rabsody

well I have to own up and admit here that we quite enjoy a barbie or two! did in the UK too when the sun was shining. we use ours a couple of times a week for family meals and, ok, they can get a bit samey for gatherings but it's more about the company for me. plus I enjoy casual dining (because i am a hopeless cook, dinner parties scare the life out of me whereas barbies are far more manageable!)

having said that, if that was my only form of entertainment i would get really bored of it too. we eat out a fair bit and i also enjoy my girls' nights out and we have a pretty varied social life.

in fact, we're having a barbie this weekend - friends and neighbours ... anyone want to come?!

Pollyana

All you need on tiop of that is avocado and I'll need the vomit smilie

Grayling

....and thick sliced white bread

rabsody

I don't mind it! But then I am a known philistine

backagen

That's if you're LUCKY! If not, you're more likely to get stuff that's COMPLETELY inedible.

A colleague of mine paid $12.90 for a sandwich yesterday (would you believe) and it contained rocket (which is a sort of weed that grows between the cracks in concrete paths), spinach, salami, one huge but very OLD (decomposing) looking slice of tomato, and quite a lot of that disgusting green stuff the aussies seem to adore (sorry can't remember what it is called right now).

Fleaflyfloflum

I am yet to find anywhere on the planet a nicer smelling and tasting bread than Waitrose Pain Rustic. Out of this world. My daughter lives right near a large Waitrose store. I became a closet bread sniffer on my mobility scooter before i came back

Another plus is their staff. Most helpful i have found anywhere. I think due to a predominently more mature workforce!
I asked a middle aged guy if they sold kaffir limes leaves (i was making my own thai curry... see i dont have ready meals EVERYDAY ) He had never hear dof them. I said not to worry i will make it without them. 5mins later he came running after my scooter holding up a jar of dried ones. He had made it his business to go find out what they were AND find it for me.

So they deffo get my vote for helpful staff.

backagen

Reading a few of the above posts reminds me, the disgusting green stuff is avacado. Yuck!

moneypenny20

Vomit smilie at beetroot and carrot. Love avo but haven't eaten white bread since I've been here I don't think.

Why would anyone pay $12.90 for a sarnie like that? Must have seen them coming.

Fleaflyfloflum

Gotta be alfalfa... BARRRRRF

rabsody

oh man, i'm beginning to think i've turned to the dark side I love avocado!

moneypenny20

It's fab. Used to be a special occasion in the UK, they were so expensive. It's great to get them so cheap here, especially once our tree starts producing

Who told you I was subtle? They were lying

backagen

When David Jones moved to a new store in Adelaide CBD going back a few years ago, there was a fair bit of talk about M&S moving into their old store. Never happened though obviously.

moneypenny20

There's always talk about one or other of the UK guys coming here. Never comes to anything thank god. They'd still sell the same stuff as Coles and Woolies and probably at the same prices anyway. It's not like they are going to get stuff cheaper here being as where it is in the world.

backagen

Not sure really. As I said Tesco have already established a decent presence in Asia and with their sheer size I reckon if they did move into Australia they would do so in a BIG way and set up massive distribution centres and source products from all over the world, particularly Asia.

They might possibly start smallish (as they are doing right now in USA) but pretty soon it would be massive Tesco Extra stores all over the place, just like in UK.

moneypenny20

They'd still have to try and get round the government rules on importing groceries though.