Small Project: Tip Shop Trolleys

What we did

We discovered the South Hobart tip shop had old shopping trolleys out the front, filled with good clothes—free. Nothing. Nil. Nudda.

We’d travel there, go through the trolleys carefully, and choose what we thought would actually work for people we knew.

Then came the second half of the project: giving them away—which is a whole other process in itself.

Why this mattered

Free doesn’t automatically mean useful. Someone still has to notice what’s there, imagine who it might fit, and carry it across that invisible line from “stuff” to “for you.”

What happened

We found surprisingly good things—jackets, shirts, dresses that still had life in them. When they reached the right person, they landed differently. Not like leftovers, but like something chosen.

What we learned

Access isn’t the same as connection. Just because something is available doesn’t mean it will find the person who needs it. Someone has to bridge that gap.

Next small step

Keep learning the art of choosing—and the art of giving.

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• Small Project: Tip Shop Trolleys
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