celeste quickly moved on to reveal the 20 vouchers in her hands.
Her and her mum then went around H&M to do “some shopping together”.
The pair then left with a bag each as Celeste shared: “Got some goodies,” before the clip came to an end.
Some people were left impressed with the hack as one person wrote: “bestttttttttt idea H&M has ever come up with!” followed by a flexed bicep emoji.
Another asked: “You can donate any clothes?” to which TikTok user @celeste361 replied: “Yes any even curtains and beddings from any store it doesn’t have to be h&m clothes”.
While a third added: “Omg I definitely need to do this! I have a lot of clothing hardly worn!”
But others weren’t as convinced by the hack as some claimed H&M were greenwashing, which is the process of conveying a false impression or misleading information about how a company’s products are environmentally sound.
“That’s greenwashing, they don’t donate or recycle those clothes! You’re better donating to shelters or thrift stores!”
H&M’s ‘Let’s Close The Loop’ initiative encourages shoppers to donate their old clothes, which are then sorted into three categories.
If it’s still wearable, they are marketed as second-hand clothing.
“If the clothes or textiles are not suitable for rewear they’re turned into other products, such as remake collections or cleaning cloths,” the website states.
Or they’re recycled, as they wrote: “All other clothes and textiles are shredded into textile fibres and used to make for example insulation materials.”
They can also be used for energy recovery, where they shared: “Items that do not fit into the above categories are disposed of in other ways prioritising incineration for energy production.”
Despite this, H&M has come under fire on several occasions over greenwashing claims.
Their response to allegations, as per fashionunited.uk, was filled with “carefully worded corporated phrases”.
According to the publication, The H&M Group said they are “categorically opposed to clothes becoming waste”.
They added that customers could be sure that “the clothes they leave in our textile collection bins are handled responsibly”.
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