Bargain hunting: Shopping on a shoe string
21.05.12
Call it what you like, clearance, outlet or factory shopping, the end result is the same. Even in the age of internet shopping these tucked away bricks and mortar stores offer great buys at bargain prices. Goods might be ends-of-lines, seconds, custom-made mistakes, out-of-season returns, repos or just keen direct importing, and apart from the seconds, which by law have to be clearly indicated, all are in perfect order. So here in no particular order, and for no particular reason, are my personal best. All, at one time or another in my long years as a keen shopper for the film industry, have produced unforgettable bargains, and none are in the easy-to-find outlet malls.
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
Household Linens: Unit 3, 76 Porana Rd, Hillcrest, Auckland. Ph (09) 443 1183. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am to 4pm. household-linens.com This small outlet attached to the warehouse offers ends-of-lines and broken ranges. Wonderful for finding random goodies of high quality items, but don't expect many complete sets.
Source: New Zealand Herald