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Bag a Bargain: The Singapore Red Cross Thrift Stores

4/22/2018

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Everyone loves a bargain and Singaporeans are no exception. The Singapore Red Cross Thrift stores are a bargain hunters dream come true! And every dollar spent helps to support the Red Cross in their disaster aid and relief efforts throughout the region. A win-win we say!

Piqued your interest? We promise you it’s rewarding, fun and something everyone should try at least once!

The Singapore Red Cross operates two thrift stores, one at 62 JalanKhairuddin and the other at 15 Penang Lane. Both of these offer new and pre-loved merchandise and at almost unbelievably discounted prices.

I spent weeks volunteering at the Penang Lane Shop and was asked to work on Mondays or Wednesdays or both. During the course of my days I saw newly received merchandise sorted, priced and stocked on Mondays. On Wednesdays from 10am to 4pm the store is open to the public and volunteers such as myself, helped customers locate items, try on clothes or shoes and bag or carry purchased merchandise.
Think volunteering needs a lot of time? As a volunteer at The Singapore Red Cross one is not required to stay for the entire day but simply to help out as long as one can. There’s also a $5.00 stipend to pay for lunch.

Most of the merchandise itself is new and donated by shops and stores in Singapore. When I was working there in January, a shipment of branded women's tops from Macy's arrived. All were priced at $1. Dozens of pairs of new women's shoes also came in and were priced at $1 per pair. Now that is a bargain!
In addition to clothing and shoes, the store also carries small kitchen appliances and dishware, costume jewellery and sunglasses and many toys and stuffed animals for the children.
The permanent staff members are friendly and very helpful so there is no need to be nervous or to feel awkward about coming in to help.
​​If you’ve got bargain shopping on your mind, head there soon or better still, give a part of your valuable time as a volunteer! If you are interested in volunteer opportunities at the Singapore Red Cross Shop, visit the expatgiving website or just click here to fill out a brief application. Giving back and scoring a bargain - what’s not to love!
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Shoppers showing off their purchases at the Geylang store.

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Brian Worrell

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Celebrate the Season of Giving in Singapore

12/15/2015

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Christmas is about giving – not just gifts for family and friends, but also your time. What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to volunteer for a cause with one of the many organisations that need help during the holiday season?

  • Fancy wrapping Christmas presents? Signup to be a gift wrapping volunteer with Love for A Dollar, funds raised will be for Singapore Red Cross, Food from the Heart and Home Nursing Foundation.
  • Be  a Bell Ringer for the Salvation Army´s Christmas Kettle Appeal and support their social programmes for the less fortunate.
  • The Food Bank is looking for warehouse assistants who can help with food storing and packing. Bring food to everyone this holiday season!

Choose gifts that support charitable causes. In case your Christmas present shopping list is lacking inspiration, here’s our pick:

  • For a unique Christmas tree this year, take a look at the ornaments from Riverkids, they are handcrafted by women and families supported by Riverkids’ house of healing.
  • Sending out greeting cards will never get old. RDA Christmas Cards and Bizlink’s Greeting Cards have a number of unique designs available to choose from.
  • Lotus Culture has a catalogue of products sewn by Cambodian women who are survivors of human trafficking and sex slavery. ​
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New Bizlink's Season's Greeting Cards & Gifts 2015/16

10/14/2015

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Bizlink’s latest range of Christmas and Chinese New Year greeting cards are available for orders.  You can find the latest design on their website www.gift.org.sg.


Why are Bizlink’s greeting cards special ? Because they are:
  1. SO SPECIAL - painstakingly drawn /painted / designed by the disadvantaged 
  2. SO GREEN - designs are printed on environmentally friendly paper 
  3. SO HELPFUL - create jobs for the disadvantaged 
  4. GOOD VALUE  - only $1.10 per printed card

Bizlink’s Season’s Greeting Cards Project” was started since 1999 with a primary focus to create income for artists with disabilities. Today, this same platform has generated a wide range of jobs for the disadvantaged such as tele-marketing, data-entry, sales, and packing.  Hence, your purchase of Bizlink’s greeting cards will go a long way to create jobs for them.

Be an early bird to enjoy 5% discount off our published price when you purchase our greeting cards through phone/fax/email/online shop now till 1 November 2015.
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