DunRoaminTheUK

I think you'll find that the medical condition they suffer from is known as 'lazyfurkeratitis'.

KLF

Read lazy f****ers!

scottishcelts

We have the same problems here in Cleveland - especially the bevi shops

Doesn't affect us so much the fact that everything shuts early as we have 3 kids and no babysitters anyway

I find that customer service here is excellent (most of the time) - the post offices are an exception to the rule (god they are so rude)

camponotus

My wife's maternal grandmother's sister (so her great aunt I suppose) still lives in London but occasionally comes to Australia to visit her sister.

The aunt is reasonably well-off (retired) and loves to travel (she's been the world over) and shop.

When she was last here she said that whilst there's a few good shops around in Melbourne she thinks that the general standard is not very high and she can't believe how early most of them shut relative to other cities/countries in the world.

If you like good shopping (range, diversity, quality, opening hours) Australia is not the place to be.

scottishcelts

What i DO like about Australia is that you can wear what the heck you want and nobody gives a toss

Some of the locals........

sprintman

Local law is you have to stay open till advertised time. If not the authorities will jump on you big time

kiwinow

Perhaps you should report them. The owner may not even know that the shop is closing half an hour early. That is really cheeky.

When I was younger I worked in a shop for a while and we would start cashing the till about 10 minutes before closing, but we would still serve people after that. We would tell people we were shutting in 5 minutes, but we often got people who didn't think it applied to them. At 5pm closing we'd start turning the lights off and ask if we could help them with anything before they LEAVE. Sometimes it still didn't work and we'd have to be rude and say, "We're all going home now and unless you want to be shut in the shop all night we'll see you tomorrow."

johnnyx0

For anyone wanting to brew their own beer, try this link:

http://www.lemis.com/grog/brewing/cheapbeer.html

This guys got it down to a fine art, and doesn't have to worry about silly closing times....

ABCDiamond

Shops close at 5pm on Saturdays here.

My wife, at 4:50pm, told me I was cooking dinner, and what to cook.

We didn't have what we needed, and my first thought was, shops shut soon.... my second thought was ... this thread !!

4:58 I arrived at the shop, apprehensive, but.... it was still open

5:03, I had what I needed, and was leaving the shop, and noticed that no one else was being allowed in.

sprintman

Qld, stuffed one one day, worse the next. What a sheethole!

Notts_bloke

Because Coles know how to make money?

Notts_bloke

Do you post the same thing on every thread?

sprintman

Can't help but tell the truth. Don't like it then take a hike

ABCDiamond

Did you know that only 15% of Brisbanes population is over 60+, but down in Sydney & Melbourne theirs are both 16%.

Even comparing the entire state: QLD is 17% compared to NSW & Victoria at 18% for each of them.

Tasmania however, has 20% being 60 and over.

Actually, looking at all the capital cities, Brisbane has the fewest older people, as a %.

However, looking at it from a state wide perspective, WA just beats QLD into 2nd place, for the fewest older people.

ABCDiamond

What are your reasons for that ?

And do you mean the entire State or just certain areas ?