To celebrate 'Diddle & Ro free postage offer' we have a prize pack (valued at $25) to giveaway to one lucky blog reader.
All you have to do is leave a comment below letting us know of your best vintage/op-shop find!
You have till Wednesday 30th March to comment!
The winner will be published on the comments, please include your email if you comment anonymously or pop back on Thursday 31st March to see if you have won.
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For 1 week only (starting Sat 26 March), Diddle & Ro is offering Free Postage on all orders over $50.
Diddle & Ro is a cute little shop, selling vintage inspired goodies for children and home. All their products are handmade using vintage and vintage reproduction fabrics. Their childrens clothing is available in sizes 000 - 6. Check out their madeit store madeit.com.au/DiddleandRo
My best or favourite find was a vintage childrens book for $3 ..it has working parts and pop ups all through it and the most gorgeous pictures ,my 6 year old loves it !
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I found a brand new Armarni men's shirt for $5 at my local vinnies. Hubby didn't like it so we put it on ebay and I jsut about feel over when it sold for $500! We all went shopping for new clothes after that!
ReplyDeleteBest find would have to be my Olga Berg bag, tags still attached for $5!!
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Found my son some funky "smurfs" shorts! Love them, he has no idea who they are yet but one day i am sure he will!
ReplyDeleteA few months ago I found a whole stash of Vintage Barbie Clothes. It was like I struck gold. Some of it was so cool and hip...house coats and long vinyl boots and red leather pants to name a few. My little girls LOVE playing with them.
ReplyDeleteMy best find was a 1950's nursery rhyme book in a box of old books in a cupboard at my grandmothers.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourites would have to be the black leather pencil skirt that fits perfectly & only cost me $3.50!
ReplyDeleteMy best recent vintage find was a Pierre Cardin child's dress - it's gorgeous! It's blue with a white lacy collar and pretty white flowers on the front. You can take a look if you like :)
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A couple of years ago I was in a Salvos store, and I found this fantastic pair of kitten heel shoes that are covered with sequins sewn on to a dark brown fabric, for a grand total of $12 - people have been asking ever since where I got them. Fantastic find!
ReplyDeletemy best opshop find a was 1970s style pair of brown overalls, both my daughters have worn them until they were bustting the seams. they were 50c
ReplyDeleteSilver heels... So cute and $2 bargain!
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my best oppy shop find was a bunch of vintage embroidered and crocheted doilies which you can see on my blog here: http://threekittensbycassie.blogspot.com/2011/02/thrifty-treasures.html
ReplyDeleteohh I have so many great finds op shopping. I adore it. Recently my favorite was for my 2 step sons who love love books. At our local Vinnie's and Salvos I managed to grab the entire comic book series of Jackie Chang a bargain at $5, a whole series of science books and magazines $4 and some great goose bumps novels $1 each. Our bookshelves are over flowing with great op shop reads.
ReplyDeleteMine would have to be buttons. In a local op-shop I asked if they had any buttons. To my surprise/delight I was handed a huge white bucket full of fantastic buttons. And the price was even better, 1 cent or less per button!
ReplyDeleteI just got the exact doona cover replacement for our vintage one that has been ripped and in need of replacement...I was very excited...
ReplyDeleteThe best find I have made was a gorgeous suitcase from the '20's in fabulous condition for $15, its a great decorative piece in my house.
ReplyDeleteSo hard to choose my best! I guess a late 1970s full length velvet dress in my size for $5. *tingle* I collect frogs too, and most of my collection is from op-shops - so much fun to frog hunt!
ReplyDeleteMy best find was one Saturday morning at a 'junk' shed. My parents were looking for second hand building materials when I spied four rusty chairs among the piles.
ReplyDeleteThough they needed a little work, they reminded me of some of the outdoor settings on old 60's tv shows. It wasn't until later when a cupboard was moved so my parents could get at some old iron that I spied a matching table, complete with glass top. We purchased the set for $70 and took it home. Later when we took it to the sandblasters to be repainted, we were informed that the setting had an added charm: It was handmade! The roses and vine settings had been made using brass. It must have taken so much skill to create such a piece and was probably made by a loving husband for his wife...or I like to think so anyway!
My best op-shop find was two beautiful hardcover early editions of the gorgeous Australian classics, 'The Magic Pudding' and 'Ginger Megs,' complete with original dust jackets. I was so excited!
ReplyDelete1974 Galen Planet of the Apes doll, velvet pants, a handy dandy notebook w/ crayon & wooden clogs
ReplyDeleteMy best find was a handmade formal dress by a local designer. It was made of a gorgeous blue and green silky fabric and fitted perfectly, with its original price tag still on. Best part? I paid $7 for a dress that originally cost $300!
