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Personally I believe Pichardo is comparing apples with oranges, or in this case a nice eyerib steak with rice.

The used clothes market in the US and Europe is huge, but is completely different from the one in the DR.

In the DR it is out of necessity, in the US and Europe it is, mostly, aimed at those people who want a nice dress or suit at cheap prices.

Some examples:
- baby clothes. You know how quickly they outgrow them. Should we then throw them away? Yes, you can give them to friends or charity, and I think the majority of those clothes end there, but maybe some people would want some money back for them.
- brand name dresses... how many women only want to wear the same dress to a party a couple of times. Why not sell them to a used clothes store, get a pittance for it, and let someone a little less fortunate buy it at a cheap price.
- brand name suits... I used to sell my Boss suits to a used clothes store when I outgrew them (damn... those nice restaurants)...
- etc...

Totally different market from the DR... where people buy, need used clothes, because they cannot afford new.

Here, when I do not want some clothes anymore, I give them to the Dream project or other charities.

As I said, totally different environment and market.

As for customs complaining, let them do their job. How come they can check every box of every container of every gringo when it arrives?

BelgianK