Bethany Bargain Bin Society
125-1st Ave B0V1A0 Digby, NS, Canada

We will be closed today due to weather. Enjoy the last of winter and hopefully see you tomorrow. :)

In regards to rumors circulating: Bethany Bargain Bin Society is still a non profit charitable organization chaired by Sister Bonnie (who does come in fridays to work). And for your knowledge - a non profit charitable organization cannot be sold. Please feel free to come visit. We are there to help and will do what we can. thank you so much for your ongoing support.

Well it is another storm day and schools are closed, we will see you tomorrow though. Take care on the roads. (photo by Ansel Adams 40's)

It is a storm day and we will be closed today. Keep warm and enjoy your day. (ps. this photo by Alfred Stieglitz 1893)

Have you ever wanted to start a revolution and realized that you didn't have any buttons. Well we have you covered with this workhorse of a button maker machine. I think it is 21/4 or maybe 21/2 size button maker. It is solid and comes with the hardware to bolt it down. Did you know that the first political buttons were made during the 1896 presidential elections. We will start the bidding off at $25.00 and end this thursday jan 28th at 5:05pm. Thank you so much for your ongoing support.

Up next in our auction are 58 tin boxes, two tin trays and a glass bottle (not sure why the glass bottle but it is old :) There are a handful of lovely tins here, and of course a handful of rusty dented ones. We will start this auction off at $20.00 and end next Thursday Dec 17 at 5pm. Thank you again for your support. And for a little history: The original concept of packaging products in tin cans dates back to 1795 when Napoleon Bonaparte offered a prize of 12,000 francs fo...r anyone who could invent a method of preserving food unspoiled over distance and time. Nicolas Appert invented the method of preserving food in an airtight container and was awarded the prize in 1810. This was the birth and the beginning of Tin manufacturing. Fellow Frenchman Pierre Durand (aka Peter Durand) was granted a patent in 1810 from King George 3rd for the idea of preserving food and fashion items of storage from Tinplate See more

Our next auction piece is this brand new unlocked Samsung S7 cell phone. Yes this is an older cell phone (2016) but it has many good features including being water proof up to 5 feet for 30 minutes (just enough for a good swim:) It has a good 12mp camera and 32 GB of storage and it is completely dust resistance. Now after doing a little research you will see that the S7 was known to overheat while charging in some cases. I have talked to people who owned one and they did say that they never had a problem. I also kept it plugged in for a couple days and it showed no signs of overheating so really it is hit or miss. This auction will start at $30 and end thursday Jan 28th, 2021 at 5:00 pm. Thanks so much for your support.

Up next on our auction are approx. 256 sets of salt and pepper shakers and approx. 18 singles (l tripped :) There are some very lovely little shakers here. Did you know it is believed that a salt shaker was first invented in 1858, by John Mason, a tinsmith from America, but it wasn't until the 1920's that sets of salt and pepper shakers were commonly manufactured. We will start this auction off at $40.00 and end this Friday nov 27th at 5:00pm. Thank you for your interest and support.

Hello. We apologize if it seems that our donation drop times have been a little whacky. It has been a crazy time since reopening and we are trying to keep up as well as keep everyone safe. We rely on your donations in helping us give back to the community. The last few months we have been swamped with donations. Starting tomorrow, we will resume our donation times of Wednesday to Saturday 8:00am to 3:30pm. We are closed Sunday and Monday and will use Tuesday to organize our donations. We ask that you be respectful with what you donate. We also take furniture and will pick up if necessary. Thank you so much for your ongoing support of The Bethany Bargain Bin Society and if you have any interest in volunteering we would love to talk with you.

We will be closed Wednesday Nov 11th for Remembrance Day.

Up next on this auction is a vintage metal claw foot spinning oak piano stool. Sister Bonnie has had this for the last 50 years and not sure of where it came from. It is in wonderful shape and spins up and down as needed. We will start this auction off at $40.00 and end next Thursday Nov 12 at 5:03pm. Thanks so much for all of your support at Bethany Bargain Bin.

