At many Eugene pop-ups and events, a blue bus is often parked at the scene. This bus turned thrift store, the Steezy Bus, has garnered plenty of attention from students and the community.
Stella Hucka and Joey Arrieta are the two behind the wheel of the Steezy Bus, which is named in remembrance of a friend of Hucka’s brother. Both Hucka and Arrieta previously worked as managers at separate thrift stores and gained experience working with the logistics of selling second-hand clothing. Hucka was already pursuing the Steezy Bus when she met Arrieta, who was captured by her idea and eventually encouraged her to commit to the bus full-time. Now engaged, the two run the business together with Hucka curating the inventory and Arrieta handling the finances.
The idea for the Steezy Bus was inspired by Bumble Boutique, founded by Sarah Hambrick, which first began selling vintage clothes out of a trailer before it became an established brick-and-mortar store. Hucka’s brother had been living out of a bus for some time and was looking to give up his lifestyle. He offered up his bus for Hucka to begin a new business venture selling second-hand clothes. Soon, the bus would be completely transformed into a working thrift store with the help of her dad…