Guides
Plain answers, with sources where the facts are not ours.
What is Yiwu Market? A plain guide for Australians
Yiwu International Trade City in Zhejiang, China is generally described as the world's largest wholesale market for small goods. Here is what it is, and how Australians buy from it.
Overseas marketplace or local shop: what differs in Australia
Price, delivery time, GST, returns and who you deal with when something goes wrong, compared plainly for Australian shoppers.
How much do Christmas decorations cost in Australia?
Real, current prices for garlands, trees, baubles, ornaments and more at one Australian shop, worked out from the live range.
Buying toys in Australia: small parts and button batteries
What Australian rules say about toys for children under three and products with button batteries, what to check before you buy, and what to do in an emergency.
Temu, Shein, AliExpress or a local shop?
Where parcels come from, how returns work, what CHOICE found when it tested toys, and how to decide, from sources you can read yourself. We sell locally, so weigh our view accordingly.