tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10863236431042401662024-03-13T13:25:16.076+11:00I op therefore I am - ACTThe Old Flamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282645740080672189noreply@blogger.comBlogger421125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-36218837684151622032017-10-19T19:43:00.000+11:002017-10-20T18:44:56.961+11:00Free Sausage Sizzle & Op Shop 50% off STOREWIDE<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another Chance Op Shop, Scullin shops will be having a 50% off STOREWIDE sale, coinciding with National Recycling Week on Saturday 18 November 2017. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Free sausage sizzle to first 100 customers. Great bargains in store and outside. Open 10 am – 1 pm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Find out more at the Op Shop Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Another-Chance-OpShop-692936297445995/?fref=ts" target="_blank">page</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Location: Ross Smith Crescent, Scullin Shops, in the arcade between the medical practice and hairdresser</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another Chance Op Shop is a project of Mosaic Baptist Church, with profits from sales going directly towards supporting people in need both locally and overseas.</span></div>
Canberranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624853066839820159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-19273604032831905282017-09-19T10:56:00.001+10:002017-10-20T18:45:21.848+11:00Another Chance Op Shop - 50% off ALL Clothing & Kitchenware<br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Another Chance Op Shop, Scullin ACT will have </span><span style="color: red; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>50% off on ALL
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: purple;">Tel: (02) 6278 4135 </span><span style="color: purple;"> Open Monday to Friday at 10am-4.30pm and on Saturday at 10am-1pm. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Location: Ross Smith Crescent, Scullin Shops, next to the doctor and hairdresser<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Another Chance Op Shop is a project of Mosaic Baptist Church, with profits from sales going directly towards supporting people in need both locally and overseas.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tel: (02) 6278 4135 <br /> Open Monday to Friday at 10am-4.30pm and on Saturday at 10am-1pm. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Canberranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624853066839820159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-19354167892340347952016-11-29T22:03:00.001+11:002016-11-30T17:56:56.985+11:00Another Chance Op Shop (Scullin) - 50% OFF STOREWIDE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another Chance Op Shop (Scullin) <span style="background-color: white;">will be having an end-of-year sale from Monday 12 December 2016 to Friday 16 December 2016 - 50% off STOREWIDE!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Location: Ross Smith Crescent, Scullin Shops (in the arcade between the doctor and hairdresser).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Phone (02) 6278 4135</span></div>
Canberranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624853066839820159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-1367620395517899042016-11-23T17:08:00.003+11:002016-11-23T17:11:26.057+11:00Red Cross shop in Civic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I may be a little late to the party, but did you know that there's a <a href="http://www.redcross.org.au/stores.aspx">Red Cross shop</a> in Garema Place, Civic?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I found it by accident while heading to The Green Shed's <a href="http://www.thegreenshedcafe.com.au/">Garema Place shop</a> to waste some time while waiting for a friend to finish work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's light and bright and well organised, with a 'boutique' feel to it to go with its inner-city location (and prices).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you're in town it's worth checking out. You never know what you'll find...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Monday - Thursday:</b> 9.30 am - 5.30 pm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Saturday:</b> 9.30 am - 5 pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Sunday:</b> 11 am - 3 pm</span>AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-2650696136793754402016-09-17T14:41:00.002+10:002017-10-20T18:46:27.318+11:00Another Chance Op Shop - Super Saturday Sales<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Canberranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624853066839820159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-50022680667779006502016-08-13T18:06:00.002+10:002017-10-20T18:46:53.371+11:00National Op Shop Week 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Canberranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624853066839820159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-9423451155700482272016-06-27T17:44:00.002+10:002017-10-20T18:47:22.112+11:00July 2016 Holiday Madness Sale<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18.48px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Location: Ross Smith Crescent (cnr McIntosh Street), Scullin Shops, next to the doctor </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18.48px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and hairdresser </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18.48px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another Chance Op Shop is a project of Mosaic Baptist Church, with profits from sales going directly towards supporting people in need both locally and overseas.</span></div>
