I know I should buy Australian made and a lot of the time I do try to do just that to support our Aussie businesses. But sometimes, they just aren’t making it that easy for me to do just that. Shopping 24/7 in my PJs over the internet is just a lot more fun, particularly when the online retailers are making such attractive offers and they are more than happy to ship anywhere in the world.
Generally I have opted not to do clothes shopping from OS, only because I have a weird body shape and I am a bit scared of the return/exchange cycle if things don’t fit the way I imagine they will. I get a fair bit of stuff from Ezibuy and while I do love a lot of their range, sometimes I think the price is just a wee bit steep. Particularly when I see a top that looks identical from somewhere like Old Navy and I can get it for less than half the price.
As the Aussie dollar has climbed up to give the US dollar a run for its money, I decided to take a gamble and get a shipment of stuff from Old Navy. They are on the opposite season’s cycle of clothes which helps because their discounted stock is stuff for summer/spring. Sweet! Even with the shipping costs, it worked out to approximately $20 per item*. I really can’t complain about that – even the full item garments I got would be twice that in the store. I even got a super snuggly long line belted cardigan for the cooler months which got a trial run at a wedding I attended this weekend. Definitely don’t regret popping that in the shopping cart as a last minute click.
Courtesy of Old Navy website
What really surprised me was the shipping time. Five days! I’m not that familiar with US geography so I had to Google whereabouts West Columbus even is. It turns out it’s in Ohio, on the more western side of the good old US of A. That’s some 14 761.7 kilometres! In 5 days! If I sound a little amazed, it’s more than likely because I’m lucky to get a package from Sydney or Melbourne to Brisbane shipped in under that time frame. That really makes me wonder what on earth is going wrong with our domestic postal system. 
* You’ll notice the jacket cost is $40 AUD – overall cost apportioned over items bought including postage indicates the bargains that can be had. 
I have been buying quite a few clothes from a surf/ skate website. So instead of paying $60 per t shirt for my son/ husband I am paying $20 !! Winner