The 11,000-square-foot store near Westshore Town Centre is the second one in Langford and the eighth on Vancouver Island
About 200 eager shoppers were waiting, some standing in line for more than two hours, for the Salvation Army to open its newest — and largest — thrift store on Vancouver Island in Langford on Thursday.
Audra Gummerson, the store’s first customer, said she was lined up by 7:30 a.m. for the 10 a.m. opening. “This is a great day for the community. Not only will we provide items of good value for shoppers, the proceeds from those sales will stay in the community,” said Capt. David Hickman, who is in charge of the Salvation Army Connection Point Church.
“Every year we give away approximately $50,000 worth of clothes, so this new location will serve us extremely well,” said Hickman.
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