St Vincent de Paul shop on Hibberson Street, Gungahlin is closing at 5pm on Saturday 24 November.
There is a closing down sale - all the second hand goods are now half price.
We are told that the rent went up and the shop is no longer viable. Shame, really, because Gunghalin will now be without an op shop.
Showing posts with label Gungahlin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gungahlin. Show all posts
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Salvonista - Saturday 20 October
Salovinsta mobile boutique will be in Canberra this weekend:
Saturday 20 October
10am - 5pm
Gungahlin Place, Gungahlin
Check out Salvonista for more details.
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
The Eyes Have It
Sorry about the scary self-portrait, but had to show you these truly divine vintage sunglasses.
Black and white frames with green lenses. $3 from Vinnies, Gungahlin a few weeks ago.
Favourite find in a very long time.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Thrifty Thursday
Reprinted from The Shopping Sherpa
Spare money + spare time at lunch = a trip to the local op shop, not more than a block away from work. Sadly, it's been almost a month since i've been able to do any op shopping.
I picked up yet another pair of cropped denim pants. ($5. Do I need them? No. Do they make me happy? Yes)
And a bag containing almost 200g of Studio Mohair and a couple of balls of other fluffy white stuff ($3. Do I need it? No. Especially after a recent delivery of a gift which I now dub Mohair Mountain. Does it make me happy? Yes)
And while we're on the subject I found my $30 Witchery voucher a couple of days ago and cashed it in:
Leather conditioner for my wonderful, faithful, most favorite EX23 vintage leather satchel ($0 but RRP $12.95. Do I need it? Hell yes!) and a palette of eyeshadows to replace random containers that have been banging round for far too many cruise adventures ($0, RRP $19.95 but marked down to $14.95. Do I need it? Not just yet, but maybe sometime soon...)
There's still money left on the card but unless I fancy a set of overpriced hair elastics it'll stay there and slowly rot.
Spare money + spare time at lunch = a trip to the local op shop, not more than a block away from work. Sadly, it's been almost a month since i've been able to do any op shopping.
I picked up yet another pair of cropped denim pants. ($5. Do I need them? No. Do they make me happy? Yes)
And a bag containing almost 200g of Studio Mohair and a couple of balls of other fluffy white stuff ($3. Do I need it? No. Especially after a recent delivery of a gift which I now dub Mohair Mountain. Does it make me happy? Yes)
And while we're on the subject I found my $30 Witchery voucher a couple of days ago and cashed it in:Leather conditioner for my wonderful, faithful, most favorite EX23 vintage leather satchel ($0 but RRP $12.95. Do I need it? Hell yes!) and a palette of eyeshadows to replace random containers that have been banging round for far too many cruise adventures ($0, RRP $19.95 but marked down to $14.95. Do I need it? Not just yet, but maybe sometime soon...)There's still money left on the card but unless I fancy a set of overpriced hair elastics it'll stay there and slowly rot.
Sunday, 21 June 2009
Extra hours at the G
Vinnies Gungahlin has increased its Saturday opening hours.
9-5 each and every Saturday.
A happy, if unexpectedly expensive discovery, yesterday arvo.
9-5 each and every Saturday.
A happy, if unexpectedly expensive discovery, yesterday arvo.
Sunday, 15 March 2009
No Sunday trading
We went by Vinnies at Gungahlin this arvo to find it closed.
From this week, Vinnies Gungahlin will not open on Sundays.
Don't know why but I'm guessing the difficulty getting volunteers on Sundays is partly responsible.
From this week, Vinnies Gungahlin will not open on Sundays.
Don't know why but I'm guessing the difficulty getting volunteers on Sundays is partly responsible.
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Yarn Ahoy
No-one seems to believe us when we say that the hard-core knitters among us knit all year, not just in Autumn and Winter. However, with Autumn almost upon us Vinnies is finally bringing out the yarn and needles again in quantity.
There was new needles and yarn in reasonable amounts at Vinnies Gungahlin on Saturday (and I only bought enough for a beret). Vinnies Belconnen, certainly the most consistent source of op-shop yarn in Canberra, had a full yarn bin yesterday, according to my sources.
Happy knitting, everyone.
There was new needles and yarn in reasonable amounts at Vinnies Gungahlin on Saturday (and I only bought enough for a beret). Vinnies Belconnen, certainly the most consistent source of op-shop yarn in Canberra, had a full yarn bin yesterday, according to my sources.
Happy knitting, everyone.
Friday, 26 December 2008
Things that should NOT be bought second hand, ever
While we are all into buying second hand material and giving it a second life, there are times when you are out shopping for second hand material and you come across stuff that you know you should never, ever, buy second hand. When Taph and I have been on our foraging trips we have sometimes come across some things that are like this, and sometimes, we just put them back, but other times, we have remembered to take photos of them so we could post them here.
This is just so wrong and Aussie junk should never have put them on display. I mean who would even consider buying such a thing from Aussie Junk.
Spotted this in the Canberra Times ad-hoc section (On Tuesday 16 December). I do not know if the person is serious or having a joke on Canberra, but I was not going to ring them to find out.
Really would anyone buy this second hand. Guys, a word of advise here, if you are going to buy something like this for your Significant other, THEN BUY IT NEW.
This is just so wrong and Aussie junk should never have put them on display. I mean who would even consider buying such a thing from Aussie Junk.Spotted this in the Canberra Times ad-hoc section (On Tuesday 16 December). I do not know if the person is serious or having a joke on Canberra, but I was not going to ring them to find out.Really would anyone buy this second hand. Guys, a word of advise here, if you are going to buy something like this for your Significant other, THEN BUY IT NEW. The good old personal massager, never buy one used as you never know where it has been massaging.
