ok so this isn’t strictly limited to the City of Melbourne, but since its offices are based in Melbourne i thought it would be worth mentioning.

Zazz.com.au is basically an online shopping website, but the catch is they offer only 1 item a day. even if it sells out (and some stuff sells out within a first few hours!) they don’t put anything on again until 12am exactly. also, if it doesn’t sell out, there’s no telling if and when it will come back.

in other words, its impulse shopping at its greatest. i have a friend who bought two 300GB hardrives from them rather impulsively, only to find that it wasn’t any cheaper than the market price. one good tip for all potential zazz-ers is to check the going price of their item on ebay.com.au (but only if its even on ebay) and compare it to the zazz. ebay is a good indication of current market prices for stuff like that.

but don’t get me wrong, they do have great deals on cool items. some stuff, you buy just because you can’t find it anywhere else. like chopper mini bikes. and some of their other stuff look like they came from the bargain bins at Best Buy, like the recent butt ugly USB skype phone. but that’s perfectly ok! because they sell the stuff at bargain bin prices.

i would describe more of the past highlights, but it would be better if you just took a look for yourself.

some might call it a rip off of woot. in fact, with the similarities in design, i’m starting to suspect they are the same guys. but the truth is, i couldn’t care less. i’m always happy to see online shopping websites in whichever country i’m currently staying in outside the US, because it means less shipping costs and local currency. and possibly cheaper goods as well.

honestly though, its become more than just a shopping experience. its a daily routine! you feel HAPPY when you see something cool on zazz. a few weeks ago they had an event called zazzmania, which was where they tried to purge all their previously unsold items (and a couple new ones) in 1 day. i.e 1 item every hour or until it sold out. so you had a group of people (me included) staying up 24 hours just to see what would come up. when something like that happens, you have to give credit to their business strategy right there.

these are guys to keep your eye on.

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