Dollar Academy Thrift Shop
The Thrift Shop is located in the basement of the Prep School by the outside stairs and is open on the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 2.30pm to 4.00pm.
We sell good quality uniform and sports items, with the seller receiving 80% of the ticket price. The remaining 20% is donated to the school to support projects that will benefit the whole school community. Items are displayed for up to 3 years, after which they are donated to charity after the stock-take in January.
The Thrift Shop sells:
- All items on the current uniform list, including sportswear but excluding school shoes and trainers
- Corp boots, hiking boots, formal kilt shoes and ghilly brogues
- Boys’ kilts and formal kilt jackets, belts and sporrans
- Specialist extra curricular items such as boys black shirts (orchestra, DAJO concerts), Imperial shooting team blazers, ski clothing (but not boots or skis), D of E kit (gaiters, waterproofs etc)
- SQA Revision Guides and Past Papers
Due to the recent changes to the school uniform list we will no longer be taking the following items:
- White rugby tops (replaced by new rugby and hockey team shirts Autumn 2011)
- Old style 3-in-1 winter coats (Prep and Junior School) (replaced Autumn 2011)
- Hockey skirts (replaced by skorts Autumn 2011)
- Old style tracksuits (new tracksuit introduced in 2010)
We also no longer take the following specialist items:
- Riding boots and associated items
- Golf shoes
- Girls’ Party Wear
Please ensure that all items handed in for sale are clean and unstained, without holes, tears, missing buttons or broken zips, and that the pockets are empty. It is also very helpful if any name tapes are removed. Before handing in an item it is a good idea to ask yourself the question: “Would I be happy to buy this item for my child?”.
 
Items to be sold should be handed in to the Thrift Shop at one of the regular opening times. If you are unable to access the Thrift Shop at these times, items can be left with the school office, provided that they are neatly bagged and full contact details are attached.
Leaflets for a local name tape supplier are available in the Thrift Shop. We receive many bags of un-named lost property at the end of the school year, and many of these items are almost new. Naming your child’s property is essential if items are to have any chance of being reunited with their owner!
Umbrellas and Hymn Books
We also have stocks of the school umbrella -now a new vented version which is ideal for our windy Dollar weather - still at the same price of £16.00. Second hand senior school hymn books are available for £2.50 each.
Donations to the School
Over the past 5 years the Thrift Shop has donated approximately £15,000 to the school. A recent large donation helped to fund the renovation of the Prep and Junior School playgrounds, and also contributed to the provision of additional uniforms for the Pipe Band.
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