Save the Children Northcote

Australian charity store.Good quality clothing.Cotton t- shirt,shirt,pants,shirts,shorts,.Woollen jumpers,jeans,skirts and tops.Good selection of children's books and shoes.Bric a brac,menswear,and women's clothing.

This shop reliably provides something good for me. Prices vary but it's for a great cause and gets some fine and new donations. Sunny, open and with friendly volunteers, it's good for a quick browse amongst the precious op shop nirvana that is High Street, from here and northwards all the way to Preston.

Disappointed by the poor upkeep of this shop. Plenty of items have been sitting there since my last visit 8 months ago. The holes and rips on the Levis especially are still marked at high prices.

Great stash of high quality apparel sold at higher than usual prices for op shops. Fair enough given the well curated selection of branded items available here.

Every now and then this place has some okay things but they are one of the more expensive stores. Example, a $19 used typo mini back pack that was $24 when it was new, their books $5 when most other shops are $3 a book or fill a bag situation. This is definitely more of a vintage store vibe than an op shop. I’ve not experienced much in the way of friendly costumer service from their staff. Edit in response to shop: I don’t feel anyone is under the illusion that there is a shortage of second hand goods. Selling items at a lower price creates higher turn over of second hand goods actively saving more from landfill. I really dislike when op shops hide behind charities to justify unnecessary high prices for used good. If you genuinely cared about saving used goods from landfill and giving to charity you would make your used goods more financially accessible to the community.