SECONDHAND SEPTEMBER

FIRSTHAND SAVINGS

Shop with us during Secondhand September and save even more on select items all month long — all while helping your planet and your community.

Here’s what’s happening online and in-store this month:

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Sign-Up and Save: Subscriber Coupons

Get a new 30% off coupon each week during Secondhand September when you’re signed up to our emails. Plus, get advance notice of sales and other promotions!

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Sustainably Stylish Inspo: Fashion & Decor Ideas

Our content collaborators across the country are giving you secondhand style inspiration all month long–including a new collab with a home décor influencer! Stay tuned.

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Secondhand September Contest

Are you often saying, “thanks, it’s thrifted?” Turn your secondhand style into firsthand savings by entering our Secondhand September contest! Participants will have a chance to win one of three $100 coupons to use at their local Thrift Store.* Last day to enter is September 12th, 2024.

Here’s how to participate:

1. Take a photo or video of yourself wearing an outfit with your favourite thrifted item(s). Feel free to edit the photo to blur or cover your face if desired, but make sure we can see the full outfit.

2. Upload the photo or video using the form below OR post the photo or video to your Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok and tag us in the post.

Here’s what’s happens next:

– The Salvation Army Thrift Store team will select their top 10 submissions which will be shared on this page and on our social media channels. 

– Our online community will then vote for their favourite outfits. The three submissions that receive the highest number of votes will be the contest winners. Share with your friends and family to get out the vote!

– Feel good about looking great while helping the planet during Secondhand September.

*See full contest rules for details.

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Secondhand September Contest Rules

1. Eligibility

  • The Salvation Army Thrift Store – Secondhand September contest (the “Contest”) is open to all legal residents of Canada, excluding:
      • • Individuals employed by The Salvation Army;
      • • Any other individual involved in the development, production, administration, or fulfillment of the Contest;
      • • Members of the immediate family (brothers, sisters, children, father, mother, spouse) of the individuals outlined above); and
      • • Household members of any of the parties listed above.

2. Contest Period

      • • The Contest will run from September 1, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. EST to September 12, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST(the “Contest Period”).
        • All entries must be received by September 12, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST to be eligible.
        • Public voting will be open from September 18, 2024 at 9 a.m. EST to September 23, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Each person is allowed to vote once per day for the duration of the voting period.
      • • The three winners will be announced on September 27th, 2024.
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3. How to Enter
  • • No purchase required.
  • • To enter the Contest, participants must post a photo or video in a story or post on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok and tag The Salvation Army Thrift Store, or complete the contest form on this page with their photo or video included. Photo or video submissions must include the entrant wearing an outfit including at least one item purchased from The Salvation Army Thrift Store.
      • Participants must own the copyright or have obtained all necessary permissions for any content included in their entries.
      • Participants can submit a maximum of two (2) contest entries.• Entries must adhere to the following conditions:
4. Prize
      • There will be three (3) coupon prizes awarded at the end of the contest period. Each coupon has a retail value of $100 CAD.
      • Coupons will be mailed to the address provided by the winner and are redeemable on select items at The Salvation Army Thrift Store locations listed at thriftstore.ca.
      • Coupons are valid for one-time use only and must be presented in their original hard copy; reproductions will not be accepted. No credit will be issued for unused amounts. Coupons cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount, offer, or promotion.
      • Excludes Featured Finds and purchase of Thrift Store Gift Cards; discount taken at register; offer subject to change without notice; no adjustments on previous purchases; no cash value.
5. Odds
The odds of being selected to win the Prize depends on the total number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period.
6. Winner Selection
• The Salvation Army Thrift Store team will first review all eligible submissions received during the Contest Period to make an initial selection. Entries will be evaluated based on the following criteria: creativity, adherence to the theme, and overall style. The top 10 entries that best meet the evaluation criteria will be selected.
• Once the top 10 entries have been selected, the entries will be posted on this page and on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok platforms. The public will then have the opportunity to vote for their favourite entries from the top 10 entries.
• Public voting will be open from September 18, 2024 at 9 a.m. EST to September 23, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Each person is allowed to vote once per day for the duration of the voting period.
• Winners will be determined through an online voting process based on the number of votes received. Voting is open to all. The total number of votes received will not be made public, nor will the number of votes each entry received be made public.
• Winners will be contacted through the social media profile or email address they used to enter the Contest.
• If a prize is not claimed within five (5) business days, The Salvation Army reserves the right to select another winner at random.
7. Important Contest Rules
  • • The Salvation Army reserves the right to modify or update these contest rules at any time without notice. Participants are encouraged to review the rules regularly for any changes.
  • • By entering the Contest, each Participant grants to The Salvation Army an irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license right to use your entry material in any media for any purpose related to the Contest (or any similar contest), including the right to use, publish, reproduce, modify, display, adapt, translate, or create derivative works from, your entry material without notification, compensation or additional consideration to you, and/or distribute the entry content for promotional and marketing purposes.
  • • Each Participant waives all claims of moral rights in any use of your entry material by The Salvation Army pursuant to the rights granted in these Contest Rules.
  • • Once a Participant is selected and confirmed as a winner, where required by The Salvation Army, the Participant agrees to sign a written assignment transferring all rights, title, and interest in and to the entry material to The Salvation Army.
  • • By participating, each Participant and the selected winners: (a) agree to be bound by these Rules and the decisions of Sponsor in relation to this Contest which will be final and binding on all Participants., (b) agree to release and hold harmless The Salvation Army, their affiliates, subsidiaries, and independent contractors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives including advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, out of participation in the Contest, breach of these Rules, participation in any Contest-related activity or the acceptance, use, or misuse of the Prize, including but not limited to costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to or loss of or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising therefrom; (c) agree to the collection and use of his/her/their personal information by The Salvation Army for Contest related purposes for the purpose of administering the Contest, including but not limited to contacting and announcing the winner and coordinating the provision of the Prize; and (d) acknowledge that The Salvation Army may disclose such personal information to third-party agents and service providers in connection with any of the activities related above. The Salvation Army will use the participant’s personal information only for identified purposes, and protect the Participant’s personal information in a manner that is consistent with The Salvation Army’s privacy policy at: https://salvationarmy.ca/why-us/accountability/privacy/.
For a copy of the Contest Rules, please write to: The Salvation Army Thrift Store, National Recycling Operations 2360 South Service Rd., Oakville ON guestservices@salvationarmy.ca