i find myself in a bit of a quandry ..
i want to spend the money with an Australian retailer, but i find it hard when to be frank, with the current exachange rate, i can order something from Optcorp, have it in a couple of days, and even with shipping from the US still safe a sizeable chunk of money.
Retailers here are kinda giving me the pip, i am going home in May for 2 weeks, and i have a list of stuff i wanna buy in the UK, and why, because i cant buy it here? not at all, but because i am fast starting to realise that because Oz is so remote retailers here put thier prices up. And as such, i can buy the parts i want in Europe, ship them here, and again save more money, than if i drove up the road to get something.
We hear all this about "buy Australian" and "support local businesses" and believe me, i am ALL for that, but maybe Australian retailers should respect that not all of thier customers are n00bs, and respect regarding pricing, and value, is a two way street. If national retailers want me to support them through the hard times then fine, dont extract the urine during the good times
rant over
