Toronto Swap Events This Week: November 5-10, 2013

Sooo many swaps happening this month! Of course, if you have any vintage clothes to swap, you should check out our Vintage clothing Swap this Saturday at the Arts Market. If you only have newer clothes to swap, fear not - there are plenty of swaps (and other cheap clothing events) happening over the next week - day and night, weekday and weekend!

November 9
$2 Clothing Sale
9am-1pm
The Walmer Centre, 188 Lowther
Not quite a swap, but a great opportunity to get some cheap clothes. As indicated by the title, everything is $2, with proceeds going to the Live to Give Relief Organization.

Ultimate Diva Clothing Swap
3pm-6pm
Hugh Garner Party Room, 550 Ontario St.
Admission: $5
Clean out your closets and pass along those clothes, shoes and accessories you no longer wear. And at the same time you will find "new" items for yourself from the items being passed on by others.

Swap and Shop with Stella and Dot!
8pm-11pm
Make Den, 1224 Bloor St. W.
Admission: $10 (or 1/2 off with a fb like)
Clothing swap and pop-up shop, with proceeds going to help kids from PACTfashion develop their runway show for FAT.

November 10
EcoFair at the Barns
12pm-4pm
Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St.
Admission: FREE
In addition to an eco-themed book swap, there will be eco exhibits, demos, kids' activities and more.

Clothing Swap!
1:30pm-5pm
Tall Boys Craft Beer House, 838 Bloor St. W.
Admission $8 (w/clothes) / $15 (without clothes)
Take a look through your closet and find some clothes you no longer wear or would like to give away. Bring those clothes to the swap, to be sorted by volunteers. Bring as much as you want and walk away with as much as you want. All proceeds go towards supporting the United Way.

November 11
Pre-loved Clothing Bazaar
7pm-9pm
Loft 404, 263 Adelaide St. W.
Admission: $15 (or $10 in advance)
Although this event is happening next week, clothing can be dropped off in advance this week. Loft 404 is hosting this clothing swap fundraiser in partnership with Sauvage. All ticket proceeds will go to New Circles, a charity offering clothing and community services to east end residents.

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Vintage Clothing Swap!

I'm super excited that Swap Don't Shop! will be hosting our first Vintage Clothing Swap next month! Vintage means different things to different people, but we're going by Etsy rules, which means anything pre-mid 90s is fair game.

As usual, you'll get a ticket for each good quality vintage item you bring (max. 30 tickets). Each ticket can then be redeemed for a new swap find.

We're offering advanced tickets, this time around, though. As well as saving a bit of time at the door (and we all know that it only takes a few seconds to miss out on that awesome dress you spotted), if you buy in advance you'll get an extra 2 clothing tickets! Tickets can be purchased via the 'Book It' button in the sidebar, our facebook page, or our uniiverse event page.

Details are below:

Vintage Clothing Swap
Saturday, November 9
12pm-4pm
Arts Market, 846 College St. 
$5

All vintage (20+ years old) clothing, shoes, and other accessories (with the exception of socks & undies) that are clean and in good condition are welcome.

The swap starts at noon, but feel free to arrive any time after 11:30am to drop off your clothes.

At the end of the day, all of the clothing that is left will be donated to charity.

Check out our facebook event page for updates.

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Toronto Swap Events This Week: October 21-27, 2013

This weekend offers a great opportunity to hang out in the east end and do some swapping of clothing, and… anything else.



Sunday, October 27
Jare's Place B&B Swap Meet
1pm-4pm
Jare's Place B&B, 87 Empire Avenue

Bring your unwanted lightly used item(s) (retail valued between $5 and $50) to Jare’s Place B&B. Get a brown, green and/or pink Trading Token(s) depending on the value of the used item(s) that you brought. Then shop with your Trading Tokens at the trading posts.

Clothing Swap!
7pm - ?
Moksha Yoga Danforth, 372A Danforth Ave
Admission: $5

Clothing in good condition, accessories, bags,and footwear are welcome (underwear, swimwear, activewear, stained or torn items are not). It's a one for one item exchange, and a max of 5 items should be brought. Proceeds will be donated to to Fashion Takes Action.

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Toronto Swap Events This Week: October 15-20, 2013

Saturday, October 19
Canzine Symposium for Indie Culture Makers
11am-3pm
918 Bathurst St.
Admission: $38 day pass

Crafty types may want to check out Canzine's symposium on Saturday. it's a full day of events including a zine swap and skill share, in addition to a panel discussion, book pitch, readings, books, comics and printed ephemera.


Sunday, October 20
Evergreen Brickworks Community Clothing Swap
11am-2pm
BMO Atrium, Evergreen Brickworks
Admission: $3

If you're still hunting for a halloween costume, Sunday's clothing swap is perfect! It's open to men, women, youth and children; and clean, gently used clothing (except underwear), fashion accessories and Halloween costumes are welcome. As always, proceeds will go towards further community events at Evergreen Brick Works, and all extra clothing will be given to charity. Check out their site for info on advanced clothing drop off dates and times.

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Toronto Swap Events This Week: September 23-29, 2013

Saturday, September 28
Autumn Uber-SWAP
11am-2pm
947 Queen Street East, Toronto (Queen E. Presb. Church) at Carlaw
Admission: $10

It's uber-swap time again! Nathalie Roze's quarterly event is always big, chaotic and fun.

Gently used in-season clothing, accessories & footwear as well as craft supplies & fabric are welcome (minimum 10 approved items needed to participate).

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Swap Don't Shop! This Saturday!

So excited about this weekend's swap! We're in a new location, this time around - at the Arts Market on College. Details below:

Autumn Clothing Swap Party
Saturday, September 21
12pm-4pm
Arts Market, 846 College St.
Admission: $5

Show up with the clothes and accessories you no longer want, and leave with a great new haul! You'll get a ticket for each good quality item you bring (max. 30 tickets). Each ticket can then be redeemed for a new swap find.

The swap starts at noon, but feel free to arrive any time after 11:30am to drop off your clothes.

As usual, there will also be snacks, diy tips and on-site alterations.

All clothing, shoes, and other accessories (with the exception of socks & undies) that are clean and in good condition are welcome.

At the end of the day, all of the clothing that is left will be donated to charity.

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Links: Shopping Food for Thought

It's always tempting to go shopping at the start of a new season. Below are some shopping-related links that don't include the usual sale promotions:

If, like me, you're someone who struggles with responsible spending, xojane's piece on avoiding 'I deserve it' purchases is a good pre-shopping read.

If you're not into spending money, but you're feeling dissatisfied with your fall wardrobe, shopping doesn't always need to cost money. Styled247 has some tips on shopping your closet.

..and check out stiletosandtequila's post to remind you of all the reasons why shopping isn't all it's cracked up to be.

And on the 'bigger picture' side of things, an interesting interview on the CBC with Doug Stephens sheds some light on the consumer impact of creating safer and more financially reasonable working conditions for factory workers in Bangladesh (hint: it's pretty minor).

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