Next on our auction is a Tri-Ang speed boat made by the Merton Lines Bros. Ltd (London, England). It is a lovely little boat and looks like it would have had a little winder or something at one time, you may even be able to find something to wind the mechanism. The Lines Bros Ltd was a British toy manufacturer which started shortly after the First World War (1917). We will start the bidding at $20.00 and end this Sat. Aug. 22 at 7:05pm. Thank you so much. Here is a little... more info on the Lines Bros.: Lines Bros Ltd, at its peak in 1947, was claimed by the company to be the largest toy maker in the world. Under the Tri-ang Toys brand name. At the start of the Second World War, production of children's toys was deemed non-essential by the British Government. As a result, production facilities were converted to weapons manufacture, specifically the Sten Mk III Submachine Gun. Manufacture of toys resumed shortly after the war ended. See more

Well we are back with our facebook auctions now so first up is this Northern Electric Company Wooden Telephone Box. The Northern Electric Company was established in the late 1800’s and founded in Montreal (later expanding to other locations such as Bellville, Ontario). We will start the bidding at $20.00 and end this Sat. Aug. 22 at 7:00 pm. Thank you so much for your continued support of the Bethany Bargain Bin Society.

Bethany Bargain Bin Society would like to thank you so much for your continued support with our reopening. It has been great to see everyone and it has been great to have your respect in matters concerning covid-19. As of Friday July 31 we ask that you wear a mask when shopping at Bethany Bargain Bin (as mandated by the Nova Scotia Government). We do understand the medical and age situations where you cannot wear a mask and we respect that. There has been many questions on ...our Bag Day Sale and it is difficult to give a specific date on when we will bring this back. So for now we can only guess that it may happen again in the winter. But we are and will continue to have many sales, right now for $1.50 you can get ladies pants, shorts, capris, sweaters are 2 for 1, blouses are 3 for $5.00, watches with new batteries are only $4.00 and the list goes on. Please come by, we will be glad to see you. :) See more

"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." Henry James

please read through to the end if you are shopping with us :) ******* Welcome back, everyone! It’s so good to be open again and have your support here at Bethany Bargain Bin. We’ve missed you!... Many of us are feeling the relief that comes with the lifting of restrictions. We also know that COVID is not over yet. If we take precautions, it increases our chances of being able to stay open. Bethany Bin is a second hand store, which means customers lean over bins and touch multiple items. We know the clothes are safe when they go out on the floor because we have a system in place to keep them from going out right away, but we increase our chances of spread as people come into the store and handle items. Please remember that many of our staff, volunteers, and customers are in the most at-risk sectors of the population- those over the age of 60 and/or with underlying chronic health conditions. Like all retailers, our staff and volunteers are taking a risk to stay open to serve the community, and are relying on your co-operation. 54% of people testing positive for COVID don’t know how they contracted it. We will be able to stay open if we feel confident that everyone is following the guidelines to keep Bethany Bin safe. We are very lucky to live somewhere that has so far had relatively few cases. We can help keep up our excellent track record by following a few simple guidelines: - Keep six feet apart- this reduces the chance of getting or passing the virus. - Please use hand sanitizer when you enter the store, and again when you leave. This will reduce chances of passing on or picking up the virus by touch. - Wearing a mask will reduce the chance of unknowingly breathing the virus onto items for sale or into the air. - Do not come in if you- or someone you have been in contact with- has been outside the Atlantic bubble in the past 14 days. Other parts of Canada and much of the United States are still right in the thick of things. People are understandably finding it more difficult to stay home as time goes on. But... our American neighbours are seeing more cases than before since re-opening. We can learn from this. Nova Scotians are known around the world for being kind and considerate, and supporting their neighbours. Let’s keep up our strong reputation and good COVID track record!

