SaveMart

Love Savemart!!! I get all excited everytime I know I’m going there… Love the prices, love the large variety and love what I walk out with. However, upon looking at some of the other reviews, I do agree that there needs to be a bit more of an environmental approach which is completely possible and would bring in so many more customers. Plastic bags are not the way to go, maybe selling reusable bags instead as an option on check out???

I wear your grandads clothes I look incredible! Yes this song played when I was shopping at savemart, I fully got s spring to my walk as I tried so hard not to break it down.
When my boyfriend and I walked into save mart, the size of the store meant hours of surfing amongst the shit to get to the good stuff. At that moment I told my boyfriend to get his own trolley because the size of the store meant I wasn’t going to share my trolley. We walked to the shoes section and I bought two pairs of amazingly beautiful shoes for $ 14 each absolute gems. I also bought a retro dress for $ 35 something that would have been over $ 100 if it was elsewhere. Good job savemart for keeping your prices reasonable.

Save Mart is right up there in the authentic thrift shop world, none of this fake Ponsonby type pretend op shops which sell stuff for prices you would find in a normal store. Prices are cheap as chips as they should be!
Set aside a couple of hours for your visit here as there are rows upon rows of stuff and you really have to search hard for the gems, and it is better for people with slightly alternative style because everything is very thrifty like 90’s attire.
All I care about is that the prices are cheap and the clothes are legit, and I always make an effort to come here. The stores themselves are low budget factory type establishments with a whole lot of stuff in it basically. Although they have separated the clothes into different categories which makes things very easy to find.

I’ve been coming to SaveMart New Lynn for years, ever since my mum used to drag me here and leave me for hours hiding in between the racks trying to scare people. From that I developed a love for second hand clothing, the smell, the left over items in the pockets… Going back to Save Mart after travelling around Auckland checking out different shops is a slight disapointment. Sure, its big. Very big, there are a lot of clothes. However, the ratio of desirable clothes is fairly lopsided — and the pieces you do find seem way overpriced.
There is still the chance, as always, of finding just the right thing, at just the right price. They also have a semi decent book section, and I guess they dont expect to sell a lot as they are priced very cheaply, so it’s worth a browse.

This is a hidden little gem.
It is located close to the mall in New Lynn so provides a nice place to get decent clothing and accessories for very little money.
I like going here for a number of reasons. To source some goodies for reupholstering projects or vintage redo’s, I love it. It always makes for an interesting visit, as you always find something you weren’t really looking for in the first place but find you can’t leave without.
This place is also really good for looking for used but in good condition toys and books, and this place is also really cool for finding great costume pieces.

GRRRR SaveMart GRRRRR. I would like to like you so much. Firstly, you give away lots of your money to charity — as you should do, given that all the contents of those charity clothing bins goes to you so effectively you get a large proportion of your stock for the relatively small cost of transporting and sorting the bins; and secondly, you aim to recycle all of the textiles that come in to you. But here’s what I have against you: the staff at your New Lynn branch tend to be terribly rude and often treat customers as if they’re a bit of an annoyance; and your completely unreasonable policy that you won’t let people not take a plastic bag. I once bought some sunglasses from here, had a bag with me, and paid at a counter one metre from the door, yet the shop assistant insisted she had to give me a bag. I know they are trying to stop shoplifting, but there’s a lot of other shops that manage to do this without enforcing everyone taking a plastic bag. It’s pretty outrageous that they insist upon such an environmentally damaging policy, and totally at odds at their emphasis on recycling.

Are you a giant of a man? I mean, like, literally a giant? Probably not, because they don’t exist. But if you’re a large or above average-​sized man, then New Lynn Savemart will probably have some clothes for you. If you’re on the small side then go home. I have a 30 inch waist and I have never found any pants in this shop that didn’t make me look like a small child wearing his dad’s clothes. They have a huge range here, but unfortunately I mean that in all senses. To be fair, I’ve bought the odd shirt from there in the past, because I can wear a large shirt without it dragging on the ground behind me. And I can’t speak for the women’s clothes, but there’s a lot more of them so there might be a better range of sizes.

SaveMart is HUGE. Like, ridiculously huge. There is so much stuff in this op shop, it rules. There’s all these different sections, including a retro and vintage section made up of cool clothes from the golden oldies. They’ve got a whole shoe section, plus size section where you can get the best old lady cardies, a huge book section, records and cassette tapes… they’ve got a «designer» section which sometimes includes Pagani and Glassons clothes, which is a bit of a joke. You cam make costume galore using clothes from SaveMart, including old 80s wedding dresses that are white and puffy and crazy looking. There’s two major flaws though. It definitely smells like a second-​hand clothing shop, and it is bloody expensive. Someone needs to tell them that their clothes are donated to them and they are USED! I found the coolest tuxedo coat with tails there, but it was 120 bucks. Wtf. Not cool, SaveMart.

Tucked away behind some stores in a tacky parking lot is the BIGGEST op shop I have ever come across! Heaven for those bargain hunters like me. This op shop has a few knick knacks, but is known for its vast array of clothing. There are no $ 1 racks here, but the ample selection is the draw card. Just don’t get caught out like me — you cannot return any goods if they don’t fit, so don’t be lazy, try them on before you leave, even if it means waiting for a change room when ‘peak hour’ seems to be on.