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Techday NZ
14-07-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Roofbuddy processes NZD $78.7 million as it transforms roofing
Innovation occurs at the intersection of complementary disciplines. Apple entered the market at the intersection of personal computing and design, making the PC sexy and approachable. IBM was the dominant market leader, but until Steve Jobs introduced Apple's iconic design aesthetic, the PC was about as sexy as Bill Gates dancing on stage at the Windows 95 launch - an acquired taste at best. Roofbuddy sits at the intersection of the Trades and Tech and has found this a rewarding and somewhat neglected niche. The first principle that became part of our DNA was to test everything under real-world conditions. To call the system we entered the market with in May 2022, a BETA would be generous, we pushed the envelope for what could be called a minimum viable product and went straight into the market to transact. It was messy, uncomfortable, time-consuming and incredibly manual, but it worked (just). 3 transactions in May, 15 in June and 10 in July - it was like the Wright Brothers prototype; off the ground, and we built the rest while we were in flight. Ukraine's drone industry has transformed from nascent to world-leading in under 3 years. For this very reason, they didn't have the best people, tech, or abundant funding - the advantage they had was real-time battlefield testing. Test in the real world, fail fast, measure results, adapt, iterate and optimise - this is one of our core values we discuss internally as a "culture of continuous improvement". Secondly, money talks AND pays the bills, transacting early generates revenue that fuels growth and covers costs. If you are profitable, the runway is infinite, you retain your autonomy, set terms for investors or eschew them altogether and exist in a healthy 'growth management' mindset. The Eisenhower Matrix, Pareto Principle and Elon's much-touted "First Principles Thinking" all guide the Roofbuddy team to the same conclusion - earning income and remaining profitable is core. It follows that supporting revenue growth has been the tech team's primary prerogative from the outset. We have built more than our fair share of zombie features that didn't commercialise as anticipated - that's healthy attrition. However, if every epic, sprint and ticket is viewed through the lens of increasing revenue or decreasing cost, prioritisation becomes incredibly simple - estimate by magnitude and execute. The Roofbuddy marketplace has been an ambitious, tech-driven reimagining of how roofing transactions are conducted - so far as we know, we are the greatest (only) roofing, sales, tech, price aggregation marketplace in the world. When Uber and Airbnb started growing parabolically, they got significant blowback from market incumbents with entrenched vested interests. We have seen a bit of that ourselves, too and anticipate more. Transcending these 'speed limit' warnings is all about value creation - how is our product and service making the lives of our users easier and better? Roofers can quote a job in 2 minutes instead of 2 hours - that's measurable value created. Customers can get multiple competitive, comparable quotes in 24 hours instead of 24 days - more value. A core function of technology is to systematise and rationalise complex information and distil it down into its functional essence - in Roofbuddy's case, that means answering one question as quickly and accurately as possible: What is the price? The extent to which we have made that easier for our Roofing partners to calculate and our customers to receive and understand; that is the value we have created. True value is immutable; Trademe is not a garage sale. Napoleon's Grand Armée conquered the entire European continent in an administratively led war of self-defence, ostensibly. This revolution in military affairs had nothing to do with better muskets, cannons or ships. It was a revolution of meritocratic management, administration, supply chain, logistics and information flow - doing the boring stuff several orders of magnitude better than competitors was (and still is) the path to total victory. Creating our own proprietary CRM as opposed to grafting our tech stack onto an existing offering was a huge inflection point but dividends abound. It's allowed us unconstrained flexibility and freedom of movement to handle internal and external workflows in a profoundly efficient way. Like the proverbial marble run, our proprietary CRM now serves and automates the information and workflow between customers, roofers and our staff to achieve an unprecedented level of service, accuracy of information and end-to-end workflow management. Roofbuddy's tech excels in the 'boring' details, and it's been a boon for team morale and overall performance. Plugging