Mountain Gate Essential Homewares has all sorts of useful items for the home at really cheap prices.
It had a little bit of a musty smell inside but otherwise the shop itself was clean and neat. It had heaps and heaps of stock and things were piled up everywhere. The main items stocked here are things like washing baskets, sponges, cooking utensils, dishwashing detergent and gloves - basically anything to do with the home.
They also stocked generic junky shop items like stickers, cards and accessories like hats. The service was decent enough - the staff member remained behind a counter near the door but greeted me when I walked in. The shop itself was very quiet but there were a few people who drifted in and out while I was there.
I don't really cook or anything so there weren't any items that really jumped out and got me excited but I could see a lot of bargains around. There was a pretty huge sponge and cloth range, which was a little bit exciting because it was such a bizarre thing to have such a large selection of - but it was a homewares shop so I guess it made sense. read more