Category Archives: Shopping
Hold on, that’s a thong (photo)
In Australia they’re called thongs, though elsewhere people call them flip-flops, but, did we really need a vending machine of them? (Spotted in The Galleries Victoria, Sydney)
Highlighting organic on your sign? Maybe use green text? (photo)
Noticed this supermarket in Glebe highlighting the fact it sells organic products by putting the word organic in a different colour. But, if you are going to go to that much trouble, is black really the correct colour for the … Continue reading
Would you give this werewolf to your 3 year old?
Found this werewolf in a toy store. The packaging says for ages 3-8 years, but really, do you think this is the sort of thing you would give to a 3 year old? Yes, the 3-8 years labelling is probably … Continue reading
Where do they get the extra cheese from? (photo)
Packets of Bega cheese display an extra 25% offer at the moment. I suppose the extra 25% must come from somewhere. And some packs seem to be be shorted as a result.
Remember not to use the display toilets in IKEA! (photo)
It is funny to find signs telling you not to use the display toilets in IKEA. I wonder how many people would use the toilets in a public place if not signposted?
Trolley Bay, your new playground @Bunnings (photo)
Sign I spotted outside the Bunnings at Mascot. So, is the trolley bay your new playground?
How’s your Spanish sausage? (photo)
Shopping for chorizo in David Jones, and I noticed a typo in their sign. Well, a missing first letter. ‘ade in Australia’ Perhaps the sign producer needed some aid, and, unfortunately, I do too, because I seem to have taken … Continue reading
Moove has changed their branding (yet again)
Moove flavored milk has changed it’s branding again. But I don’t think it will help much. The problem with Moove is the Flavour, not the packaging.
Choose cheese with care, you may not have been dealt a full pack
Notice the 3 pack with only 2 packs in it? Someone much have got the munchies for cheese while going round Coles. Or it just packed up and left itself.
The key(ring) to Tintin (photo)
A large selection of Tintin key-rings spotted in Modern Tines in Newtown. Should satisfy most Tintin obsessed, or cause turmoil trying to decide which to get.