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Old Aug 6th 2012, 5:40 am
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there are dollar shops that sell cheap stuff too like hot dollar etc
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We have dollar and sense shops in Darwin and crazy clarks which are very similar to the pound stretcher type shops in northern england
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Found a reject store yesterday! Was like walking into B and M bargains!!

Without the cheap booze..
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All the shops here (s coast) are crappy Chinese tat.... I long for home bargains and pound land and primary matalan to Marx oooooherrrr.... Don't come here if u value your shopping habits LOL. One of the reasons were pinging back to the uk soon! One of many reasons, !!!
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Old Aug 7th 2012, 10:47 pm
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Originally Posted by mike_fornz
people are rich so dont need them, be warned if you are living off pounds in oz!
Yeah, am aware of that, it's going to be tough but thankfully only for a month till I get my first salary in AUD.

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Old Aug 7th 2012, 11:36 pm
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All the shops here (s coast) are crappy Chinese tat.... I long for home bargains and pound land and primary matalan to Marx oooooherrrr.... Don't come here if u value your shopping habits LOL. One of the reasons were pinging back to the uk soon! One of many reasons, !!!
Don't you mean - don't come here if you value cheap arse shopping habits?

I may come across as a bit Badgeish with my next comment, but if I was missing Matalan and Poundland then I think I'd kill myself.
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Don't you mean - don't come here if you value cheap arse shopping habits?

I may come across as a bit Badgeish with my next comment, but if I was missing Matalan and Poundland then I think I'd kill myself.
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Don't you mean - don't come here if you value cheap arse shopping habits?

I may come across as a bit Badgeish with my next comment, but if I was missing Matalan and Poundland then I think I'd kill myself.
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Yeah, am aware of that, it's going to be tough but thankfully only for a month till I get my first salary in AUD.

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Don't you mean - don't come here if you value cheap arse shopping habits?

I may come across as a bit Badgeish with my next comment, but if I was missing Matalan and Poundland then I think I'd kill myself.
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And another one here Have to say the idea of having to go in TKMaxx brings me out in hives. I know I don't like shopping but that place is my idea absolute hell.
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Old Aug 9th 2012, 11:01 pm
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Originally Posted by Dreamy
Don't you mean - don't come here if you value cheap arse shopping habits?

I may come across as a bit Badgeish with my next comment, but if I was missing Matalan and Poundland then I think I'd kill myself.
LOL, not quite that bad, I don't think anyone would miss Poundland, just don't like paying more than have to for essentials whilst burning through savings with AUDGBP < 1.5

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Noticed an Everything $2 clothes shop in Pacific Fair (GC) a few weeks ago.

I bought a couple of pairs of cord jeans at one in Australia Fair last year for gardening and they are excellent. They fit and wash well. Didn't even bother trying them on at that price!
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I seem to remember IKEA being a discount furniture shop in the UK as well. Not here.
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I seem to remember IKEA being a discount furniture shop in the UK as well. Not here.
My Ikea furniture i had in the UK is double the price here.
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Originally Posted by martin1978
I seem to remember IKEA being a discount furniture shop in the UK as well. Not here.
It's not *that* cheap in the UK either - only for picture frames and tealights and other tat you don't really need (if I sound bitter it's cos I am - I went there today and managed to spend £40 on 'bits' and they didn't even have the thing I'd gone in for!)

And you know what - Klippan sofa plain £175 - $229 in Ikea Perth. Sounds like good odds to me!
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