For these thinking about having a stall on the Queen’s b’day weekend, there is a promo code which will save you 25% of the internet booking price. June 8th (Queen”s Birthday week end), Promo Code is: hrh88uk Valid from: 1-6-14 to 7-6-14. Value is 25% off per stall ($7 discount) More codes will be listed on our Facebook page when available.

The 2014/2015 ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS are now in stock at our market. Visit our office on Sunday, to get yours for $65. Or you can get the digital version here-

https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/185k113

The new 2014 | 2015 Melbourne Entertainment™ Memberships are available now and packed with thousands of up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers.

This year you have the choice between the Entertainment™ Book Membership and the new Entertainment™ Digital Membership!
From every Entertainment™ Membership we sell, 20% goes towards general fundraising! The more Entertainment™ Memberships we sell, the more we raise – so please forward this email to your family and friends!

“Each year I only need to use my Entertainment™ Book twice for it to pay for itself and I save all
year long.”

– Audrey

For those of you who have installed the Bentleigh Sunday Market  app or link onto your smart phones in the past two years, please be advised that this service is no longer working and you should delete the link from your device. We are currently working on a new Smart phone friendly site.

Market Manager’s Report:

An otherwise beautiful sold out Sunday morning market was marred by an altercation between a stallholder and shopper.

At approx 10:30 a shopper who was angered because the stallholder would not give a refund on the purchase he made earlier, decided to just take another item from the stall. The stallholder gave chase until both were stopped by a Rotary Volunteer.

The shopper claims that the faulty item purchased (a boxed Spiderman toy or bedding set), discovered after leaving the market that his $10 purchase was not a complete set. So he returned for a refund.

The stallholder claims that before the purchase both parties checked the contents of the box (not denied by the shopper) and agreed upon the transaction. The stallholder has refused the refund based on the fact that the goods left the market area and returned not in the same condition as they were purchased.

Now, at this stage, Rotary Market staff volunteers are not empowered to settle disputes between stallholders and shoppers. The shopper decided to call the police. Shortly thereafter, a Divy van and 4 of Moorabbin’s finest constables attended.

The shopper did not want to keep the merchandise and offered it to the Rotary staff, not sure where it ended up. No refund was given;  according to the stallholder the Police said she did all the right things, and that the shopper (who allegedly said he would trash the stall) was told that he was banned from the Market.

The impartial verdict was that it was a wast of time. Even the shopper who claimed “its not about the money”, said it was a waste of taxpayer’s money to have the Police attend (we agree but are not sure why he called them then.)

The moral of the story is “caveat emptor” – Let the buyer beware. If you are buying second hand items in a trash and treasure market, you need to understand that you are responsible for judging the quality of the goods and that all sales are final.

Market Manager.

Market for Sunday 18 May is sold out. Booking sessions for the next 4 weeks are now open, don’t miss out . 

12 Reasons why Bentleigh is Op Shop Central

Like to Op Shop? A walk down Centre Road Bentleigh is sure to satisfy your requirements for recycled and pre-loved goods. There is ample parking behind all the shops in Centre Road.

Most of these shops are open weekdays, some on the weekend. Helena’s can also be seen at Stall 35 at our market each week.

Our list is in address order from west to east on Centre Road Bentleigh.

1. Cover Connection, 266 Centre Road, Bentleigh.
2. Sacred Heart Mission, 271 Centre Road, Bentleigh.
3. The Ole Tin Hat, Shop 3/325 Centre Road, Bentleigh.
4. Helena’s Curiosity Shop, 6/325 Centre Road Arcade, Bentleigh.
5. Epilepsy Op Shop, 351 Centre Road Bentleigh.
6. Vinnies Bentleigh, 394 Centre Road, Bentleigh.
7. Bentleigh Sunday Market, Bent Street car park, Bentleigh.
8. Australian Red Cross, 455 Centre Road, Bentleigh.
9. Salvos Stores, 475 Centre Rd, Bentleigh.
10. Save The Children, 487 Centre Road, Bentleigh
11. The Holland Foundation, 502 Centre Road, Bentleigh.
12. Brotherhood of St Laurence, 518 Centre Rd, Bentleigh.

For information about the charities and businesses listed above, and other shopping opportunities in Bentleigh, visit the official Bentleigh Shop site.

ed. note: we are always trying to keep our list up to date, please contact us for corrections or additions.

In response to Alan Slater’s letter to the editor of 13 March Moorabbin Leader, “Be fair to the retailers”, I must point out that his suggested connection of ‘the Bentleigh Sunday Market having a huge impact on the viability of local traders’ and the number of empty shops on Centre Road Bentleigh is totally an erroneous conclusion. Quite the contrary, without the Bentleigh Sunday Market attracting thousands of shoppers each Sunday, many of the local retailers, especialy the cafes close by would not have enough pedestrian traffic to warrant opening on Sunday.

The Bentleigh Sunday Market is primarily a “Trash and Treasure” market. There are 145 stalls with some 60 of them being “regulars”, only a dozen of which I would classify as “professional”, and of these, several actually have shops in Bentleigh or Glen Eira. The most visible professionals you will see there are the nurserymen who provide a large variety of outdoor plants and seedlings to the public. I don’t believe any of the 13 empty shops on Centre Road were garden shops.

So, Mr Salter’s statement gives the impression that the Bentleigh Sunday Market is teaming with “blow-ins” is also missleading. The market gives many local people the opportunity to sell their personal goods in a community atmosphere and earn a few extra dollars in the bargain.

The main purpose of the Bentleigh Sunday Market, run by the Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central, is to raise funds for local charities and Rotary projects. And for 35 years countless numbers of people and organisations in need have benefited from donations made possible by this Rotary Market.

The market follows strict conditions set out by the city of Glen Eira, in exchange for the use of it’s carpark area, such as not allowing the sale of food or cut flowers. These and other requirements have been in force since 1977 with the former Council of Moorabbin and since 1993 with the City of Glen Eira. Also, The Bentleigh Sunday Market has a good relationship and line of communication with the Bentleigh Traders Association.

In closing, the Bentleigh Sunday Market is not a “retail outlet” as described by Mr. Salter. It is a Bentleigh institution that many other areas would be glad to emulate.

Bentleigh Sunday Market Manager