Karolyn Timarkos created her dress for the Rotorua Masquerade Ball for around $30 out of op shop finds. Around the country, op shopping is booming. Kapiti Hospice store manager Chris Garvey​ has rearranged the shop to reduce the toy section and expand the more popular books and antique kitchenware section. Statistics NZ figures indicate sales revenue for the antique and second-hand trade jumped to $55.5 million in the three months to September 2020. Trade Me/Stuff Millie Silvester, Trade Me.

Source: Stuff August 07, 2021 17:00 UTC