Australian Op Shops listed on GPS

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Australian Op Shops listed on GPS

oldpos · Newbie

Thanks for the suggestions I personally like the GPS idea, just one press and you're at the front door. I have similar for free camping sites throughout OZ, for me much better than trying to find places using a map but each to their own, it would be a boring world if we all thought the same.

Also thanks for the greetings. A nice site for us ole folk.

-- Edited by oldpos on Thursday 6th of June 2013 12:31:19 PM

oldpos · Newbie

Hi,

During our travels we love doing a bit of Op shopping and I was wondering where I could get a list of Oz Op shops downloadable to my Garmin GPS. It would be extremely handy to have especially now that we each have physical disabilities and can't walk all over town like we've done in the past. I would appreciate any suggestions.

Grams · Guru

I haven't heard of this yet, but I agree it would be a brilliant idea.

Happywanderer · The Master

Welcome from me too Love opshopping My suggestion would be to pop into the info centre when you arrive in a town I'm sure they would give you map of the town and mark where the op shops are.

El Gringo · Senior Member

Heres a good site that lists many of them, and you can add to the list as you find more...
http://opshop.org/

Cheers,

Sheba · Guru

I'm afraid that Op-shop website is useless to me. Doesn't even tell you what State, let alone what city or town most of these places are in.

Cheers,

Sheba.

-- Edited by Sheba on Thursday 6th of June 2013 07:00:07 PM

aussietraveller · Guru

Hi Keith and welcome to the forum as El Gringo says there is the opshop web site but you can also look up on line using either yellow or white pages phone books.

mongrel · Guru

Welcome to the forum from us as well,oldpos.Keith...Hope you enjoy.... Alan

neilnruth · Guru

Yes it does Sheba. Did you use the tabs at the top? I thought it was excellent.

If you click on 'Locations' it lists each state and areas within the states.

If you click on 'Organisations' it lists all the different organisations that are listed and how many shops are listed.

-- Edited by neilnruth on Thursday 6th of June 2013 10:45:58 PM

Trish Miller · Member

That would be brilliant to have that on GPS. I just love browsing through the bargains.

neilnruth · Guru

Welcome from us too oldpos. Have you tried the options on your GPS? Ours (Uniden) will give us all sorts of things that are 'around the destination'. I asked it for dentists one day and up popped my dentist's name!

Poppy sore eye · Senior Member

If there is one for finding the closest loo, which hazel has, there must be something.

El Gringo · Senior Member

I have the GPS listings for toilets and dump points amongst other things that you are welcome to download. Lots of stuff there actually...
https://sites.google.com/site/accurateaustralianpoi/home

Might have a look at doing the op shops sometime as well.

Cheers,

johnno02 · Veteran Member

That's a great link,with a lot of useful Poi's

Many Thanks

John

Sheba · Guru

Ouch !!! That'll teach me to rush through things too much. Thanks neilnruth. I'll have to have a proper look later, and see if they've missed any in Rocky.

Cheers,

Sheba.