After 10 years, the Green Shed store on Canberra's City Walk has closed for good. The owners of the much-loved shop sourced their stock from the popular Green Shed depots at Mitchell and Hume, which are being taken over by a new operator.
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00:00Shoppers flocked to City Walk, looking to nab a bargain one last time.
00:08I just bought an old sea chest.
00:10So this is what the old sailors would have used on their sailing ships centuries ago.
00:15The green shed has been a constant in the lives of some shoppers.
00:19I was devastated, really sad.
00:23This part of the city, this is why I come here.
00:27It's repurposing.
00:28You know, we're all too consumer orientated, consumerism, I don't know, yeah.
00:34Repurposing all these gorgeous things that people have loved, we can pass on.
00:37Robin Campbell has worked at the store since day one.
00:41It was only fitting that she saw it through to the end.
00:44It's been such an amazing 10 years.
00:48I'm very sad, of course.
00:50This job fitted me like a glove from the very beginning.
00:53The St Vincent de Paul Society won the contract to run the green shed depots at Mitchell and
00:58Mugger Lane, where the shop on City Walk sources its stock.
01:02The owners felt that decision gave them no choice but to move on, leaving loyal customers
01:07to contemplate the end of an era.
01:10I feel devastated.
01:11This is somewhere that I've looked forward to coming.
01:14It's a wonderful way of recycling stuff.
01:17It's been a kind of institution.
01:19Vinnies is due to take over the depots at Hume and Mitchell from the end of May.
01:24The Society says jobs will be available for all green shed staff should they want one,
01:29but it's not clear how many have taken up the offer.