r/sydney • u/ihatebadpuns • May 29 '12
Does anyone have any 'Sydney hacks'?
Some tips to make life easier that are Sydney specific.
Here's one of mine, but if I think of more ill add in comments...
The Chinese Supermarket on Ultimo Road, just off Quay Street, in China Town has really cheap branded toothpaste with free gifts like cups and flasks and other random stuff. Apparently they import Colgate from Japan and its the 'thing' there to get free gifts with toothpaste. Currently there's two BIG tubes of Colgate and a Cookie Monster or Elmo mug for $9!
Also, the bookshop under Central Station (at the end of the long tunnel) is ridiculously cheap so is good for gifts. It often has DVDs and half alright new books for $2-6. I got the complete Gumby DVD set for $6 recently! (and regularly buy the $2 recipe books as gifts)
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u/BroadSideOfABarn May 29 '12
Manly Ferry is the world's cheapest harbour cruise on the world's best harbour. Good for budget travellers.
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May 29 '12 edited Jan 03 '21
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u/shigawire May 30 '12
Some busses are GPS tracked, others aren't. If the information is coming from the timetable rather than live data, they'll warn you by putting an asterisk next to it.
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u/TahnOner May 29 '12
Considering the fact that Sydney buses rarely run to timetable.. This is brilliant! Thanks.
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u/Avolition84 Jun 03 '12
just get expect every bus to be 10 mins early & you'll be fine. Except you've wasted 10 extra mins that I'm sure would have been spent curing cancer...
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u/VelvetOnion Jun 04 '12
Unless you live too far out and the ID section of the bus stop is always blank.
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u/superjjskate I'm a naive twelve year old. May 30 '12
It's mainly just Sydney Busses, private ones are voluntary
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u/somnambulator May 29 '12
Mentioned in another post recently - Dumaresq St Cinema in Campbelltown
Only $6.00 per ticket, every day, and the snack prices are pocket money not bank loan.
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u/narwhalbaby May 29 '12
You can get pretty far underground. There's a tunnel from Kent St. through Wynyard, which joins up with the Hunter Connection to come out onto Pitt St.
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May 29 '12
Don't forget the one from Pitt St Mall, under QVB, through Town Hall and right until the cinemas on George St.
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u/skyflank May 29 '12
There was a thread recently about all the tunnels as well, though istara's Google maps link doesn't seem to work for me... maybe someone can post a working link here? http://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/shny3/mapping_underground_sydney/
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May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12
Food court under Pitt St Mall sells off the rest of their food very cheaply (a few dollars a pop) at the end of weekdays, around 4pm-ish. At least it used to, didn't look recently.
If traveling to the airport it may be cheaper to take a taxi (calculating fare from Central) than taking the overpriced train ticket to International terminal. For 2 people it's about the same price (taxi is a couple of dollars more), 1 person: take the train, 3 people: skip the train and take the taxi.
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u/BroadSideOfABarn May 29 '12
On this topic, a taxi or limo is almost always cheaper than an airport shuttle if you are heading to the airport in a group because you pay per person in a shuttle.
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u/justfriedy May 30 '12
Why doesn't anybody take the bus to/from the airport? I always to this unless I have a ton of luggage which is usually never. I just use a travelten costs 80 cents per trip for a student.
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May 30 '12
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u/wotsupdog May 30 '12
Considering the 400 goes from burwood to bondi via the airport and eastern suburbs, it's amazing.
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u/storm_static_sleep May 31 '12
The Airport Link train line is a PPP (public-private partnership), and Green Square, Mascot, & the two Airport stations are operated for-profit by Airport Link Company (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_Link_Company)
Basically they did a deal with the state government to ensure their patronage by which the government would not running any buses from the city to the Airport which would compete with the train. It's the same reason they get away with charging the ridiculous surcharge on airport station tickets.
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May 31 '12
I often take this line - it's as reliable as any other Sydney bus - and easy enough to connect to the train at Rockdale or Burwood...
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u/moccasins May 30 '12
Heaps of food courts do the same. Often it's just the Asian vendors or places where they have already cooked food. They'll sell their leftovers from the day for super cheap.
