The myriad of coaxing phrases and words on the front windows made me a little wary of what I was getting myself into as I entered this shop. What greeted me was a huge store, with, as the name suggests, a very warehouse type of design and feel. The bare floor is hardly noticeable underneath the rows of shelves full of items bearing bright yellow signs stating their regular retail price and the discounted price offered here.
The store claims, rather dubiously through the use of this question above the doorway 'is this Australia's cheapest chemist?', that it is the best value in our country. I'm not quite convinced of that, but the prices were definitely cheaper than in most chemists, usually only by a dollar or two though.
I was a little disappointed in their lack of organic skin care. I'm a big user of these items but I struggled to find any of my usual products, which are not normally difficult to come by and are available widely. Other than that it's certainly worth a visit. read more