peanuts Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 We are moving over with our two young children in March. Or furniture here is not worth shipping over so we will be starting from scratch. Apart from gumtree are there any thrifty ways of tastefully furnishing our new place? We love vintage style things and wouldn't mind upcycling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Gumtree is brilliant, but maybe consider going to local "Swapmeets" - car boot sales in UK. If you are coming to Perth there is the "QUOKKA" which is free to advertise but with a fee to buy the paper. It comes out every thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Sorry, thought I posted in Queensland forum... we will be living in Brisbane. Thanks for the swapmeets idea Rossmoyne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milliem Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Ebay is brilliant in that area. I have got some brilliant bargains. I had to buy some stuff to do while my stuff is in the shipping, but to be honest, I wish I hadn't bothered shipping anything. I recommend watching items at first and seeing what they fetch. You will find the freedom items are more popular with more bidders, but you can get really lucky with some items, especially if it has been missed by others because of the time of day etc. . I got an immaculate small dining room suite for $30 which is as new. Items that are badly photographed or have a poor description tend to get missed. I got a Queen Miracoil Sleepmaster bed which had a terrible photo and only a couple of words description for $1. When I picked it up, it was new, it had just been leaning against a wall in a warehouse. I felt really guilty driving off with it tbh. The thing is, if you're not keen on it, or you only need it temporarily, you can sell it again. Best of luck Millie x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickled Pink Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Garage sales, they happen all the time in Brisbane, just need to buy th local paper, or look up online. Get there early doors to get the best stuff. Most will advertise with a brief description of what kind of stuff their selling, e.g. kids toys/ clothes or house clearance etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish.01 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 For free things: Freecycle http://groups.freecycle.org/freecycle_brisbane/posts/26864251/Vintage%202%20seater%20sofa http://www.freecycle.org/group/AU/Queensland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Lifeline or Salvos main shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Join the fb group "Brisbane's Someone's Trash is Someone's Treasure" too as tends to have good prices and a really good community on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlisle Chick Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 There a few sites on Facebook, the ones I'm on are Bid, buy and sell Logan andBuy swap sell Brisbane,Logan,Gold Coast, Sunshine coast, Ipswich. Redlands add your self for approval before you arrive. The weekend Shopper in Saturdays Couier Mail is good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausborn Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 In brisbane if you want new household goods i would Try super amart for prices and see what you think. It's decent quality furniture and reasonable price. Crazy clarks,stacks and dollars and sense . There shops where you can pick up cheap household goods.Kmart and Big W also good options. Jbhifi is good for electrical goods . If you no the shops to go to you can furnish a place quite cheap. shops like lifeline and charity shops tend to mark up prices to high now for second hand goods. Shop,around and you can buy new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Troll round your neighborhood with a Ute on council chuck out day. Youll be amazed at what people throw out and its all for free :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest26012 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Troll round your neighborhood with a Ute on council chuck out day. Youll be amazed at what people throw out and its all for free :-) Lol! I know someone who furnished a full house by doing this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PontePom Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 You'll find fantastic furniture to be cheap We bought a few bits from them but you get what you pay for SuperAmart is better quality IMO We bought most of our stuff from them when we moved here and it's all in great condition after nearly 3 years Like others have said Garage sales, Gumtree, Ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The classified ads in the local papers are full of second hand furniture. Also, we found a bi-weekly "For Sale" magazine in our local petrol station which was full of good quality bargains. I'm not sure about Brisbane but our local tip has a recycling shop--lots of junk but we did find some good things. (The most useful being a box of power leads with kettle plugs at one end and Aussie plugs at the other.) Finally, for things where you want to buy new, Fantastic Furniture seems to be the cheapest (but much of it is tat). Amart is more expensive (but far the the most pricey) but their stuff is pretty good--when they say solid wood they mean solid wood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneSmith Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 School Fetes often have Trash and Treasure areas that sell furniture, though the school fete season is generally during the winter months and you're arriving at the start of summer, so you may most of your items by then, but it might be worth browsing the fetes in your area when they start happening. Also Brisbane City Council does Kerbside Collections every year - timing of these depends on location in Brisbane. People put their large unwanted items on the kerb for collection. Then a lot of people drive around picking up the bits they want before the council trucks arrive and take it to the dump. There are also some local dump sites that have 'recycling stores' located nearby. I haven't been to any of these but my son was taken along with one and came back with some useful articles (for him), like a scooter etc. I'm sure they'd also have furniture as well. I know that there's a recycling depot at the Logan council dump, not so sure about Brisbane City Council but you could ring their general number and they'd tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Have a look at Fantastic Furniture's cheap full house packages. The stuff is similar quality to Ikea, but its amazing what you get included. For second hand, Gumtree, Facebook and Courier mail classifieds are your best bet. There is also 'Kerbside Collection' where people put stuff they dont want outside on the kerb, if it doesnt have a price attached its free. Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Also fantastic furniture do great home bundles to start you off http://www.fantasticfurniture.com.au/packageCategory/Living%20Packages/sc/Package%20Deals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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