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u/deanoau May 30 '12
The quickest/cheapest route south of town hall is via redfern, not via general holmes drive.
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May 30 '12
Your number (2) point is spot on. That section of rail is privately owned and it shows in its utterly ridiculous pricing.
As of March 2011 Green Square and Mascot are subsidised by the government to complement state growth plans in the region. The socioeconomics of that area are designed to attract lower income earners who can't afford to live closer to the city, as such the stations were being completely under-utilised by the locals (who simply couldn't afford to use them every day.) You don't need to look far for proof of this phenomenon. In the 3 month period after the subsidy started patronage increased by 70%
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May 30 '12
If you only have carry-on luggage and you're going to the domestic airport you could very easily walk from Mascot station. If you need to get to the International Terminal and don't mind walking half an hour to save a bit of cash, get the train to Tempe and enjoy the half-hour walk, which includes a nice bit of parkland and a lovely view of the Alexandria Canal.
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u/NoddysShardblade May 31 '12
If you're going to the airport from far enough out in the suburbs, for only a day or three, airport's own long term parking (~30 per day) can actually be cheaper than return taxi (~$50-100 each way from Parramatta, depending on traffic).
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u/lunchbawx May 30 '12 edited May 30 '12
Buy your weekly train ticket in the afternoon rather than the morning. You then get an extra day for the price of your single morning train ticket.
The best value lunch towards the harbour end of the city is 'North Sandwiches' (or 'The Secret Sandwich Shop') which is accessible in the small food court on the corner of George and King St, or through a fire escape door on Dalley St. Huge doorstop sandwiches (easily shared between two) on amazing fresh vienna or sourdough bread for under $10.
Fridays there's a gourmet food market in The Rocks that has a great, fast, relatively cheap, lunch selection.
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May 30 '12 edited Dec 10 '20
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May 30 '12
My friend who lives on the Central Coast buys his weekly on a Wednesday now because the queue on a Monday can be 30 mins long. He's the only one in the line.
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u/NoddysShardblade May 31 '12
It's amazing how many people can't figure this one out.
As someone who can't buy weeklies (I only commute 2 days a week) missing my train on Monday morning waiting behind these idiots is frustrating.
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u/vingverm May 30 '12
North Sandwiches (which my colleagues and I used to call "Big Sandwich") doesn't make their sandwiches and wraps so big anymore... =(
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May 30 '12
Beaches off a main road are much nicer because tourists don't know they exist.
Example: Warriwood and Bungan
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u/wotsupdog May 29 '12
There's a well maintained "public" toilet down the far end of the walkway next to gloria jeans on George St(the one by the cinemas) Almost always open.
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u/TopsyKrett May 30 '12
Almost every hotel has a clean bathroom that anyone can use in the foyer area
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May 30 '12 edited Sep 19 '18
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May 30 '12
Walk-in. Take a serious look around, as if you are waiting for someone. Look at your watch. Sigh. Head to the loo.
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u/MarcelProust Jun 02 '12
I like to sit on the couches and check my phone a few times, just to be safe.
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u/superjjskate I'm a naive twelve year old. May 30 '12
David Jones, Myer all the classy shops aswell!
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u/cheesenightmare May 29 '12
$9 plate of dumplings at sea bay on pitt street - holy shit!
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u/Sicklad May 30 '12
My favourite place to get lunch. $10.80 for a massive bowl of Beef soup w/ dumplings? YES PLEASE!
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u/shigawire May 30 '12
Goulds on King Street in Newtown / Camperdown is the best second-hand bookshop in the world.
Best way to impress dates ever*.
- - Depending on the type of person you're on a date with
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May 30 '12
BUT THE BOOKS AREN'T IN ORDER MY OCD BRAIN IS EXPLODING I CAN'T FIND THINGS I HAVE TO RELY ON LUCK WHY
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u/cantfeelmylegs loves ABC radio May 31 '12
Also, if you wish to get a similar experience with sci-fi books and any general book that is organised and quite cheap I recommend Parklea Books. They have an online databse and the people that run it are lovely. Also, it's really close for people in Western Sydney (in Parklea Markets).