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Canberranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624853066839820159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-34945174886752062852016-03-30T11:21:00.001+11:002017-10-20T18:47:46.721+11:00Holiday Madness Sale<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18.48px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Location: Ross Smith Crescent, Scullin Shops, next to the doctor </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18.48px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and hairdresser </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18.48px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Open Monday to Friday at 10am-4.30pm and on Saturday at </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18.48px; white-space: pre-wrap;">10am-1pm. </span></div>
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Canberranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624853066839820159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-42203903211530899492016-03-15T21:18:00.002+11:002016-03-20T16:20:37.080+11:00'Luck of the Leprechaun' sale<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Another Chance Op Shop at Scullin
shops will be hosting a 'Luck of the Leprechaun' sale this Thursday 17 March
2016 (St Patrick's Day), when all clothing will be HALF PRICE all day. One
day only!</span></div>
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And you're not restricted to just green clothing - any size, any colour, any
tag colour - all HALF PRICE!</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Added bonus - we'll be open from 10am till 5:30pm (we normally close at 4.30pm).</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Visit us on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Another-Chance-OpShop-692936297445995/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Address:
Ross Smith Crescent, Scullin ACT 2614<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Another-Chance-OpShop-692936297445995/?fref=ts" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I have
volunteered here over the last ten years (so I am not paid to say this) and I
constantly hear customers say we are the cheapest in the Belconnen region. We
offer a great range of children's and adult clothing, bags, shoes, kitchenware,
manchester, books, toys and bric a brac at affordable prices. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Another Chance Op Shop is a project of Mosaic Baptist Church, with profits from
sales going directly towards supporting people in need both locally and
overseas.</span></div>
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Canberranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624853066839820159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-47086929070363321062015-12-02T08:19:00.000+11:002015-12-02T08:19:00.632+11:00Charity garage sale this weekend<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The final Opportunity to Do Charity Garage
Sale for 2015 will be held on Saturday 5 December from 7 am-12 pm at 5 O'Grady Place Wanniassa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All adults' clothing reduced by
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Browse through a huge range of baby,
kids', adults' and household items, all at affordable prices. Plenty of new
items every month, including kids' & adults' clothing from just $1.50,
books for $2 or less, DVDs $2, CDs $1, kitchenware, toys, bric-a-brac and
much, much more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All proceeds go towards funding projects that promote
sustainability and self-reliance in poor communities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This
month funds raised will be used for a range of projects to be delivered by the four
Charity Partners of the awareness campaign <i>Walk to a Better World</i>.
Opportunity to Do work with CARE, Oxfam, The Fred Hollows Foundation and Caritas to fund
a number of projects in Africa that are community driven and create sustainable
change in communities living below the poverty line.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lock next year's dates into your diary now:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday 30 January 2016<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday 12 March 2016<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday 23 April 2016</span></div>
AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-55619072992173707992015-12-02T00:02:00.002+11:002015-12-02T08:58:34.419+11:00<div class="ecxmsonormal" style="background: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.48px;">Another Chance Op Shop is having its BIGGEST SALE EVER on 7-18 December 2015 - 50% off absolutely EVERYTHING!!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.48px;">This is because we need to reduce our stock before we undergo renovations in January 2016. The shop will reopen on 27 January 2016 with a great new look.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.48px;">I have volunteered here over the last ten years (so I am not paid to say this) and I constantly hear customers say we are the cheapest in the Belconnen region. We offer a great range of children's and adult clothing, bags, shoes, kitchenware, manchester, books, toys and bric a brac at affordable prices. </span></span></div>
