Vinnies Geelong South

“Good range of stuff, but usually too expensive, so I don't end up getting the things I wanted. Sadly this is happening across most op shops these days.”

“I donate here more than I buy and I come here when I need something I don't wanna buy down the shops, yknow? Like today. I absolutely do not want to buy a Stephen King book on eBay, Amazon or down at Waurn Ponds. Sadly, for reasons I can intuit yet not articulate, no one including here has King novels. Nor vintage Mills and Boon. Good selection of oldschool ties. Love, love how to kitchenwares are stacked by colour, absolute genius for coordinating. Carpark is very generous. Fyans St can be busy and weird bc of the many business exit points and as of June 2024, the roundabout roadworks (and as I experienced today, some people think they are King of The Carparks and cede no sense and no right of way to no mortal).”

“Vinnie's on Fyans Street in South Geelong, is one that can't be missed for bargains and browsing. Lovely team of volunteers and staff... always welcoming and friendly. 👍”

“I drove to the back of this op shop and donated my pre loved items. I noticed that there were some items that were being sorted at the time and offered to pay cash. For this (it was a plastic container) I received a response from a male worker saying “ we don’t give these thing out for free you know” I again offered $3 for one item that would have been labelled in the shop as the same price. I have come across other volunteers in the past and this has never been an issue and they have been more than happy for me to pay cash and to lighten their workload. Further to this incident I was told that “I can go in the shop and make a donation if that’s what you want to do and I’ll price this and you can pay for it” - beyond anything this was rude and could’ve been handled with more tact and respect. This is not my normal experience at this op shop and normally enjoy going here but unfortunately won’t be returning after I was spoken to in such a degrading manner. Just to reiterate I put the plastic container back where I found it behind a rubbish bin exposed to the elements and to of use of no one.”

“BUYERS BEWARE - the manager was trying to claim that their 18ct hallmarked gold was real “because it’s verified by their jewellery” when it was clearly sticking to a magnet. When I pointed out that it’s illegal to knowingly sell fake hallmarked gold he just said it’s my opinion and put it back. Same goes for their fake Rolex and Omega watches.”