another of Roofbuddy's values at this point seems inevitable - "esprit de corps"; my penchant for military history foisted on my poor unsuspecting colleagues at every opportunity - and now you too. At Roofbuddy, performance is tangible and measurable across all departments. In 3 years, the Roofbuddy marketplace has served 35,469 unique customer enquiries, delivered 39,325 quotes and processed 3,594 orders totalling $78,707,202.51 in roofing services transacted; we measure innumerable performance metrics that instruct daily discussion and action. Our mature codebase (~2964 commits) sees ~3.3 commits and 1.5 deployments daily, with a robust CI/CD pipeline achieving 100% successful builds, thanks to extensive frontloaded checks. We maintain 71% test coverage, uphold a 99% uptime, and average a 2-minute rollback, ensuring rapid recovery from any issues. New developers land their first meaningful commit within 10 days, reflecting our inclusive, fast-moving culture. Our developers aren't hidden away in caves - they're deeply embedded in real-world problems, working shoulder-to-shoulder with the front line team. From the very start, our engineers are shaped to be product champions, not just coders, ensuring that every line they write solves meaningful challenges. Without a scoreboard, it's just exercise. Roofbuddy enjoys a fantastic culture of high performance and achievement, and I'm proud of the results the team have delivered over the last 3 years - we aspire to be a bright spot of innovation and kiwi dynamism during a bleak and attritional economic period for Aotearoa. We believe we are building unique tripartite, transactional, marketplace technology that can be adapted and utilised in hundreds of different countries and thousands of different industries; Roofbuddy's CTO, Igi Manaloto, just had an involuntary heart palpitation as I wrote that. We have achieved profound product market fit, proof of concept and dramatically altered the transactional dynamics in the Roofing industry - to some incumbents' chagrin. So far, we have greatly improved the level of service and value for money customers can expect from a roofing service provider, that's only been possible with our tech-first approach, and there is much more work to do! Our proprietary tech stack is portable, dynamic and can be deployed into different verticals and horizontals at scale; so we are extremely excited to see how far we can go in New Zealand and abroad over the coming years.
Techday NZ
14-07-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Roofbuddy processes USD $78.7 million as it transforms roofing
Innovation occurs at the intersection of complementary disciplines. Apple entered the market at the intersection of personal computing and design, making the PC sexy and approachable. IBM was the dominant market leader, but until Steve Jobs introduced Apple's iconic design aesthetic, the PC was about as sexy as Bill Gates dancing on stage at the Windows 95 launch - an acquired taste at best. Roofbuddy sits at the intersection of the Trades and Tech and has found this a rewarding and somewhat neglected niche. The first principle that became part of our DNA was to test everything under real-world conditions. To call the system we entered the market with in May 2022, a BETA would be generous, we pushed the envelope for what could be called a minimum viable product and went straight into the market to transact. It was messy, uncomfortable, time-consuming and incredibly manual, but it worked (just). 3 transactions in May, 15 in June and 10 in July - it was like the Wright Brothers prototype; off the ground, and we built the rest while we were in flight. Ukraine's drone industry has transformed from nascent to world-leading in under 3 years. For this very reason, they didn't have the best people, tech, or abundant funding - the advantage they had was real-time battlefield testing. Test in the real world, fail fast, measure results, adapt, iterate and optimise - this is one of our core values we discuss internally as a "culture of continuous improvement". Secondly, money talks AND pays the bills, transacting early generates revenue that fuels growth and covers costs. If you are profitable, the runway is infinite, you retain your autonomy, set terms for investors or eschew them altogether and exist in a healthy 'growth management' mindset. The Eisenhower Matrix, Pareto Principle and Elon's much-touted "First Principles Thinking" all guide the Roofbuddy team to the same conclusion - earning income and remaining profitable is core. It follows that supporting revenue growth has been the tech team's primary prerogative from the outset. We have built more than our fair share of zombie features that didn't commercialise as anticipated - that's healthy attrition. However, if every epic, sprint and ticket is viewed through the lens of increasing revenue or decreasing