Smart Dollar

Although this is not a store that you will enter often, when you do, you will find that there are things you want to get, though you never thought you needed.
After going to a dress-​up store that offered a rental for $ 80, I walked along oxford street to find some inspiration (not that type of inspiration) and entered Smart Dollar to see what they had. I was after a Mexican cowboy outfit, and found exactly what I was looking for, it was $ 21.95, and although it said ‘keep away from fire’ I bought it, and survived the night.
I left the store with shot glasses, 10 for $ 3.00, straws, plastic cups, napkins, and other great party supplies. They also had a great array of kitchen supplies that I will think about going back and getting, as I’m keen to see what the quality will be like.

I don’t get the dollar store concept around here. There are many other places in the world where one can step into a dollar store and expect that each and every item inside costs one single solitary dollar, and no more.
Even though that doesn’t seem be the way in this Darlinghurst variety shop, I can still appreciate a bargain when I see one. With an array of random odds and ends, this catch-​all shop is a good place to look for that strange item you don’t know where else to find.
With Halloween approaching, the novelty of a store like this goes way up. Need some devil horns? What about a fairy wand? Smart Dollar has these items, as well as all the other cliché spooky necessities. I personally purchased a quad pack of craft glitter for $ 2.50. But trust that it took every single bit of will power to not walk out of there with a japanese lunch box and a 10 pack of pocket tissues.