This op-shop is tucked away on Florence Street in Mentone. I visited here with Erica from Recycled Fashion a few weeks ago. It was quite lucky we had smart phones, because otherwise we would have had to have asked for directions! It’s a very long store. It’s quite spacious, although it got quite busy while(…)
Op-shopping. It should be simple, but sometimes it’s not. I touched on this topic in Dressing for an Op-Shop Outing, but I thought I’d go into it a little more. A lot of people forget certain things about op-shops. One, they don’t always have Eftpos. Most do nowadays, but a lot of the(…)
I apologise for this slightly belated post. Some one I love was in hospital for half of the week with appendicitis, and I have been away from my computer! I won’t go into details, but they are on the mend now thankfully. I wanted to write a post about what’s coming up in October, because(…)
Every time I enter a Savers store I am shocked by the size. I know what to expect, but it still manages to take my breath away. These stores are like giant warehouses stretching on into infinite. I didn’t know which way to turn when I first entered this store. I finally decided the(…)
I am a huge reader. I read anything between three to eight books a week. (One if I’m re-reading Lord of the Rings, though!) So you can imagine how antsy I get if I have nothing to read. And most unfortunately for me, my local library likes to be open on the days when I always(…)
Yes, my news is worthy of triple exclamation marks. Yours truly is about to become the newest tour guide for Melbourne Op Shop Tours! The lovely Jess and Jen (who founded the company), asked me last week if I’d be interested in becoming a tour guide. To be honest, I think the speed(…)
I stumbled across this market accidentally. I had a meeting in Fitzroy and went for a wander because I arrived early – and saw lots of signs up along Johnston Street proclaiming there was a market on. And of course, once I knew it was on I had to stop by. The Fitzroy market(…)
I’m pretty excited about this competition. If you haven’t heard, the Salvos Stores are offering a $500 gift voucher to their ultimate fan. Or, I should say fans – because there are vouchers available to people in NT, SA, VIC, WA and TAS. The official name of the competition is ‘Become the Face of(…)
I am going to be honest. I had never been to Mentone before in my life until recently. (Unless driving through on Nepean Highway counts.) But I met up with the lovely Erica from Recycled Fashion for a catch up – and of course, we wouldn’t be the bloggers we are if we didn’t go(…)
I have seen many things at op-shops. I have never before, however, witnessed a large group of volunteers getting sloshed. I won’t mention which op-shop it was, in case I get them into trouble. I thought it was hilarious – when I first arrived at the store it had a sign up saying that it(…)