cost, prioritisation becomes incredibly simple - estimate by magnitude and execute. The Roofbuddy marketplace has been an ambitious, tech-driven reimagining of how roofing transactions are conducted - so far as we know, we are the greatest (only) roofing, sales, tech, price aggregation marketplace in the world. When Uber and Airbnb started growing parabolically, they got significant blowback from market incumbents with entrenched vested interests. We have seen a bit of that ourselves, too and anticipate more. Transcending these 'speed limit' warnings is all about value creation - how is our product and service making the lives of our users easier and better? Roofers can quote a job in 2 minutes instead of 2 hours - that's measurable value created. Customers can get multiple competitive, comparable quotes in 24 hours instead of 24 days - more value. A core function of technology is to systematise and rationalise complex information and distil it down into its functional essence - in Roofbuddy's case, that means answering one question as quickly and accurately as possible: What is the price? The extent to which we have made that easier for our Roofing partners to calculate and our customers to receive and understand; that is the value we have created. True value is immutable; Trademe is not a garage sale. Napoleon's Grand Armée conquered the entire European continent in an administratively led war of self-defence, ostensibly. This revolution in military affairs had nothing to do with better muskets, cannons or ships. It was a revolution of meritocratic management, administration, supply chain, logistics and information flow - doing the boring stuff several orders of magnitude better than competitors was (and still is) the path to total victory. Creating our own proprietary CRM as opposed to grafting our tech stack onto an existing offering was a huge inflection point but dividends abound. It's allowed us unconstrained flexibility and freedom of movement to handle internal and external workflows in a profoundly efficient way. Like the proverbial marble run, our proprietary CRM now serves and automates the information and workflow between customers, roofers and our staff to achieve an unprecedented level of service, accuracy of information and end-to-end workflow management. Roofbuddy's tech excels in the 'boring' details, and it's been a boon for team morale and overall performance. Plugging another of Roofbuddy's values at this point seems inevitable - "esprit de corps"; my penchant for military history foisted on my poor unsuspecting colleagues at every opportunity - and now you too. At Roofbuddy, performance is tangible and measurable across all departments. In 3 years, the Roofbuddy marketplace has served 35,469 unique customer enquiries, delivered 39,325 quotes and processed 3,594 orders totalling $78,707,202.51 in roofing services transacted; we measure innumerable performance metrics that instruct daily discussion and action. Our mature codebase (~2964 commits) sees ~3.3 commits and 1.5 deployments daily, with a robust CI/CD pipeline achieving 100% successful builds, thanks to extensive frontloaded checks. We maintain 71% test coverage, uphold a 99% uptime, and average a 2-minute rollback, ensuring rapid recovery from any issues. New developers land their first meaningful commit within 10 days, reflecting our inclusive, fast-moving culture. Our developers aren't hidden away in caves - they're deeply embedded in real-world problems, working shoulder-to-shoulder with the front line team. From the very start, our engineers are shaped to be product champions, not just coders, ensuring that every line they write solves meaningful challenges. Without a scoreboard, it's just exercise. Roofbuddy enjoys a fantastic culture of high performance and achievement, and I'm proud of the results the team have delivered over the last 3 years - we aspire to be a bright spot of innovation and kiwi dynamism during a bleak and attritional economic period for Aotearoa. We believe we are building unique tripartite, transactional, marketplace technology that can be adapted and utilised in hundreds of different countries and thousands of different industries; Roofbuddy's CTO, Igi Manaloto, just had an involuntary heart palpitation as I wrote that. We have achieved profound product market fit, proof of concept and dramatically altered the transactional dynamics in the Roofing industry - to some incumbents' chagrin. So far, we have greatly improved the level of service and value for money customers can expect from a roofing service provider, that's only been possible with our tech-first approach, and there is much more work to do! Our proprietary tech stack is portable, dynamic and can be deployed into different verticals and horizontals at scale; so we are extremely excited to see how far we can go in New Zealand and abroad over the coming years.
