Salvos Stores New Town

“Another example of an opportunity shop becoming money-hungry. They have a rack of curated items with jackets, often over $100. I’ve seen basic items from brands such as Witchery and Country Road for $30. It’s lucky to find a decent quality item for under $10, regardless of the brand now. I think they have forgotten their purpose - selling their donated second-hand items (making a profit no matter the sale price) to raise money and provide a cheap option for those who need it in the local area. I used to love coming here in my early days of thrifting, but the ridiculous prices kept me away. ”

“It’s ok expensive and dirty have wipes in car after there clothes over priced lots of books priced at 3/6 $ clothes start at 5/20$ to expensive dvds 2/10 or more”

“Most products are quite trashy and overpriced for the condition they're in. If you want a similarly large range of products for more reasonable prices, I reccommend going to the Vinnies on Argyle Street if you can make the trip.”

“I'd give -0 if i could. Aside from only assisting people that follow their religion (iv'e asked for help before and they refused me as i told them i'm not interested in joining any church when they asked me to sign some forms to join one for assistance. This was some years ago, hopefully this isn't a thing as pretty sure charities can't do that as a human rights issue and goes against what a charity is). Today i walked into this store. The shelves and displays we're absolutely crammed with stuff, a few people browsing in store. I looked at the first 2 glass cabinets at the front of the store, nothing seemed to be under $15. After browsing a little more of the cabinets i walked strait back out as i certainly can't afford anything from here, these are upper-class prices and certainly not a place that someone in financial need can afford or even justify spending when they can get cheaper new elsewhere. No wonder their store is crammed like a hoarders house because their customers/general public can't afford to buy anything. $45 for a cup set they literally got donated for free (seen the same set cheaper on ebay). $25 for a book they got donated for free. $110 for a small table statue. $8 for an anko shirt they sell instore brand-new for $5 (this has been noticed a few times by different people i've spoken too and their friends). See any patterns? Isn't a charity meant to offer secondhand items for affordable prices for the needy and low-income? Why are their prices more than that of a high end store selling new items? Why do they over-price used clothes from low-cost stores at above rrp? Aren't there laws against that? I've also heard from plenty of other's that they've attempted to donate perfectly good item's, but have been turned away because it's either not good enough or maybe has a minor issue, but still easily fixable/functionable. This is a very entitled expectation to have of literally free donated item's from people hoping to help another person. Why are charity worker's turning people away? Are they only expecting people to donate only high profit item's? This isn't how a charity works. Also Salvo's ebay store seems to be booming really well, especially with all their high end market prices. Kinda wonder if their ebay, etc stores are in any way being regulated? Ebay really is a great profit tool isn't it? They can sell all over the world! All seems very shady to me. Especially after the horrid things i've heard about this business (salvo's). This business/store/"charity" needs to be investigated and held accountable. They don't even pay taxes on that profit. People donate to this business their possesions so that the needy can be helped, not feed the greedy. It's just a massive insult to people's good-will. They have clearly lost touch with what the meaning of charity even is and they've certainly lost their ethics. At least some other (different charities) second-hand stores sell at reasonable costs. I've found that vinnies is the best for price and lifeline seems to be fairly priced as well, but some stores can be a hit and miss. City mission can be a hit and miss also, but are still usually pretty good and find their stores are slighly bigger. The stores are usually clean and tidy, but noticably more empty than salvo's (hmm, i wonder why). I definitely recommend donating to these charities if you do, as they are fair and anytime i've donated to them they've happily accepted them and actually put the item's out.”

“Why are op shops charging so much for second hand clothing.went today and overpriced and not always in good shape. Just because it has a Brand name shouldn't make it more expensive .”