Tag Archives: consignment

The Marketplace

Posted on March 26, 2018 by thriftshopperforpeace

The Marketplace by MCC CE is the latest venture from MCC BC. For the uninitiated, Mennonite organizations LOVE their acronyms: MCC CE is Mennonite Central Committee Community Enterprises. The BC is British Columbia. (The reality is that no matter how … Continue reading →

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A New Kind of Consignment

Posted on April 25, 2017 by thriftshopperforpeace

There’s a franchise that’s opened a new store in Abbotsford called “Plato’s Closet”. The store sells used clothing that it buys from people. Unlike a traditional consignment store, Plato’s Closet buys your clothing outright. I like this method. In a … Continue reading →

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Main Street Meanderings

Posted on September 7, 2014 by thriftshopperforpeace

Spent a perfect day in Vancouver today exploring South Main and discovered a consignment shop that I had not heard of before.Turnabout Luxury Resale is on 14th and Main (but with other locations in Vancouver and South Surrey). As the … Continue reading →

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