Fantastic Home & Gifts is one of those gift stores that seems to stock and sell just about…read moreeverything for you home. Although the stock is primarily cheap imports, the prices are low and the quality is decent. I could try and sum up the range of items, however I'd need a few days and a lot more coffee than I'm currently ingesting to get through it all. Lets just say that you can expect to find everything you'd find in a $2 store here, but of a slightly higher quality, and with a larger range.

What a great store. It dosnt look like much from the outside but inside is fully of really nice…read moregood quality furniture. I have looked at atleast 20 furniture stores this week. And couldn't find anything I liked. Within minutes of walking into this store my girlfriend and I had found what we wanted. They even organized to have one piece stained touch another for only $100. And free delivery of both items. Staff were really friendly and helpful. I highly recommend them

I needed some help with choosing some curtains. The sales assistant in the window furnishing area…read moredidn't even call me from the liine. She just looked up & nodded as though I was some kInd of nuisance. When I asked her to show me the table where the curtain material was kept she just pointed, refusing to budge from behind the counter The younger staff members seem to be more helpful but there are many individuals at this store who need retraining as they seem to lack even the most basic customer service skills.

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Aura Living (previously Direct Interior Imports) is one of my mothers treasured shopping spots. She…read moreis very proud of her secret locations so count yourself lucky that she shared it with me and that I am now sharing it with you. The shop has recently expanded and now has two shops with the second one behind the first. Staff will direct you to the second one as it was only just getting set up when I last visited. The store is lovely with high quality furniture. They have some great home decor items like buddha statues that are also for sale and Mum has often come home with new additions to our home from there. The furniture here is super unique and every time I've been there is something different. They had a groovy low chairs and table set last time I was there and it was so low to the floor that you were almost on the floor but the chairs themselves were so comfy. There was also a modern chair that came with a poof that matched so it was almost a lounge. That was also quite tempting. The staff here are a mother and son team and they are really friendly and always up for a chat. Check them out next time you are after a bargain or something of high quality.

The Villa Maria Op Shop in Wantirna Mall is really good. It is good because the people who work…read morehere are so friendly and personable. A lot of people come here to socialise and to have a decent conversation. There is a lot of bric-a-brac here and there are plenty of good home decor items up for grabs. Photo frames are only a $1 or so. The clothing here isn't amazing but I did find a couple of vintage items. These were marked up slightly higher than the other clothes but they were great quality so I didn't feel cheated. There are also a lot of kids toys and accessories like handbags and shoes here. Prices are on the wall and are: Dresses: $7 Skirts: $5 Shirts/Blouses: $5 Trousers/Pants: $5 T-Shirts: $4 Singlets: $4 Jumpers: $7 Windcheaters: $5 Shorts and Track Pants: $3 Jackets: $10 Children's Clothes: from $2 Pretty decent don't you think?