Annaconda opening in Mile End (SA) Sat morning

Yes first store in SA.

Gday Norm and all

Its good to see shops for us....especially when they are near a spotlight etc. Going to shopping centres is usually painful, but when they put a big outdoors type store in the same complex as a spotlight style store its great. Mum goes into her shop, and me and the kids go to the camping/fishing shop. its a win/win in my opinion.

I was in a large store a few months back, son asleep in pram. Crossed paths with another bloke with a kid in pram. A sales bloke aproached at the same time, "can I help you blokes" almost in sterio the both of us, who had never met, come out with " not at the moment thanks, just killing time while the wife is in the scrapbooking shop"......we cracked up.

Cheers Andrew

PS I will add that although I like the range etc in the big camping shops, the service etc is usually pretty bad. After xmas, buying a new swag, the ones I wanted to look at were still on a pallet in the shop. After the normal glances to the staff that were walking around, I got the irits, got out the pocket knife and took it to the pallet, unpacked a few, checked a few out, grabbed the one I wanted, and left a mess of plastic and packageing on the floor. All while staff were nearby, without one offer of assistance.

Norm
Thanks for the advice that they are owned by Spotlight.
I saw the other day that there is one opening in a new development in Geelong soon. The otyher main store being built there is a Spotlight.
I was wondering if there was a relationship between the two.
Cheers

lol ! well i wouldn't be to keen to help out anyone with a knife in their hand either !!

Having owned a retail store you do have to feel for them as in many cases their houses are on the line. I always try and support the small business if I can
Cheers Pete

When Ray turned up in SA for the first time, they cut prices to the bone and had a real retail biffo with Snowys - as a result, Snowies have expanded, not shrunk. I know nothing about retailing, but I know which one I'd rather deal with. Cheap sales b#@^&*t gets very wearing, very soon.

Yep I'm with you Darian. Snowys have great staff, know their stuff, and rarely stock cheap junk.

Good after sales service at Snowies as well.