MELBOURNE’S TOP FIVE OPSHOPS

MELBOURNE’S TOP FIVE OPSHOPS

Melbourne is a mecca for opshopping so I thought I better call on one of my favourite thrifting compadres, Emily from Blue Umbrella Lane, to spill the beans on the secondhand hot spots down south. Here’s her top five… 1. Brotherhood of St Laurence Address:...
MAKE IT A MERRY THRIFTMAS

MAKE IT A MERRY THRIFTMAS

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and if you don’t want to max your credit card this silly season, skip your local shopping mall and try scoring some secondhand goods at your local thrift store! Aside from saving you A LOT OF COIN, there are so many good...
OPSHOPPING IS EASY LIKE A SUNDAY MORNING

OPSHOPPING IS EASY LIKE A SUNDAY MORNING

We’ve all been there…Sunday rolls around and you’ve missed your weekend opshopping window. All you can think about is the fact that you’ll have to wait another week to get your thrift on. Wrong. Turns out 30 opshops across Brisbane open their...
YESTERDAY’S THRIFT SHOP

YESTERDAY’S THRIFT SHOP

This thrift shop has so many rooms you could actually get lost! It was converted from a house so there’s eight to rummage through, including a bargain room where everything is $2 and on Sundays you can fill a bag of garments for $5. I’m still over the moon about...
TOP 5 PERTH OPSHOPS

TOP 5 PERTH OPSHOPS

It seems that all Hannah’s are opshop-aholics! Meet Hannah from In the dress up box, who lives on the other side of the country in sunny Perth. Out of the kindness of her heart she’s shared her top five favourite local op shops, just in case there are any...
SHOPPING IN MELBOURNE ON A SHOE STRING

SHOPPING IN MELBOURNE ON A SHOE STRING

When people say ‘Melbourne’ I think shopping. It’s a bit of a retail mecca for me, especially with six Savers stores to choose from! This time I went further afield on my thrift bender…all the way down to the Mornington Peninsular and  the...
LIFELINE SUPA STORE VIRGINIA

LIFELINE SUPA STORE VIRGINIA

You need to set aside 1-2 hours for this Lifeline…they don’t call it a Supa Store for nothing! They get a couple of truck deliveries a week, plus plenty of donations coming through the doors each day. The shop is well laid out with furniture on the left, clothing on...