Where to live in Europe?

[Beesknees]

Oh..Harvey Abnormals...<<shudders>>. Definately Breville..I have the name imprinted on my brain as it was such a hassle to have to return these coolers via the public ferry system!

[Kooky]

We went in Domayne on Sunday, looking for sofas. Now that was a shudder moment.

Bender, do you know that Space have opened up here - they of the ultra-designer furniture in, was it Millenia Walk? Some lovely stuff if modern is your thing; Neo was particularly taken with the life-size black plastic horse with a lampshade on its head.

[Bender]

Bender, do you know that Space have opened up here - they of the ultra-designer furniture in, was it Millenia Walk?

Space first started in Sydney back in the the early-mid 90s. They're in Melbourne, Brisbane and KL too.

I haven't been to the Sydney one for a while, but I've spent money there in the past. The Sydney store is way better than the one in Millenia is - or is that "was"? I thought they were moving to a standalone store.

Problem with a lot of the "designer" stuff in Oz is the size of the market and sole agency/importer arrangements - prices are mostly way OTT. It's often cheaper to buy from overseas and import stuff yourself.

[Fat Bob]

I think the price for a life-size plastic horse with a lampshade on it's head is always going to be OTT.

[Morrolan]

Just put the bananas in the bag in the fridge so will keep you posted.

I was just thinking yesterday that I should think about a yogurt maker as the new healthy me gets through tons of the stuff.

what a coincidence: Aldi is selling onefor $15. too bad they don't have Aldi in WA...

[Kooky]

Bender, do you know that Space have opened up here - they of the ultra-designer furniture in, was it Millenia Walk?

Space first started in Sydney back in the the early-mid 90s. They're in Melbourne, Brisbane and KL too.

I haven't been to the Sydney one for a while, but I've spent money there in the past. The Sydney store is way better than the one in Millenia is - or is that "was"? I thought they were moving to a standalone store.

Problem with a lot of the "designer" stuff in Oz is the size of the market and sole agency/importer arrangements - prices are mostly way OTT. It's often cheaper to buy from overseas and import stuff yourself.

I did not know that I guess I've only recently started paying attention to furniture stores here but I thought it looked very new.

It's incredibly expensive and mostly oversized for our apartment. They have some really funky outdoor furniture though, with prices to match.

[Scrummy Mummy]

Domayne always looks good in magazines (if a bit modern if you had it everywhere, for my taste) but too expensive for my budget.

More like IKEA budget.....

[Bender]

More like IKEA budget.....

You're gonna looove Perth! There's a huge range of cheap furniture stores catering to the bogan market!

[Scrummy Mummy]

I read something on British Expats about how bogans like Target and Kmart too. (BE's very "snobby" in some ways, seems to be lots of British people who think they're a class above Aussies, yet then they reveal they're plumbers etc. Strange.)

So I'm already a bogan and will happily live in my McMansion

(Keep meaning to change my name on BE to Boganwannabe)

[Fat Bob]

I disagree completely, Scrummy, British expats are more than a single class above an Australian.