My gf told me yesterday that prior to us moving in together she got all her comforters (since moving out of her parents’ house) from thrift/secondhand stores. I was shocked and told her I was glad we used my comforter for our bed when we got our apartment. I told her that for me, previously used bedding is a hard no. You can get a cheap comforter and sheets for under $50 CAD at Walmart and be confident that there are no bedbugs or unidentified stains/substances.
She just laughed and said that they wash it at the donation centre and that it was fine, so we laughed and agreed to disagree and moved on.
I’m wondering what the online frugal community’s opinions are on this? What is your line when it comes to buying things secondhand or being frugal vs being cheap?