When budgets get tight, and families begin to look for ways to save on the everyday purchases of clothing, household items, furniture, gifts, and other items, a second-hand shop can be a game changer. For a quality thrift store near Pennside, PA, come to OppShop, where your dollars spent and saved help more than your bottom line.
OppShop – Shop with Us
OppShop is part of Opportunity House, the foremost homeless shelter for the Berks County community. Located at 3045 5th Street Highway in Reading, OppShop is a thrift store that deals in gently used, quality merchandise to support the shelter, reuse/recycle services for the community, and access to low-cost usable inventory for individuals and families of the area. We’re open Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 am-7 pm.
In support of the work done through Opportunity House, OppShop directs all of the profits from sales to the shelter; in addition, the shelter’s residents can find clothing suitable for their families within the store, which they can purchase through the shelter’s voucher program.
Not only do our shoppers find useful products in good condition at deeply discounted prices, but they also support a worthy cause of helping people experiencing homelessness and take steps toward benefitting the environment. OppShop, in collaboration with our recycling warehouse, provides reuse and recycling services. We promote the reuse of goods rather than disposal, and when our inventory doesn’t sell, we direct it to recycling through partnerships with recyclers all over the country. Every year, we recycle 700,000 pounds of merchandise.
OppShop Thrifting
Thrifting is a popular pastime. Finding treasures among the gently used inventory of OppShop is easy! New stock arrives frequently, so the more you shop with us, the more treasures you’ll discover. Never pay retail again, and never sacrifice quality by choosing OppShop.
OppShop Donations
Are you cleaning out closets or storage units? Unsure of what to do with all the great stuff you don’t need? Donate your items to OppShop. We accept a wide range of stain-free, gently worn items. Please ensure they’re all in clean, untorn, working condition before you pass them on to us. When we receive things we can’t sell, we have to use resources to deal with them, which would otherwise go toward the mission of Opportunity House.
Ways to Donate:
- Drop-off bins are located throughout the community. Find one here;
- Donation center behind the thrift store location;
- Scheduled home pickup for large furniture pieces.
Items Accepted as Donations to OppShop:
- Clothing for the entire family – all seasons and all sizes
- CDs, DVDs, and BluRay discs – in original cases
- Kitchenware – utensils, cutlery, dishes, cookware
- Household decor and holiday items
- Furniture (except office chairs with fewer than 5 wheels)
- Jewelry, bags, and accessories
- Shoes
- Toys, stuffies, games (complete sets, clean, and functional)
Non-Accepted Furniture Donations:
- Outdated electronics like TVs, copy machines, and computer monitors;
- Building supplies
- Infant and toddler furniture
- Carpets
- Tires
- Any soiled, torn, broken, nonfunctional, or otherwise unappealing merchandise
Whether you have donations to make or shopping needs near Pennside, PA, the OppShop thrift store operates for the benefit of Opportunity House’s work. Help the homeless in your community with your item donations or dollars by shopping with us. Curious about the work we do at Opportunity House? Click here to dive into a few of our success stories.