Welcome Back! Yes we are opening this Thursday July 2, 2020. Your health and safety is important to us so there are some changes: -cleaning and disinfecting, frequent handwashing for our volunteers and employees. We are also asking you to help us in keeping Bethany Bin safe for everyone: -Please sanitize your hands upon entering the store, Please stay 2m (6ft) apart from other customers, Please do not visit if you have a cough or fever or have travelled outside of Canada wi...thin the last 14 days. We have a pretty small building so we will try to limit the number of customers to ten, our washrooms and change rooms will remain temporary closed. We are also encouraging the use of masks. And finally we will be closed on Monday’s for the duration of July. Our normal hours remain for tues-sat (9-4). Thank you so much for your patience and understanding, we appreciate your continued support. See more

Digby region, June 11th. Black Lives More-Than-Matter. They are essential. We would not be here without Black Lives; we will not have a future without Black Lives. We are all parts of the human puzzle/family. Let's not lose each other. <3

Hi. We are tentatively hoping to re open July 2nd, 2020. We want to make sure you, our volunteers and staff feel safe coming back to Bethany so we are going over the guidelines of how to do this. Thank you for your patience and we will keep you up to date.

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Contact Dalhousie Legal Aid Service if you need more information. We support tenant's rights.

Income Assistance program changes during COVID-19. We will soon have more information on how receiving CERB affects eligibility for Income Assistance.

Check out https://www.canada.ca//se/benefits/ei/cerb-application.htm for information about the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) Applications open April 6.

We hope everyone is doing okay at this time. We appear to be getting lots of donations and would ask that you please be respectful with what you drop off. Perhaps it might be better to wait a couple weeks before dropping off donations. Thank you so much and please take care.

At Bethany Bargain Bin the health and safety of our volunteers/staff, customers and their families is paramount. We have been putting a lot of thought and care into what our next steps should be and so regretfully we have made the difficult decision to close Bethany until further notice. We will continue to evaluate our situation and will stay in touch with you with further updates. Please take care all and stay safe.

In light of the recent concerns surrounding COVID-19, we would like to assure our customers that we are committed to ensuring your well-being while you shop at Bethany Bargain Bin. Our approach is guided by The Nova Scotia Health Authority. As of today, the risk to the public remains low for residents of Nova Scotia. Consequently. We will continue to monitor the government health authorities for recommendations and follow best practices here at our thrift store. We have inst...ituted the following precautions to help protect our patrons’ health: Protocols to clean surfaces, doorknobs with alcohol-based cleaners. Offering hand sanitizer upon entry. To help prevent the spread of viruses, we are also asking our community to practice good hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette. Follow these steps as you would for the common cold or flu: Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands Cough or sneeze into a tissue and dispose of it appropriately Avoid contact with sick people The Nova Scotia Health Authority has established assessment centres, with the nearest one being the Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville. If you think you are at risk, you should call 811 first. Further advice from the Nova Scotia Health Authority can be found here: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/

Bag Day Sale is tomorrow Thursday Feb.27th, 2020. Fill a big bag for $10.00 or half of a big bag for $5.00. It looks like just rain tomorrow so come out and dance in the rain. :)

This auction is for five puppets. Four of them are string puppets and one is a rod puppet. These are simple basic puppets but are a joy to play with and l could on and on about the value and benefits of building / playing with puppets. Puppetry is an ancient form of performance. Some historians claim that they predate actors in theatre. There is evidence that they were used in Egypt as early as 2000 BC. Wire-controlled, articulated puppets made of clay and ivory have been found in Egyptian tombs. We will start this auction off at $20.00 and end this Saturday Feb. 29th at 5:05pm. Thank you so much for your ongoing support.

Are next auction is for two vintage Flow Blue Victoria Ware dishes, one is labeled Victoria Ware Ironstone and the other is Midulport Potter by Burgess & Liech Co. which is probably from between 1889-1919 as that is when they used the printed mark. Why was blue used? Cobalt blue was the best and least expensive pigment capable of withstanding the high temperatures of 18th and 19th century kilns. The ink and ceramic blanks of flo blue were deliberately designed to allow the ink to flow or spead into the blank. The spreading ink creates the characteristic blurred or distorted flo blue effect. Also included in this auction is a vintage rolling pin. We will start the auction off at $17.00 and end this Saturday Feb. 29 at 5:00pm. Thank you for your support.

Monday February 17, 2020 is Nova Scotia Heritage Day. We will be closed for this holiday. Enjoy your day, spend it with your loved ones.