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Esther McCarthy: Why is every woman over 40 on Vinted?

"Everywhere I look, there’s another pre-menopausal woman frantically uploading last year’s 4th Arc fleeces and Adidas Sambas, shoving the kids off the family laptop to print postage labels."

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Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 - 01:00

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Esther N McCarthy

Esther McCarthy is a columnist covering the chaos, comedy and complexities of life for Irish women.

Come here to me, tell me this and tell me no more. What is going on with ladies over 40 and Vinted?

Everywhere I look, there’s another pre-menopausal woman frantically uploading last year’s 4th Arc fleeces and Adidas Sambas, shoving the kids off the family laptop to print postage labels.

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