The Salvation Army

I really wish the Salvos was more visible to the public, because it is such a good find. I actually never knew it existed until the other day when I walked past and a Salvos Van was out the front. I am so glad it was parked out front otherwise I would have sent on not knowing about it.
This Salvos is not massive, but it is very well stocked and must be known well by the locals. They had a heap of donations waiting to be sorted out front. That is always a good sign, it means their stock changes regularly. Fresh stock means good finds!
Inside the store is well organised, shelves of glass ware, crockery and pottery is around the back of the store. Items seem to be matched in types, which is nice if you are looking for something in particular.
There are so many shoes in this store! Racks and racks of them. Really nice designer ones too! There are a lot of clothing with tags still on and in good quality. That is a rare thing as well. I think that it must be the area, the locals are more of upper middle class to richer families.
The staff there are so lovely too. I was looking for a butter dish and the lady went out of her way to try and help me find one. We did not have any luck, but she offered to pop my name on a list in case one came in! That never happens at a thrift store. What amazing service! Be sure to stop at this store thrifties! You will be pleasantly surprised!

This is quite a large Salvation Army run thrift shop in a back street off the Unley road main drag. There’s a whole lot of junky stuff, with the occassional gem in the rough. One of the main advatages of this store is that it continues to be priced incredibly cheaply.
When I was there yesterday, all clothes were $ 1 and all soft toys (of which there was a huge selection) were just 50c… there were even a couple of gorgeous hand knitted ones which were no doubt worth quite a bit more! Even without this unbelievable sale, the prices seem to remain much smaller than is commonly found these days. There is a reasonable selection of books and homewares and tonnes of clothes and shoes, although some of it is quite worse for wear.
Well worth your time if you like a rummage — but not worth your while if you need it to be a little easier.