Opshopathon II

There have only been two of them, but this is one of my favourite events of the year.  A group of opshopping fanatics visiting as many opshops as humanly possible in one day.  The first was in December 2010.  Last year it was postponed due to busyness and rescheduled for March, but this time it was tinged with sadness.  Amanda was moving away in a few weeks and part of the reason for the Opshopathon was to give her a good send-off doing something fun.

So on Saturday 3rd March, five excited ladies hit the opshops in Willetton, O'Connor and South Lake...eight in total.

Some people don't get what's so exciting about opshopping.  I tell them, "It's the thrill of the treasure hunt."

Here's what I came home with:

C is for cookie.  This top will be for PJs.



Judy Blume was one of my favourite authors as a kid.  I want to collect all of her books.



Hahaha.  I love this sign!  Duncan thinks it's rude, but, for me, it reminds me not to fall into the trap of people-pleasing.


Amanda has photos on her blog here.

Opshopathon!

My good friend and fellow blogger, Amanda, celebrated her birthday a week or so ago, and I decided that this year she was going to do something to celebrate.  So back in August, I suggested we go opshopping for a whole day and Amanda could invite whoever she wanted.

There ended up being five of us so that was great as we could fit in one car.  We hit the opshops around the western suburbs, feeding off the fickle materialistic women of those ritzier areas who chuck out their clothes after two months or something ridiculous.  Their loss was our gain and we got some absolute bargains.

What a GREAT day out.  Amanda also has photos on her blog here.

Of course this was just the inagural opshopathon which implies there will be more.  Can't wait!

Amanda has obviously decided to renew her vows.

In the most hideous attire possible hehe.

Putting the loot into the boot at the end of the day.

Op Shop Til You Drop!

I have a fabulous idea!

Are you into op-shopping but don't often get the chance?
Are you tired of shopping with your bored husband/partner in tow, rolling their eyes at you and hoping you'll get the hint and leave soon?

How about joining my Opshopathon....

The Opshopathon will involve keen female op-shoppers meeting up and raiding the opshops in a particular geographical area. Say for example, we choose Perth's western suburbs, look up all the op-shops in those suburbs, make a list and spend a day cruising them. A chance to find bargains, make other people's trash your treasure and support charities.

What's your fetish? CDs? DVDs/videos? Books? Clothes? Boardgames?

I'm excited just thinking about it!

Who's with me? :)