The price of charity

The Salvation Army is an esteemed organisation with charity shops all over the country. It's long been beloved for its bargains, although it's undergone something of a makeover lately.

Our local outlet moved to larger, more salubrious premises last year and its merchandise reflects the change of location. The front window now regularly features furniture that would not be out of place in the fancy antique stores down the road and this afternoon I was stopped in my tracks by a simply faaabulous Art Deco chrome-and-Bakelite smoking table – for $150.
It ain't what it used to be.

It's perhaps fitting, then, that they haven't removed the signage from the building's previous tenants: