University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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A Lawrence resident looks over the selection of jeans at Arizona Trading Co., 734 Massa- chusetts. Photo by Amy Soil 1 ' 2 Consignment

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H.O.P.E. Winner 11

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Recycled and reused, some things are better the second time around Recycling. It ' s the word for the ' 90s. Now ome Lawrence stores are taking the concept me step further. Consignment stores, stores that buy, sell and rade new and used merchandise, are rapidly ecoming popular with KU students and .awrence residents. For those who are tired of their tapes or TDs, Recycled Music Center will buy hem back. It offers $3 to $5 each, lepending on the condition. Trades are Iso made 2 for 1 . Dan Cook, Leawood junior, RMC mployee, says that students usually opt or the cash rather than the trade. I can ' t believe the people who come in ere and sell really good stuff, Cook aid. But I guess if you ' ve got to pay the Mils... For those looking to get rid of old ecords, Love Garden Sounds will buy lem as well as old tapes and CDs. Love W{ iarden ' s buy and trade policy is similar ! 3 that of RMC. Kory Willis, manager of Love Garden, ays that although many of their customers are tudents, the store has a diverse clientele with iverse tastes. A lot of people think we only sell alternative nusic, Willis said. But I have customers who Vant to trade anything from classical to country lusic. And we have the largest selection of Bv This way, when I get tired of some- thing, I can just go trade it in for some- thing else, Todd Gamble, Omaha, Neb. senior Bluegrass in the state. Todd Gamble, Omaha, Neb., senior, said he shops at consignment stores for music because it saves him money on new CDs. This way, when I get tired of something, I can just go trade it in for something else, Gamble said. I don ' t have a drawer full of CDs I never listen to. There is even a consignment shop to keep in mind next time you clean out your closets. Arizona Trading Company buys, sells and trades new and used clothing. Customers who bring in clothes are quoted a price that the store will sell them for, usually between $3 and $15. The customer receives 40 percent of that price in cash or 60 percent toward a trade. Tamyra Heim, manager, said that they see more people wanting to sell clothes at the end of the month. At the end of the month it seems like everyone is broke and would rather have the money than the credit for trade, she said. But for the rest of the month it varies. Heim said that college students make up about half of their clientele, the other half being Lawrence residents. She also stresses that Arizona Trading Com- pany will only buy clothes in good condition and that are made of 100 percent natural fibers. Recycled Sounds, 12th and Oread, buys and sells used CD ' s, tapes and records. Craig McGinty, Overland Park senior, flips through the records. Photo by Valerie Bontrager Consignment