I have been visiting this souvenir shop every chance I get when in Brisbane. Timing is important…read moresince the bulk sale specials are random. Today was a good day to go by and select unique gifts over stores would not have or have limited selections. The daytime staff is a lot more friendly and conversational than the evening crew, probably due to age and maturity. Overall, I like the service, especially during the morning hours and would recommend people visiting during these hours.

Excellent customer service provided by them. Went out of their way to make sure I received…read moreeverything I want to order.

I don't understand why there are so many shops like this in Sunnybank, or how they all remain in…read morebusiness. This place looks like a less clinically clean version of the souvenir shops at the Brisbane International Airport. It's full of Australian skin care products such as lanolin cream, cute stuffed kangaroo, koala and wombat toys (poor, forgotten Blue-Tongued Lizards) and other items most long-term residents of Australia would not feel the need to own. Ignoring my confusion as to its existence, this is the best shops of this genre I've come across. It's the neatest, appears to have the most stock and is clearly popular as it was full of people shopping while bored stragglers awaited the rest of their group on the stairs outside.

It's a great place for shopping always getting a good price with glasses, perfume, watch ...etc!…read moreStrongly recommended!

From the owner: We specialize in international brands in Sunglasses, Skin Cares and Australian Souvenirs.read more

LARGE souvenir shop on Queen Street…read more Tacky? Yes. Postcards? Yes. Boomerangs? Yes. T-shirts, magnets, stuffed kangaroos and koalas? Yes, yes, yes and yes. Obligatory UGG boots? Of course. Plus dozens and dozens of other items you never knew you needed or wanted. Staff was friendly. Location was convenient.

I went shopping with a friend from overseas. We stopped by Tourist House to have a look. As I…read morewandered around while my friend tried UGG boots on, I noticed they sold Golliwogs (aka golly dolls, golly), the dark skinned doll, with clown-like red lips and frizzy black hair. There was a collection of them sitting in a woven basket by the entrance. It is rare to find places that sell this type of doll these days and I thought it looked a little out of place in this souvenir shop. Or was it? Despite this odd encounter with a doll popular in the 60's, we found the store useful and my friend successfully purchased a whole heap of things. One of which, includes her beloved UGG Australia boots which she praises for being half the price here, compared to overseas. An insightful souvenir shopping trip.

Some winters ago, I decided to take up leadlighting. I've always loved the ornamental arts…read more Leadlighting was one of those things, perhaps like wood turning too, that seemed to combine a trade and an art form together. Just as I had gotten good at glass cutting, it had come time for me to move away. Goodbye leadlighting classes, goodbye workspace. I kept my tools with me because I wanted to take it up again when I moved back to Brisbane. Two years on from making the move, I finally signed up for copper foiling classes at Annerley Glassworx. I have loved this store for years. It's a huge two storey corner store and is filled to the brim with incredible copper foiled lampshades. They're the leadlighting stalwart of Brisbane- they've been around since 1991, designing and building leadlights, doing repairs, supplying other leadlighters with all the tools and materials they need to do it themselves. If you're not up for the classes and just like to admire the glasswares, you're welcome to use Annerley Glassworx as a retail shop. All of their lamps are for sale, and they've got an unbelievable variety. Short stands, long stands, vintage lamps, stained glass billiards lamps, hanging lamps and Tiffany inspired lamps can all be found here. For me, I'll be using it as a workshop. The classes they hold are 8 weeks long and cost $210 (not including materials and tools). For those who haven't cut glass before, I'd suggest you take the beginners class. If you're familiar with using a glass cutter, then step up to advanced. Realistically, Annerley Glassworx is worth going to even if you're just interested and want to marvel at the glass works. They really are impressive.

Again, I have driven past this place a million times. Yes, you guessed it, decided to check it out…read more The best way to describe this place is its like a medieval souvenir shop. As soon as you step in, it's like going back in time. From the tin dogs, out the front to the huge , giant glass ants hanging of the wall. Just amazing. You just have come for a look. I ended buying the stained glass dragon.

Harry Potter fans rejoice. Your very own store in quaint little Samford Village. Everything Harry…read morePotter related, this store gets extremely busy and except for the "butter beer"($8) and little cakes this stores is expensive. As with most places that sell exclusively Harry Potter march you walk in knowing how dear it's going to be ($30 for the chocolate frogs, which sounds ridiculous but if you order them online that's cheaper than what you'd pay with postage). We went in school holidays, huge mistake. The store was packed, you could barely move and it was stifling. Not the stores fault I know, but you couldn't really get a good look at anything you may have wanted to buy. Hopefully when the hype dies down a bit you can have a better look. Loved seeing that they were using the sorting hat on the kids and sorting them into their houses ( little bit cute seeing kids faces light up ). It's worth the trip if you are a diehard Potterhead.

There's no apples and oranges in this produce store (but how fantastic would that be?), and if…read moreyou're a local travelling from Brisbane to a far away destination you may think that this is a store with nothing for you. BUT, if you're wanting to travel and be a little kinder to your dietary intake while cruising at 40,000ft, a visit to the Australian Produce Store will let you stock up on bags of nuts (some in handy snack sizes), cheese (if that's your thing) and even abalone (if that's also your thing). I stopped in for a bag of almonds or similar to have on hand when the inevitable long-haul flight snack attack reared its head. At least somewhere over the Pacific I'll be armed with something nutritious and lessen my chances of grabbing the inflight bags of crisps. And, if you happen to need a rosewater spray for hydration they stock a full range of Jurlique. There's Blackmores vitamins and a small range of skincare.

Well, this shopping centre certainly seems to still be in the process of being built, but from what…read morethey have so far it does seem rather nice. Then again, it is also located in one of those seaside resorts, which means that it is going to have to cater for a lot of people. However, it does happen to be of a decent size, with a good range of shops as well. So, I guess I'll give it a decent score.

My first visit to this mall was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting an outdoor style mall with…read moreseveral walk through areas but it's very large and offers lots of food, may they be fast food mall court style or formal sit down restaurants. A dental and medical storefront was surprising to see but I guess that's national health care in this country. A full fledged travel agency to help book your next holiday aka vacation was full of people looking to find the next getaway. No souvenir shops here, just you everyday standard mall with a grocery store. The sitting areas are more comfortable and frequent than in the States. They allow many opportunities to people watch.