Charity shop depreciation of fixtures (clothing racks, bookshelves, counters, etc.), operating costs (maintenance, municipal service fees, electricity, heat, telephone, limited advertising) and the building lease or mortgage. Charity shops may also be referred to as thrift stores (in the United States and Canada), hospice shops, resale shops (a term that in the United States also covers consignment shops), and opportunity (or op) shops (in Australia and New Zealand). One of the earliest charity shops was set up by the Wolverhampton Society for the Blind (now called the Beacon Centre for the Blind) in 1899 to sell goods made by blind people to
Shop A Docket Simon McCord, with a single retailer called Pick N Pay Hypermarket in Brisbane, Queensland offering free cash register rolls in exchange for advertising space on the back of receipts. In 1989, Franklins, BI-LO and many other independent and regional supermarkets came on board. In April 1992, The New South Wales Police tied up with Shop A Docket to spread the anti-criminal message throughout NSW, Queensland, Victoria. In 2001, Shop A Docket rolled out full-color dockets across Australia for the first time. In 2013, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (Melbourne) teamed up with Shop A Docket to spread awareness about fire safety