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Old Jun 16th 2010, 12:06 pm
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What are the things that you find the hardest / most expensive thing to get a hold of in Australia??
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Old Jun 16th 2010, 12:17 pm
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What are the things that you find the hardest / most expensive thing to get a hold of in Australia??
Books.
Shirts with decent collars.
Mountain/hiking gear.

All available but marked up.

MailOrder is the go.
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What are the things that you find the hardest / most expensive thing to get a hold of in Australia??
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In what areas though??
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Books!

Quality clothing.
Are clothes still manufactured outside of China?
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In what areas though??
Clothes are awful. (Sorry Oz but they are). So are shoes. I get mine mail order from England. Apart from jeans which I get at Vic Market.
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Good quality but not expensive childrens shoes .... but got used to everything else!

(To all the book complaints with which I agree - What's wrong with your local libraries guys????)
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Actually went to the library on Tuesday.
Sometimes there are books which are just lovely to own. I use Book Depository though when I want to buy something.
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Actually went to the library on Tuesday.
Sometimes there are books which are just lovely to own. I use Book Depository though when I want to buy something.
Our Library has regular sales of books as they replace / renew the stock. Hardback $1.00, paperback 50c. Anyone else got a library this good?

Book Depository is really very good, Amazon UK has some good deals as well.
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Books and shoes. Books easily sorted by Book Depository but still having trouble with shoes - not everyone will ship to Oz.
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What are the things that you find the hardest / most expensive thing to get a hold of in Australia??
Decent clothes...this place makes George @ Asda seem like a top end fashion house...really!!!!
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What are the things that you find the hardest / most expensive thing to get a hold of in Australia??
English - style crumbly cheese - cheshire wensleydale etc. It is possible to find but not widely available.

Pint of (warm!) real ale. Impossible to get in aus as far as I know. You can get the bottles of black sheep/london pride imported (and v expensive) but not the same as the real from the cask stuff you find in UK pubs!

Bisto gravy (sad I know).
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Decent clothes...this place makes George @ Asda seem like a top end fashion house...really!!!!

i take it if you want nice labels - Prada for example - you pay through the nose for them in OZ

can i buy them in the UK online and get them sent over or will i get stuffed for tax/duty
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Originally Posted by paddyo
Decent clothes...this place makes George @ Asda seem like a top end fashion house...really!!!!
Please don't tell me clothes are that bad in Oz, I like my clothes.....
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Well, compared to the US, the UK clothes shopping experience is a living hell, so I'm getting worried about what Australia will be like :-)

Not too fussy about latest fashions, but just want to be able to find clothes easily at a fair price...
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