Canberra Travel Shopping Guide+Shopping Guide

Canberra is the capital of Australia. The urban environment here is very livable and the air quality is super strong. As a young city, Canberra's infrastructure and buildings are relatively new and full of futuristic feeling. Let's share Canberra's shopping strategy.

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Canberra is a city with a population of only 330,000. As the capital of Australia, although the area here is small, each district has its own shopping center, which is very convenient for people to shop and spend every day. Due to the different community size in each district, the number and scale of supermarkets distributed here are also different, and the things and prices sold by each store are often very different. Generally, different supermarkets have their own characteristics and positioning. Which supermarket in Canberra has cheaper food and more complete things? If international students want to save energy and money in their daily shopping, it is necessary to know the shopping information of the supermarket in advance.

Raw & fresh food daily supermarket

There are two kinds of supermarkets in Canberra: commodity supermarkets mainly selling small commodities such as food and daily necessities, and department stores mainly selling household goods. There are three major supermarkets in Canberra: Coles, Aldi and Woolworths.

Coles

There are 9 COLES supermarkets in Canberra, and there are basically shopping centers in all districts, such as Jamison, Belconnen and Woden.

Square, Gongjialin, etc. Coles' products mainly take the civilian route, and the overall price is lower than the mid-range. Therefore, if multiple supermarkets are located in the same shopping center, relatively speaking, international students are more willing to go shopping in Coles. COLES has long business hours (but the business hours of each store are different). The earliest business hours are from 6 am to midnight, which is very valuable in Canberra, where business hours are generally short, and it also provides a lot of convenience for many people who get up early or go home at night.

Woolworth

Woolworths is the largest food retail supermarket in Australia, which requires high freshness of food. For this reason, the price of fresh food in this supermarket is on the high side in supermarkets of the same size. Woolworths has five branches in Canberra, located in Dixon, Belcorning, Walden and Weston.

Creek and Mawson, the business hours of these stores are mostly from 7 am to 0 am, but the business hours are shortened on holidays, and the closing time is generally advanced to 9- 10 in the evening.

Aldis

Aldis is one of the top ten Australian retailers, with many branches in Canberra. The prices of goods sold in supermarkets in Aldis are generally low, and many of them are unique brands in Aldis, which cannot be found in other supermarkets at all. The prices of daily necessities here are particularly advantageous. If the quality requirements are not very high, you can find many practical things here. There are many discounted goods with red labels in the supermarket. The business hours of all Aldis supermarkets in Canberra are relatively uniform. The business hours are 8: 30am, closing at 8: 00pm from Monday to Friday and closing at 7: 00pm on weekends.

Fresh daily supermarket shopping reminder

1. Supermarkets have long business hours.

Most retail stores in Canberra are open from 9 am to 5 pm, and the business hours will be extended on Friday, but it will not exceed 9 pm. However, fresh daily necessities supermarket is an exception. Several large supermarkets in Canberra are open after 8 pm, and some supermarkets are even open until midnight.

Supermarkets no longer provide shopping bags for free.

For the sake of environmental protection, the Canberra government announced in July 201/that the use of plastic bags was completely banned in Canberra, the capital, and it was completely banned from June 1 1. The four months from July to 1 1 are the transitional period for businesses and residents. Currently, Coles in Canberra

Large supermarkets such as Woolworths and Aldi no longer provide free plastic bags, but some supermarkets will provide cartons for customers to pack some odds and ends.

3. Self-help shopping

In large shopping supermarkets, there is usually a self-service goods checkout counter "SelfServe" near the manual checkout counter.

Check out. If the labels of the goods purchased by customers are clear, you can go to the self-service cashier, scan the barcode of the goods and pay according to the price on the screen, thus saving the waiting time in line.

Household department store

Just arrived in a strange city, it is inevitable to buy some necessities. In Canberra, there are several large household department stores specializing in this kind of goods.

Meyer, Target and Kmart

Meyer, Target, Kmart and Coles belong to Coles together.

Brand of Mayer Group. Coles and Myer merged 1985, which is the largest retailer in Australia.

