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reuse shop

English translation: vintage shop

00:17 Aug 15, 2016
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail
English term or phrase: reuse shop
Do you use "reuse shop" to mean "second-hand shop" where used brand-name bags, jewelries, and so on are purchase and sold?
Mitsuko Yoshida
Local time: 12:52
Selected answer:vintage shop
Explanation:
I would go with "vintage shop" for a profit-seeking "second-hand shop" so that you can distinguish it from "charity shops" where they sell donated second-hand items to raise funds for their causes. Some municipal governments run "re-use shops" as part of their inorganic waste management, but they are apparently different from what you are talking about.
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Port City
New Zealand
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2pre-owned fashion(s)..previously owned jewelry
airmailrpl
3 +1vintage shop
Port City


Discussion entries: 6





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
vintage shop


Explanation:
I would go with "vintage shop" for a profit-seeking "second-hand shop" so that you can distinguish it from "charity shops" where they sell donated second-hand items to raise funds for their causes. Some municipal governments run "re-use shops" as part of their inorganic waste management, but they are apparently different from what you are talking about.

Port City
New Zealand
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
neutral  writeaway: if I buy something new today and decide I don't want it in two weeks, it will hardly be 'vintage'.
11 hrs
  -> Thanks for your comment.
neutral  AllegroTrans: what makes 2nd hand goods "vintage"??// then you clearly misunderstand the meaning of "vintage" and anyway the goods might be cheap costume jewellery made last year
11 hrs
  -> Nothing in particular. I just wanted to say they are of great value and would be very expensive if bought brand new.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pre-owned fashion(s)..previously owned jewelry


Explanation:
reuse shop => pre-owned fashion(s)..previously owned jewelry

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Pre-Owned Jewelry: Used Engagement & Wedding Rings - Helzberg .
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 00:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
3 days 17 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Harry Crawford
6 days
  -> thank you
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