Business Insider
02-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Amazon rolls out a stricter performance review process — with culture as a key metric
Amazon is leaning harder on its "Leadership Principles" to rate employee performance, as CEO Andy Jassy continues to create a more disciplined workforce at the tech company. Starting this quarter's mid-year review cycle, Amazon managers will use a three-tiered system to evaluate how effectively corporate employees demonstrate the company's core values in their work, according to an internal document obtained by Business Insider. Although the Leadership Principles have long been central to Amazon's culture and considered in performance reviews, this is the first time they've been formally embedded into the evaluation process. Amazon relies on its 16 LPs, which stress things like customer focus and cost discipline, to guide nearly all business decisions. As part of this shift, Amazon is streamlining the rating scales for the other two evaluation criteria ("performance" and "potential"). Together with how employees use LPs, these factors determine an Overall Value (OV) score for each corporate employee, which influences future raises and whether they may be placed on a performance improvement plan. The internal guideline said the changes will "improve our ability to identify top talent and further strengthen our culture." It added that only 5% of the employees will be eligible for the top "role model" grade when measuring their LP behavior. "By making Leadership Principles a formal input to Overall Value ratings and increasing the granularity of the input rating combinations, the updated process helps us strengthen the connection between performance and culture," the guideline added. The move is part of a wider wave among tech giants to rethink how they manage performance and reward employees. Microsoft has a new 2-year rehire ban on ousted underperforming employees. Both Google and Meta have also made policy changes that better reward high performers this year. More discipline The initiative demonstrates Jassy's ongoing commitment to cultivating a more rigorous workforce and a more cohesive corporate culture. In the past year, Jassy has enforced a full return-to-office policy, reduced management layers, and updated its pay model to better reward top talent. Last year, he also shared a video series explaining each LP, and recently warned that AI will reduce Amazon's workforce because of efficiency gains. Amazon's spokesperson Sam Stephenson told BI that the company regularly reviews its performance review process to "ensure it best supports the growth and development of our employees." "Our unique culture, which is rooted in our Leadership Principles, drives the innovation we deliver for customers each day," Stephenson said. "These changes streamline the process for managers and help to ensure greater consistency." 'High-judgment' decision Amazon's performance review policy has long been controversial. Some employees have cited concerns over limited oversight and the potential for misuse, with one former employee describing the system as " predatory and opaque." Some people have also criticized Amazon's cutthroat "stack-ranking" culture, in which a fixed percentage of the workforce is replaced every year. Amazon managers group their employees in five broad buckets of performance tiers: Top Tier (TT), Highly Valued 3 (HV3), Highly Valued 2 (HV2), Highly Valued 1 (HV1), and Least Effective (LE). Teams with more than 50 employees should categorize 20% as TT, 15% as HV3, 25% as HV2, 35% as HV1, and 5% as LE, the internal guideline said. Amazon seems to recognize the nuanced nature of performance evaluations. The internal guideline urges managers to dedicate sufficient time to reviewing each employee to ensure accurate assessments. "Evaluating employees is a high-judgment decision," the guideline said. "You should invest sufficient time in gathering comprehensive and objective feedback to ensure accuracy and minimize unconscious bias."
Scottish Sun
08-06-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
I've made almost £4.5k on Vinted & here's the 18 unexpected brands that will make you a fortune, including Jane Norman
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A SAVVY Vinted seller who has made almost £4,500 on the second-hand platform has shared the 18 unexpected brands that will make you a fortune. So if your wardrobe is bursting at the seams with clothes you never wear, you've come to the right place and will need to take notes. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 A Vinted pro has revealed the unexpected brands that will sell instantly on the marketplace app Credit: tiktok/@chloe_chandlerx 4 So if you've got a Jane Norman top or a dress from Principles hiding in your loft, you'll need to move fast Credit: tiktok/@chloe_chandlerx 4 As well as this, Chloe Chandler, 25, also shared the common mistake people often make when pricing their items Credit: tiktok/@chloe_chandlerx 4 So if you want to sell fast, you'll need to take notes Credit: AFP Not only this, but Chloe Chandler, 25, a side hustler from the UK, claimed that people often make the same mistake when it comes to pricing their clothes on Vinted. Posting on social media, the fashion fan who has cashed in £4,415.34 through the marketplace app, advised people to check their wardrobes for old Jane Norman and Morgan clothes, as she claimed these brands are just two of many that are 'popular on Vinted at the moment'. Sharing her top tips and tricks, the content creator and Vinted enthusiast who buys and sells on the app 'every single day' explained: 'I've got a Vinted tip for you - specifically for the people that are selling their old clothing, in particular clothing from the early 2000s.' The blonde-haired beauty, who is a top Vinted seller with over 500 five star reviews, stressed the mistake many people make, as she added: 'There are some brands at the moment that were popular back then that are so popular on Vinted now and I see people uploading clothing items from this sort of era and they aren't priced high enough. 