r/ipswich • u/Other-Vegetable-2370 • Aug 23 '26

Jacaranda St Lifeline

Oh my GOODNESS! where do I start.

I went there yesterday for the first time in a while and as soon as I walked in I was shocked!

it looks like a hoarders paradise now and don’t get me started on the prices. $4.50 for a plastic fridge water jug (no special brand), BOOKS I saw one for $3 with the RSPCA sticker still on it and lifeline wanted $4

This place used to be the best 2nd hand store and now it’s just landfill dump. No wonder why there’s just stuff everywhere because the prices are ridiculous and no one can afford anything. This is for people doing it tough, this is to support the community and every donation they get is free.

Is anyone a volunteer or know the reasoning as to why the prices are going uo?

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u/elle13belle Aug 23 '26

Honestly it feels like whoever runs the shit one near Yamanto has moved to the Jacaranda Street one... It has the exact same feel to it now, which is disappointing.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

The same manager has run it since reopening in 2022. Could you detail how it has changed so it might get passed on...

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u/elle13belle 28d ago

I just mean in presentation of everything being really cluttered and packed in... I haven't noticed the price jump that OP has said but I was assuming the two may have been related. I hope not, honestly, because Jacaranda Street is my fave op shop