Evans Head St Vinnies

So I'm not going to bother with the form I've been doing it takes the fun out of op shopping, so here's a review of EH's Vinnies.
I walked in and all of the women who volunteer there were crowded around a group of young men kitting out in drag, the women were laughing and quite frankly it made it a funny memorable trip. I like this vinnies a lot, it's cheaper then most. I spent $10 even today a nice silk scarf $2, a slip $1, a nightie $4 and a blouse $3. it's not overcrowded, the women help out but they don't hover, all polite Nana types. the store stocks clothes for everyone in the family, toys, books, linens, shoe, nick knack an catholic paraphernalia. 4/5 a 5/5 would be a drop in prices but then I'm old fashioned if the women serving you are shocked at the prices you have an issue but then like I said cheaper then most.

Salvation Army- Lismore

So this place is HUGE, well huge for Lismore, mostly due to the fact they sell furniture. The shop staff are quite nice and helpful, they range from teens to elderly and they do often have people with special needs volunteering so sometimes you need a bit of Patience but I've never had a negative experience with the staff in all the years I've shopped there. It's not great for clothes but it is great for furniture, glass wear, plates etc. The prices are pretty decent one of the cheaper op shops. My latest purchase was a slip for $3 which was a bit much but not the most I've paid. I used them to get a lot of the tea sets and crockery for my 21st, one of the few places that hasn't cashed in on "vintage" tea cups and saucers.

4 outta 5.

Lifeline Lismore- CBD

There are two lifelines in lismore this one is in the CBD and then there's one over in south lismore on Casino Rd (It's my favorite of all the op-shop's in lismore)


So this Lifeline has a sign out the front calling it the "Retro Centre", It is pretty good for clothing, they often get excess stock from clothing chains so you can get BRAND NEW clothing for less then half the chain price, they do usually cut the tags off though but it's not hard to recognise them. they have quite a range of shoes, books, fabrics and knick knacks. They were one of the first op-shops I've seen to put the "plus sizes" on a seperate rack (a god send less rumaging), they also have a "Fancy" dress rack and a fairly decent uniform selection. the prices are pretty good but like every other store they've increased. The staff are generally elderly and up for a chat. 3 1/2 outta 5

St Vinnies Lismore

A large op-shop, again like most if not all it's run by volunteers, some nice some not so nice. 90% clothing the rest is made up of linen, books, a few nick knacks and religious iconography. Probably one of the more expensive op shops around but they do have a great "costume"/ "fancy" dress rack, a fairly decent men's section, decent kiddies stuff and a lot of women's clothing. The window display is only on sale once a month ( a Saturday) but they usually go all out and often have the odd designer piece (the women tend to have a good eye there so less likely to find that hidden gem, they've usually picked it out and put it on display)

all in all 3 outta 5

Coraki's one and only opshop

Shop Name: St Josephs Carers Opshop
Charity/Organisation: St Josephs Carers
Address: Queen Elizabeth Drive Coraki NSW 2471 AUSTRALIA
Hours/Days of operation: Monday-Friday and the First Saturday of the month 9am-12pm

So this is Coraki's one and only opshop, Chances are you wont ever get to go because who the hell goes to C-town? I like this op-shop it's in an old house so mens clothing is in one room, womens in another as well as in the living room and kids and glass wear in the third bedroom. No furniture. they often do a fill a bag price and the ladies are all nice.

Extra: I went in today I got 6 books for $1.00 (She gave me 20c off)

and a bag of clothing

-1 Dress

-1 slip

-2 velvet sloppy joes

-1 wool vest and 6 books.

all up $6 which wasnt to bad.

OP SHOP GUIDE

So I get really frustrated becouse I can never find a decent guide to where the best opshop's are in sydney. So I am going to review any Opshop's I go to and I may ask people I know to contribute aswell, If you have a review or a comment please feel free to message me.