'They don't know the value of the clothing. What I mean by this is people who have very clearly just started out on Vinted, they've got a couple of reviews and they're just clearing out their old clothing - they don't do their research about the products that they're selling and it means that they are selling tops that are worth probably £20 plus, for £3.50.' Not only this, but Chloe, who previously warned that Vinted sellers should never spray perfume on items, then listed the 18 brands that are currently flying on Vinted. Not only is Jane Norman, Etam, Together, Wet Seal, Oasis and Morgan selling well, but she also acknowledged that old items from New Look, Lipsy, Per Una, Marks & Spencer, Miss Selfridge and River Island will sell quickly too. Additionally, she recognised that items from brands including Vintage Dressing, Playboy, Krisp, Monsoon, E-Vie and Principles are also proving popular. She voiced: 'Some of them are doing really, really well.' For those looking to get rid of their old clothes, Chloe advised: 'If you manually search the item that you are selling and try and find something similar, you'll be able to see what sort of price it goes for on Vinted. I've made £2.5k on Vinted in three months - here's my top tips, including the best day of the week to list your items 'Don't go by the suggested pricing that Vinted gives you when you try and enter the price when you are uploading your item.' Instead, she recommended: 'Save it as a draft and then manually search it because the suggested prices aren't accurate. Do you need to pay tax on items sold on Vinted? QUICK facts on tax from the team at Vinted... The only time that an item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is profit (sells for more than you paid for it). Even then, you can use your capital gains tax-free allowance of £3,000 to offset it. Generally, only business sellers trading for profit (buying goods with the purpose of selling for more than they paid for them) might need to pay tax. Business sellers who trade for profit can use a tax-free allowance of £1,000, which has been in place since 2017. More information here: 'Specifically old New Look, Jane Norman, that sort of stuff is becoming really popular on Vinted now. 'So if you are clearing out your old wardrobe, make sure you are looking and just double checking what your items are worth, because I'm seeing not many people do research and it means you're losing out on money.' There are some brands that were popular back then that are so popular on Vinted now and I see people uploading clothing items from this sort of era and they aren't priced high enough Chloe Chandler The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @chloe_chandlerx, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as viewers eagerly raced to the comments to share their thoughts. One person said: 'I tried buying a Jane Norman top that was listed for £2 and someone bought it within half a minute.' Why I hate Vinted, a real-life view Fabulous Associate Editor Sarah Barns opens up on why she hates Vinted: It's the king of second-hand fashion but I hate Vinted. There I said it. Yes, it stops items going into landfill. Yes, it helps create additional side-hustle income for many. And yes, you can get things at bargain prices. But it is just not my (shopping) bag. From personal experience, I've bought 'cheap' bundles of children's clothes only for them to arrive dirty and misshapen. Plus, with postage and buyer protection they didn't feel like such a great deal. I much prefer going to my local charity shop or supermarket for kids' stuff. I've also bought more premium high-street items - a dress from Arket and a skirt from Cos - only to find they didn't fit properly and the colours were faded. I attempted a bout of selling stuff but gave up after my £110 Veja trainers got lost in the post and I spent two hours on the phone to Royal Mail. A major gripe with it is that it still encourages you to spend, spend, spend. I'm not sure I needed the items I did purchase, I just didn't want to miss out. Also, the reselling of fast-fashion items - a £5 Shein top on Vinted for £17.50 - makes me feel a bit queasy. Clothes shopping has become a daily hobby for a lot of people when really it should be something that's done once or twice a year as a necessity. But the 18 million Vinted app users clearly disagree with me. To this, Chloe replied and confirmed: 'Yep! They go sooooo fast at that price!' Meanwhile, another added: 'I have found so many of my camis from the 2000s but I've cut tags out and can't remember where they're from.' In response, Chloe wrote back and suggested: 'Just put the brand as 'vintage'!! Then write in the description that you cut the tags out but they are from 2000s.' Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club
The Irish Sun
08-06-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
I've made almost £4.5k on Vinted & here's the 18 unexpected brands that will make you a fortune, including Jane Norman