Oh, one other thing, remember to take baby wipes with you, because after handling this lot, we needed to wash our hands.
Let us know about your finds at ops shops, or at least the stuff you find that should not be there.
Monday, 22 December 2008
Not really wanted
I saw this in Vinnies Gungahlin over the weekend:
I am not going to say it is the worst film ever made, but it would have to be the worst film I saw in 2008. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493464/
Even funnier is that it was released on DVD only a couple of weeks ago, and here sits a copy at a second hand shop for $3.00. Admittedly it is a R1 copy in NTSC format, but to find it like this is a surprise.
We also found these videos in the same store. PufnStuff was one of those 60s -70s kids shows, which is so full of innuendo, that even adults will find it funny. Just say the name slowly - Puf-n-stuff. Nuf said.
And finally sometimes it pays to look around. I found a second hand bookstall at a market had two copies of the Da Vinci code. One was $2 and the other was $5. I read the book ages ago, and I think even the copy for $2 is overpriced.
I am not going to say it is the worst film ever made, but it would have to be the worst film I saw in 2008. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493464/
Even funnier is that it was released on DVD only a couple of weeks ago, and here sits a copy at a second hand shop for $3.00. Admittedly it is a R1 copy in NTSC format, but to find it like this is a surprise.
We also found these videos in the same store. PufnStuff was one of those 60s -70s kids shows, which is so full of innuendo, that even adults will find it funny. Just say the name slowly - Puf-n-stuff. Nuf said.
And finally sometimes it pays to look around. I found a second hand bookstall at a market had two copies of the Da Vinci code. One was $2 and the other was $5. I read the book ages ago, and I think even the copy for $2 is overpriced.Thursday, 18 December 2008
It all started because J wanted a CD rack...
(Reprinted from The Shopping Sherpa)
...and I had magazines to drop off at Lifeline in Mitchell.
First stop, Salvos Mitchell where J donated a new in plastic roll of engagement wrapping paper and, in return, The Frugalling Fairy smiled upon us.
I know it's almost too late, but if you need Christmas cards, tasteless decorations or gift cards, head ye to Salvos Mitchell and check out the very large carton of vintage goodies. At one stage I pulled out a set of gift cards with Strawberry Shortcake on one side and, on the other, a cartoon character which looked vaguely familiar. It took about 20 minutes until I exclaimed, as we drove away: "Ziggy"!
See this pile of loveliness?
$1 for the lot. I have evil plans for next year.
But first I may pull out and keep the grey and black cards for myself....
J had no luck with CD racks that she'd actually want in her home so we headed up to Aussie Junk. Where we found a suitable CD rack, visited the Yarn Barns and then wandered into the Better Bits corner where I spotted these:
which are identical to the lights J has in her kitchen. One of which has a shade which has gone a bit dodgy to which the seller of the original set declared there was no such thing as a spare part and she'd have to buy a whole new set of lights (around $100) to replace one dodgy shade.
Or, as became obvious today, spend $15 for both sets (brand new with tags attached) and the wooden CD rack and have spare shades and bulbs to last a lifetime. Thank you, Frugalling Fairy!
At Vinnies Gungahlin (which we had to visit to check the opening hours for the Google Doc spreadsheet) I rounded my spend for the day to $10 with the purchase of this for $9:
Hopefully for a blog reader who wanted to buy my Little Singer for her daughter for Christmas. So really, my spend was $1.
...and I had magazines to drop off at Lifeline in Mitchell.
First stop, Salvos Mitchell where J donated a new in plastic roll of engagement wrapping paper and, in return, The Frugalling Fairy smiled upon us.
I know it's almost too late, but if you need Christmas cards, tasteless decorations or gift cards, head ye to Salvos Mitchell and check out the very large carton of vintage goodies. At one stage I pulled out a set of gift cards with Strawberry Shortcake on one side and, on the other, a cartoon character which looked vaguely familiar. It took about 20 minutes until I exclaimed, as we drove away: "Ziggy"!
See this pile of loveliness?
$1 for the lot. I have evil plans for next year.But first I may pull out and keep the grey and black cards for myself....
J had no luck with CD racks that she'd actually want in her home so we headed up to Aussie Junk. Where we found a suitable CD rack, visited the Yarn Barns and then wandered into the Better Bits corner where I spotted these:which are identical to the lights J has in her kitchen. One of which has a shade which has gone a bit dodgy to which the seller of the original set declared there was no such thing as a spare part and she'd have to buy a whole new set of lights (around $100) to replace one dodgy shade.Or, as became obvious today, spend $15 for both sets (brand new with tags attached) and the wooden CD rack and have spare shades and bulbs to last a lifetime. Thank you, Frugalling Fairy!
At Vinnies Gungahlin (which we had to visit to check the opening hours for the Google Doc spreadsheet) I rounded my spend for the day to $10 with the purchase of this for $9:
Hopefully for a blog reader who wanted to buy my Little Singer for her daughter for Christmas. So really, my spend was $1.
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Taph FAFing* About - Release the Moths
Date: Saturday 22 NovemberPlace: St Vincent de Paul op-shop, Gungahlin
Object: Brand new Oroton wallet (kanagroo leather, buttery soft)
Investment: $9
Notes: Replaces the $3 op-shop wallet which I've had exactly a year
*FAF = Frugal and/or Free
Reprinted from Unravelled Blog
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