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Canberranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624853066839820159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-55146920102769130002015-12-01T10:06:00.002+11:002015-12-01T10:06:18.614+11:00Smith Family Goulburn closed this weekend<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Smith Family Goulburn will be closing at 3 pm this Friday (4 December) and will reopen at 11 am on Monday (7 December).</span>AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-83825582652922573042015-11-30T09:00:00.001+11:002015-11-30T09:00:11.687+11:00Interstate update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had business in Goulburn last week and took the train, which left me a couple of hours to check the Goulburn op shops (which hadn't been updated <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JVB4jNgFdOoQVgx2h1PWvrFW37sIQ5vYKa7mnU7Li78/pub">on our spreadsheet</a> since at least 2011).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple have disappeared (Does Anglicare still have an op shop in Goulburn? I couldn't find it...)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Vinnies have moved: they're now at 136 Auburn Street, conveniently just down from the Red Cross shop.</span><br />
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AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-89850900754948234042015-11-25T10:17:00.004+11:002015-11-25T10:17:52.829+11:00Dickson Vinnies is on the move<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spotted on Woolley Street, Dickson this morning:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vinnies say there's no set opening date yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch this space!</span>AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-36131333474231853042015-11-16T12:37:00.002+11:002015-11-16T12:37:39.571+11:00Another Chance November clothing sale<div class="MsoNormal">
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AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-27797668477483557212015-11-02T07:16:00.002+11:002015-11-02T07:19:50.493+11:00Vinnies' Monster Warehouse Sale this weekend...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you go, we'd love to see what bargains you found...</span>AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-15691343483070124432015-10-28T07:07:00.000+11:002015-10-28T07:07:39.806+11:00Another Chance: final October sales<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-19080895831600957182015-10-27T14:57:00.000+11:002015-10-27T15:22:03.876+11:00Renovation reveal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Vinnies' Queanbeyan shop reopened this morning after its weekend renovation, and I Op was there to see what was new.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We were given a tour of the changes by <span lang="EN-US">Queanbeyan </span><span lang="EN-US">Centre Manager </span><span lang="EN-US">Aaron McNeil, who had dressed up for the occasion, in a tail coat*.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aaron's background as part of the Melbourne IKEA management team informed the redesign of the shop. 'Not only can we fit in 40% more stock than we used to be able to with the old design, which is great for our shoppers' he told us, 'but we now have the ability to rearrange the shop quickly to reflect stock levels and shopping trends'.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are still a few finishing touches which need to be added, like signage and some displays, plus Aaron is hoping to have the shop repainted sometime soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the shop is definitely lighter, brighter and easier to navigate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(*Not really, he tells us he has four of them that he wears regularly. Also, what is it with Vinnies Managers and <a href="http://act-opshopping.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/behind-scenes-at-vinnies.html">amazing fashion sense</a>?)</span>AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-8359930278335839152015-10-26T07:53:00.000+11:002015-10-26T11:43:28.119+11:00Next Charity Garage Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Charity Garage Sale is on again on Saturday 7 November,
7 am-12 pm at 5 O'Grady Place Wanniassa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Browse through a huge range of baby, kids, adult and
household items, all at affordable prices.
Plenty of new items every month, including kids’ clothes from just
$1.50, adult clothing from $2.50, books for $2 or less, DVDs $2, CDs $1, kitchenware,
toys, bric-a-brac and much, much more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All proceeds go towards funding projects that promote
sustainability and self-reliance in poor communities. This month funds are going to set up a
pre-school in rural Malawi, Africa. Once
established the pre-school will be completely sustainable from charging a small
fee of approximately $2 per month per child.
