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Old Dec 27th 2015, 4:48 am
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Originally Posted by ozzieeagle
I just remembered I was at Ikea in Richmond Melbourne when something like this happened...
You have the mythology land called Ikea ?
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Old Dec 27th 2015, 7:32 am
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Originally Posted by renth
It took me 20 minutes to get out of the Dan Murphy's car park this afternoon. That was pretty stressful but I got some nice beer so it's all good.

Merry christmas everyone!
It took me 2 hours to get my dad out of Costco last week, he'd never seen the tasting stations before. He cleared off to the dunny as soon as we got inside, we didn't find him again for over an hour when we finally spotted him he was waiting for an "orgasmic ice cream" sample, I don't think that was quite what it said on the tub. My mum was mortified as he led us around the store telling us the names of the girls dishing out samples...........
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Originally Posted by renth
It took me 20 minutes to get out of the Dan Murphy's car park this afternoon. That was pretty stressful but I got some nice beer so it's all good.

Merry christmas everyone!
20 mins is a small price to pay for a nice cold beer. A belated Merry Christmas to you too.
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It took me 2 hours to get my dad out of Costco last week, he'd never seen the tasting stations before. He cleared off to the dunny as soon as we got inside, we didn't find him again for over an hour when we finally spotted him he was waiting for an "orgasmic ice cream" sample, I don't think that was quite what it said on the tub. My mum was mortified as he led us around the store telling us the names of the girls dishing out samples...........
He sounds like an absolute hoot - have to bring him a tub of Baileys icecream on New Years Day.
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We did our shopping in Winchester , made multiple trips plus there was a Xmas market on. We never took more than 4 mins to get home......








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Old Dec 27th 2015, 9:55 am
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He sounds like an absolute hoot - have to bring him a tub of Baileys icecream on New Years Day.
He gets worse the older he gets, no fear of upsetting anyone, shouting across Costco to my mum "Hey you should try this orgasmic ice cream" We cowered behind the large trolley pretending not to know him.
He then took off his jacket so he could go back for seconds "without being recognized" He must have sampled everything on offer at least twice. At one point he was taking crackers down to the cheese samples and then to the ham lady making multiple cracker sandwiches.
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He gets worse the older he gets, no fear of upsetting anyone, shouting across Costco to my mum "Hey you should try this orgasmic ice cream" We cowered behind the large trolley pretending not to know him.
He then took off his jacket so he could go back for seconds "without being recognized" He must have sampled everything on offer at least twice. At one point he was taking crackers down to the cheese samples and then to the ham lady making multiple cracker sandwiches.
Love it, sounds just like my kids with the taste testers.
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Originally Posted by cresta57
He gets worse the older he gets, no fear of upsetting anyone, shouting across Costco to my mum "Hey you should try this orgasmic ice cream" We cowered behind the large trolley pretending not to know him.
He then took off his jacket so he could go back for seconds "without being recognized" He must have sampled everything on offer at least twice. At one point he was taking crackers down to the cheese samples and then to the ham lady making multiple cracker sandwiches.
Love it! Thats clever
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Originally Posted by cresta57
He gets worse the older he gets, no fear of upsetting anyone, shouting across Costco to my mum "Hey you should try this orgasmic ice cream" We cowered behind the large trolley pretending not to know him.
He then took off his jacket so he could go back for seconds "without being recognized" He must have sampled everything on offer at least twice. At one point he was taking crackers down to the cheese samples and then to the ham lady making multiple cracker sandwiches.
I can't wait to get to that age where you just don't give a shit any more about what you say. I'm not that fussed now but I do try and show restraint.
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Originally Posted by renth
It took me 20 minutes to get out of the Dan Murphy's car park this afternoon. That was pretty stressful but I got some nice beer so it's all good.
I'd be tempted to try one on the spot while waiting for traffic to clear. Don't think it ever took me more than 20 seconds to drive out of my local Dan Murphy's...

Are we done with massive shopping sprees or is there yet another shopping craze around the corner involving the New Year?
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You have the mythology land called Ikea ?
I think there are two of the buggers in Melbourne now.
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Originally Posted by ozzieeagle
I think there are two of the buggers in Melbourne now.
There will be two in Brisvegas soon. The good people of North Lakes will never have to leave their enclave again..................
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Originally Posted by renth
It took me 20 minutes to get out of the Dan Murphy's car park this afternoon. That was pretty stressful but I got some nice beer so it's all good.

Merry christmas everyone!
If you're into craft beers (and who isn't really?), I'd recommend Liquor Shed (owned by the Spud Shed dude). The one near where I work in Jandakot has a superb selection of beer. Some os a bit pricey but there are some good deals too. I picked up a case of one of my favourite beers, Windhoek Lager, which I am currently enjoying
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