Op-shop glam is very much reality
Into treasure
LIFELINE Boutique manager Min Liddle is constantly amazed by the high-end, designer clothing that regularly ends up in the charity’s donation bin.
Each week, employees at the charity’s distribution centre sort through hundreds of donations, find the standout items, and send them directly to the Range Shopping Centre store.
“As the boutique store, we get the high-end, high-quality clothes,” Ms Liddle said.
“We get the designer wear, and the really good quality brands.
“We also get so much stock still with the price tags attached. They’re brand new.
“It’s amazing to think that people buy them and then don’t wear them.”
Self confessed “op-shopper” Ms Liddle has been working at the boutique for one-and-a-half years.
“I get 98% of my wardrobe from here,” she said.
“I used to not care where my clothes came from.
“But I have turned into a bit of clothes snob!”
National Op Shop week runs from tomorrow until Sunday, September 1.
The week encourages people to donate their unwanted, saleable clothes, and goods,and discover “hidden gems and bargains”.
“The week is all about embracing the ‘one man’s trash (is another’s treasure)’ concept,” Ms Liddle said.