Along with a safe place and early access to education, the children will
also receive a nutritious meal once a day.</span></div>
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AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-23267863527662798032015-10-22T12:38:00.003+11:002015-10-22T12:39:57.762+11:00Vinnies Queanbeyan closed this weekend.<div class="MsoNormal">
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reopen, with a fresh new look, on Tuesday 27 October.</span></div>
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they will be offering 50% off everything in store on Tuesday only.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each Friday in October 2015, we will have 50% off
all clothing in store. On Saturdays we will again have 50% off all
clothing and spot specials on various sections within store. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark us on your
calendar and plan to visit sometime in October. New stock on display daily.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have volunteered here for the
last ten years (so I am not paid to say this) and I constantly hear customers
say we are the cheapest in the Belconnen region. We offer a great range of
children's and adult clothing, bags, shoes, kitchenware, manchester, books,
toys and bric a brac at affordable prices. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Another
Chance Op Shop is a project of Mosaic Baptist Church, with profits from sales
going directly towards supporting people in need both locally and overseas.</span>Canberranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624853066839820159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-12202010003028381322015-09-12T08:41:00.000+10:002015-09-12T08:45:34.693+10:00Behind the Scenes at Vinnies<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>By <a href="http://www.msfrugalears.com/">Ms Frugal Ears</a>: who writes about frugal and simple living, parenting and low-cost recipes. She is a compulsive op-shopper, even when trying to declutter and embrace mindful minimalism.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">I love op-shopping. Okay, perhaps I am a bit obsessed. And I
have always wondered how charity shops manage the sheer bulk of donations
that come in. How do they stock a store so that everything is neat and ordered?
How do they price items? So I was thrilled to participate in a
behind-the-scenes tour of the Mitchell Distribution Centre of the St Vincent de
Paul Society (Vinnies) along with fellow I Op Therefore I Am member The Shopping Sherpa.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Our tour guide was Gary Crowder, Area Manager for the
Mitchell Distribution Centre and Dickson Centre; which encompasses the full
time management of the warehouse. He didn't look like he worked in an op-shop. Well,
I don’t know what I expected but I am used to being greeted by kind older
ladies. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Gary is ex-military, a snappy dresser and clearly good with logistics. When
we saw the scale of the operation, we realized why his ex-military skills must
come in handy.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Vinnies Mitchell handles three units: a retail shop, a sorting
facility and a service unit. The Mitchell facility is responsible for sorting
donations for five Canberra stores to include Mitchell. Belconnen and
Tuggeranong stores do a certain amount of self-sorting, but none of the other
stores have the facilities to process all donations themselves. Vinnies trucks
visit the stores on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and service the general
public on Tuesday and Thursdays.<s><o:p></o:p></s></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">First step on our tour was a walk through the retail shop. I
found it hard to move through the retail shop without pausing to look at
things. I wanted to try on the jewellery, flick through the women’s clothing
rack, search for craft items and books and check out the children’s wear. Oh,
that vintage fake-fur coat! That Tupperware butter dish! The children’s DVDs! This
instinctive need to touch things and take them home only intensified when we
visited the stock out the back. ‘Just pretend it is like a museum,’ whispered
Anna-Maria. ‘No touching.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">You may not realise that there is a retail outlet in
Mitchell. I didn't actually know there was one before our visit. It is hidden in
a side street behind some adult establishments, one street back from the Salvos
op shop. For several years it was not open to the public, operating only as a
sorting facility and warehouse, but it re-opened for business a few years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The sorting centre receives bags containing up to 15 kg in unsorted
donations from its stores. These are stored at a shed on its premises until the
bags are sorted (more on that to come). Vinnies Mitchell workers are able to
sort between 100 and 120 bags per day. They also receive other donations from
drop-off bins and centres, including at the Mitchell centre itself.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Wearing gloves (cloth or vinyl gloves – not latex as some
people have allergies), workers open up a bag and then sort into three piles: A-grade
(shop stock), B-grade and items unusable (rubbish). Vinnies has a ‘ban list’ of
products that it is prohibited from selling, or that it is unable to sell (e.g.
