This is the first time that I have shopped at a H&M store, and as a guy who likes for clothes…read moreshopping to be as simple (and quickly over) as possible, I quite liked the store. The different clothes sections (Women's, Men's and Children) are separate to one another in a very deliberate way, the change rooms are managed efficiently and there is a good variety of clothes without it being too overwhelming. I found the staff to be reasonably nice, though the person at the door may not let you in if you are holding a drink. The main issue that I had with the store was that XL sized stock was either non existent or hard to find, when going through the different sizes. I am not sure whether they stock less larger sizes, or whether it was simply a popular size for men. I would definitely recommend giving H&M a visit at least once, and seeing whether it is your cup of tea.

Love this store so much! Really good quality clothes for teens, young adult, gents, kids and…read morebabies. It loses a star for me because the baby boy section is not very big. When you are a mum on a budget, you want to be able to dress your family affordably and while H&M does that, more selection for boys is needed. Overall a great shopping experience, very friendly staff and great prices.

Overflow, could they be the Rolls Royce of two Bob shopping?…read more Overflow are a bit weird. Of course you will find all the regular suspects: a huge party section of gift wrap, ribbons, matching color paper plates, cups, streamers, balloons and so on. Also the costume section if you need wigs, knights armor, pirate hats. Cheap plastic and terracotta pots, spades and takes off questionable construction. Cosmetics and hair care of dubious origin. A whole aisle of candles and incense. Back to school gear as well. And then you find the stuff you don't normally see. There are concrete garden settings. Half size boat bow shelves. Full size garden arches. An entire row of State of Origin. A shelf dedicated to goth/metal decor (vampire damsels curled around purple dragons on a bed of skulls). Giant crochet ottomans. Life size lamb and piglet statues. These are seasonal things. At the moment, should you want to apply a nautical theme to your home, you will have no trouble here. Things are not terribly dear here either. I know I'm reviewing a bargain store, but I have seen a garden seat at one place being sold for $200. So there's "bargain" and "Bargain"... Overflow, for the times I've been, never have seen something to roll my eyes in terms of price.

I am always on the lookout for a good deal and I'm sure a lot of people share this hunt with me…read more Although cheap dollar shops and rejects shops never have the best quality and most things are likely to break after a week, they still give me some excitement because I'm often amazed more than anything at what you can pick up for these low prices. For these reasons I often find that even if I'm not looking to buy anything I can't stay away from these shops. I was near Garden City in Mt Gravatt when I wondered across the road to the Overflow which had a whole bunch of storage containers outside for fewer than 20 dollars. I had to go and check it out so I walked in and was amazed at the sheer size of the place. It looked more like a ware house than a shop. This sadly was great news for me and I must have spent the next 30 min looking at everything from picture frames to tools to kitchen ware. This however hardly made a dent. I am definitely heading back there because its perfect for party supplies, storage solutions and more importantly silly gifts. I would recommend that people who love a deal go and check it out.

For hardware shops, you can't get better than this…read more My favourite is the children's playground, just shove the little suckers in there and close the gate, where can they go? That's right, nowhere. While you have a little coffee to de-insane your mind. My second favourite spot in this massive warehouse is the garden centre. They have cool terracotta pots and statues for your garden, they even have chicken coups and guinea pig cages. Pretty sure they have bird aviaries as well. They sell trees, flowers, plants, plastic plants, marbles, stones, aquarium rocks, moss... everything for your gardening needs. And the prices won't break your bank either. My third favourite section is the section right inside of the garden area, where they sell kids chairs and playhouses, and slides and swings and how cute is that kiddy lounge chair? They're pretty cheap too from $10. Not sure how long they'll last, but I bought some anyway. My fourth favourite section is the art supplies section. They sell little wooden bread boxes you can paint, they sell paint brushes and a really cool range of acryllic and oil based paints and they sell rollers as well for painting walls. In a different section you can get your perfect paint colour made up and shaken too. My fifth and last favourite section is the lighting section near the back of the shop. Here we bought our exhaust fan/normal lights/heating lights for our bathroom and they look spectacular, even though we had no idea, someone was always around to give us one, or what they thought, sometimes they didn't even work there. That's the kind of person that shops at Bunnings. Definetely worth going there, if not for the cheap insect catchers and mini garden pots and number plate signs for your house or business. It's also got a playground!

Who doesn't love Bunnings?…read more I know next to nothing about DIY, but upon entering a Bunnings I'm suddenly filled with the confidence to renovate, feng shui my life or simply change all the knobs and doorhandles around the house. Absolutely anything seems possible. Fortunately I tend to snap to before I attempt to jam the entire warehouse into my car. Instead I'll usually just wander up to one of the many friendly and knowledgable staff and ask about this that and the other. Tools, colours, key cutting - These guys know it all.

