shopping in perth ???
#16
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Yeah they are ok i suppose, like i said you get used to it.
I do like Karrinyup Mall and i know there are afew more i would like to try that i have heard of.
But in general the clothes shopping to me is nothing compared to the UK for choice.
Melbourne is a different kettle of fish though so they say.
I do like Karrinyup Mall and i know there are afew more i would like to try that i have heard of.
But in general the clothes shopping to me is nothing compared to the UK for choice.
Melbourne is a different kettle of fish though so they say.
Shopping is no different in Melbourne, same shops selling the same stuff just more of them.
Sam
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Cheers
Paul
#22
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Harbour town is a big outlet full of clothes shop, not bad for shoes too.
#23
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Carousel is bigger than all the other malls, but has the same old Katies, Sussan, Rockmans etc.etc., nothing different or worth driving down there for, but that's my opinion.
#24
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I have seen some threads in the past with bad advice, but this one is right up there. So there are no decent clothes shops here. Childrebs clothes are as good if not better at Target than any we ever bought at Next or M&S in the Uk.......and a fraction of the price. Y.D is an excellent shop for trendy mens clothes, right up there with any I have seen in the UK, and my wife has found loads of clothes shops that she enjoys, and thats just at Whitfords, as others have said you also have Myer and David Jones, equivalent to stores like Debenhams in the UK, so dont worry there are plenty of clothes shops here. As for winter depends which coast you are heading for, the temp on the west coast rarely drops below 55-60 all year round, so think what you would wear in that weather in the UK. We left loads of our cold weather clothes in charity shops in the UK, and havent really found the need to replace many of them.
#25
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I think Next are cack.
Just thought I'd add that. Not sure why I felt the need
To be fair, we only spent one week in Perth so it's hardly right that I comment on the clothes!
Just thought I'd add that. Not sure why I felt the need
To be fair, we only spent one week in Perth so it's hardly right that I comment on the clothes!
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I have seen some threads in the past with bad advice, but this one is right up there. So there are no decent clothes shops here. Childrebs clothes are as good if not better at Target than any we ever bought at Next or M&S in the Uk.......and a fraction of the price. Y.D is an excellent shop for trendy mens clothes, right up there with any I have seen in the UK, and my wife has found loads of clothes shops that she enjoys, and thats just at Whitfords, as others have said you also have Myer and David Jones, equivalent to stores like Debenhams in the UK, so dont worry there are plenty of clothes shops here. As for winter depends which coast you are heading for, the temp on the west coast rarely drops below 55-60 all year round, so think what you would wear in that weather in the UK. We left loads of our cold weather clothes in charity shops in the UK, and havent really found the need to replace many of them.
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I guess it just depends what you were used to in the UK, we used to have a lot of "non high street" type shops near us in the UK (in Brighton) and you do not get that sort of stuff in Perth. There are some good kids shops here but they tend to be quite pricey (Oblong etc), although as you say you can get basic stuff in target, although not sure I would agree about the comparison to M&S. In the end it just depends on what you like and if you like clothes shopping (like my wife does!) then there is a good chance that you may not be satisfied with the options in Perth. This is actually a sentiment shared by a lot of the younger people I work with who also tend to stock up when over in Melbourne.
I loved shopping in UK, was my favourite hobby but now i just wear the stuff you can get here unfortunatley, i always get holes in my T-shirts though after afew washes. Cheap quality i put it down to. Target is more like Primark. Cheap and cheerful.
#28
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I have seen some threads in the past with bad advice, but this one is right up there. So there are no decent clothes shops here. Childrebs clothes are as good if not better at Target than any we ever bought at Next or M&S in the Uk.......and a fraction of the price. Y.D is an excellent shop for trendy mens clothes, right up there with any I have seen in the UK, and my wife has found loads of clothes shops that she enjoys, and thats just at Whitfords, as others have said you also have Myer and David Jones, equivalent to stores like Debenhams in the UK, so dont worry there are plenty of clothes shops here. As for winter depends which coast you are heading for, the temp on the west coast rarely drops below 55-60 all year round, so think what you would wear in that weather in the UK. We left loads of our cold weather clothes in charity shops in the UK, and havent really found the need to replace many of them.
As for the temperature never rarely dropping below 55Fº, that is just not so. It gets very cold in the winter evenings here, even sometimes in November and December, so in my opinion, you do need sweatshirts, jumpers and even coats or a warm jacket if you go out in the winter evenings. Temperatures drop down to 30Fº on many a night in the winter here.
#29
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But that is your opinion CF and others have the right to theirs. There must be something in the fact that so many people say that the choice and the quality here is not what they are used to, surely? You cannot say that other people are giving 'bad advice' and that your advice is the one they should take note of just because you and your family have found what you like here.
As for the temperature never rarely dropping below 55Fº, that is just not so. It gets very cold in the winter evenings here, even sometimes in November and December, so in my opinion, you do need sweatshirts, jumpers and even coats or a warm jacket if you go out in the winter evenings. Temperatures drop down to 30Fº on many a night in the winter here.
As for the temperature never rarely dropping below 55Fº, that is just not so. It gets very cold in the winter evenings here, even sometimes in November and December, so in my opinion, you do need sweatshirts, jumpers and even coats or a warm jacket if you go out in the winter evenings. Temperatures drop down to 30Fº on many a night in the winter here.
You might wake up in the morning and on a few days at 6am it'll be about 4 or 5 degrees centigrade (around 40F in old money ) but it practically never gets down below 0C here (32F). Even in winter Daytime temps hardly ever dont reach 60F.
Still bloody cold once your body's has adjusted to the much warmer constant summer temps, you definitely need a jacket at night to go out in winter.
Just checked BOM:
Lowest Day Lowest Overnight Mean O/N low Mean Daytime High
June06 15.8C -0.7C 5.8C 20.3C
July06 14.6C 0.2C 6.5C 18.8C
August06 16.0C 3.1C 9.7C 20.2C
Sept06 16.4C 3.7C 10C 20.6C
Last edited by steve99; Feb 14th 2007 at 2:00 am.
#30
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Whats all this Fahrenheit stuff!
You might wake up in the morning and on a few days at 6am it'll be about 4 or 5 degrees centigrade (around 40F in old money, but it practically never gets down below 0C here. Even in winter Daytime temps hardly ever dont reach 60F.
Still bloody cold once your body's has adjusted to the much warmer constant summer temps, you definitely need a jacket at night to go out in winter.
You might wake up in the morning and on a few days at 6am it'll be about 4 or 5 degrees centigrade (around 40F in old money, but it practically never gets down below 0C here. Even in winter Daytime temps hardly ever dont reach 60F.
Still bloody cold once your body's has adjusted to the much warmer constant summer temps, you definitely need a jacket at night to go out in winter.
Are you getting up in the early hours to watch the match?