it does not sell electronic items). Most items are good quality, but some bags
contain soiled or dangerous items. Vinnies policy is that if the bag smells
funny or does not look safe, dispose of it. Safety of worker is paramount.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">A-grade items are placed in either a blue or a white laundry basket,
depending on whether the items are suitable for winter or summer clothing. When
they are full, the A-grade baskets are then taken to another section of the sorting
area, where they are sorted into labelled boxes.</span><br />
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put into packaging items according to category, for example men’s ties, women’s
belts, women’s vests, women’s dresses, children’s toys and so on. This system
means that it is easy for shops to place an order when they are low on a
certain type of item: for example they can request more women’s summer t-shirts
and a box is easily located and sent to them.</span></div>
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repairs, or other items in less than top condition. These items are on-sold in
bulk bales to textile companies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">What does Vinnies Mitchell receive the most of in donations? A
large proportion of items—up to 85%—consist of women’s clothes. It receives
much less menswear and there is always a demand for good quality men’s
clothing. “Men in Canberra tend to wear tailored suits, and then wear them
until they are nearly worn out,” explained Gary. “We get a lot of suit jackets
that we can sell, but there are not nearly as many pants. And there is not much
in the way of casual wear, either.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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inner sanctum of the sorting facility. Here there were tall pallet racks filled
with large sacks of unsorted items, piles of books, tins of jewellery, and odds
and ends.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-abyU8-szE0s/Ve5uy8m2AhI/AAAAAAAAQ8s/X5LfsrC7jAw/s1600/Vinnies%2Btour%2B21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Man standing next to a pallet rack full of bags of clothing in a large warehouse." border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-abyU8-szE0s/Ve5uy8m2AhI/AAAAAAAAQ8s/X5LfsrC7jAw/s400/Vinnies%2Btour%2B21.jpg" title="Man standing next to a pallet rack full of bags of clothing in a large warehouse." width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hIE2r_15HIc/Ve5uyTqpZxI/AAAAAAAAQ8o/EMaEvmrXDsI/s1600/Vinnies%2Btour%2B22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Woman looking at a trolley containing a stack of labelled cardboard cartons." border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hIE2r_15HIc/Ve5uyTqpZxI/AAAAAAAAQ8o/EMaEvmrXDsI/s400/Vinnies%2Btour%2B22.jpg" title="Woman looking at a trolley containing a stack of labelled cardboard cartons." width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo by The Shopping Sherpa</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5wBECoVkyB8/Ve5nMXG1DgI/AAAAAAAAQ68/sUFRHZO2GbE/s1600/Vinnies%2Btour%2B09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Woman taking a photograph of a man holding a plastic bin of goods so she can see into it." border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5wBECoVkyB8/Ve5nMXG1DgI/AAAAAAAAQ68/sUFRHZO2GbE/s400/Vinnies%2Btour%2B09.jpg" title="Woman taking a photograph of a man holding a plastic bin of goods so she can see into it." width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo by The Shopping Sherpa</i></td></tr>
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example, if an items is faulty then a customer can return it and request a
refund. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">And DVDs can only be sold with the correct Australian classification.
Many of the classifications have changed—for example there is now a MA15+
category—so Vinnes has a volunteer who comes in during the week to
search the DVD titles online and label them with new classification stickers.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uyxCSOzrQ3M/VfNV5BZ0BqI/AAAAAAAAQ9U/xuAtx3E0WOU/s1600/Serina%2B01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A man holding a DVD cover in front of a pile of other DVD covers." border="0" height="293" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uyxCSOzrQ3M/VfNV5BZ0BqI/AAAAAAAAQ9U/xuAtx3E0WOU/s400/Serina%2B01.jpg" title="A man holding a DVD cover in front of a pile of other DVD covers." width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">I noticed a pile of crutches and walkers stored on the mezzanine
level of the warehouse. Gary explained that they provide these items to customers
if they ask; they do not display them as they find that some people purchase
and then resell for profit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">We thought we’d seen everything, but there was more. Gary
