Thrift shop game: pre-loved finds in Malta Living

Fancy a thrift shop game inside a whole life sim? Two thrift shops and an antique shop have opened in the south of Malta in Malta Living, the free life sim played in your browser. Tieni Darba ("second time") is in Qormi and Żabbar, and Il-Kexxun Antiques ("the drawer") is on the road from Siġġiewi to Qrendi. All three are always open, and everything in them is cheap.

The rail: pre-loved clothes for a third

Each Tieni Darba has a rail of Boutique's paid pieces at about a third of the price: a blazer that's €60 at Zara is €20 here. The rail changes every day, and the two shops never have the same piece, so it's worth checking both. Buy a piece and it's yours for good, in every colour, just as if you'd bought it new. Wear it from Change your look.

Homeware at half price

The shelves have the shop's own second-hand furniture for the day, and pieces other players gave away, all at half the Buy price. What you buy goes to your storage at home, ready to place. Selling it later in Buy pays two-thirds of what you paid, as for anything else. For placing and colours, see furnishing your home in Buy mode.

Give away what you don't use

Got a sofa sitting in storage? Give it to Tieni Darba. It goes on the shelf for 7 days at half price, for anyone to buy. You get nothing for it except a good feeling (+8 Social, once a day), and you hear when somebody takes it home, though never who. Luxury pieces, antiques and anything over €500 can't be given, and you can give three pieces a day.

Rummage the bins

Once a day at each shop, you can spend 20 seconds elbow-deep in the bins. Most days it's a tin of buttons or a single shoe. Sometimes it's a few coins in a coat pocket, a piece for your look, or an old Kinnie sign the antique dealer would like to see. Once in a while it's something rather valuable.

Il-Kexxun: antiques that are the only one in Malta

Il-Kexxun puts out six antiques every Monday: an 1880s map of Malta, a model luzzu, a brass street lantern from Birgu, a carved bride's chest, a gramophone and more, from €80 to €1,200. Each one is the only one in the game. Buy it and nobody else can have it, and guests who visit see the "only one in Malta" line on its card. Bring your finds and records from Tieni Darba, and Ġużeppi, the dealer, makes an offer. He'll buy your antiques back too, for two-thirds of what you paid. Planning a house party? An antique gives your guests something to admire.

Getting there

Tap the shops on the map, or open Get around on your phone: they're under "New this week" and in The South's tab. Qormi, Żabbar and Siġġiewi are real towns in the south of Malta (Wikipedia: Siġġiewi), and the shops sit where the map was quietest. For more on the real places in the game, read real places and real prices, or start with the Malta life simulator guide.

Questions people ask

Where are the thrift shops in Malta Living?

Tieni Darba has two shops, in Qormi and Żabbar, and Il-Kexxun Antiques is in Siġġiewi. All three are in the south and always open.

Can I sell my furniture to the thrift shop?

You can give a stored piece away at Tieni Darba, and it goes on the shelf for other players for 7 days. Selling stays in Buy, for two-thirds of what you paid.

What can I find rummaging in the bins?

Usually something silly, sometimes €1 to €5 in coins, a piece for your look, or a curio the antique dealer will buy. You can rummage once a day at each shop.