Jobo Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Hi there We arrived in Darwin not long ago and now need to buy some household items we haven't shipped over from the UK. One thing we need v soon is a lawn mower. We have an averaged size suburbon lawn so don't need anything special - can anyone suggest a good place to buy one and a reasonable price? We've made some initial enquiries and looked in Bunnings and Big W but the mowers seem pretty expensive and many of them just seem to big for our needs. any advice much appriciated. cheers Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest31881 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Check out your local paper for "garage sales" you may be able to pick something up at a decent price. Mitre 10 and home hardware may be worth a look, don't forget to haggle the price down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Hi Jo You can usually hire lawnmowers from the local servos (well I know you could in Vic, not sure about other states) they usually charge $25 per hour and a $50 deposit, also we use to get Jims mowing to come out, we had quite a large plot in Melbourne and the price was $35 so it may be an idea until you find something else. Like Colin says keep an eye out for garage sales or even in the shed on here, we sometimes get members moving back to the UK who have items for sale. We always go to the Good Guys for white goods and you can always knock them down quite a bit, just keep working on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandJon Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 If you're only after a small mower you should be able to pick one up second-hand from someone upgrading. Also check out a local lawn-mower repair guy and see if they have any reconditioned models they're trying to get rid of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgon Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Hi Jobo Try Ebay (Australian site), often there are second hand mowers - but of course you need to check the location of the mower if you are going to pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tisme Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Gumtree is great for buying and selling anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobo Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Thank you everyone for your advice. we'll have a shop around and see how we go. Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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