Salvos Stores Leichhardt

“This is the worst thrift store I’ve visited. It’s chaos. The clothes are not sorted into cateregories (or the sizing their signs indicate). The racks are largely empty but lots of signage saying they are not taking donations. 90% of the clothes are rag quality. A solid 15% massively overpriced because they are a brand…but they are rag quality and end of life. The staff seem to be completely unaware they are ‘working’ and all bar one are just chatting away whilst a customer is patiently waiting to be served. Incredibly depressing experience…not a helpful environment to provide those in need.”

“Don’t bother doing donations.. they want perfect quality, new furniture. It’s not for the homeless and people in need who have nothing but for them to sell. Very choosy about donations and everything we had was knocked back by the delivery drivers. Furniture, furnishings, clothes, books.”

“love this place. Get the cutest beanie bear and a lot of choice for furniture, cookware and clothes.”

“This is one of my spots to go and have a little window shop when I don’t have anything else to do. Always a great selection of clothes, books, and other little Knick knacks. Worth making the journey down Parramatta Road for I’d say.”

“The good: helpful staff & pleasant to deal with. Clothing sorted by style ( skirt, dress etc) and sizes. Massive amount of kitchenware including china, glassware, plastic warehouse, cooking utensils and most of it sorted individually by colour. They had a markdown rack with 50% off blue tags. 3 changerooms to use. Quite a large store that is utilising its space well. Plenty of books, videos & even some records to look through. The bad : someone needs to go through the clothing racks as it's evident nothing ever gets sorted and while they are labelled as sizes, it's a mish mash of style, sizing the lot. The only space that seemed well looked after was the boutique part. The pricing still gets me, not as bad as vinnies, but still not comparable with the items they price”