wow chadstone ( a large shopping complex in aust first shopping centre to be built in australia actually in the 1960s )was a nightmare the carpark was chockers with cars just driving around and around.

but luckily as i drove towards the back there was an empty spot. by the time i parked about 5 cars seperately waited thinking i was leaving.

went into myer (large dept store for those living outside australia ) sales everywhere . but i had a mission to buy the oldest shirts and trousers for his birthday (we gave him runners last night)

i ended up buying 5 shirts i had systematically written the sizes and brands of his favourite shirts and trousers.

trousers unfortunately i didnt buy any as he already had the ones there and i wasnt sure of the other brands

but shirts  were on a table packaged and you had to sift through the sizes. the size my son wore must be a popular size because i struggled to find any in that size. they were either one size smaller or one size bigger

asisstants couldnt help me they were so busy helping other shoppers it was mayhem . at the end i was able to buy 2 different brands and the sizes were different so i had to make sure they were what i had written from home and my son wears the european cut style so that even restricted me further

but two of the shirts origionally were eighty nine dollasr each reduced to sixty dollars with a further 25% off

2 others reduced  to thirty dollars and  the other to thirty seven dollars and fifty cents

all up i paid just under one hundred and ninety dollars for 5 shirts of well known brands van huesen (vn) and brooksfield

usually my son only comes home with two shirts. paying the full price

but the best bargain of the day was picking up a cushion pandora brand from target origional price twenty nine dollars and ninety nine cents reduced to two dollars and eighty six cents yes you heard right and i scanned it to make sure that noone put the wrong code sticker on and there was a further 25% off all bed linen so it came to two dollars and fifteen cents

cant even buy a coffee at that price! it has even got a zip for washing and its got embroidery .

it wont get very dirty because its more for looks on the bed . it was the only one!!! otherwise i would have bought the lot!

now i know the government is encouraging us not to spend at the sales  to keep interest rates down but they up the interests rates anyway and i only buy what i need on sales and if you can save in the long run why not

of course there are lots off things that i end up paying full price down the track because at the same time i dont want to spend thousands when the sales are on.

i always ask myself do i really need this before i purchase it. i dont want clutter unnecessarily

i finally got out of chaddy (chadstone ) and about 5 cars were waiting in the aisle to pounce for the spot. its not helping that they are expanding because parking is a problem at the best of times.

im just glad im home resting my poor aching feet

cheers annie