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Well, ho, ho, ho. Talk about Christmas spirit. The big department stores are accused of exploiting Christmas by charging more than $20 for a photo with Santa.
I, for one, think it’s an excellent idea. Well, they’ve got to do something to make a buck with all those Judases buying cheap stuff online.
In fact, I think they should take this marvellous measure even further…
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They’re calling it the “mother of all mega malls”. Frank Lowy’s Stratford Westfield; home to seven miles of shop windows, 300 outlets, 70 restaurants, 5,000 car spaces and 50, 000 lights.
Sounds like hell. But you’d check it out, you know you would. People love to shop.
Fast, convenient and completely mind-numbing. Shopping has become the ultimate lifestyle activity; shopping malls the modern equivalent of the town square.
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stephen says:
Cinemas belong in the in the city, if anything. They were included in a multiplex to give credibility to shoppers as not only buyers, but incisive purveyors of the moving image, e.g. those who were undecided as to powders, but can get hitchcocked. Nice touch, but the sellers are still… Read more »
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Utopia Boy says:
Grrrr..malls. 1. Disinterested staff. 2. Designed so you can never remember which way to go. 3. Parking spaces made for only the smallest of cars. 4. The pleasure of paying to park a car. 5. Constant renovations. Malls suck. Read more »
Just another night in suburban Australia and the natives are hungry.
What’s on the menu? Stir fry, spaghetti bolognese, meat and three veg. Repeat.
For a nation of smug, telly-watching food obsessives, we’re sure doing a bad job of actually cooking the stuff.
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Angry Fat Bitch says:
Marley I LOVE chicken cacciatore! Though it’s not without its drawbacks. To get it right you really must use thigh which is a bit fattier, and the sauce does add some calories. But a small portion with plenty of steamed vegies is a great weeknight meal. The treat is to… Read more »
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CurryMonster says:
Oooh Stop it @stephen I can’t take such flavor teasing you minx Read more »
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