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alias_sqbrCurrently happily sitting under a 9kg blanket I only paid $35 for, when every other local shop I could find was like $50 for something much lighter or $100+ for something this heavy. It's just polyester and we'll see how it holds up long term but I really didn't want to pay a lot for something I wasn't even sure I'd like. The price seems to have gone up to $60, I guess they were having a sale? That's still pretty good, though, and there's a nice range of other options.
It's via a 'market partner' but I didn't have to pay extra for postage, even though it was delivered separately, no idea if that's always the case. I looked up the bedding company and it costs MORE to buy from them directly??
I only discovered it because I was ordering something else and Bunnings has fixed postage, so I was putting random things I wanted into the search bar. For non-Australians: they're a gardening and hardware store, so not a typical place to get blankets! They also sold the USB cable I wanted, so it was definitely a successful shop :)
I've only had it a few hours so can't say what overall effect it will have on my anxiety but I do feel pretty good right now. If warm, it'll likely be more pleasant when it's not mid-Summer.
It's via a 'market partner' but I didn't have to pay extra for postage, even though it was delivered separately, no idea if that's always the case. I looked up the bedding company and it costs MORE to buy from them directly??
I only discovered it because I was ordering something else and Bunnings has fixed postage, so I was putting random things I wanted into the search bar. For non-Australians: they're a gardening and hardware store, so not a typical place to get blankets! They also sold the USB cable I wanted, so it was definitely a successful shop :)
I've only had it a few hours so can't say what overall effect it will have on my anxiety but I do feel pretty good right now. If warm, it'll likely be more pleasant when it's not mid-Summer.
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Date: 2022-01-12 12:32 pm (UTC)So weird but glad you were able to take advantage of it!
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Date: 2022-01-13 01:47 pm (UTC)Haha, yes, exactly. Though they are very large hardware stores. Here's a picture of one of their warehouses, to give some idea of the sense that there maybe COULD be a linen aisle hiding in there somewhere: https://pascale.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DSC1037-710x400.jpg
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Date: 2022-01-20 01:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-01-21 12:44 pm (UTC)googles
I was not expecting them to have been the subject of a cross-tasman joint political statement, but I guess sausage sizzles are pretty serious business. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/new-zealand-enters-bunnings-sausage-sizzle-debate/66259273-b333-4b65-9bbf-9c2587beca1a
(but yeah, sadly, Covid has rather undermined them)