Heading south a bit to Vernon, one finds a plethora of thrift shops, and the shops even have a walking map so you can park your car and visit them all.
Starting on the east side of the highway at the SW corner of 28th Ave and 31st Street, one finds Georgette, the smallish boutique of Canadian Mental Health. Primarily (or only) clothes and shoes here, and the choice selection at that. Never bought anything so unaware of prices. Meter on-street parking.
On 29th Avenue between the highway and 31st St is the local Salvation Army. Small-medium, it has the usual assortment of stuff but little/no furniture. Prices are better than in the lower mainland (which seems to be a separately-managed). Paid street meter parking.
Further up 31st St at 31st Ave, one finds the Vernon Pro-Life society shop. Never been in it.
On the west side of the highway lie the bigger shops.
At 30th Avenue and 34th Street is the new branch of Kindale (open since June this year). A small-medium shop, it has a lot of everything and is slowly being stocked.
Across the road on 34th St between 29 and 30 Avenue is the 2nd shop of the Mission Society. A very small shop, it stocks the remnants and lower-priced goods of its larger sister, which is down at 34th Street and 26th Avenue. This is probably the densest stocked shop in Vernon and has a good assortment at very good prices.
If headed east towards the Arrow lakes, one can stop in Lumby which has a community thrift shop. It's off on the north side of the highway past the stop sign in town. Might have something of interest.
There's a 2nd Salvation Army shop in the north part of Vernon but somehow I haven't been aware of it untl today.
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