You know you are an expert shopper when you can advise locals on where to find deals in Sydney! I have been running around and looking for deals that now I know all (or almost all) the places to find good, inexpensive items.
I have found the best place for cutlery, knives, and other kitchen necessities. Peter's of Kensington http://www.petersofkensington.com.au/Home/ has the lowest online prices in Australia, and is located in a suburb of Sydney. I will pay them a visit next week and load up on some cutlery and knives.
Kmart and Target are good bets for buying any household products. MYER and David Jones (the local department stores) are too pricey. Bing Lee and Harvey Norman are the equivalent of FutureShop or Visions in Canada. You can buy your computers and kitchen appliances there, but the prices are still not that great. Wait for a sale, or even better, negotiate. It seems that all these stores will negotiate the price of any electronic item. I've even had them offer to lower the price without me even asking. Nice!
The places for deals in Australia are what they call 'Seconds' stores. These stores sell appliances, and electronics that have been lightly cosmetically damaged, have been discontinued, or have had the packaging damaged during transportation. I found quite a few deals in one of these stores and will be purchasing a washer and a fridge there. Shopping in a store like that will save us $300-$500. Works for me!
Grocery stores are pretty much dominated by Coles and Woolworth's. Coles has better prices, and is much closer to our new home so that is where we will be doing all our shopping. There is an ALDI (German grocery store) nearby. ALDI has some amazing prices on food items, but it is touch and go, so you always have to finish your shopping with a trip to Coles.
We bough one of those 'old-lady grocery carts' as that seems to be the thing here. We will be walking a lot, and not having a car, all these groceries have to get delivered to our place somehow.
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