April 16th, 2008

Eco-Shopping: Buffalo Exchange Earth Day Benefit

Posted by Monica Schenk

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I made $30 bucks last weekend and kept four bags full of unwanted clothes and shoes out of the landfill. How did I do this? By simply cleaning out my closet and taking all my great old stuff down to Buffalo Exchange. Buffalo Exchange is a chain of 36 clothing resale stores that buy, sell and trade clothing directly with customers. Selected used clothing can be traded for any item in the store, including jewelry and brand new clothing. Most locations will donate items they do not purchase, which saves customers a second trip to a donation center.

This coming Saturday, April 19^th, 2008 is Buffalo Exchange’s Dollar Day Sale. All proceeds from sale items offered for $1 each will support Galapagos Conservancy in their effort to repopulate Pinta Island with giant saddleback tortoises to restore the delicate eco-system in the archipelago. Earth Day benefits at Buffalo Exchange stores have raised nearly $211,000 for environmental causes since 1997. Buffalo Exchange also donates to local non-profit agencies through its Tokens for Bags program, which has generated over $265,000 in donations to hundreds of non-profit groups since 1994, saving 5.3 million bags. Shoppers are encouraged to accept a token instead of a bag for purchases, and buffalo exchange donates five cents to a charity of the customer’s choice.

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