chrisall

Hi,

What are the Aus equivalents of UK discount shop chains such as Wilkinsons, Home Bargains, Poundstretcher, B&M etc?

Cheers,
Chrisall

Betty Boot

In my experience there aren't any

chrisall

And no ALDI in WA either? Why is that? They have them over east. I've just looked on the Aus ALDI website & the prices, especially for the offers easily beat Coles / Woolies / IGA.

Cheers,
Chrisall

Tramps_mate

The only 'cheaper' places are Big W, Target and K-mart etc..

Maybe a Pound shop type place is what Oz needs!

roaringmouse

Chicken Feed is a chain of "bargain" shops. There are also a fair few "$2 shops" or equivalent that I've seen.

GarryP

I'd say the Reject Shop is the closest to those UK chains (despite the name, they don't really deal in rejects, more the usual cheap chinese stuff). Plus there are usually pound (dollar) shops around, run by immigrants usually.

KMart deals in cheap stuff, with a department store mentality. BigW is similar, but usually more expensive. Target thinks it deals in quality...

Dorothy

Not in WA, though.
Reject Shop and Red Dot would be the cheapy stores here. We've also got a bunch of $2 shops here in the Northern 'burbs. Oh, and Crazy Clark's is good for cheap crap.

roaringmouse

Probably not, but question was about Aus equivalents, not specific to particular states. Only question about WA was for Aldi.

Timmo84

Depending on what city you are in, there is Costco too! Large discount/bulk buy chain from america. Although it charges a $60 yearly membership to shop there. Worth it if you buy things in bulk

Dorothy

The OP is moving to WA which is why I posted that.

sassie

I'd say the closest we have to UK discount shops would be Crazy Clarks which have stores in most states.

mike_fornz

people are rich so dont need them, be warned if you are living off pounds in oz!

pumpkin blossom

We have cheap as chips and the reject shop in SA.

chris955

lapin_windstar

Same as Costco - thousands of kilometres away from the supply chain.