Methodist Opportunity Shop Manurewa: a Great South Road op shop with mixed reviews

The Methodist Opportunity Shop sits on Great South Road in Manurewa, run through Manurewa Methodist Church, selling secondhand clothing and household goods with short weekday opening hours — mornings through to early afternoon, Monday to Friday.

In the interest of being upfront: the most detailed review we found online was not positive. One shopper described staff being pleasant to customers' faces but making judgmental comments about them, including about the reviewer's brother, once they'd left — calling the experience disrespectful and arrogant, and saying they'd since stopped shopping and donating there. We couldn't find other detailed accounts to weigh against it, so it's worth treating as one person's experience rather than a verdict on the shop as a whole.

Practically speaking, the shop closes early (1:30pm on Monday and Tuesday, 2pm Wednesday to Friday) and isn't open weekends, so it pays to plan a visit for the morning.

It sits within Manurewa's broader cluster of op shops along and near Great South Road — including Savemart and Vinnies — so it's easy to combine into a wider secondhand shopping loop if you're in the area.