As TikTok’s e-commerce evolves and the Instagram shopping feature continues to soar, shopping on social media is now the norm. In the run up to Christmas, the biggest shopping event of the year, we’re shining a light on Facebook Marketplace, and how you can use it to shop second-hand this Christmas.
If you’re reading and thinking, “What on earth are they talking about?”, Facebook Marketplace is a friendly feature within the Facebook app, where users can buy and sell new and second-hand items in your local area.
From handbags to house plants, furniture to fire pits, people sell an array of goods on their own personal marketplace. Forget Amazon this Christmas, opt for Facebook instead to see if you can gift your loved one something second-hand and sustainable. The likelihood is that you’ll find something that’s truly special, personal and totally #unregiftable.
Shopping second-hand is special – by not buying brand new, you’re reducing your carbon footprint and not contributing to mass waste, which soars over the Christmas season. An additional 30% of rubbish is produced and discarded throughout the festive period, compared to the rest of the year. This is a frightening figure.
Shopping second hand means you’re actually utilising something that may have gone to waste. How awesome is that?
To break it down: shopping locally = less travel = less emissions = lower carbon footprint. Meaning, more love for the planet this festive season ? Shop second through social media this Christmas.
