# Thrift Stores in Other Countries

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 23, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thrift-stores-in-other-countries/453910 "2008-06-23T13:49:01Z")\
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[QUOTE=Cunctator]  
The best known in Australia would be Vinnies - the shops of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society. But, as \*\*vintageloveletter \*\* notes, the Salvos run them too, as do other charities.  
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Those two are also well known in NZ (not sure which is the more common). Though I’ve never heard the Saint Vincent de Paul Society called “Vinnies” here, and the usual Kiwi nickname for the Salvation Army in my experience is “Sallies”.

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