ReplyDeleteFound a box full of noritake dinnerware for $12. Love the old fashioned soup cups with two handles!!
ReplyDeleteI adore op shopping, and when I became engaged, I knew that if I went looking, I could probably find my wedding dress. Only a few trips and there hanging was my beautiful bright red (brand new with the $300 tag from the shop attached) floaty silk dress that was just perfect...for $25. My bright red heels that I wore with it cost $1 from another op shop....and yet I felt like a million dollars on the day.
ReplyDeleteI love op shopping and have past down this love to my daughters, in fact my eldest daughter is an even bigger op shopper than me now. We have found so many treasures over the years it is hard to name the best. My most recent good finds were some Mary Quant sunglasses which still look awesome today and my husband picked up some flat panel speakers from the seventies which are covered in their original hippie material...they also give off great sound. Happy op shopping everybody may you find lots of treasures.
ReplyDeleteWe found a Tintin T-shirt in a Melbourne vintage store, which was great, as my husband's a huge fan.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in England in the 90's I found a beautiful 1960's red party dress for
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My best find was a vintage skirt that went just below my knees, it was perfect for going out in the summer.
ReplyDeleteA pair of doc martin boots for $15.00, worn once. They're over $150.00 - if you can find them!!!
ReplyDeleteAn exquisite fitted cream fine crocheted top. It fitted me like a glove when I was seventeen. Oh, to be able to wear it again!
ReplyDeletemy absolute fav op-shop find is my 1956 vintage singer 201p. it was only $30 and it works like such a dream, and has taken over from my early 90's janome. i often think of what it must have seen, heard, and sewn over the years ;)
ReplyDeleteI adore Diddle & Ro! I was lucky enough to purchase some of their goodies at a recent market & i love them. My best op-shop find was a rare 1930's out of print Ion Idriess novel for only $3.
ReplyDeleteMy best find was actually fromt the tip, A large waeco car fridge worth over a grand, that works like a beauty we love it
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Oh,I adore Op shopping.My 16 year old son loves alternative fashion and has become a dedicated Op-shopper as well.My best find would have to be a 1930's gorgeous buffet.Perfect and original condition. A lick of french grey paint and it's just what the doctor ordered..xx
ReplyDeleteMy favourite vintage find was a beautiful red coat I found in a great vintage shop near my work. It was cheap as chips and in fantastic condition, it's belted and 60's style lovely. I saw it and loved it immediately, I tried it on and knew it was something special. I've been very happy with it ever since :)
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My best find is a white jar from Salvo's that is exactly the same as the jar my partner's Mum had for brown sugar when he was growing up in England. So of course, we use it for brown sugar.
ReplyDeleteMy best op shop find was - a Charlie Brown silk polka dot shirt - and a Country Road top - all for $12! Such a fun shopping trip.
ReplyDeleteAs I have regularly haunted op shops for years it is hard to come up with just one, but if I have too...I recently found a first edition Blinky Bill for $1! While not perfect its in pretty good condition:)
ReplyDeleteI found a vintage Holly Hobbie type Happy Sac Sleeping Bag last year. The plastic bag was really dirty, but I had a feeling good things lied within. A trip through the washing machine and it sits perfectly at the foot of my daughter's bed. $8 well spent.
ReplyDeletei found half my wardrobe there everything from funky dress up, to business atire.
ReplyDeleteMy 2 year old son thinks the best find is the battery operated circular saw that was 50 cents. Personally, I don't agree! ;) The smurf sheets were a good find though!
ReplyDeletemy best find so far has been a mirror in the shape of a sail boat - a priceless find at a market near my home town in South Africa - LOVE IT!
ReplyDelete$1.50 for a piece of beautiful printed silk fabric that made up into a dressy summer top has been my best bargain buy ever.
ReplyDeleteA brand new mens black leather jacket at the Salvos on the $1 sale day. Its been well worn and now my son has adopted it
ReplyDeleteI scored the other week a dress worth over $200 for only $12, I was estatic to have found such a bargain
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ReplyDeleteThank you for all your comments, we loved hearing about your best op-shop find.
ReplyDeleteWell done Bec and thanks for sharing your story about your 1956 vintage singer 201p sewing machine. I'm sure it has sewn many lovely items and good to see it's continuing to do so with you Bec.
Op-shops are the best!
A $5 dress from Retro Metro in Paddington, Brisbane. It's mentioned on my blog here: http://entwinedhappiness.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/best-shopping-find-ever.html
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