Mcintyres Equestrian Foundation Thrift Shop

The Mcintyres Equestrian Foundation look after young people and kids with disabilities in the Equine sense (things to do with horses, horseriding) and I have the utmost respect for those working in the place all volunteers and people involved in the organisation.
Another great thing, they stock really cool clothes and toys for kids. I’m the kind of mother who will buy a bulk back of 50 items of kids clothes for her kids, not really the spending $ 50 on a boys shirt kind of person. I have picked up some cool wooden kids toys here, almost brand new condition and some winter jumpers for my kids as well.
It’s always a good place to pick up something you just don’t expect to pick up and it’s a great little place to shop for yourself as well. I picked up a silk scarf for $ 2 bargain!
This store is not as small as it used to be and there is now room to stock more stuff (expanded) as well. It’s quite easy to spend at least 30 minutes in here because there is a lot of stuff to go through. From keychains to scarfs, to kids books and toys… always a good find here.

If you have read my other reviews, you would know that I love the op shop just down the road from this one and that vintage/​thrift shopping is something I enjoy. Mcintyres is a pretty good op shop, I visit this store frequently and have found some great things here.
The Mcintyres thrift shop offers a whole range of goods– china and cutlery, children’s toys, home wares and clothes. The place recently got refurbished and is now twice the size it once was, making it a lot more organised. There is a «retro section» too, and you can find some pretty good things there. The prices here are also very reasonable and they only sell things in good condition.
I have found the volunteers who work here to be very polite and helpful when asked for assistance.
I am pretty satisfied with this place, as far as op shops and thrift stores go, this is one of the good ones.

In my house we have a problem with breaking bowls. I’m not sure why exactly, but we have since come to the conclusion that we need to spend less money on crockery and more money on super glue.
In my merry adventures through numerous thrift stores I stumbled upon the equestrian foundation’s thrift store in Indooroopilly. A friend had suggested it as he had found a four piece suit here before for the bargain price of $ 25, which to his surprise included a Ralph Lauren tie.
As I walked in I was greeted by the charming volunteers behind the counter who asked me how my day had been going (pretty crap, thanks) and if I needed any help. The rapport kept up throughout my shopping which was actually nice as they seemed genuinely interested in my day rather than trying to sell me something.
The clothes here seem to be donated from people with impeccable style; I found several dresses that I loved, a rack of ‘retro’ clothing (mostly circa 1980s), pretty accessories, and a HUGE range of retro luggage. And to honour my friend I had a look at the ties; there were so many great ones, many of them silk. It’s worth a look at the labels in the clothes in this store if you’re interested in that sort of thing.
Although they didn’t have a huge range of crockery and bric-​à-​brac in this store I did walk out with a bargain 10 bowl set for $ 10. Maybe a little more pricey than your average thrift store, but the bowls were fairly high quality yellow ceramics. And they haven’t broken yet.
All proceeds from this store supports the Mcintyre Equestrian Foundation for disabled children, and according to the volunteer shop assistant the best of their stores is located in Graceville. I’ll be checking that one out soon as I’ve been promised designer clothes at thrift store prices.