We make it as easy as possible for you to do the right thing for the environment, the community, women in need and yourself. Ciao Bella Moda offers an incentive for you to buy better quality fashion and then be rewarded when you trade in clothing you have spent good money on. You simply trade them in for store credits.
You can use up to half the cost of any item in store with store credits which are accumulated from your traded in items.
For example, you have $100 in credits. You like a dress and it’s $100. You cannot use the total amount of credit to purchase the dress. You can only use up to half. That would cost you $50 in cash and $50 in credits and you would still have $50 credits left.
It’s not so much what you get in credits as the affordable quality clothing you get. What we keep to re-sell in store is what most women cannot afford. Our aim is to make quality clothing affordable, so we stop buying cheap throw-away fashion.
What we do not keep, we redistribute to women and families in need in Australia and around the world or you can take them back.
It’s our promise that nothing that enters our doors will end up in landfill.
you can nominate a family member, a friend, or another woman you know who is doing it tough to share your credit. Their name must be on your Ciao Bella account or access will be denied.
✦ The credits keep your wardrobe turning over with quality pieces from around the world and the dollars keep the business going.
✦ We believe if we can make saving the environment profitable, then we wouldn’t have a problem.
✦ Fabric, quality, demand, size, designer, condition, age etc.
✦ It’s taken us many years to fine tune this system and make it fair.
✦ A basic rule of thumb is we assess what we can sell it for, and you get a third, a third for expenses and a third for the shop. If people use half in credits the margins are small so, feel free to buy even when you don’t have credits.
✦ A lot of what we trade-in still gets donated after it has had a chance to sell.
ONE bag/box per quote. This is typically up to 40 items.
✦ Max size: 50x50cm.
✦ Max weight: 8-10kg.
✦ Presentation counts!
✦ Please wash clothes
✦ Wipe down shoes and accessories so they look their best
✦ Fold items neatly
✦ Remove hangers and shoeboxes.
✦ Stained (perspiration marks, makeup marks, food/water stains)
✦ Damaged (holes, tears, pills, missing/broken parts, e.g., buttons, brand label)
✦ Bad odours (cigarette smoke, perfume, pet dander, mothball scent)
Please note:
If you have excellent items with the above problems, we will accept damaged top-quality fabrics or labels, but we will not give any credit. We have specialists that can revive some items worth saving but the credit goes to the ones saving the items from landfill.
We focus on international and local labels that reflect our beliefs and are traditionally what most women cannot afford. Our aim is to make quality clothing affordable, so we stop buying cheap throw away fashion. We strive to live by example to protect the environmental and women affected by this ruthless industry.
You will always receive a few extra credits for natural fibers. We aim to encourage women to buy better.
What condition and clothing we accept:
✦ Excellent and good condition women’s clothing
✦ Freshly washed
✦ Odour free
✦ Tops (shirts, jumpers, coats, jackets, vests)
✦ Bottoms (pants, jeans, shorts, skirts)
✦ Dresses (work, casual and sun dresses)
✦ Cocktail dresses
✦ Long evening gowns
✦ Jewellery
✦ Shoes and Boots (only exceptional sports shoes as we donate most as they are in high demand for charities)
✦ Accessories (belts, scarves, gloves, sunglasses, bags)
✦ Fascinators
✦ Furs
Fast-fashion brands. Examples: K-Mart, Big W, Ally, ASOS, Ask Grace, Angel Biba, Cotton On, Chica Booti, Dotti, Forever New, Forever 21, Fashion Nova, Factorie, Glamourous, Girl Express, H&M, Hot Options, Jay Jays, Ladakh, Lee Cooper, Lowes, Mango, Miss Shop, Millers, Missguided, New Look, Now, Paper Scissors, Pretty Little Thing, Rockmans, Roger David, Rubi Shoes, Supre, Sportsgirl, Suzanne Grae, Shein, Target, Tempt, Tarocash, YD, Valley Girl, Victoria’s Secret.
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Visit Ciao Bella Moda for affordable designer fashion, honest styling support and a shopping experience that feels warm, inclusive and personal.
Store Details
Unit 3, 82-84 Captain Cook Drive
Caringbah NSW 2229
✦ Phone: 0403329887
✦ Email: ciaobellamodashop@gmail.com
Opening Hours
✦ Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 5pm
✦ Sunday: 10am – 2pm
✦ Closed Monday
