A lot of times, the big reason is generous to us all know, but for is the minutiae small matter, but often cannot start. Today we talk about some of the little things in life that may only be of little help to friends who have just arrived in Australia to start their lives.
1, phone card processing
Maybe when I get out of the airport, I think I need a network and a phone. It is very important to apply for a telephone card. In fact, there are a variety of methods, for example, a certain treasure can buy Australian phone cards, for example, to endure the inconvenience, and then go back to the relevant outlets to buy, this is not a problem.
It is important to remind you that if you want to buy it at the relevant outlets in Australia, you must bring your passport with you. The card numbers in Australia are all real names, and you can't buy a phone card without a passport.
There are three larger mobile operators in Australia:
Telstra is the best signal, but the relative price is also the most expensive. Now Australia's phone cards are almost $30 / month start, the so-called expensive refers to the same $30, the same amount of traffic, phone calls, text messages will be a smaller number, I have not compared the specific.
Relatively speaking, the Optus signal range is smaller, and the price is also cheaper.
Vodafone is the cheapest, the same 30 yuan a month, you may be able to get a lot of traffic, you can also get about 150 minutes to call back home, the demand for the network, will often call home friends, this price is very high. However, the Vodafone signal range will be smaller, if you often travel to small towns, it may not be convenient to use.
As long as the three companies have very good network coverage across the city, Australia's broadband may not be very good, but 4G signals are definitely carried, better than domestic ones. My husband and I separately applied for Optus and Vodafone cards, just to travel, to see who has the signal, if one has no signal, the other can open a hot spot. After a few months of using Telstra, I didn't know whether it was the Telstra card or whether I didn't set it up myself. In short, I couldn't open a hot spot to share it with others.
2, shopping for daily necessities
If you live in Australia, you may need to buy groceries from the first day you get off the plane.
Australia's city division is very clear, residential areas are basically no shops, restaurants or office buildings, each community has a business district, there are supermarket chains, bakeries, coffee shops, and so on, to meet your daily life. And several communities will have a relatively large business center, there will be cinemas, supermarket chains and so on. You can basically meet all the things you need as a new home.
Australian supermarkets are also very clear, if some of the daily buy salty vinegar, eggs, meat and vegetables, frozen food, snacks, laundry powder toilet paper and so on, you can choose Colse,Woolworths basically every community has one or two such chain stores.
ALDI is a German brand that is basically available in big cities in Australia, where things are relatively cheaper, and in addition to everyday things, the family will introduce panel furniture, chairs, or clothes from time to time according to the season. Ski supplies and other things you can not imagine, occasionally visit to find a surprise, but the number of stores is not as many as the previous two.
IGA is a relatively small local supermarket that sells about the same items as Colse,Woolworths, but always feels like it's in order. I rarely visit the store, so it's not good to comment.
When I first arrived in Australia, I went to the supermarket to buy salt, ran four or five times, did not find salt, and did not have the face to ask people, finally found that I was blind, there is a row over there. Just because their packaging is not the same, life in China habitually feels that salt should be a bag, not in Australia is a bottle, so even when walking to the shelves of salt are always ignored.
If you want to buy home clothes, quilts, small appliances, pots and pans and so on, choose supermarkets such as Big W, Kmart, Target, Myer. Of course, the three supermarkets also have their own subtle features, more stroll, and then self-summary, overall, Kmart positioning is the lowest, the price is the cheapest, Target and Big W in the same grade, slightly higher; and Myer positioning is the highest.
Costco must also mention that by early 2019, the legendary supermarket from the United States had stores in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and Brisbane, Australia. Friends who have been to the United States and Canada should be familiar with Costco, known for its large packaging and annual fee of A $60 a year. Not members are allowed to enter the door. Some stores in front of the door there is a member of the self-service refueling service, usually cheaper than outside about 5%, if the family is more, or a membership card is very cost-effective.
JB Hi-FI,DickSmiths,Ted Camera,Harvey Norman,The Good Guys all sell electrical appliances, of course, mobile phones, computers, and so on, when I lived in Australia for four years, I especially want to buy a higher-grade oven. The so-called advanced, that is, the kind of liquid crystal display time, it is best to like the domestic, can have the function of steamed, but I almost visited all the larger electrical stores, did not find, I was still thinking, am I blind, How can these foreigners be so fond of baking that they don't have a good oven? Finally, select a liquid crystal display time, circulation wind, heating up and down the small oven. Although I have not found what I want, but I believe it must be my way of looking, after all, only four years of life is not familiar with Australia ah.
Finally, recommend an online supermarket: in the overseas Chinese supermarket chineselike.com gathered China, Japan and South Korea snacks, seasoning, drinks, food and oil non-staple food, kitchen appliances, more suitable for Asian skin cosmetics, can basically meet the living needs of overseas Chinese. On the other hand, the overseas Chinese supermarket also provides Chinese goods purchasing services. That is, you will Tianmao, Taobao, Jingdong and other platforms of product links and shopping needs submitted to the site, staff to help you send orders from Shenzhen at the lowest logistics prices to the United States, Australia, Canada and many other countries.