A SAVVY Vinted seller who has made almost £4,500 on the second-hand platform has shared the 18 unexpected brands that will make you a fortune. So if your wardrobe is bursting at the seams with clothes you never wear, you've come to the right place and will need to take notes. Advertisement 4 A Vinted pro has revealed the unexpected brands that will sell instantly on the marketplace app Credit: tiktok/@chloe_chandlerx 4 So if you've got a Jane Norman top or a dress from Principles hiding in your loft, you'll need to move fast Credit: tiktok/@chloe_chandlerx 4 As well as this, Chloe Chandler, 25, also shared the common mistake people often make when pricing their items Credit: tiktok/@chloe_chandlerx 4 So if you want to sell fast, you'll need to take notes Credit: AFP Not only this, but Chloe Chandler, 25, a side hustler from the UK, claimed that people often make the same Posting on social media, the fashion fan who has cashed in £4,415.34 through the marketplace app, advised people to check their wardrobes for old Jane Norman and Morgan clothes, as she claimed these brands are just two of many that are 'popular on Vinted at the moment'. Sharing her top tips and tricks, the content creator and Vinted enthusiast who buys and sells on the app 'every single day' explained: 'I've got a Vinted tip for you - specifically for the people that are selling their old clothing, in particular clothing from the early 2000s.' The blonde-haired beauty, who is a Advertisement Read more Vinted stories 'They don't know the value of the clothing. What I mean by this is people who have very clearly just started out on Vinted, they've got a couple of reviews and they're just clearing out their old clothing - they don't do their research about the products that they're selling and it means that they are selling tops that are worth probably £20 plus, for £3.50.' Not only this, but Chloe, who Not only is Jane Norman, Etam, Together, Wet Seal, Oasis and Morgan selling well, but she also acknowledged that old items from New Look, Lipsy, Per Una, Marks & Spencer, Miss Selfridge and River Island will sell quickly too. Additionally, she recognised that items from brands including Vintage Dressing, Playboy, Krisp, Monsoon, E-Vie and Principles are also proving popular. Advertisement Most read in Fabulous She voiced: 'Some of them are doing really, really well.' For those looking to get rid of their old clothes, Chloe advised: 'If you manually search the item that you are selling and try and find something similar, you'll be able to see what sort of price it goes for on Vinted. I've made £2.5k on Vinted in three months - here's my top tips, including the best day of the week to list your items 'Don't go by the suggested pricing that Vinted gives you when you try and enter the price when you are uploading your item.' Instead, she recommended: 'Save it as a draft and then manually search it because the suggested prices aren't accurate. Advertisement Do you need to pay tax on items sold on Vinted? QUICK facts on tax from the team at Vinted... The only time that an item might be taxable is if it sells for more than £6,000 and there is profit (sells for more than you paid for it). Even then, you can use your capital gains tax-free allowance of £3,000 to offset it. Generally, only business sellers trading for profit (buying goods with the purpose of selling for more than they paid for them) might need to pay tax. Business sellers who trade for profit can use a tax-free allowance of £1,000, which has been in place since 2017. More information here: 'Specifically old New Look, Jane Norman, that sort of stuff is becoming really popular on Vinted now. 'So if you are clearing out your old wardrobe, make sure you are looking and just double checking what your items are worth, because I'm seeing not many people do research and it means you're losing out on money.' There are some brands that were popular back then that are so popular on Vinted now and I see people uploading clothing items from this sort of era and they aren't priced high enough Chloe Chandler The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @ One person said: 'I tried buying a Jane Norman top that was listed for £2 and someone bought it within half a minute.' Advertisement Why I hate Vinted, a real-life view Fabulous Associate Editor Sarah Barns opens up on why she hates Vinted: It's the king of second-hand fashion but I hate Vinted. There I said it. Yes, it stops items going into landfill. Yes, it helps create additional side-hustle income for many. And yes, you can get things at bargain prices. But it is just not my (shopping) bag. From personal experience, I've bought 'cheap' bundles of children's clothes only for them to arrive dirty and misshapen. Plus, with postage and buyer protection they didn't feel like such a great deal. I much prefer going to my local charity shop or supermarket for kids' stuff. I've also bought more premium high-street items - a dress from Arket and a skirt from Cos - only to find they didn't fit properly and the colours were faded. I attempted a bout of selling stuff but gave up after my £110 Veja trainers got lost in the post and I spent two hours on the phone to Royal Mail. A major gripe with it is that it still encourages you to spend, spend, spend. I'm not sure I needed the items I did purchase, I just didn't want to miss out. Also, the reselling of fast-fashion items - a £5 Shein top on Vinted for £17.50 - makes me feel a bit queasy. Clothes shopping has become a daily hobby for a lot of people when really it should be something that's done once or twice a year as a necessity. But the 18 million Vinted app users clearly disagree with me. To this, Chloe replied and confirmed: 'Yep! They go sooooo fast at that price!' Meanwhile, another added: 'I have found so many of my camis from the 2000s but I've cut tags out and can't remember where they're from.' In response, Chloe wrote back and suggested: 'Just put the brand as 'vintage'!! Then write in the description that you cut the tags out but they are Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club Advertisement
