It is a pity that 58.1% of the respondents have difficulty in disposing of idle items
65.5% of the respondents want the second-hand platform management to be more standardized and transparent
For many people, how to deal with idle items at home is a headache.
It’s a pity that it can’t be sold, it’s a pity to throw it away, it’s inconvenient to donate, and it’s not easy to effectively dispose of idle items.
A few days ago, a survey of 1,185 respondents released by the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily (wenjuan.com) showed that 58.1% of the respondents had difficulty handling idle items.
The lack of reliable and convenient donation channels and the time-consuming and labor-intensive processing are the problems that respondents are prone to encounter when dealing with idle items.
To better deal with idle items, 65.5% of the respondents hope that the management of second-hand platforms will be more standardized and transparent, and 59.9% of the respondents suggest that flea markets and barter activities be carried out in the community.
56.4% of the respondents feel that there are too many idle items at home
Zhang Mingbo (pseudonym) who works in Beijing now rents a house. He laments that he is exhausted every time he moves, "Especially in the process of cleaning up, there will be a lot of things that have been idle for a long time, and they are reluctant to throw them away. So every time I move from one place Go to another place and continue to idle".
Zhang Mingbo found that books are the most idle at home. Before, in order to prepare for the English test, he bought a lot of professional books. Later, although he finished the test, he was still reluctant to throw it away, so he left it idle. "I spent a lot of money when I bought it. If When the waste paper is sold, I feel it is a pity, and I also think that when I have time, I can take it out and study it again.”
According to the survey, 56.4% of the respondents said that there are many idle items at home, of which 12.3% of the respondents said that there are a lot of them.
32.1% of the respondents said that they were average, and 11.5% of the respondents said that they were not much.
The post-90s Liu An (pseudonym) who lives in Nanjing likes to shop online. He often participates in some discount activities, so he stocked up a lot of items, most of which are paper, shampoo, toothpaste and other daily necessities. It's cost-effective, and it's all things that can be used in life, so I stock up a lot. But now I find that many things can't be used up until they expire, and it's more troublesome to deal with."
Born in the 1980s, Gao Ning is a mother of two children. She said that the most idle items in the house are toys, and she has piled up several boxes. "Children are fresh and often want to buy new toys. If you are interested, you can only pile it up at home, which is quite wasteful.”
According to the survey, 57.2% of the respondents said that the most idle items at home were books/school supplies, 54.3% of the respondents said that it was shoes and clothing, and 42.9% of the respondents said that they were toys and dolls.
Others include: electronic equipment (39.4%), ornaments (33.5%), makeup/skin care products (26.4%), household appliances (14.9%), etc.
65.5% of the respondents want the second-hand platform management to be more standardized and transparent
In order to avoid waste, Liu An opened an account on a second-hand platform to sell idle items.
But he thinks that you should be more careful when trading on second-hand platforms. Before selling, you must reach an agreement with the buyer, including the price, existing problems and after-sales service, etc., to avoid disputes. "I have sold a thing on the platform before. After receiving it, the buyer is very picky about the product, and has to return it, and is not responsible for the postage. So not only did the order fail to deal with the idle item, but also lost the postage, and I feel that it is very difficult to sell the idle item.”
According to the survey, 58.1% of the respondents have difficulty in disposing of idle items.
Specifically, 67.3% of the respondents could not find a reliable and convenient donation channel, 56.8% of the respondents believed that the value of the items was not high and it was time-consuming and laborious to process, and 55.8% of the respondents said that the second-hand platform management was not enough. Normative, transparency is not high.
Others include: inconvenience in receiving and shipping during the new crown pneumonia epidemic (50.9%), worrying about revealing personal privacy (24.7%), etc.
Zhang Mingbo saw a clothing donation box in the community before, and thought it would be very meaningful if he could donate idle clothes to those in need, but later he learned that the donation box was not officially set up, it was donated Clothes eventually disappeared.
Zhang Mingbo felt that it would be much more convenient if an official donation channel could be set up in the community. "I think many people have the need to donate, but it must be standardized and transparent, preferably traceable, and not consuming everyone's trust and love."
To better deal with idle items, 65.5% of the respondents hope that the management of second-hand platforms will be more standardized and transparent, and 59.9% of the respondents suggest that flea markets and barter activities be carried out in the community.
Liu An believes that although the second-hand platform provides a way for everyone to trade, the management should be more institutionalized and standardized to protect the legitimate rights and interests of buyers and sellers.
Penalize sellers who sell fake and shoddy goods, and resolutely crack down on bad phenomena and bad atmosphere in transactions.
Gao Ning hopes that the community can organize some barter activities, such as setting up related online groups for those in need to trade or exchange in the group, "It's all from the same community, so it's more worry-free to trade. Let more people know each other and get closer.”
Respondents also suggested that the recycling process should be more scientific, transparent and traceable (48.4%), the government should set up charity donation boxes in the community (46.5%), strengthen publicity and guidance, and advocate green conservation (31.3%).
Among the respondents to the survey, 36.2% were male and 63.8% were female.
The post-00s accounted for 25.0%, the post-90s accounted for 41.9%, the post-80s accounted for 27.0%, and the post-70s accounted for 5.5%.
China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily trainee reporter Wang Zhiwei Source: China Youth Daily