93wCheck out Salvation Army Family Store in Ashburton
About Salvation Army (New Zealand)
The Salvation Army operates Family Stores across New Zealand to recycle household goods, clothing and furniture at accessible prices. Since 1883, The Salvation Army has supported over 120,000 families and individuals yearly with budgeting advice, food and clothing assistance, and life skills programmes. Money from Family Stores supports local and regional community work.
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4.3 ★ · 156 Google ratingsFrom Google Maps · See them all
Very clean and tidy. Find the "Sallies" quite expensive now. There are cheaper op shops. Wanted baskets for Christmas and there was plenty there though. So all good
Some things can be on the dearer side BUT I have found things here for extreamly cheap aslwell. They have a wide range of items such as household furniture, clothing, books, cds etc and the place is also super tidy. The lady I've met who work there are super friendly and always have a lovely chat with them
We came down from Christchurch for the day and visited the op shops in Ashburton. We were not disappointed here the place was lovely and tidy well set up and had some very nice things at a good price. Will be back to visit! Keep up the good work.
The Salvation Army is suppose to provide the 'much-needed relief in tight household budgets' and considering the financial state of most, this salvation army is overpriced. You are looking at no less than $5 per clothing item and that's even for the 'not so nice' items. Credit due to the $1 bin is a good idea but unfortunate for those that have a form of disability that doesn't allow them to look. Since the extension they have got some better stuff but considering what they get is donated it's greedy to say the least for some of the things I saw eg. $50 for a small mirror with Angels, $20 for a dress, $10 for a PS2 game? Throughout the shop a strong odor of unrination was extremely unpleasant, as was the heavy eye of the workers surveying the customers making them converse next to me about being uncomfortable. Otherwise the place is tidy and beautifully laid out. Racks are clearly marked making it easier to find what you are looking for and items are of good quality. I did in the least walk out with a DVD $2 and some small wall shelves $10.
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