Anaconda is a one stop shop for all outdoor sporting gear. Their Adventure club membership…read morecard(free to join) offers a further discount on all purchases. I bought a North face jacket there recently and I'm amazed at the quality. I'm aware that the quality has to do with individual brands and not really with Anaconda, but I bought the Jacket at about 50 percent off and in other stores, the discounted items are just heaped in the sales bin and usually you have to hunt to find something thats not torn or lost a zipper. At Anaconda, the discounted goods were still on the racks and in perfect condition. The quality is maintained. If you are looking for a mountain bike, you cannot go past Anaconda. The sales guy (happened to be the manager) offered me an unbelievable deal on a mountain bike. I was looking for a Fluid Bike, but as they didn't have it in my size, he offered to sell me a Jamis bike at the same discounted price of Fluid Bikes. Amazing! I walked, scratch that, Rode out of the store, happily! They have Kayaks that you can try before buying in the pool located outside the showroom. Imagine Kayaking inside a Mall! They also have a climbing wall indoors.

Anaconda has moved from one end of this shopping centre to the other. It is a smaller store. The…read moreshopping Centre seems to have two names either Lidcombe Power Centre or Auburn Power Centre. It is opposite Costco on Parramatta Road. It was a bit of a white elephant when it was built and it looks a shocker atm. Parking is only available on the top level and can only be accessed at the back of the building. You have a bit of a walk through the place and there are no food shops or smaller shops anymore. We still got what we wanted and at a discount but unless you want to go to Spotlight or a party shop there will be no other incidental shopping.

I would like to commend Anaconda Penrith for their adept customer service skills when dealing with…read moreover-the-phone enquiries. I contacted the store to enquire about stock availability of some day packs. I was transferred to the appropriate department quickly and upon enquiring, the staff member advised that they did have the items in stock. As it's not every time that a staff member is so confident and also accurate, I had my doubts. I challenged them and checked the availability of colours, which led to them checking the physical stock. This resulted in them coming back with an affirmative answer and confirmation of the actual stock. When i visited the store I found the stock quickly and easily and without disappointment. My only complaint was that they couldn't honour my discount coupon because I didn't have the physical coupon, only on my phone.