Coles mainly deals in food and some daily necessities. Although Myer, Target and Kmart also deal in some foods such as candy, drinks, chocolate biscuits, etc., they do not sell fresh food in the store, and their main business categories are clothing, gifts, kitchen facilities, outdoor sports goods and other large commodities.

Among the three department stores, Target is a medium-sized supermarket chain, which, together with Kmart, is positioned in the low-end market and provides inexpensive daily necessities. Mayer's products are positioned in the middle price range. The clothes styles here are more attractive, and there are many branded goods. Although the price is not cheap, the quality is more assured.

Bigw

Bigw is a subordinate brand of Woolworths, which is the largest supermarket chain in Australia, focusing on fresh products, while Bigw is a discount store owned by Woolworths, which mainly deals in daily necessities.

Every day, the lowest-priced goods in Australia are launched here, which may be clothes or a game machine or other goods, attracting people to snap up.

Bigw stores are relatively few, most of which are located in shopping centers. There are three branches in Canberra.

Center, Walden and Gonggarington Center.

Costco, a storage supermarket

Address: MajuraPark, 39-4 1MustangAve, near Canberra Airport.

Business hours: Monday to Friday 10:00- 8: 30 pm; Saturday 9: 30 am-7: 00 pm; Sunday 65438+ 00: 00 am-6:00 pm

Costco is an American warehouse member supermarket. The Canberra store opened on July 22nd. 20 1 1. Products sold range from clothing to food to electrical appliances, many of which are American products. All products are placed on the ground (or on the shelves within reach of customers) for customers to choose from. Costco is characterized by large quantity and low price, large packaging and low price. Even the shopping carts provided are much bigger than ordinary supermarkets. Due to the strict membership system, you can't shop in the store without a membership card, and you can't pay even if you check out. Customers need to apply online in advance or at the gate of the supermarket (membership card needs to pay 60 Australian dollars).

Tip: Costco shopping tips

1. For international students, Costco membership card costs more, but the membership card here can * * *, and "one member can bring two people in", so several international students can * * * apply for a card or choose to go shopping with the cardholder. 2.Costco is equivalent to a large wholesale market, and many goods (especially daily necessities) are household clothes. For example, eggs in ordinary supermarkets are 12 a dozen, but here are 30 boxes; The bread eaten and the roll paper used are all oversized packages, which can't be eaten by one person in a short time. Therefore, people who don't share a room had better not buy goods in big packages, but should shop rationally and resist the temptation of low prices. I love to go to the fresh market when I buy vegetables.

Students who live in dormitories with public kitchens or rent houses off campus can consider buying food and cooking by themselves to save money for meals every day. If international students want to learn to live their own lives, they should learn to plan what ingredients to buy today, how to choose vegetables and fruits, learn to shop around and prepare for their own business.

There are two large wholesale markets for fruits and vegetables in Canberra, FyshwickFreshFoodMarket and BelconnenFresh.

Market. These two places are well-known places for overseas students and even local people to buy food. The products are complete and the prices are reasonable, especially fruits and vegetables, which are usually much cheaper than supermarkets. Don't think that only China people like to go shopping. The bustling crowds here will tell you how hot the fresh food market is.

FyshwickFreshFoodMarket

Address: Fyshwick District, Canberra 12DalbyStreet. The telephone number is 62950606 (within Australia).

Business hours: every Thursday to Sunday, it opens at 8 am and closes at 5: 30 pm.

FyshwickMarkets was founded by a man named Giuseppe.

Juni's Italian immigrants established it. It is said that the teenager who was only 15 years old left school and set up the Fyshwick market with the support of his mother. The current Fyshwick fresh food market is located in Dalby.

I have been running the street here for more than 30 years, and the business here is booming. At present, there are 33 stores in this market, and their turnover is increasing by millions every year.

For many people in Canberra, Fyshwick market is synonymous with fresh and high-quality fresh products. You can not only buy a wide variety of fruits and vegetables that have just been picked from the ground, but also spend time with friends and family.

There are many kinds of shops in Fyshwick market, but mainly fresh vegetables and fruits, all kinds of meat, seafood and other fresh products. For example, a farm specializing in fresh fruit.

Fresh vegetables dealing in flowers, vegetables and fruits, seafood dealing in meat and seafood.