We went to Timezone (my friend and I). We had a splendid time. We aura farmed by collected cards…read morefrom the wizard of oz ticket maxing machine. The staff were lovely and were always happy to help when our numerous cards got stuck. This games was esoteric and presented an ephemeral enjoyment before we left. The value was amazing, we accumulated over 1400 just from today and spent barely any money at all Overall and amazing trip and would highly recommend. Here are some photos

Great shop but worse carpark to get out...took 20 minutes to get out of carpark which as long as I…read morespent in the shops..doesn't make you want to come back to shopping centre.

This outlet mall is very close to the BNE airport. Parking can be challenging during the mid day…read morehours. The stores are inside, and the eateries are of great variety. Overall, great buys at this outlet in Brisbane, especially the 2XU outlet store.

As a tourist looking for Australian gifts to return back home, there was only one small shop that…read morehad the keychains, bags, Tea towels, wallets, boomerang, etc, Australian marked items to buy and share with family/friend's back home. Definitely more affordable than the shops at the airport. I appreciated the free shuttle service to/from the airport that circulated every 20-30 min. Plenty of eating places also.

Okay, it's only my little local shopping centre, but I'm quite fond of old Fairfield Gardens. It's…read morevery small, as shopping centres go, but surprisingly useful and always seems to have what I need. In addition to the classic supermarket, pharmacy, bottle shop and cafés, there's important services like a post office, cheapie shop, doctor's surgery and a computer repair shop. But the things I REALLY love about this place are the things you don't find at every (especially small!) shopping centre: the library, op shop and fruit shop. I would like my local to be a little bigger - one glaring omission is a shoe repair place (I would patronage the heck out of that!) but it's pretty great and never crowded!

Not bad - there is the bus stop right out front, a post office that is open Saturdays, a $2 shop,…read moremassage, sports store, travel, real estate, Coles, cafes, bakery, Lifeline (op shop), fashion stores and knick knack stores. The only thing really missing is a butcher and fruiterer. You can get quite a bit done here. There is a pizza store and liquor store just a walk across the carpark.

The Reading Newmarket Shopping Centre is a curious place. It has this funny blend of class, health,…read moreand yet still retains that slightly bogan feel that shopping complexes seem to have. The thing I like about the Newmarkets shopping centre is its design. Rather than making your way through the bland indoor shopping centres, this one is all mainly on the outside, nice, breezy and open. The complex is clean and has a good open parking area on the ground floor as well as covered parking underneath the complex. The shops have been worked in well to blend with the Newmarket Hotel, which houses a Grill'd underneath. There are a selection of food shops to eat at including two bakeries, a sushi shop, Indian, pizza and more. The trendy Vinnies Cafe and Deli is always a buzz with people and Divine Flowers adds a little bit of class to the centre. There is a Commonwealth Bank, newsagent, hairdresser and beauty salon on the ground floor as well as the Coles Supermarket. You could easily be forgiven to think that the shops are only on the ground floor but when you look up you can see a range of health related businesses such as Life Tec, and physios. The Reading Newmarket Shopping Complex is great for locals but does not offer enough to warrant a special trip there.

Reading Newmarket is the result of years and years of promises, hopes, disappointments, and,…read morewithout a doubt, quite a bit of blood, sweat, and tears. Once a giant carpark, it now seeks to be the face of the New Newmarket: trendy, on the pulse, something for everyone. And it... kind of succeeds. The greatest problem I have with these sorts of shopping centres is how they start out with such grand ambitions and then quickly realise that most people just want run-of-the-mill takeaway (by those being the only stores that survive). After a couple of years, though, it seems to have finally settled (though goodness knows someone needs to tell prospective owners that the dress shop place is cursed for dress shops). The highlights here are: Vinnies (which I've reviewed elsewhere); and the florist (which is extremely expensive, but also stunning). The Coles is your average Coles (but until it was here, one had to abysmal one in Ashgrove, or even further to The Gap or Toowong), and there's also a Grill'd, Subway, Indian takeaway, Red Box Noodle bar, Baker's Delight and a sushi takeaway (all of which are as good as one would expect). Upstairs are several medical places: a dentist, QML, and a mobility services centre (which is now accessible from a lift in the lower carpark). Finally, there's a post office, a discount bookstore, a... glasses shop (?), a newsagents (the second, which appeared about 6 months after the first went out of business), and there's always some new dress shop that has popped up to replace the last one that went out of business. It is a bit of a shame that there couldn't be more... life in the complex: some new exciting restaurants, or innovative book/music/video stores. There did used to be a Mango House homewares store here, which was absolutely fantastic, but unfortunately that closed. Hopefully, though, the area will continue to grow, and perhaps we will see greater things from it in future (and please don't let the florist or Vinnies go!)