Where to shop sustainably in San Marcos, Texas
Old Soul Exchange is a vintage thrift store on LBJ Blvd. in downtown San Marcos, Texas. They partner with many organizations that donate secondhand “retro” clothing to them. 
Inside Old Soul Exchange in downtown San Marcos, Texas they have decorated their shop to make you feel as though you have taken a step into the past. Everything in the store is second hand and donated by organizations or other local businesses. 
Blake Kiffe is a student at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. “My favorite thing about downtown is the amount of thrift stores there are at every corner,” said Kiffe. 
Blake Kiffe shopping at Uptown Cheapskate, another thrift shop in downtown San Marcos, Texas. Kiffe shops here regularly and even exchanges some of his old clothes for money. 
Blake Kiffe enjoys thrift shopping at local stores in San Marcos, Texas. He believes “everyone should recycle and shop secondhand clothing in order to reduce our environmental impact,” said Kiffe. 
Love Buzz is another vintage thrift shop on LBJ Blvd. in downtown San Marcos, Texas that only sells donated or exchanged secondhand clothing. 
LaClea Miles is a student at Texas State University who thrifts and upcycles all of her clothing. “The beauty about upcycling is that I can make a simple t-shirt into something nobody else has,” said Miles. 
Vagabond is yet another vintage thrift shop on the same street, LBJ Blvd. in Downtown San Marcos, Texas. Much like other thrift shops near them they take donations and exchanges for one of a kind secondhand clothing. 
Benny Rice is a San Marcos, Texas resident and has worked at Vagabond for the last two years. Rice enjoys watching all the unique clothes come and go from the shop and even has his own share of clothing that he purchased from the store. 
Eva Nobles, left, and Drake Blanchard, right, work in the Office of Sustainability at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. At least once a week they organize and host a “garage sale” in the LBJ building on campus where people donate their old clothes and others can come peruse for new ones at no cost.
