The latest op-shop reviews.
The Prahran Mission op-shop is a rather exciting one to visit. It’s located on Chapel Street, right near Prahran station – and dare I say it, where a lot of the more ‘lively’ Melbournian characters lurk. No joke, while I was in the store some sounds came into the store that made me believe (from(…)
What a delightful little store this is. I actually stumbled across it by accident! The whole store is bright and perky, from the front window displays filled with books, to the bright green shelves on the inside. When I visited, the volunteers were also so chipper and friendly that I couldn’t help liking(…)
I love this name – “The Little Shed”. In reality, it is anything but! The Little Shed is a rather large Salvos store in Whittington, Geelong. They actually seem to specialise in furniture, and the back of the store is just a big jumble of couches, mattresses, dining tables and chairs, bed frames, paintings,(…)
I actually stopped by this store with fellow blogger Kamini, from Op Shop Diva. She was down from Adelaide and we had a lovely catch-up before proceeding to explore some of Melbourne’s inner-city op-shops. It’s always interesting op-shopping with fellow bloggers. Kamini and share a bit of a passion for designer seconds, so it(…)
When I told my friends I was visiting Secondo to do a feature piece on a consignment store, they all said the same thing: “What’s a consignment store?” A consignment store, my friends, is where you go to shop for more luxurious second-hand fashion. Secondo itself is a beautiful boutique store based(…)
I love markets. They hold the same element of surprise as an op-shop (the “ooOOhh, what will I find here today?”), but there is a whole lot more variety AND they usually have food! Food was one of the first things I saw when I walked into the Whose Wardrobe Market at Beaumaris Community(…)
Okay, I have to say upfront I’m going to be biased about this store: I got such fantastic customer service I can’t help but be! I had also almost given up hope on finding the little ankle boots I’ve been looking for. But this store provided them to me! Lovely suede little lace-ups (remind(…)
My goodness, I have never seen such a lovely collection of shoes as I did at the Salvos in Camberwell. They had everything! Sandals, boots, sneakers – in all shapes and sizes. The picture above only shows half of what they actually had in store. Sadly, still no luck in my search for the cute(…)
I popped along to see the new Sacred Heart store in Bentleigh last night. It was their official opening night. Like the rest of their stores, this one was very impressive! I would even venture a guess that maybe it is one of the nicest? Of course, I didn’t get to see a(…)
Is it wrong to judge an op-shop by the quality of it’s pots? Because this store had heaps and they were all in really good nick. You know what I mean – quality heavy pots and pans that feel like they’re going to last years, even if they are second-hand. I was quite surprised at(…)