We agreed that not everything we bought was necessarily a 'keeper' and that we would donate the rejects back to op shops at the end, but for now, our purchases gave us some options. Then it was dinner time and our first outing in our new outfits, to the RSL in fact. Unfortunately, this selfie is the only photo I have of that adventure.
It was poker night at the Kingaroy RSL (Wednesday). Much less rowdy than trivia nights, I must say. Unfortunately, wherever we went, we missed trivia night by 24 hours :-( Anyway, we made our own entertainment with a different game each night. This was gin rummy night. Jo taught Jan and I how to play and we promptly beat her.
Once we were in bed we learned the downside of sleeping in a room that was almost hanging over the road. It sounded like every truck, motorbike, hotted-up vehicle that passed by in the night actually revved up inside The Dorm. Sleep was fitful. Brekky was in the communal kitchen which we shared with a number of transient workers recognizable by their high-visibility workwear. They had been predominant in the bar the evening before. Hi-viz was to become the major theme of the trip, in fact. I also realised during the night that the nightie I had packed was somewhat more high-viz than advisable when wandering through hotel corridors at night trying to remember the location of the loo. Time to look for a new brunch coat.
As we packed up, we spotted market stalls setting up directly over the road, next to the old railway station. I bought a pair of earrings (new) and hickory smoked macadamias. Yum! Then it was off to the Salvos. This was a really good op shop, and I found my formal dress there. This was not it.
Total haul at the Salvos was my long red dress, a skirt, a top and a pair of leggings. Total expenditure $19. As we were leaving, we asked another customer to take a photo of the three of us in our op shop finery. She said she 'wasn't good with cameras'. This woman did not lie. After several failed attempts during which the future of my camera looked doubtful, we thanked her for her efforts and gave up.
On to Vinnes, which scored on so many counts. First of all, it was having a 50%-off-all-summer-stock sale. Second, it is the first op shop I have ever encountered that has its own toilets for customers on the premises. Third it was where I found bling footwear to wear on our formal night. Fourth was a game of Pictionary to add the the games options en route. Fifth and finally, it was where the search for sister Jean's sugar bowl ended. It didn't satisfy all three criteria, as it was not glass, but it had two handles and a lid and was very sweet. A steal at $3, and Jeannie loved it.
Jo also picked up a special something to add to her 70s retro collection. Named on the box 'Revolving Party Jet-Set', it looks like a plastic orange ball until you pull the pieces apart, whereby it reassembles as an arrangement of five bowls, just right for your 1970s snacky delights.
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