Food, Drink & Dining Out The Perth Thread - Part 2

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

Costco coming to the airport precinct in 2020.

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/c...develops-retail-precinct-20180225-h0wm21.html

I'm interested but don't know if I should be.

 

[Scotland]

I would be interested but it's a shop, a shop you have to pay a membership fee to go to and it's next to the airport which is about 20km away from where I live.

 

[WCErevival]

I did a sweep of suburbs on realestate.com.au the other day. **** me, the difference between what you get in the high 7/8/900ks and low $1ms is huge.

Most OK suburbs cost a fortune. Bull Creek you are doing well if you can get in under $700k and most houses were built in the 1970s and haven't changed since. Decent area but how is this (https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-bull+creek-127251290) a million dollar house? Looks no different to the house of family friends that grew up barely 5 minutes away that they bought with one full time and one part time teacher salaries in the 90s. Willetton has some $600s places but most family homes are $700k+ and if you're not buying a family home why move there? I knew a girl that sold a place in Leeming that was nothing special and that went for over $700k.

Compare that to this joint (https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-wa-attadale-127051146) and that legit looks like an expensive house and it's right near the river. Most people will never aspire to the $3m, $5m, $10m mansions but there seems to be plenty of people buying around $1m, give or take. Some places look like a relative bargain compared to others.

The Bullcreek house has 300m2 more land which helps its value. The house itself doesn't look much from the front but is quite large with a decent entertaining area outside.

 

[Scotland]

I don't envy anyone who has a flight on the day Costco opens.

I went to Bunnings the weekend Krispy Kreme opened and I went to Garden City around the time Zara opened (not sure if opening day or not) and **** me they were #WorstOfPerth moments. Pretty sure H&M opening was an 'event' too.

Sometimes people say shit about Perth and I get my secessionist back up and defend our proud city. This sort of stuff makes me go full Jean-Luc Picard.

 

[Beerfish]

I went to Bunnings the weekend Krispy Kreme opened and I went to Garden City around the time Zara opened

y u do dis

 

[Scotland]

y u do dis

Bunnings was Sunday late arvo. Knew Krispy Kreme was opening on the Friday or Saturday so figured the hype would've died down by then. Wrong!

Zara was a complete accident. Had no idea it was opening at all let alone opening that day/week/whatever. May have rage quit the car park and gone elsewhere.

 

[Beerfish]

Bunnings was Sunday late arvo. Knew Krispy Kreme was opening on the Friday or Saturday so figured the hype would've died down by then. Wrong!

Zara was a complete accident. Had no idea it was opening at all let alone opening that day/week/whatever. May have rage quit the car park and gone elsewhere.

I'll give you Zara but you've been in Perth long enough to know that that Bunnings was a bad idea that soon. I never go to that Bunnings anyway as it's more often than not a nightmare to get in and out. Bunnings O'Connor is where it's at.

 

[Scotland]

We all make mistakes. Yeah that Marshall Rd section is a piece of shit.

 

[ioppolo]

Surely Perth's worst moment is when Aldi in Belmont opened?

 

[Reynolds Number]

The opening of Guzman Y Gomez in a suburban Darwin shopping centre is a strong competitor to the opening of Krispy Kreme in Whitfords.

 

[Scotland]

https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/to...sells-wa-holidays-as-affordable-ng-b88756662z

The campaign sells Perth as an affordable place for a holiday by offering hotel deals in three categories -- under $200, under $300 and luxury ($300 and over).

Hate to play the Bali card but $200 a night goes a loooong way there. Not sure this campaign will hit the mark.

 

[Beerfish]

Yeah it's a tough sell because they're not.

 

[Scotland]

I am curious to see what pops up in each category. Most of the cost of accommodation in Perth is simply that it's in Perth which isn't as much of a selling point as we'd like it to be.

You can get a room at Crown Metropol for $2-300 a night, but it's basically a nice motel room. You aren't waited on hand and foot nor do you have a penthouse suite.

 

[Beerfish]

I am curious to see what pops up in each category. Most of the cost of accommodation in Perth is simply that it's in Perth which isn't as much of a selling point as we'd like it to be.

You can get a room at Crown Metropol for $2-300 a night, but it's basically a nice motel room. You aren't waited on hand and foot nor do you have a penthouse suite.

Rural accommodation aint much different in price unless you're happy staying in a shithole I reckon.

 

[Off The Couch]

“Affordable” unless you want to go anywhere else in the state

 

[Upgrayedd]

https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/to...sells-wa-holidays-as-affordable-ng-b88756662z



Hate to play the Bali card but $200 a night goes a loooong way there. Not sure this campaign will hit the mark.

You can book some pretty ****ing nice places in Bali for 200. compared to some pretty nice places in perth for 200

 

[quotemokc]

You can book some pretty ******* nice places in Bali for 200. compared to some pretty nice places in perth for 200

developing country has cheaper hotels than developed country.

I'll call newscorp

 

[Smeg Head]

So a Bunnings has decided to have the mother or all sausage sizzles!

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/bunnings-warehouse-goes-up-in-flames-in-inglewood-ng-b88757778z

 

[quotemokc]

 

[Off The Couch]

Wow that would be pretty scary if you lived nearby - so much paint, fertiliser and chemicals

 

[RickSanchez]

lol i'm an idiot, i live about 2 mins away and could smell that shit but didn't bother closing my window.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

My two bob. Perth needs to reconnect with it's people. If you make accomodation affordable in our current environment then you have a chance. People would be interested.

 

[bok_party]

Wow that would be pretty scary if you lived nearby - so much paint, fertiliser and chemicals

I lived directly across the road from it - moved two weeks ago. It seemed to have happened near the end of the night markets too which are quite popular.

 

[ioppolo]

That is uncanny, there was a false fire alarm at my Bunnings about 10 minutes to 9 last night.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

So a Bunnings has decided to have the mother or all sausage sizzles!

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/bunnings-warehouse-goes-up-in-flames-in-inglewood-ng-b88757778z

This guy was seen fleeing the scene.