Have an op-shop Christmas

In Australia, 20 million Christmas gifts are unwanted and around half of them end up in landfill.

A great idea to get away from the Christmas buying frenzy is to organise an op-shop Christmas with your family. Everyone buys second-hand gifts from a charity shop. You can set a price limit or to have a bit more fun, have a competition to see who can get the best value gift for the lowest price.

There are so many great reasons for skipping Christmas gifting hype and buying pre-loved gifts:

• A lot more thought must go into the gift, making it far more personalised.
• You could find something quite unique.
• You will be helping people via the charity shop you choose.
• It’s fun!
• There is much less chance of someone buying the same gift as you!
• You are making an environmentally responsible choice.

10 op-shop gift ideas:

1. A DVD of a favourite movie
2. Tea pots (along with a box of favourite tea)
3. Vintage teacups and saucers
4. Cocktail, wine or champagne glasses
5. T-shirts and shirts
6. A vintage handbag or purse
7. A vase (and a bunch of flowers to go in it)
8. Board games that you haven’t played since you were kids
9. A photo frame with a family photo
10. A book by a favourite author

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