sunshinesarah

Is it me or do people find toilet rolls expensive here in comparison to other things / UK?

And another thing - chocolate and crisps are dear too. remember the days when you could get four bars for a quid. Here, if you can can buy a Mars Bar for a dollar, you're doing well.

ON the other hand, for those interested, petrol's currently at $1.10 / litre here on Sunshine Coast. Still cheap for newies like me who've only been here a short time.

gdcollectables

Hi

talking of toilet rolls - make sure it's 3ply or your fingers go through!!

gd

eddie007

Can I assume that toilet paper is less expensive here because there is generally more crap to put up with ?

Chocholate and crisps you can keep... I was rather hoping they just wouldn't be available at all

Pollyana

Echo the mention of three-ply, some stuff here is worse than you used to get at school!
Also be prepared for it to be scented Maybe I'l weird but the scent makes me feel physically sick - I have now found that Kleenex do an "unscented" variety, thank goodness, but most stuff is yucky-smelling. I can feel nauseated just walking down the supermarket aisle breathing it in, and Sainsburys was beautiful to visit the other wek - cos there was no sickly-sweet smell in the air

The S's

On the subject of prices, we've been wondering roughly what kinda price is your average bottle of wine. You know the kinda stuff you drink everyday like we get here Banrock station approx £5, Blossom Hill approx £4-£5, Ernst and Julio £5 is it much the same there.

jib

I bet scossie is spewing over this thread

meelie

We bought a case of Hardys at Dan Murphys for equivalent of about 25 quid. Generally wine is cheap here and I've been told the clean skins are good value.

Hutch

Gooooooooooldfingeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ....

meelie

Cadburys fingers more like!

gdcollectables

Wet Ones!!

NewOZ

use the water

annqldau

Maybe Australians have smaller ars*s than Brits.

Are wet ones cheaper than toilet rolls at least they would be thicker... .

arkon

I don't know if you can put wet ones into a septic tank though. I remember my 1st roll of Australian 2 ply kleenex, cottonelle or something like it I think, A bit of a shocker I can tell you. Reminded me of a visit to get my prostate checked out. I then discovered 3 ply which I don't remember having in the UK so not sure if it even existed. So all you brits comming out take a tip from me and skip the 2 ply prostate experience and go straight for 3 ply. :scared:

Luke I Amyofath

This thread is shite
Buy the cheapest bog roll you can get your hands on
You shit, wipe your ass and move onto more important things.......
jesus.........................

A dogs life

I like the scented stuff!! The Mrs JTL hates it, she wants flipping unscented, unbleached, recycled biodegradable f'ing sand paper for the butt.

Me, I like the soft 3 ply scented loo roll. And if happens to have pictures of flowers or fish or whatever on it even better. In fact if someone invents a way to print novels on toilet roll it will save me bringing a book into the bog.

A scented interesting toilet roll to read!!! Another invention!