Vinnies East Maitland

I have frequented this op shop for a while as it is the closest to my home and the staff/volunteers have always been delightful. But I have noticed a steady incline in price whilst the quality of preloved items available has declined. We have a fast-fashion waste crisis and op shops aren't doing anything to alleviate this when they charge more for Kmart/Best n Less/Shein etc items than they were brand new. And apparently anything old enough to have a paper tag is automatically $20-30 regardless of the state/cleanliness of the item. Would it not be more beneficial to the charity to price lower and move more stock than have overpriced items on the rack for months???
Mar 21st, 2023

Very over priced
Jan 24th, 2023

Was just in and one of the volunteers was making very racist comments. Would hate to see how she treats indigenous customers
Jan 8th, 2023

Horrendously over priced. Just over a year ago the pricing was fair, however, the pricing has slowly increased over the last year to now unsustainable prices. Items are often priced well above what theyre worth new. A pre-owned Kmart dress was $40, a mug which sells for $7 new was $10, a used coles Tupperware container $6 and single disc dvd $5. Ive noticed that other customers tend to see these high prices then turn around and walk out the door. The staff and store layout are all lovely, but this strange increase in prices is doing more harm than good. I presume this is a higher management issue rather than volunteers.
Jan 4th, 2023

Shop is clean and well organised. Prices are fair. Staff happy and pleasant.
Oct 31st, 2022