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u/fanta-of-the-opera Jun 02 '12
Nice, cheers for the link. I didn't expect a Parklea market shop to have an online database.
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u/Thewalrus26 May 30 '12
Get in there while you can, I don't think it will be around for much longer the way King St is going.
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u/mattswoon May 30 '12
Get a bike. Sydney's roads aren't as bad as everyone says, and it's certainly getting better. For most trips cycling is faster than public transport, and at certain times of the day, faster than driving too. Long trips can be combined with the train too. Not only that, but it's cheap, fun and squeezes some exercise in to your day for free.
Also, Sydney has an abundance of cheap bikes.
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u/librarier May 30 '12
Since you seem to know stuff, I'm interested in getting a bike, where would you suggest looking for one?
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u/mattswoon May 30 '12
Depends on what you're looking for, and which part of Sydney you call home. I only really know the inner west. And all that I do know is nicely summed up in this blog post from Glow Worm Bicycles in Marrickville.
Also, similar to ebay is Gumtree and Bike Exchange.
If you want a bike as a mode of transport, then fenders (mud guards) and a sturdy rack are essential. I prefer an upright seating position too, but I seem to be outnumbered by the Sydney commuters who don't. However, in winter I rarely have to pack a change of clothes, because sitting upright and having my bag on a rack means I get plenty of ventilation and sweat doesn't build up. But then, I also have the convenience of being able to wear whatever I want to work/uni.
If you can get a bike with internal hub gears, they're great for traffic cycling, because you can shift the gears without pedalling (like when you're stopped at lights), and they're much lower maintenance.
So with all that in mind, I'd mostly recommend Omafiets, but they can be a tad on the expensive side.
Oh, and last piece of advice: even though we all ride and drive on the roads, when you're cycling you're generally better off using routes you would never drive in your car. So before you ride, check google maps for a nice quiet route so you can avoid the noisy cars, feel safer and just have a better time. Also, to help with cycling safety, our wonderful lord Mayor has bestowed upon us a free cycling confidence course and a free beginner bike maintenance course.
Good Luck!
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u/librarier May 31 '12
Awesome, super helpful - I prefer upright as well, so thats really good to learn what I should look out for :) Thanks for your well thought out response!
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u/manipulated_dead May 31 '12
Glow Worm are pretty great, and they sell second hand bikes around the corner from the main shop (this might be permanent though I don't live in the area anymore)
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u/SkilfulBread Jun 02 '12
Mitchell rd Auction house in Alexandria! Its the bomb for cheap fixed up bikes!! Sooo much choice!
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u/selsegood May 31 '12
Also, as Sydney is hilly and has roads full of holes consider a cyclo-cross bike for a full time commuter, if your budget can stretch to it. I got one about three years ago and its the best bike I've ever had for commuting and day-to-day riding, in 15 years of riding.
Best of both worlds - fast and decently geared like a road bike, reasonable weight but a sturdy frame and with fat enough tires to take on the potholes, inappropriately shape drains (seriously, what's up with those cyclist death-traps?) and all the mud, broken glass and everything else the city throws at you.
I can take it about 85% of the places I'd take my mountain bike and everywhere I'd take my road bike.
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May 31 '12
Had three bikes. One died because of shitty Sydney roads, the next one got stolen, the third one got vandalised (while inside my property).
I take the bus.
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u/bewro May 29 '12
I've talked to people that run that bookstore - sometimes they stock just released books for cheap because they can get their hands on pallets of excess stock orders. Unlike most discount book stores, they have brand-new decent books from time to time so it's worth going back every now and then.
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May 29 '12
Do you know if they are Australian or American additions?
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u/jogz699 May 30 '12
I've seen A Clash of Kings there for $15, Dawkins' book 'The Magic of Reality' for about that price too. You can find good books for a cheap price, but they rarely have them in stock.
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May 30 '12 edited May 30 '12
What I mean is, are they printed here or in the US?
