Salvation Army

Crazy for good thrift stores. Bought nothing but lots interesting thins make shopping like an adventure. Background radio is relaxing. I will go there again

So when it comes to reviewing thrift shops I get nervous. I get nervous that all the little gems I find in this particular store will be purchased by my fellow thrift junkies.
But alas, I came to a revelation. If I share my love for this store maybe more of you will donate to them and then more gems for me to find! Ahhh the powers of deductive reasoning.
This Salvos store is one of my favs. Must be just a great area for donations, but I have found some impressive brand name clothing and some awesome decorative home pieces.
So go there, dig deep, donate and recycle. And please take note that I love 80s style and over sized shirts if you are feeling particularly generous

Op-​shopping for guys clothes can be a little tricky. Unless you like old t-​shirts and cords, the pickings can be a bit slim.
The Salvos on South Road is one one of my favourites. Not only do they have a decent range of styles and sizes (I’ve picked up a Ben Sherman shirt in great condition here for $ 15), they also have a lot of furniture that’s in good knick.
If you’re on the hunt for a fancy dress party, there’s usually something here too. In the past, I’ve found old school tracksuits, lab coats and funky hats here.
Come past on Saturdays as well, they usually have half-​price specials on clothes with coloured tags.
There’s plenty of parking as well, but if you’re coming from the south, you’ll have to do a u-​turn to get into the parking lot.
Well worth checking out.

After being on the hunt for a second hand couch for a while, I was told by a friend to head to the Salvation Army where some of the bigger stores take donations of quite good quality second hand furniture. After speaking to a very lovely lady on the phone from the Marion store, she directed me to Melrose Park because it is the Salvation Army’s biggest location in Adelaide.
The store was indeed massive and had a diverse range of great things that you would not find at the smaller and more traditional ‘thrift’ shops. There was heaps of different kinds of furniture including couches and desks and bedside tables and filing cabinets, along with the usual racks of clothing, books and kitchenware. The store was set out very well and very spacious which makes looking for things so much easier.
The volunteer member serving us showed us the couches and told us useful information about their delivery and holding policies. They were also having a 50% off book sale just for that day and there were dozens of people in there walking out with armfuls of dirt cheap books.