Shopping !!!!

[dglamoore]

Thought these links may come in handy for those in the uk and newly arrived in oz that are wondering what you can buy and the prices around :)

Latest catalogues from major retailers - http://www.cataloguecentral.com.au/

K-Mart (general) - http://www.kmart.com.au/catalogue/catalogues.asp

Big W (general) - http://www.bigw.com.au/

Target Department Store - http://www.target.com.au/html/catalogue/catindex.htm

Myer Department Store - https://www.myerone.com.au/myerone/content/catalogue/stocktake/index.html

David Jones Department Store - http://www.davidjones.com.au/catalogues/home.jsp

Harris Scarfe Department Store - http://www.harrisscarfe.com.au/catalogue.asp

Toys R Us - http://www.toysrus.com.au/site/default.htm

Radio Rentals - (Electrical and Furniture) - http://www.radiorentals.com.au/content/46

Good Guys (Electrical) - http://catalogues.thegoodguys.com.au/catalogue/4370

Ikea - http://cebas.ikea.com.au/Template3.asp?page_id=47690300051026&se_id=22&site_id=30005&cat=0&Scat=0&SBrand=0&Family=0

Priceline (similar Superdrug) - http://www.priceline.com.au/catalogue.asp

Woolworths (supermarket) - http://woolworths.smedia.com.au/activemagazine/onlinecatalogue/sa/

Dick Smith (Electronics) - http://dse.wisebuys.com.au/?from=dse&sessionid=469aa66f0192f1102740c0a87f9c0742

If you need a postcode for any of the above catalogues you can find a list here to use - http://www.searchengine-guy.com.au/postal-codes/adelaide-postalcodes.html

Lisa:cool:

Some of these change every week so worth popping back to them each week to see what is on offer etc :)

[ali@51]

thanks for that Lisa they look as if they will be really usefull. Have printed them of for use closer to the time:D

[ralph n bev]

Thanks Lisa ,
well and truly bookmarked!!
Bev:)

[Django]

Copied and pasted.;):D

Pete

[mOZzy]

i found this site the other day ...

http://www.graysonline.com.au/region.asp?REGION_ID=6#32

[happy-jools]

Brilliant help as usual Lisa.

Keep up the good work.:D

[Tyke]

Ya shopaholic you!!!

:p

[Angela]

Thanks Lisa !

Angela

[the warburtons]

Hi
Shopping has been my full time 'job' since we arrived- we have bought almost everything new here. One point that is worth knowing, places such as The Good Guys and Radio Rentals- they are on Lisa's list- give good discounts for cash. when i say 'cash' it doesnt mean you have to have wads of $ in your handbag, simply a debit card will do. We have bought most of our electrical items form The Good guys.They have given us really good discounts - never pay what the ticket price says. Eg ticket price for Electrolux washing machine $899- ask them what the cash price is and i got mine for $720 it really is the norm here.( Obviuosly department stores dont do this)
Any other tips on shopping please feel free to ask, im out there bagging a bargain most days !!
Toni

[Roo1]

For those of you who are here and want a something from the U.K, check out this site!

www.sendit.to/ (http://www.sendit.to/)

Judi x:cute:

[dale_jo@]

Hi
Shopping has been my full time 'job' since we arrived- we have bought almost everything new here. One point that is worth knowing, places such as The Good Guys and Radio Rentals- they are on Lisa's list- give good discounts for cash. when i say 'cash' it doesnt mean you have to have wads of $ in your handbag, simply a debit card will do. We have bought most of our electrical items form The Good guys.They have given us really good discounts - never pay what the ticket price says. Eg ticket price for Electrolux washing machine $899- ask them what the cash price is and i got mine for $720 it really is the norm here.( Obviuosly department stores dont do this)
Any other tips on shopping please feel free to ask, im out there bagging a bargain most days !!
Toni
THE GOOD GUYS ARE FAB AREN`T THEY !!!!

[andy and lindsey]

Have been reading on another site and someone recommended trying foodland for groceries - We are currently in Morphett Vale but are shortly moving to Seaford Rise, can someone tell me where the nearest Foodland is - any opinions of it?

Lindsey

[Libby1971]

I must be down under...

I found www.expatshopping.coop (http://www.expatshopping.coop) and found myself getting emotional at the thought of Co-op Nuts and Raisin selection (for Xmas, an eternal standby).

I wouldn't mind but I am allergic to nuts!

