Opportunity shops in Melbourne’s East
As promised, today I will start the updates on my favourite Opportunity shops around Melbourne. Appologies for those who don’t live in Melbourne, you may still enjoy looking at some of the pics of cool things I’ve found.
I thought I would do this in a series of 4, which will be divided into North, South, East and West Melbourne, and I’ll give you my top 3 Op shops in that area. Today I thought I would start with the East, seeing as though I frequent the shops in this area more than the others.
Today we went to buy some new pet fish (as all our old fish have sadly passed on) and the fish shop on Glenferrie Road in Malvern that we frequent was closed. I couldn’t just go home empty handed now, could I? Across the street is one of my favourite Salvation Army stores.
I have been looking for a lolly jar for ages! I finally found one! I think I’m going to fill it up with m&ms or some other colourful candy that I won’t be tempted to eat.
It was only $3.99, at the Salvos, 57 Glenferrie Road Malvern, VIC 3144 (03) 9576 0642
Opening Hours
Mon- Fri: 9.30 – 5.30 Sat: 9-5
Yesterday I was on my way to get petrol and well, could I resist popping into the Op shop across the street? Nope.
And look! Only $5 at Arthritis Victoria’s Op shop, 1428 High Street, Malvern, (03) 9509 6263
This shop is great because it’s extra small and really jam packed full of goodies! It also probably wouldn’t have as much foot traffic as a Salvo’s store, so all the more for us!
Hours
Monday to Friday 10.00am to 4.00pm
Saturday 9.00am to 12.00pm
I haven’t worn this gorgeous silk scarf yet, but look at the detail in the pattern. The border reminds me of a doodle you would draw with a biro while talking on the phone.
This scarf was only $2 at St James Op Shop 1378 Malvern Road TOORONGA VIC 3144.
This Op Shop is so good because like, Arthritis Victoria, it’s really small, but it does have two rooms with kitchen and glassware out the back. In the front room they have huge boxes stuffed full of scarves, ties, ribbons, shawls, all there ready for you to rummage through. This is definately my favourite of the three because I always seem to walk out with something really elegant and unique. The only bad thing about this place is its trading hours and no weekend opening. If you work all day, it’s a bit of a challenge getting there. Very worthwhile though.
Hours
Mon-Fri:10am-4pm
Does anyone know of any others in the East that are worth mentioning??
could you please advise how we can get onto your website. we manage an opp. shop for the scalabrini fathers.
Worst ever op shop experience!
It’s not that the Ferntree Gully rd, FTG Salvation Army op shop isn’t any good.
It’s that a staff member or member’s; smoke cigarettes in the storage area at the back of the shop, which is common air space with shop itself.
As soon as I enter the front door the place reeks of stale cigarette smoke.
Amongst other items, I like to check the book area at the back of the shop which is against the storage area wall.
Twice now, my eyes have burnt to the point of watering, my throat became sore, I’ve began developing a head-ache and I simply could not stop sneezing.
Two hours after being in that store I visited my son, who looked at me strangely and asked if I had taken up smoking. I reeked of that putrid smell…..
Why anyone would put up with the atmosphere, let alone buy clothes and other items stinking of cigarette smoke from that store is truly beyond me.
I don’t even want to start questioning the health effects on pregnant women and little children of whom are regulars there
Talk about breaking laws and flaunting public liability……
Whomever these selfishly inconsiderate, arrogant, vacuous headed choice specimens are??? they should be made aware of how many workplace and public health laws, council by-laws as well as fire and public liability provisions and regulations they are flagrantly disregarding.
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that’s t 4
Totally, Utterly, Disgusted
P.S. The other salvo’s store in the FTG village is fine and there are two other op shops in FTG proper; one across the road from the FTG Salvo’s in Station St and one on Forest Rd. All of which are great though no where near as large as the revolting one mentioned above or as big as the one in neighbouring Boronia.
Woh!! What a terrible day! Well.. theres’s good and bad with the op shops I’m afraid… Hope your future experiences are better!!
- adelle
Dear Adelle,
I am a visitor to Melbourne from Sri Lanka and would appreciate knowing how you get to the high street shop in Malvern. I know where the Salvos and Vinnies are in Malvern but my local knowledge of roads is very limited. Is High Street walking distance from say Salvos on Glenferrie Road. Tks. Mystica
Hi Mystica..
How are you?
Actually, the high st store is not in walking distance of the salvos on Glenferrie Road. High St Malvern actually intersects with Glenferrie road, so if you head down Glenferrie Road (away from Dandenong Road) you will intersect with High St. You turn right into high st and can jump on a tram somewhere along there. The Op shop is opposite a BP service station.
Hope this helps
- adelle
Hi Adelle,
The eastern suburbs seem to be your stamping ground, so I’m surprised you haven’t yet mentioned the opshops further along High Street, which ends at Warrigal Road Ashburton, and there are some great shops at that end!
Yeh,.. for some reason I never go down that end of High St.. next holidays tho – I’m there
-adelle
Have you been to
lost & found something.
On smith street in east melbourne.
Could be collingwood?
Its mad.
Yeh I have! It’s awesome! But the prices aren’t too awesome… Great stuff though!!