Brand Depot In Canberra

One thing that every shopping lovers in Canberra will come to know and love; Brand Depot. It is a factory retail outlet where almost every good there are sold at a discounted price.

Good news for students living in Canberra - a way to kill time and get together with friends.
Bad news for parents NOT living in Canberra - a way the holes in their pockets get bigger.

A bird's eye view

Although it seems pretty far from the city, it is a mere 20 minutes bus ride from the city. It is an express bus that heads only to the airport and brand depot.

Note: Brand depot is somewhere near the airport. One could see the terminal and runway track on the way to the outlet.

The whole place is the size of a warehouse, with many individual shops and stores separated by thin walls. I would say the whole building may be as long as a football field but half the width.

One can witness many shops and the walkway stretches on and on.

Honestly speaking, this place is not really meant for guys as men's clothing are still a bit expensive (after the AUD-RM currency exchange rate comes to play). But, it is a haven for girls.

Girls can buy almost everything here for themselves. For blouses and tops (of all kinds; tubes, tank tops, spaghetti straps, etc), the cheapest price that I know is AUD 3 and price ranges from AUD 5 to AUD 20 for the really discounted ones.

Girls are always indecisive when comes to clothes, that's why they have guys to wait for them. =P

Nevertheless, they still have more expensive garments available, but knowing our status as students and our "Kiam-Siap" (stingy) behavior, we prefer going for cheaper stuffs.

For guys, well, the best offers here are mostly sport shoes, leather jackets and jumpers. I myself bought one BUM jacket for only AUD 10.00 which is comparatively cheaper than anywhere else

They do have seats along the walk-way, just in case you get tired and a cafeteria at the back of the building for refreshments.

Brand Depot, girls favorite shopping place

The building layout however, do irritates shoppers sometimes. The place is in the shape of a rectangle with shops in the center and along the side. The refectory is situated at the back of the building along with the only toilet.

Yes, it happened to me before where I had a sudden urge to relief myself of my natural instincts to pee. I have to run around the shops in the center just to get to the back of the building.

I wonder if the architects for this building have any bladder or not they forgot to make the toilet a little more accessible.

Crazy discounts are everywhere.

As the place is situated near the airport, one can notice how large the place is as it is one building that stands out on the plains.

Pictures of Brand Depot Entrance.

Notice the happy shoppers and their merchandise.

I guess that is all I can write about Brand Depot for now. Back to work!