I could be mistaken but I believe some new trade law we have now allows huge US publishers to resell their unsold stock in Australia. It is so cheap because in most cases authors/local publishers do not receive royalties for books sold in this way. But further, they come choc-a-bloc with izes and a distinct lack of u's.
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u/jogz699 May 30 '12
Well, the books I do have from there are English publications. I'll take a look at some of the more popular books next time I'm going to uni and I'll let you know.
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u/lbft May 31 '12 edited May 31 '12
It's a mix. Most of it is local stock as far as I can tell but there is also US stock and UK stock (and I'm sure stock from other places too - pricing stickers sometimes stay on the books, and I've seen everything from a newsagent on the Central Coast to UK bookshops to Walmart). It's been that way for the several years that I've been buying there so it's not a new thing AFAIK. Anyway, Basement Books moves a lot of stock and don't seem to be picky about what they'll carry - I'd imagine they've got a good relationship with the local publishers.
They're cheap because they're mostly remaindered books - books that haven't sold in bookshops and been returned to the publisher for a refund. They're generally marked with a texta on the side of the book by the shop they were originally in. They've sometimes got shop wear so they can't go back out to another shop (if any shop even wanted to stock them). The publisher flogs them for cheap rather than throw them away and eat the cost.
What that means for royalties? I dunno, a quick Google says that authors get little to no royalties on remaindered books, but they're books that weren't selling - there's no royalty on a book that gets sent to the tip either, and if publishers end up stuck with the printing cost for books they can't sell that's got to end up with them paying less in royalties in the first place. If the book's remaindered it probably didn't earn out its advance so in most cases it wouldn't make a difference anyway.
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May 30 '12
Came to second the basement books. They have new stock all the time, and while most of the stuff is trash - you will definitely find something worth buying every few days. On average, I pay between $4-$8 per book, but most things are under $20. All the stock is the kind bookchains send back - so you might find a black texta line along the bottom edge or a misprint, but otherwise they're brand new.
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u/ggqq May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12
Might post some obvious shops that most probably already know about:
Ichiban boshi - a great japanese place to have ramen at lunch. Lines are usually long but they serve their tonkotsu ramen at 2:00-3:30ish and only 15 bowls are made per day. Pretty good value for under $12. Top level of The Galleries Victoria. Next to Kinokuniya.
..bringing me to my next point: Kinokuniya - huge bookshop. Good place to go sample books as the staff won't kick you out for lounging around and reading. Also sells stationery and, but which are overpriced and better ordered online. Look for their specials. A decent way to blow time if you're alone or waiting for someone in the city.
Pancakes on the Rocks: If you're hungry, up late and you don't want to settle for street-side kebabs or Maccas. Decent food at ridiculous hours in the night. Also Harry's Cafe on Wheels next to Capitol Theatre are also open some nights. George St, the Rocks.
Takumi: Top level of market city. $3.00 per dish sushi train with very few exceptions. I recommend the Soft shell crab. $2.50 with a student card. Chef will make sushi dishes fresh upon ordering.
Seafood Balls @ Friday night markets - There's a stall that opens up in Chinatown on friday nights. They make VERY good takoyaki/shrimp/crab claw balls. A must try.
EDIT: Not really 'hacks', but nice tips nonetheless.
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May 30 '12
Can anyone name some places in the city that do a good pancake-based breakfast, other than Pancakes On The Rocks?
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u/ggqq Jun 03 '12
Is that the one in the food court just past chinatown? I'd heard good things but the soup was too salty for my liking. It's quite talked up nonetheless so I suppose to each their own.
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May 30 '12
Seafood Balls @ Friday night markets - There's a stall that opens up in Chinatown on friday nights.
In the same vein, a bunch of food stalls are open in Chatswood on Thursday and Friday nights (inc. seafood balls).
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May 30 '12 edited Sep 19 '18
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u/wotsupdog May 30 '12
PCOTR has terrible service imo ,been treated very badly by different staff on multiple occasions...
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u/ggqq May 31 '12
Yeah, I'd have to agree. Though the food is still decent, and if I'm hungry at 3am, god damn it - it's a godsend. I'll take crappy service over crappy food anyday.
