So far, it's fair to say that I've been somewhat underwhelmed with Australian retailing. That is, of course a little unfair as I'm probably yet to discover its true brilliance - but to date, the experience in general has left me a little cold.
There are, however some notable exceptions, which I'll summarise here and expand upon in future posts...
Witchery http://www.witchery.com.au/- womens, mens and kids clothing, Smiggle http://www.smiggle.com/ and Typo http://typoshop.com.au/- both stationery, Gumboots ww.gumboots.com.au and Cotton On Kids http://shop.cottonon.com/kids/ - both kids clothing, Supacentre at Moore Park http://www.supacentamoorepark.com.au/ - a whole shopping centre dedicated to home and furnishing stores, plus a selection of nice indies in Mosman and Paddington. Also, the markets at Paddington feature up & coming designers.
I've been particularly impressed with the quality of traders at local fetes and festivals and will feature a couple of my favourites later.
Food shopping is fun, as it always is when it's new and I'm loving the variety of Asian supermarkets on offer too - even if I'm not entirely sure what I'm buying. Also the supermarkets in our area tend to be located in shopping centres and often surrounded by small bakers, butchers, fishmongers and delis [some independents, some chains], so it's nice to be able to select from those first, then top up in the big shop.
Woolworths so far is my supermarket of choice but they're all pretty good [so long as you don't have a passion for proper vintage cheddar - obviously, I do]. Still, I do find myself pining a little for Waitrose from time to time.
Can't get used to not being able to buy my wine and beer at the supermarket though - still, it's helping me cut down on the vino consumption.
Wine shopping is not so much fun - my favourite Aussie wines are about half the price back home - really!
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