tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post7175519459653603714..comments2024-02-08T23:16:36.239+13:00Comments on bottle broke: Hamilton Op Shopsfeddabonnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-57847968808015489382009-08-18T18:35:53.092+12:002009-08-18T18:35:53.092+12:00@samda: not sure it'll work everywhere...peopl...@samda: not sure it'll work everywhere...people also need to be willing to *use second hand clothes, plates and such.feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-89589140931146861902009-08-18T03:02:43.634+12:002009-08-18T03:02:43.634+12:00Great concept. Worth emulating.Great concept. Worth emulating.Sam Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672915289923121378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-42907797030799280822009-08-17T20:19:59.516+12:002009-08-17T20:19:59.516+12:00@aduhi: lol. we all are...it was in response to th...@aduhi: lol. we all are...it was in response to the 'fashionable' that i started tearing visible labels off my clothes and shoes...well before i read no logo!<br /><br />@ruolngulworld: the sallies (as they are affectionately called here) are rather good eh? being broke has curbed my buying-old-things instincts, though i am finding many interesting bottles in the neighbour's trash...<br /><br />@blind: we're not too far from mount doom and the shire...we're half thinking of doing the shire to mordor walk...<br /><br />@dr_feelgood: definitely a good feeling! do people buy anything from there though? there is another idea called freecycle, where people give away anything they don't want to people who do. i've got a few empty jam bottles, a weighing scale and an entire set of piano keys!feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-48450943541647521282009-08-17T18:35:03.509+12:002009-08-17T18:35:03.509+12:00The Salvation Army here in Aizawl has opened one, ...The Salvation Army here in Aizawl has opened one, though its called a 'Charity Shop'. My wife has given a few stuff. It is a good feeling when you get rid of stuff which may be useful to others.dr_feelgoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-50367718866335470802009-08-17T16:51:25.889+12:002009-08-17T16:51:25.889+12:00Hey.. next time i want the location of MiddleEarth...Hey.. next time i want the location of MiddleEarth, Gandalf the Wizard's <br />home and Frodo's too.. :-)<br /><br />Nice Op Shops..... i'll enter one over a swanky shopping mall anyday..Blind Dayzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821034496123798462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-8450662248668153712009-08-17T16:08:17.156+12:002009-08-17T16:08:17.156+12:00we regularly visit the local Salvation Army which ...we regularly visit the local Salvation Army which runs an 'op shop' every saturday and bought many an item from there - most of them useful and a few just because they were so reasonably priced :) in fact, we have become addicts, i think. come saturday morning and we almost always end up there. we sometimes find nothing very much worth buying but we just have to be there - the fear that we might miss out on a great bargain is just too much. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-7582361285846325892009-08-17T06:46:23.199+12:002009-08-17T06:46:23.199+12:00The church women used to come around collecting ol...The church women used to come around collecting old clothes and would then have a "Jumble Sale", but I think they don't do it anymore. Your idea just might work, the internal second hand thing. Or we could simply open our own Op Shop - but this might not work in a place like Aizawl, the place is too durned small and you dont want to be seen wearing someone else's old stuff, again the fashion consciousness. See, I too am affected.Aduhi Chawngthuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354958246245503600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-45758271329402886102009-08-16T22:42:26.347+12:002009-08-16T22:42:26.347+12:00@aduhi: lots of nice stuff. think this sorta thing...@aduhi: lots of nice stuff. think this sorta thing is workable back home? i wonder if this feeds better off a consumerist culture...connecting this to your post on mizoram clothes...what happens when clothes go out of 'fashion'? what do people do with them then? could they be transported to (say) shillong, a less style conscious place and sold cheap? from my knowledge of the bara bazaar second hand clothes shops, most of that stuff comes from abroad, no? could it work internally?<br /><br />@mesjay: it can also be rather tempting to buy things you don't 'need', lol. the map wasn't very much work...an hour or so, i think.feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-2403076114735510232009-08-16T22:06:27.500+12:002009-08-16T22:06:27.500+12:00Making the map must've taken a good effort. Re...Making the map must've taken a good effort. Real brilliant idea, the op shop. Wish i could join-- give and shopMalsawmi Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398649072289630943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-81001585368422292812009-08-16T20:24:21.235+12:002009-08-16T20:24:21.235+12:00What a nice concept. Wish I could visit one, there...What a nice concept. Wish I could visit one, there would be so many surprises.Aduhi Chawngthuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354958246245503600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-30929777438324773522009-08-16T16:45:00.840+12:002009-08-16T16:45:00.840+12:00thanks kay! this map-making (heh) is fun, no? [gri...thanks kay! this map-making (heh) is fun, no? [grin]feddabonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365326300429832990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26094423.post-67353110134776960162009-08-16T14:24:36.821+12:002009-08-16T14:24:36.821+12:00Very helpful map thanks.. I have added in a couple...Very helpful map thanks.. I have added in a couple of my favourites; St Vincent de Paul in Frankton and the Hospice shop in Hamilon East.<br />KayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com