took us out the back and into a large shed, where sacks of unsorted material
received from Vinnies stores were kept. The shed houses anywhere between 2,500 and
3,000 unsorted bags at any time. “My aim is to ensure we have at least one and
a half months worth of goods to stock Vinnies stores in storage, in case
donations dry up for any reason” said Gary. The forklift drivers had a system
for sorting the goods so that they are stored chronologically.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7DUuPCYPrY/Ve5neR8jwFI/AAAAAAAAQ78/TJPDxVZXkAI/s1600/Vinnies%2Btour%2B17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Woman and man talking in a large shed, in front of pallet racks holding large bags of clothing." border="0" height="296" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y7DUuPCYPrY/Ve5neR8jwFI/AAAAAAAAQ78/TJPDxVZXkAI/s400/Vinnies%2Btour%2B17.jpg" title="Woman and man talking in a large shed, in front of pallet racks holding large bags of clothing." width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo by The Shopping Sherpa</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dLZ1f_J8ZO8/Ve5ngKM7TvI/AAAAAAAAQ8E/wn16s82BXAU/s1600/Vinnies%2Btour%2B18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A man checking the label on a large bag of clothing on a pallet rack." border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dLZ1f_J8ZO8/Ve5ngKM7TvI/AAAAAAAAQ8E/wn16s82BXAU/s400/Vinnies%2Btour%2B18.jpg" title="A man checking the label on a large bag of clothing on a pallet rack." width="295" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo by The Shopping Sherpa</i></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">And finally, there was a warehouse across the road. The
warehouse held boxes of goods that had been labelled and packaged in the sorting
centre. </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qd_-XrxNA4M/Ve5nhO78CHI/AAAAAAAAQ8M/bLYnjqQNBU8/s1600/Vinnies%2Btour%2B19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rows of stacked and labelled cardboard cartons in a warehouse." border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qd_-XrxNA4M/Ve5nhO78CHI/AAAAAAAAQ8M/bLYnjqQNBU8/s400/Vinnies%2Btour%2B19.jpg" title="Rows of stacked and labelled cardboard cartons in a warehouse." width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo by The Shopping Sherpa</i></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Beside the roller door was an order that had already been prepared for
the Vinnies Phillip store. Once a store orders what it needs, warehouse workers
locate the relevant boxes in the warehouse and then make a stack of them, ready
to load onto the truck and transport.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qwBYAnh7NDU/VfNV5zUe3lI/AAAAAAAAQ9g/8-WIfecwGqc/s1600/Serina%2B02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A pile of cartons stacked up next to a roller door in a warehouse." border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qwBYAnh7NDU/VfNV5zUe3lI/AAAAAAAAQ9g/8-WIfecwGqc/s400/Serina%2B02.jpg" title="A pile of cartons stacked up next to a roller door in a warehouse." width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">The warehouse also contained some furniture. We admired a
funky green-and-black-striped retro sofa, and a brown hipster-style sofa. </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SC-bGLvYfQY/VfNWALAhKMI/AAAAAAAAQ9o/9sf_fODhXDA/s1600/Serina%2B04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A man arranging the back cushions of a green, fawn and black striped sofa in a warehouse." border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SC-bGLvYfQY/VfNWALAhKMI/AAAAAAAAQ9o/9sf_fODhXDA/s400/Serina%2B04.jpg" title="A man arranging the back cushions of a green, fawn and black striped sofa in a warehouse." width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">But this
furniture was not destined for Vinnies stores. “Around 80% of our furniture
goes to people in need,” said Gary. “Homelessness is a real problem in
Canberra. And since most of the people we gift furniture to live in small
apartments, it’s a challenge to find items that are small enough to fit.” Vinnies
buys new foam mattresses to go with the beds it gives these people, to ensure that
the bedding is hygienic and safe.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w-wzwKcWR0k/VfNV4OaZaGI/AAAAAAAAQ9Q/1Ydypi11c0g/s1600/Serina%2B03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A stack of foam mattresses in plastic packaging." border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w-wzwKcWR0k/VfNV4OaZaGI/AAAAAAAAQ9Q/1Ydypi11c0g/s400/Serina%2B03.jpg" title="A stack of foam mattresses in plastic packaging." width="288" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo by Ms Frugal Ears</i></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The thing that impressed me the most about Vinnies Mitchell
Distribution Centre was the commitment to quality. Items were treated
respectfully, and a lot of care went into the sorting process. Gary emphasised