Asia grocery store T & ampEAsianGroceries

T & East Asia grocery store opened in Fyshwick market in 2003, originally as a small shop in the east of the market. With the increasing number of Asian immigrants and overseas students in Canberra in recent years, the business here has gradually prospered and now it has become a large grocery supermarket. There, you can not only buy most goods from Asian countries, such as spices and cookers, but also Japanese and Filipino goods that can't be bought elsewhere. It can be said that you can basically buy all the Asian goods you can think of, and there will be many unexpected goods for sale, including some Chinese herbal medicine products, skin care products, gifts and so on.

Purchasing skills of Fyshwick fresh market

Although the price of Fyshwick market is much cheaper than that of supermarkets in the city, more skills are needed for foreign students with poor family circumstances.

Buy seafood such as fish: Generally speaking, try to go when the market is about to close every day. Fish shops usually sell the goods of the day at a discount before closing to ensure that the products presented the next day are the freshest.

Buy on Sunday afternoon: the business hours of Fyshwick market end on Sunday and will not open until next Thursday, so there will be a lot of goods for sale on Sunday afternoon. At this time, both vegetables, fruits and seafood bread will be sold at a discount, and the discount is often amazing. There will be a good harvest before closing.

BelconnenFreshFoodMarket

Address: LathlainStreet, Belconnen, central North District, Canberra. The telephone number is+61262511680.

Business hours: every Wednesday to Sunday (some shops are open seven days a week), from 8 am to 6 pm.

Belkonen Farmers' Market is indoor, with vegetables, fruits, seafood and meat. The whole market is 3 1 store, and customers take self-help shopping. Belconnen market claims to be the best fresh food supplier in Canberra. The variety here is not limited to fresh food, and people who come here to shop can also make one-stop purchases for their families. Because every store here is a complex, such as a butcher shop, which generally sells raw food and makes some cooked food on the spot for customers to enjoy; Bookstores are also coffee shops; Greengrocers sometimes sell other foods.

As a part of shopping and leisure, there are various wine tasting houses and cafes, which are a paradise for wine lovers. There is a playground specially set up for children and an adult cooking school in the market to teach people how to make delicious food on the spot. Entertainment activities such as band performances and street dance performances are often held here from time to time for people to watch and participate for free, so the one-stop service of leisure shopping here is well deserved.

butcher's (shop)

There are four big butcher shops here, and the meat products they sell are all fresh without preservatives. In addition to fresh pigs, cattle and mutton, there will be some meat products such as sausages and ham in the store. Even more surprising, you will find that some shops sell some game meat, such as rabbit meat, venison, and even kangaroo meat, crocodile meat and emu meat (é r.

Some rare species can also be found here, such as miáo, a large flightless bird born in Australia.

Chicken shop (chicken)

In Australia, all shops with the name of "meat" usually do not sell chicken and its related products. You must go to the special store "TheChicken" to buy chicken at the Belkonen Farmers' Market.

Coop. The variety of chicken products provided here is very rich. All chicken products are purchased on the same day, and no chemicals are added. You can buy fresh raw materials and go back to process them yourself, or you can choose to enjoy ready-made delicious food in the store, including fried chicken, chicken burger, chicken skewers and so on.

The main task of going to Belkonen Farmers' Market is purchasing. Compared with Fyshwick, the business hours of Belconnen market are one day longer and the business hours are relatively longer. Every afternoon when the store closes, some goods that can't be stored for a long time will be sold at a discount by the owner with a price tag. Usually there are many people, the most lively place, there must be many popular choices to pick up cheap. Many 1 yuan vegetables will be thrown out at the booth in front of the vegetable shop; There will be a whole box of fruit for sale at the entrance of the fruit shop; The butcher shop with reduced price is crowded with people waiting to check out with meat in their hands. This is the fun of visiting Belkonen farmers' market, which adds a lot of excitement and excitement to shopping.

When visiting Belconnen, you should also pay attention to the business days of each store, because some stores are open for 7 days at present, and these stores may have relatively few discounts, such as Market.

Meat is open six days a week. It's closed only on Mondays, and it's best to go shopping on Sundays.