Op Shops

Posted by: bigred

18th Feb 2012 08:18pm

I live in a country town with 6 op shops, they have all got quite expensive, 2 in particular look up ebay and put expensive prices on items that are donated, the same 2 have paid managers and have to reach their monthly budgets, hence high prices. Some of the stuff sits for weeks, isn't it better to have a quick turn over.
One shop has put up fence to stop weekend donations ( they only want stuff donated in shop hours) they still get heaps of donations and the council collects it all (as it is on the footpath), and it all goes to the tip....
Out of the 6 op shops only 2 of the 6 keep the money in the town, all the rest goes to head office, I think all moneys collected from op shops should be kept in the town, and help the locals???????????????????

musicmum

3rd Aug 2017 10:31pm

Op shops are not like they used to be. I shopped for years in them as a single mum. I could get all the clothes I needed for my son and I, books and other household items very cheap, it made all the difference to my life. I gave up a few years ago when new managements started, prices went up and I found I could by new for cheaper than the op shops. Why pay $5 for a tshirt for example when you can go to Target, Kmart and Best and Less and get them new!. Our local one always has sales on school holidays which is unfair as we are a beach town and all the tourists come in and by the bargains, another reason I stopped going. Op shops used to be for the poor but now more for middle class trying to save some money. And who knows where the money goes, I don't know whether any of it gets spent locally.

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