Ive never taken part in things like this as for me its all just too stressful. Im more a casual shopper.

Honestly, this sale was a bit of a joke. I think the only real benefit of this sale is that you can lay by it for 6 months if you so wish. The idea of buying a gift 6 months in advance is not great – kids tastes change so rapidly. Oh and, if you are a smart shopper, you will find many of the items cheaper elsewhere!

Thankfully, I’m passed the toy stage so no longer have to fight with the masses. I do recall the days though… when KMart, Big W and Target all had their sales and they were usually big ones. Now, not so much.

Talk about first world problems! If only people put that much effort, energy and money into helping others.

No thanks worse than a Saturday at Aldi

I went to the toy sale twice. Knew what I was looking for. There was only 3 of one of the items I was after. I bought two for grandchildren. Two of the lego items weren’t in stock and only available online. I know from past experience my daughter had with online toy sales that some things weren’t delivered in time for Christmas or were simply cancelled without explanation, so I’m wary about ordering items online.

I have looked at the website and their catalogue but I couldn’t find anything cheap or like sales item. All the toys on sale are still very expensive to buy without any occasion or reason. I might buy any if the sale would come again at Christmas time or anyone’s birthday but not just because its a sale.

A good sale and some good bargains.

I never find these sales to be cheap – just a cheap gimmick to get you into their store.

Unless there’s some new toy that’s extremely cheap and rare, I don’t bother with these sales.

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  • • mom93821 replied
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  I research before buying to get specials.

1 hour 20 in the layby line and very chaotic and stressful especially with a 2 year old in the trolley! Big W should use the opportunity next year to utilise this time with a captive audience (shoppers) to use their super brand powers to engage entertain and entice their customers! I’m thinking coffee cart and children’s entertainment perhaps beauty samples demos you name it they should show it and it would be so much better than listening to people argue and try settle and resettle bored children and grumpy shoppers ! Just a suggestion Big W

Really? It’s just $10 and $15 off. I think shopping around like at Kmart and other discounted stores, second hand from private sales yields much better prices and you don’t have to battle with other crazy shoppers.

No I didn’t go for a hunt, we have enough stuff and mess lol

You could shop online before in store started. I had a look at the Lego and prices are not as discounted as previous toy sales.

Can’t see the hype, i was quite underwhelmed at the savings

I went in the following day, ours was very quiet, only grabbed a few small things

Not into this any more. My youngest granddaughter is 13 now so it’s more make-up and certain brands and styles of clothing.

As a mum of 13 & 15 and my husband has. Grandchildren aged 1 @ 4. I would not do this. Just absolutely mind blowing. kids are interested in toys once and go to another toy or they grow out of them..what do you do with all these toys..I’m still finding soft teddy bears and I’m constantly putting them in bags for the salvos. My husbands grandkids have absolutely so many toys you need a living room to store them..I don’t think they need anymore.

My local big w was so quiet this yr. approx 100 people in store! My friend and I both got what we wanted (I didn’t get the colour I was after and the lady looking for it went from, it’s quite popular to forgetting about us to never having heard of the colour) without any issues! Normally there’s a few hundred in the store on the first day and I need to rain check almost everything I want. Not this year tho! Of course I only got two toys

I’m not interested in getting into a scrum to buy toys.