I can attest to that from my experience - and I'm familiar with the MO of several Gold Coast Op Shops. Certainly this thread shows some interesting claimed Op Shop experiences and whether true or not true, that's very sad for such a wonderful industry. Our Op Shop is very strict and no worker...
I volunteer a couple days each week in our Church's Op Shop on the Gold Coast. Not all Op Shops are staffed by volunteers but many like ours are. Op shops have become more up-market than they were initially, where second hand clothes and goods were sold very cheaply to people in need. But even...