Melbourne shopping centres chocker block this weekend...

charles_wif_xf · 17-10-2010, 10:31 PM

Was it just me or were Melbourne's shopping centres busy as all hell this weekend? I had a few deliveries to do this weekend at the big ones and I couldn't find a spot anywhere, yesterday or today! Cars were parked haphazardly everywhere as a consequence. Traffic leading to the centres was also ridiculous. Was there something on that I wasn't aware of?

pauljh74 · 17-10-2010, 11:26 PM

I stepped down to the local shopping centre today and a number of spots were free, just that half of those were taken up by trolleys left 10 metres or so from the trolley bay!

I suppose the weather has been crap, so people think they might as well do some shopping

ThaFlash · 17-10-2010, 11:36 PM

yeah man went to chaddy today for me daily dose of mercury and cheesburger and I ended up parking at the cricket ground parkng next to it

onfire · 18-10-2010, 02:48 AM

10 odd weeks to Christmas will explain this.

sleek7 · 18-10-2010, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onfire

10 odd weeks to Christmas will explain this.

mmmm that would suggest it will only get worse until then.

grandpa_spec_F6 · 18-10-2010, 11:31 AM

They've got decorations and cakes starting up at Woolies already... truly scary how quickly they start pushing the Christmas stuff. What's so wrong with waiting still the start of November?

TheInterceptor · 18-10-2010, 03:38 PM

Christmas = spend spend spend

I hate it when i walk into big w and the start of october and see the chrissy trees go up. Since when was christmas based on consumerism

tis the season to be jolly eh?...

belvo · 18-10-2010, 03:57 PM

yer same went to doncaster shopping town on sunday couldent find 1 car park but went to boxhill that was fine

max · 18-10-2010, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheInterceptor

Christmas = spend spend spend

I hate it when i walk into big w and the start of october and see the chrissy trees go up. Since when was christmas based on consumerism

tis the season to be jolly eh?...

I think the retail sector is an indicator of the economic health. Put your observation together with the fact that a household gets approx 2kg of advertising junk mail every week in the letterbox. Sales on in shops all year round. I think things are not too good. People may just be scrounging around for bargains thinking the AUD parity with the US dollar might be bringing price of things down big time?