So expensive?
Mar 27th 2010 | 10:34 pm
#62
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Re: So expensive?
No. In my experience one pays for shopping convenience. The less you shop the more you pay.
Mar 27th 2010 | 10:44 pm
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Re: So expensive?
Excluding shoes... I spend $10 to $15 on a single warm weather school uniform for my young child ... i'll spend a few extra $$ once winter arrives.
Mar 27th 2010 | 10:46 pm
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Re: So expensive?
Vash the Stampede, so you agree the local industries are protected, isn't that a monopoly?
Anyway, I'm a vegetarian and in my opinion both Coles and Safeway's are absolutely useless in this department (as well as the poor range of foods anyway), come on Tesco and Asda we need you here
Anyway, I'm a vegetarian and in my opinion both Coles and Safeway's are absolutely useless in this department (as well as the poor range of foods anyway), come on Tesco and Asda we need you here
But then agin.. i was never one for pre-prepared food.. all fresh produce for me.
Mar 27th 2010 | 10:49 pm
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Re: So expensive?
But is it?From reading some posts on this sight,there are some people applying for visa's with crim records,people who wanna skip out on paying their debts,and alot of people with chips on their shoulders!(we won't mention the 30% increase of asylum seekers trying to also get in!
Mar 27th 2010 | 10:54 pm
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Re: So expensive?
Aus is expensive, and I have been to UK recently.
However some aussies/residents wont accept that.
Woman in coles yesterday was doing a taste sample of cheeses. Nice cheese but $9 for 100 g
Aussie partner says thats bloody expensive when I was in the UK 
anyway he gives example of some prices blah blah and this aussie broad wouldnt have a bar of it
nope he must be wrong and why the hell would australia need 8 supermarkets like the UK er derr!!!
BTW yesterday we were searching for hotels in brisbane CBD and the hotel parking was more than we paid to rent a new travelodge room (advance website booking) in central london
However some aussies/residents wont accept that.
Woman in coles yesterday was doing a taste sample of cheeses. Nice cheese but $9 for 100 g
Aussie partner says thats bloody expensive when I was in the UK anyway he gives example of some prices blah blah and this aussie broad wouldnt have a bar of it nope he must be wrong and why the hell would australia need 8 supermarkets like the UK er derr!!! BTW yesterday we were searching for hotels in brisbane CBD and the hotel parking was more than we paid to rent a new travelodge room (advance website booking) in central london
Mar 28th 2010 | 12:21 am
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Re: So expensive?
Australia is more expensive because the market will bear the higher prices. Some times I guess it's just profiteering by local companies who have little competition for some niche items.
My last gadget purchase when I was there was a Digital Radio with Wi-Fi connectivity. RRP in Australia – $699. I got it for just under $280 imported from the UK.
My last gadget purchase when I was there was a Digital Radio with Wi-Fi connectivity. RRP in Australia – $699. I got it for just under $280 imported from the UK.
I find that, overall, electrical/electronic prices are similar to the UK.
Mar 28th 2010 | 1:05 am
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Re: So expensive?
Bought my wife an 8Gb ipod touch yesterday for $189 at Office Works (price match for Dick Smith who had it at $199). Cheapest I can find it on Kelkoo UK is GBP139.95 ($231). Australian price is the same as US price.
I find that, overall, electrical/electronic prices are similar to the UK.
I find that, overall, electrical/electronic prices are similar to the UK.
http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail...ers/APTOUC32G3
Mar 28th 2010 | 1:20 am
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Re: So expensive?
Have you a link so I can email my brother in Oz, I looked for one when I was there and this one at Office works was the cheapest I could find.
http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail...ers/APTOUC32G3
http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail...ers/APTOUC32G3
exactly as Amazulu quoted.
Mar 28th 2010 | 1:57 am
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Re: So expensive?
Mar 28th 2010 | 2:41 am
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Re: So expensive?
More Expensive in Oz
Cars
Car maintenance
Food
Clothing
Sports Goods
Tradesman's rates
Housing
Schooling and uniforms
Fish and seafood
Books
Dining out (Perth)
Wine & Alcohol (Perth)
Perfume and make up
Estate agent fees
Medical expenses
Furniture & furnishings
Cheaper in Oz
Utility Bills
Shire (council) rates
Petrol
Seasonal vegetables and fruit (locally grown)
Gym memberships
Cars
Car maintenance
Food
Clothing
Sports Goods
Tradesman's rates
Housing
Schooling and uniforms
Fish and seafood
Books
Dining out (Perth)
Wine & Alcohol (Perth)
Perfume and make up
Estate agent fees
Medical expenses
Furniture & furnishings
Cheaper in Oz
Utility Bills
Shire (council) rates
Petrol
Seasonal vegetables and fruit (locally grown)
Gym memberships
Sometimes the direct comparisons can't be made over a year but perhaps on a life style over 10/20 years
Mar 28th 2010 | 3:14 am
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Re: So expensive?
Following our 2 weeks in Perth last year (I appreciate limited knowledge) we found that Pomtastic's description on prices to be very accurate. However, we were not in a position to check on some of these things (ie cars and services etc) but found food a great deal more expensive and the beer and wine prices were crazy. I laughed at the wine sales (50c off) compared to the 50% off in the UK.
School uniforms appear to be about the same although a mate of mine who has his two kids in pivate school found that UK prices were more expensive because there was more to buy! Private schooling is so much cheaper in Ozz
Our Council tax in the UK is 3 times more expensive than my parents house in Ozz and their local area is far cleaner and respected than ours. Clothing is also far more expensive in Ozz per item but let's face it I wont be wearing as much in Ozz!!
My view is that Australia is far more different than many of us Poms want to believe. If that means finance then accept it as well which I'm sure most of us do.
School uniforms appear to be about the same although a mate of mine who has his two kids in pivate school found that UK prices were more expensive because there was more to buy! Private schooling is so much cheaper in Ozz
Our Council tax in the UK is 3 times more expensive than my parents house in Ozz and their local area is far cleaner and respected than ours. Clothing is also far more expensive in Ozz per item but let's face it I wont be wearing as much in Ozz!!
My view is that Australia is far more different than many of us Poms want to believe. If that means finance then accept it as well which I'm sure most of us do.
Mar 28th 2010 | 5:25 am
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Re: So expensive?
Following our 2 weeks in Perth last year (I appreciate limited knowledge) we found that Pomtastic's description on prices to be very accurate. However, we were not in a position to check on some of these things (ie cars and services etc) but found food a great deal more expensive and the beer and wine prices were crazy. I laughed at the wine sales (50c off) compared to the 50% off in the UK.
School uniforms appear to be about the same although a mate of mine who has his two kids in pivate school found that UK prices were more expensive because there was more to buy! Private schooling is so much cheaper in Ozz
Our Council tax in the UK is 3 times more expensive than my parents house in Ozz and their local area is far cleaner and respected than ours. Clothing is also far more expensive in Ozz per item but let's face it I wont be wearing as much in Ozz!!
My view is that Australia is far more different than many of us Poms want to believe. If that means finance then accept it as well which I'm sure most of us do.
School uniforms appear to be about the same although a mate of mine who has his two kids in pivate school found that UK prices were more expensive because there was more to buy! Private schooling is so much cheaper in Ozz
Our Council tax in the UK is 3 times more expensive than my parents house in Ozz and their local area is far cleaner and respected than ours. Clothing is also far more expensive in Ozz per item but let's face it I wont be wearing as much in Ozz!!
My view is that Australia is far more different than many of us Poms want to believe. If that means finance then accept it as well which I'm sure most of us do.
the price of drink when you go out £5 a schooner which is not even a PINT...