Libby

[dglamoore]

Have been reading on another site and someone recommended trying foodland for groceries - We are currently in Morphett Vale but are shortly moving to Seaford Rise, can someone tell me where the nearest Foodland is - any opinions of it?

Lindsey

In Seaford Mall and another in Seaford Road :wubclub: I am a Woolies girl myself and also one of those in Seaford Mall

Lisa:o

[hardycot]

Hi if anybody finds kenco coffee (red jar) in or around Adelaide would love to know, hubby brought jar back last visit to uk but nearly all gone!!

[jellybean3456]

Hi Libby
i just visited this site and it is now offline. looks like they have ceased trading . does anyone know if you can get Robinsons sqaush anywhere i have not seen it in coles or woolworths . also can anyone recommend a decent gravy ?????

jellybean

[The Monaghans]

Hi Jellybean

You can definitely get Robinsons Lemon Barley Water in Coles at Reynella. There is a mini "English" section there as I've previously posted. Tragically you cannot get Bisto gravy granules here. Gravox is foul I'm afraid. You could try Greens Gravy Granules which is also foul but not quite as foul as Gravox!:p

[jellybean3456]

HI

Thanks for letting us know i think the supermarkets vary in what they stock i cannot recall seeing Robinsons in coles in he Hub such a shame you cannot get gravy shipped in maybe you can sounds sad but bisto and oxo rule !!!
jellybean

[suejohndan]

Hi Lisa,

Have found your shopping links really helpful.
(Just don't tell the Hubby):D

Thanks

Sue:D

[jd*]

Hi

Gravy - there was one called Sooooo, it came in Beef or Chicken and was made by Bisto, but it seems to have disappeared - Greens Granules - mixed with boiling water - seems to be the best available.

Some Foodlands also stock Paxo S & O Stuffing, Yorkshire Pudding mix, Batchelors Mushy Peas, Aunt Bessies Frozen Yorkshires, Mr Kippling Cakes and various other oddities from time to time. :cute:

[sue2oz]

Wow Thanks For This Its A Great Help
Will Add It To Me (have To List)

Suexxx

[Franchesca]

HI

Thanks for letting us know i think the supermarkets vary in what they stock i cannot recall seeing Robinsons in coles in he Hub such a shame you cannot get gravy shipped in maybe you can sounds sad but bisto and oxo rule !!!
jellybean

I found Oxo stock cubes at Wollies in the Hub, and there's a Deli in Flagstaff which sells Bisto Gravy (very expensive though!!), and other English foods like penguin bars (but Tim Tams are better!), Revels, Walnut Whips etc etc but check the sell-by dates! And I think you can also make requests for new stock etc.
Hope this helps!

[Sallyh]

I'm not doing too well on the clothes front but I made some great discoveries in Coles - essentials in our house that have certainly helped us feel at home...

Green & Blacks (plain and maya gold... yay!!!)
Clipper fair trade teabags (we dont care about the cost, its essential!!!!!!!!!)

While I have discovered it is actually possible to get pork sausages in Coles, has anyone found any REALLY good pork sausages anywhere? Is there such a thing as an English butchers???! Surely there must be something with all the English people moving to Adelaide these days???!

[Rachiegarlo]

Blackwood foodland sells tins of bird's custard powder for $1.99.

[donna T]

While I have discovered it is actually possible to get pork sausages in Coles, has anyone found any REALLY good pork sausages anywhere? Is there such a thing as an English butchers???! Surely there must be something with all the English people moving to Adelaide these days???![/quote]


The butchers in Hallett Cove Mall does wonderfull Cumberland sausages - really tasty. They also do English Pork Sausages but I haven't tried them.

[The Monaghans]

Woolworths "English Style" pork sausages aren't too bad - but then most things taste better now that I've found Bisto gravy...!!!:biglaugh:

[andy and lindsey]

The best pork sausages that I have had are from the chicken shop in Seaford shopping centre and are actually chicken sausages, they taste like good old pork sausagages, infact but for the fact that I bought them so knew what was in them, I would have sworn they were pork!!

Lindsey

[Scousemouse]

UUUURGH, BISTO?
i would rather drink turps!!!
Make proper gravy........meat juices, flour, veggy water.... and if you want a stock cube for colour.

A dying art, gravy making;
Good grief, you will be using ready made bolognese sauce next......tut
:arghh:
:pjust like i did today........to the shame off my family, i have relented.........time is money girls:biglaugh: