Sometimes (okay most times) whenever I'm in a country that I'm familiar with, I always do price checks against the country that I'm currently living in as well as whether those products are available. This haul is also what the hubs commonly refers to as the "we have that here too" haul and it usually irritates immensely him as it adds additional luggage weight to which he thinks is completely unnecessary.
When in Australia I always buy the same things or brands that I'm familiar with.
Nad's wax 350g
Waxes are things that are rare in Germany as women tend to shave their legs as opposed to waxing. I'm rather clumsy with sharp objects and the thought of learning to shave with sharp blades in my hand is just asking for trouble. Although they sell Nair wax strips here, there are only face or bikini waxes and they come in a packet of about 4-5 strips (you know the ones I mean) so if I were to do one leg, I would need to buy several packets and they cost quite a bit. Lets face it, I don't really know when I will be able to go to Australia next so I bought two tubs and one usually lasts about a year.
Hammer and Arm toothpaste 120g
I know, I know...umm there are toothpaste here in Germany too... but, but do they have an enamel restoring one? and do they cost .95cents each? Yes I'm a cheapo when it comes to the essentials that I've got to use for the rest of my life and when they had a sale for this brand at Priceline that I had never used before, thought I should just buy a few.
Organic soaps
I usually buy these near the Queen Victoria Market (it's a kind of wholesale soap shop called Soapbox) or at flea markets from a guy who makes them for other brands. Soapbox is frickin' amazing and they have so many kinds of soaps (from something boring like lavender to more exotic ones like lemongrass or manuka honey) that smells heavenly. They are normally bigger than regular soaps (the size of maybe 2 regular soaps??) and most of the time use all natural ingredients.
Other
I also get other essentials when I run out of them in my stash and these include sunscreen for the body and face, after sun aloe vera gels and body moisturisers.
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