We had high expectations of the Parafield Airport Liquor Store, having seen a lot of ads and figuring given its location up Elizabeth way it'd have some good bargains. It's definitely a big store, complete with a couple of uniformed security guards patrolling the store, although that could be a bonus for Christmas.
Our first surprise was that there wasn't any real difference between here and any other good bottleshop, on spirits and liqueurs. Casked wine and the cheaper wines (under $10-$15) abound, and they did have some good loss leaders in the specials in the cheaper end of wines, but once you stepped up into the $20-$30 and up bottles, again, very little difference to any other bottle-o.
Staff were friendly and ready to assist - there were four guys patrolling the floor, asking if they could help anyone, and three checkout operators so no real queue upon exit.
We snagged a few bottles of wine and a carton of Crown - found the Crownies cheaper in a Woolies flier this morning, but I reckon we made it up on the wines.
There is a good bonus here though - the drive thru Chicken & Chips store was a hit - lovely fresh chips, crisp and delicious. Worth checking out as you leave with your booze :) read more