Australia is a huge country and you can
find yourself a long way from the shops.
Fortunately the internet has made life easier and nowadays just
about anything you want is available online; cheap flights, flowers,
secondhand cars, dirty videos, distance higher education courses,
didgeridoos and baby sitters!
If you are new to online shopping, or are a bit
nervous about it, be assured that online merchants are bound by
the same consumer legislation as normal shops. Online shopping
should be just as safe as buying from any other shop, and is often
cheaper as merchants can keep their overheads down renting less
shopspace.
Just take a few precautions that are recommended by www.accc.gov.au
( Australian Consumer Affairs);
1. Do you know who you are dealing with? Does the
site list contact details like phone number, address, ABN?
2. Do you know exactly what you are paying? Is the price in U$
or AU$, are there shipping, handling or other fees? Taxes or import
duties?
3. The site should have a secure payment facility, this is indicated
by a small padlock in the right hand bottom corner of your screen,
and usually their web adress then starts with htpps://
4. Make sure you know what the delivery time will be.
5. The site should list the warranty, exchange and refund policy.
These T-shirts make great souvenirs or presents and you can order
them online
Book your accommodation online, simply type in your
destination and dates and be presented with a choice of hotels and
resorts to
suit all budgets.
Cheap airfares
ZUJI is an online travel agent with offices
throughout the Asia Pacific region, offering you a choice of
more than 400 airlines and 60,000 hotels, as well as car hire
and travel insurance.
This one not cheap enough? Check out the other
cheap flights
links we have for you!
Art
Australian College Distance Education
Learn at home with personally-assigned, professional
industry tutors. Study from the comfort of home, at your own
pace, with our assistance. Fast-track your course over weeks,
months, or take up to five years. More
info...
Australiana T-shirts
Australia has a great range of funny T-shirts that poke fun
of the Aussie people and culture. They make great gifts or souvenirs.
Baby and kids clothing and baby sitters
Beauty products
Beer
Yes, you can buy beer
online, and you can even get it with your own design label!
At Brewtopia
you can design your own label with your own text
and photo and get a carton of beer (or more) with your custom
label home delivered. And it's a bloody nice drop too!
Books
Click
here for a selection of books on Australia
Business cards
Design your own business card online with their
images or upload your own!
Christmas stuff
Clothing
Computers
No time to drive to a computer shop? Order a Dell
Computer online and get it sent to you!
Dogs
Buy a dog online! Aussiepuppys.com
exports Chocolate Labradors and Cavalier King Charles Spanials
to any country around the world.
Domain names and web hosting
For international domain names and hosting go
to Namecheap.com, or for the cheapest place to register Australian
domain names (and cheap webhosting) click here for amazing
prices on Australian domain names.
Experiences
Not sure what to buy someone for a birthday present?
How about a skydive, a scenic flight, a wine appreciation course....
Redballoon has a huge variety of tours and experiences to suit
all budgets!!
Flowers
Oops! Forgot that birthday again? Don't despair,
go to fastflowers.com.au
and if you get your order in by noon they will still be delivered
that same day!
Food
Australia with its multi cultural population has
a wide variety of foods available; Thai, Italian, Turkish, the
list is endless.
Menulog
has a user friendly website where you can browse your favorite
foods for your location and then place your order online to pick
up or get it delivered to your door from over a thousand Australian
restaurants!
Gifts and greeting cards
Don't know what to give someone as a present? Are
they on the other side of the country? No problem! Pick something
out at giftsaustralia.com.au
and they will deliver it, beautifully wrapped up.
Thinkcards.com.au
Fun, funky and classy Greeting cards for every occasion. Real
cards, no need to queue.
Home loans
Don't have time to wait for appointments at a bank
branch? Do your homeloan shopping and comparisons online and find
the best deal!
Jewelry
Life
Get a life at this website! Getalife.com.au
is Australia’s first activity-based networking service for
people who wish to enjoy a wide range of sporting, cultural and
recreational activities; from clubbing & dancing, to sailing,
traveling, bush walking and tete-a-tete dining. Members are able
to create their own events, and invite others to participate.
At Getalife.com.au, we help you get more out of your social life
by suggesting activities, finding locations to do them, and putting
you in touch with fun, like-minded people. Activities can be of
a sporting, cultural and recreational nature - anything from sailing
to theatre going to dinner parties or poker evenings...even underwater
hockey, if you want. Getalife.com.au is for anybody and everybody
- single or married, young or old, mum or dad, super hero or couch
potato. It's a site for people with a taste for adventure and
a zest for life. And it's a safe and relaxed environment to play
in.
Lingerie
Aceofhearts.com.au
is another Aussie online lingerie shop.
Movies
Looking for some good Aussie movies? Try Amazon's
Aussie movie selection
Music
Looking for some good Aussie music? See Amazon's
Aussie music selection or download
for free at My
Music
Partners
Shopping for a partner? Loads of Aussies do their
dating online..
Posters of Australia
Sheds
Yes, every bloke needs a shed, and you can buy
your shed online too!!
Travel insurance
World Nomads is an excellent travel insurance
for the international traveller
Travel Insurance Direct is a very well priced insurance for
Aussie travellers
Wine
Buy your wine online at Winemakers
Choice and get it home delivered!
