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The Salvation Army is well known for its network of thrift stores or charity shops—colloquially referred to as "the Sally Ann" in Canada and the United States, "Salvos Stores" in Australia, and "Sally's" in New Zealand—which raise money for its rehabilitation programs by selling donated used items such as clothing, housewares, and toys.
Here are my five golden rules to thrift store shopping: 1.) Location, location, location: In general, thrift stores located on the better side of town generally have better stuff.
The company was founded by Bill Ellison in 1954 at a former movie theater in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. [8] [9] By 1970, the chain had six thrift stores in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington under various names, including Value Village and Thrift Village.
SVP Opportunity Shop in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in historic Anson Brown Building, Ann Arbor, MI. In Australia, "Vinnies" workers and volunteers number about 58,000. [23] Works include Conferences, Special Works, and Vinnies op shops, [24] assisting over 2,200,000 people in Australia each year. [25]
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Byerly's was founded in 1968 by Don Byerly, who opened the first store in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Byerly's opened fourteen other stores in the metro area . Byerly's stores, which ranged in size from 50,000 to 90,000 square feet (8,400 m 2 ), were open 24 hours a day until, February 2008 when the store hours were changed to 6am to 12am.