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Discussion Thread 🐚 Tuesday 27 January 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 4 days ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I used to op-shop as a hobby and would grab anything super nice and well priced then find a home for it later on. One friends birthday party I turned up with a dozen very nice mens shirts (too small for me) and handed them out to all the lads.

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 5 points 3 days ago

This is the way to do it. It takes more time to get the good stuff but I think there's little point otherwise