that Vinnies always welcomed quality donations; and an issue for them was the
cost of dealing with poor quality or damaged items. He tactfully avoided discussing
the direct cost to Vinnies of dealing with rubbish that had been dumped, but
from his anecdotes that was clearly a problem especially with some of the bins
near suburban retail stores. Vinnies Mitchell has a massive skip bin out the
back, which it used for the large volume of damaged goods or items it was
unable to sell that it received.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bc4_0bEsGnA/Ve5naqvtKRI/AAAAAAAAQ7s/bLRA6NNDWIk/s1600/Vinnies%2Btour%2B15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A woman walking past a large rubbish skip." border="0" height="292" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bc4_0bEsGnA/Ve5naqvtKRI/AAAAAAAAQ7s/bLRA6NNDWIk/s400/Vinnies%2Btour%2B15.jpg" title="A woman walking past a large rubbish skip." width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo by The Shopping Sherpa</i></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">As to how volunteers price items, Gary admitted it was a bit
random. It is difficult for the volunteers to know what the items they are
pricing sold for new in the shops. That said, Vinnies had some basic guidelines
based on the type of item they are pricing.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">And if you think that staff and volunteers out the back get
the first pick of the best stuff at bargain prices, think again. Vinnies has
strict policies to ensure that managers monitor and approve purchases by staff,
and that the items are being sold to them at the same price they would be sold
to the general public. And Gary said that Vinnies workers were buying what you
or I would buy – mid-range clothing mainly. There are still plenty of bargains
to be enjoyed by everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Speaking of bargains, Vinnies Mitchell will be holding its
annual Monster Warehouse Sale from 6 to 8 November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Vinnies
Mitchell is located at 10 Buckland Street in Mitchell, and is open Monday to
Friday 9 am to 4 pm and Saturday 10 am to 3 pm.</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-83071098985629489452015-08-26T15:20:00.003+10:002015-08-26T15:20:30.107+10:00Opportunity To Do charity garage sale: Mega clearance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="fsl"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.o2d.org/">Opportunity To Do</a> charity garage sales need to make room for more donations so they are having a massive clear-out of current stock.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything is half
price: including kids' and adult clothing, books, handbags, toys, kitchenware,
bric-a-brac and more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be early to grab the best bargains!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday
29 August</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8 am - 12 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 O'Grady Place, Wanniassa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Phone: 0404 182 494 for more information, or check out <a href="http://www.facebook.com/CharityGarageSalesCanberra">their Facebook page</a>.</span></div>
AMCSviatkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086323643104240166.post-86980845972611095102015-07-11T07:26:00.002+10:002015-07-11T07:27:04.842+10:00Opportunity To Do Charity Garage Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FdX83c349Hk/VaA4aorKZUI/AAAAAAAAQVA/OXLewi-6FKM/s1600/Charity%2BGarage%2BSale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Banner advertising the August Charity Garage Sale." border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FdX83c349Hk/VaA4aorKZUI/AAAAAAAAQVA/OXLewi-6FKM/s400/Charity%2BGarage%2BSale.jpg" title="Banner advertising the August Charity Garage Sale." width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The next Charity Garage Sale is on </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Saturday 15 August.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Browse through a huge range of items for all
ages Plenty of new bargains every month
including clothes for everyone, books, DVDs & CDs, kitchenware,
bric-a-brac, nursery items and much more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">All proceeds are used to fund
projects that support sustainable development in poor communities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>When:</b> Saturday 15 August, 8 am - 1 pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Where:</b> 5 O'Grady Place, Wanniassa</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Contact:</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ph: 0404
182 494 or visit <a href="http://www.o2d.org/">the website</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></div>
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