Originally Posted by tictac

I have vastly reduced my clothes shopping in Australia as I am sick of the crap quality and tremendously high prices

Originally Posted by Amazulu

I also buy very little in Australia now as well. Even though the AUD has been really strong recently, prices have not come down in the shops here. You watch though, now that the AUD is getting weaker, prices will start to go up because of the 'poor exchage rate'.

Originally Posted by Amazulu

I now buy very little in Australia - it's too overpriced here. Sure, things like big electricals, TVs, furniture are best bought here but most other stuff is cheaper if you import it - often radically so. Even after paying for the extra cost of delivery you can save heaps. I don't care about warranty issues on small items as I am saving so much I can afford to buy another and still save. Aussie retailers are saving so much due to favourable exchange rates yet they refuse to pass these savings on - so I refuse to shop with them.

CDs and DVDs from CD-WOW in Hong Kong
Books from the Book Depository UK
Electronics from Amazon and others in the US
RC aircraft stuff from the US and Asia
Outdoor stuff from REI and others in the US
Numerous stuff from Ebay

Even with delivery costs, I have paid 25-60% of the best Aussie price.

Originally Posted by chmaiden

so where does everyone shop?!?! I have bought from SierraTrading Post.com and thought it was excellent value. Am lloking at dealextreme.com for some techy stuff but any other recommendations??? Oh how i miss ebuyer!

Originally Posted by Centurion

OK,

For a few days now I've been researching and after a decent tent to take me outback in a couple of months time, to do a hiking trip in Sept in Europe and the Simpson Desert next year.

I had narrowed it down to a few particular higher end tents with lifetime guarantees and so on since its for some serious travel and I'd rather entrust my wellbeing to them than some $30 effort of a tent from Anaconda/kmart.

So - could I manage to get them here ? Could I buggery. Every dealer said not in stock and we could order it, for about 4 times the price that they sell stateside. Naturally this being Australia the idea of actually ordering stuff online I threw out some years ago and spent days running around trying to get this sorted.

Why not order things from the US directly thinks I. Top plan, apart from the fact that the brands I want all lock the dealers regionally and we're stuck with a she'll be right distributors who dont actually want to import or sell anything.

In the end I stumbled upon this site http://www.ishop-america.com and have ordered the stuff from the USA from exactly the same shop that would not ship to me directly because of the regional issue.

In fact the shipping was a lot cheaper than the shop would have charged me directly if they were able to send it. Best part about it you simply set up an account and can order from ANY USA online retailer. They ship it to ishop in the US who then ship it to you.

Now seeing the Aus Dollar is doing so well I can't see myself getting too bored of ordering stuff at half the price as here that quickly

Originally Posted by Olibeneli

Oz is way behind on internet shopping in everything I found......domestic market is both too small and uneducated as to how to shop effectively to get good prices. You on the other hand know better.

Originally Posted by Gems

Ive just descovered Victoria Secrets website, and it delivers to OZ.
I thought it was just underwear but they big range of clothes, and sell some nice summer dresses and tops.

www.victoriassecrets.com