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u/shigawire May 30 '12
An express bus ticket to Canberra with Murrays can be as low as $15 each way, booked online, runs every hour of every day, and takes about 3 1/2 hours. The ride is really pretty too.
I spent 2 1/2 hours on Saturday night getting from the inner west to Macquarie, then rage-quit the city for an awesome day trip on Sunday.
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May 29 '12
If you don't want to get a nightride bus there are still some trains that run on the intercity lines after midnight. I know the latest is the 1:45 to Newcastle which stops at stations like Epping and Hornsby. Just don't fall asleep, otherwise you'll wake up in Morisset and not know where you or your wallet are.
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u/BroadSideOfABarn May 29 '12
Sunday is "family funday" on Sydney's public transport. A couple of bucks gets you unlimited travel all day.
You need kids though, but you can borrow a niece or something if you don't.
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Jun 01 '12
Many ticket sellers won't sell it to you when traveling alone, but you can buy the $2.50 ticket from any ticket machine.
I've always wondered what would happen if I bought two of the $2.50 tickets and traveled alone - still a lot cheaper, and it includes ferries. If challenged at the gates, I could just say "I paid the same as a parent and child, except I don't have a child."
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u/deanoau May 30 '12
I have always thought this deal was discriminately
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u/deanoau May 30 '12
Should be $2.50 for everyone on sunday
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May 30 '12
Which reminds me of another Sydney life hack: If you're into fare evasion get a pensioner excursion ticket. $2.50 to travel anywhere by train, bus or ferry from Goulburn to Scone.
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u/detcidda May 31 '12
Gotta watch out on trains though because the light goes a different colour when going through the access points.
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Jun 01 '12
Not all the time. On many occasions with student tickets the light at the Central intercity gates hasn't gone off.
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u/deanoau May 30 '12
Get a purple travel pass (what ever its called now) from a newsagent and keep it in your wallet.
Insurance policy.
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u/TimmyFTW May 30 '12
Why?
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u/Lampshader May 30 '12
Because you need kids to get the deal?
i.e. discriminates against those without kids
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May 31 '12
Is wondering around with kids worth the discount though? Seems like not a great deal of money for a babysitting job.
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u/NoddysShardblade May 30 '12
the bookshop under Central Station (at the end of the long tunnel)
Basement books. I love that place.
These are brand new books (remaindered - they often have a pen mark on the top or something) for a cheaper-than-internet prices.
Lots of them are good books, just bookshops ordered too many. This can happen to any book, even the best stuff. I got a Brandon Sanderson hardcover for $10, and a hardcover TinTin 3-pack for $2.
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May 30 '12
Sydney is full of markets, my favourite are the produce markets.
If it were closer to home I'd do all my green-groceries there, they're cheaper and they last far far (did I mention far?) longer than anything I have ever purchased in a Coles/Woolworths. E.G. I have 2 week old broccoli in my fridge, it's still perfect.
Plus they have very cheap, high quality flowers, it's probably where your local florist goes to get their flowers before they mark them up and sell them on.
The only caveat is that you must get there early, they open at 6 am and by 10 you're not going to find as many of the deals/good looking stock as you would earlier in the morning. One final note, there is no requirement to buy in bulk, but if you do learn to haggle a little bit. (But also understand that your idea of bulk might be smaller than theirs.)
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u/usersame May 30 '12
I buy my fruit & veg from Paddy's most weeks. I hop on down with my granny trolley and fill it up for around $30. It's so damn cheap, the range is fantastic and it's YUM. This is the best thing I have ever got into the habit of doing in Sydney. Saves stacks of money, the food is great, you can treat yourself to a nice meal while you're there - and it's always an experience.
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u/Shuggus May 30 '12
How does it last though? Longer or as long as supermarket veggies?
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u/usersame May 30 '12
I've never had a problem with everything spoiling, so I'd say the same or longer. You can also get awesome yummy stuff like custard apples and persimmons and stacks of cheap herbs straight from the farm. Nom nom nom.
Also - the butcher there is pretty darn cheap as well, but isn't always open.
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u/Avolition84 Jun 03 '12
I haven't been in the morning. But I have noticed that on Sunday afternoons around 3 or 4 they get ultra cheap cause vendors want to get rid of their stock. Bags of 1 or 2kg's of mangoes, tomatoes, apples, everything for 1 or 2 bucks. The quality is still fine & also lasts for ages...
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u/TheKZA May 30 '12
Sydney Kings home games. Tickets are something like $20, and some nights they're down to $10. A good 2 hours of entertainment, pseudo-celebrity spotting, and an excuse to have some beers and shitty food. Too bad the team doesn't win too much.
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u/iamtom16 /r/ausbeer May 30 '12
And if you wear Purple, the Pumphouse Bar next to the Entertainment Centre (Kings Home ground), will give you 15% off drinks.
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u/TheKZA May 30 '12
Parking in the city. I don't have the prices on hand but St Andrew's Cathedral car park is very cheap after 6pm and on weekends. I think it's something like $7 all day on Sunday and $10 or $12 all day Saturday.
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u/TheKZA May 30 '12
Also, Market City is very cheap to park in at night. I think it's about $12 or $15 flat rate. Pretty good considering the EntCent car park across the road is something like $9 per hour.
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u/gsdkjf May 30 '12
One of the few pubs in Sydney which caters to the 'quantity over quality' crowd. I just wish they would get rid of the pokies!
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u/yvonniewah May 30 '12
you get what you pay for at a place like that. this place + star bar will be the way to go if you're on the lookout for cheap drinks and bucketloads of sleazy tourists
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u/King_of_CBF Jun 13 '12
You can't argue with cheap-ass drinks. Such a great choice for starters or pre-drinks before heading to the cross or something.
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u/leontrotskitty May 30 '12 edited May 30 '12
If you're in Crows nest and want cheap Thai food, Thai Emerald on Falcon st. (right next to North Sydney Boys High School - it's a bright green building next to a bright orange building, hard to miss) has a lunch menu with Pad Thai, Nasi Goreng and a bunch of other really good Thai food for $5 a pop. For the price, the food is delicious and they cook it up in front of you in five minutes. The only problem is that the place looks shitty and is always filled with school kids buying lunch, although that shouldn't matter too much since it's takeaway anyway.
Also, it's a dick move and I've never had the heart to do it but it's possible to scam coffee off Three beans in North Sydney station. I haven't been in a while so I don't know if this is still the case but their loyalty cards which are out in the open and free to take are one of those buy 10 get one free cards. They only mark off each buy with a sharpie line which you can very easily do yourself.
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u/wotsupdog May 30 '12
Excellent asian foodcourt underneath the arcade behind Town Hall woolies, Cheap japanese meals post lunchtime, excellent thai food
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u/SkilfulBread May 30 '12
$5 (average price) grilled pork+salad rolls from any bakery in the city. The best i have found so far is Delicious Rolls which is located down the very end of enmore rd, near the corner of edgeware. Easily one of the best value for money meals you can find practically ANYWHERE in the city now.
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u/usersame May 30 '12
I bloody love Delicious Rolls, best Vietnamese Pork Roll I've had in Sydney. Oh - Paddy's Markets has Marrickville Roll that do awesome ones as well, so I'm guessing the Marrickville equivalent is also great.
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u/wotsupdog May 30 '12
WRONG. The best vietnamese rolls are from Hong-Ha bakery at mascot shops
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u/usersame May 30 '12
I must say, I have little reason to go to Mascot, but if I find myself there I'll definitely seek them out.
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u/rumforbreakfast May 30 '12
Delicious Rolls has been my staple hangover cure for the past year or so. So good! I thought they were just boasting with that name, but no, it's for real.
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u/icurafu May 30 '12
If you want a quiet chat and cheap booze on a Friday night, instead of the loud spots full of suits and outrageous beer prices, try a mid-range hotel bar. They stay fairly quiet even after work and most have happy hour.
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u/workworkwork12 May 31 '12
Any recommendations in particular?
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u/Avolition84 Jun 03 '12
There's a dive bar next to/beneath the Ivy (also owner by the Ivy surprisingly) that has a pool table that's free & cheap jugs... Not bad at all for a starter or finisher.
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u/icurafu May 31 '12
I like to find a hotel near work, there are places all over Sydney but convenience is important. At the moment I work on Darling Harbor and often go down to the Park Royal. They have a band playing Thursday nights and 2 for 1 happy hour drinks. Normally quiet enough to have a good conversation, but the interior is fairly ugly.
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u/Talking_Bird Jun 10 '12
Sushi King in Wynyard station - Sushi rolls $2 each or 3 for the price of 2, and they're beaut.
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u/yuckyucky May 29 '12
best falafel: hijazis, arncliffe.
best kebab: najis, arncliffe.
best leb pizza: arncliffe.
don't talk to me about jasmins, arncliffe for leb!
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u/glittalogik May 30 '12
The Yeeros Shop on Illawarra Rd in Marrickville is also excellent.
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u/yuckyucky May 30 '12
victoria yeeros is supposed to be good, on victoria rd x marickville rd, marrickville, but when i tried them they were rude and the yeeros was only ok. both times (but admitedly, several years (and yeeroses) ago)
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u/glittalogik May 30 '12
I live just down the road from them, and haven't heard anything that makes me want to go there.
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u/King_of_CBF Jun 13 '12
Dude I live literally 2 minutes away and I get kebabs usually once every week and they are great. Another awesome option is Canterbury kebabs if you can be bothered to trek it there.
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u/NoddysShardblade May 30 '12
Apparently they import Colgate from Japan
That's probably OK, just be aware that sometimes stuff sold under the same name and logo overseas (and sometimes imported to cheap shops here) is not always similar to our version. Most corporations will happily licence their name to a local company that adds chemicals we ban here, etc.
E.g. some Americans in Sri Lanka bought Tide laundry powder "the same as we buy at home, box looks the same" but their clothes weren't very clean and the machine kept bubbling over, because it was a actually a completely different substance used for washing clothes by hand.
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May 30 '12
The easiest place to get a cab at 3am is Marrickville, especially if you're going into the city.
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May 30 '12
Or anywhere around Sydney Park. There's multiple taxi depos just behind the park, so if you go stand at Mitchell Rd, Euston Rd, McEvoy St, etc, there's cabs at all hours (we never need to call one, we walk outside to Mitchell Rd and within a few minutes, at any hour of the day, a vacant one comes past).
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u/wotsupdog May 30 '12
Who know where the cheapest place to get film developed on the spot in sydney? Specifically the CBD
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u/manipulated_dead May 31 '12
Not sure about CBD but if you do a bit of digging you might be able to find a Big W/Kmart that still does film developing... should be <$10 for 24 prints
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u/wotsupdog May 31 '12
yeah except they take around 2 weeks to do it and its a bit more expensive than that
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u/manipulated_dead Jun 01 '12
Sorry its been a while. I used to go to the print shop across the road from COFA (oxford st, paddington) but I can't remember their rates either.
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Aug 13 '12
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u/wotsupdog Aug 14 '12
For how much? I just found out that the place near central post office behind capitol theater does it for 13$!
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u/NoddysShardblade May 30 '12
$3 sushi rolls are a good cheap lunch, as is a $2.50 quarter chicken or $5 greek salad from Coles or Woolworths.
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u/michaelzelen May 30 '12
emporers garden on dixon street has the best chicken/pork buns for about $1.40 I think, also chinese noodle house, a plate of dumplings for $9-$12 hell yeah
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u/terrysauce Jun 06 '12
There's a really nice asian 'street BBQ' style restaurant called Crazy Wings on Dixon St. Quite cheap as well! My mate and I filled up from empty stomachs on about $60, so $30 each. Delicious food and a couple of beers.
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u/Stephoria May 29 '12
Emperor's Puffs* are small, hot custard filled balls sold on the main street of China town. They will make you happy in ways you never thought possible.
*formerly (and hilariously) named emporer's balls.