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My new crocs

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Mar 25

I wrote about going to the op (thrift) shop and buying a new-to-me jigsaw. I also picked up this pair of Crocs. I have crocs at home but they’re black and don’t have holes so my feet get quite sweaty in them. I don’t really need...

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Charity Shop Constipation.

Kaz @KarenAnne (257) • United Kingdom 14 Nov 23

This is a condition that my husband swears I suffer from. Or rather, I have it and he suffers from it. He says I cannot pass a charity shop (thrift store/op shop). He said this exact thing to me as we went in to a local one for...

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Another piece of history on its way out the door

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Mar 19

I’ve been doing a bit more decluttering and have another bunch of items that I’ll take to the op shop (opportunity shop/thrift shop) shortly. The one in our town is run by the Red Cross. One of the items is this apron that I made...

western australia

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Back from the car boot sale

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Mar 17

We're back from the car boot sale and have had a nap as we were up at 4am. Not that we needed to be up at that hour but we both woke up around then and decided we might as well get up as lay there waiting for a more reasonable...

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Thrift Shop Fun

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Dec 16

Last night a friend and I went to a gathering at our local thrift shop, more commonly called 'op shops' here – 'op' being short for 'opportunity'. Various charities run these in Australia and the proceeds of the one in Donnybrook...

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Attending A Thrift Shop Party This Evening

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382412) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Dec 16

This evening a friend and I are going to a party at the Op Shop (thrift shop). For a small price we get wine and nibbles and I'm not sure what else. Anyway it is a good excuse for me to post my Op Shop poem which will be trotted...

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How clean are the clothes at op shops? Dare to wear?

nothingbetter2do @nothingbetter2do (235) • Australia 16 Nov 07

Would you wear any clothes from op shops? I went to an op shop for the first time and can't believe how cheap the clothes are! Some are very well known brands and a fraction of the price!! Do they clean the clothes before they...

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Op Shops- a great place to find a bargain? Or a dirty place where cheap or poor

megs85 @megs85 (3142) • Australia 5 Dec 06

...people do their shopping? I have recently discovered that second hand isnt always bad. Spent twelve dollars at an op shop on the weekend and got my partner hundreds of dollars worth of brand name clothes- all in near new...

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