Shop 110, 166-170 Murray Stret Mall
Perth Western Australia 6000
(08) 9218 8074
Hours:
Mon- Thu: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Fri: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sat 9:00- 5:00 PM
Sun: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
This Dick Smith retailer is one of my favourite stops in the CBD to
cater for my tech and gadget needs and replacements, which are quite
needy. This small shop is located above the Woollies Supermarket and by
the Red Dot Store, metres away form Myers and David Jones, a killer
location that makes it a must stop is you work in Northbridge or happen
to pass by.
This shop is really small, with little space
between aisles. Certainly, you won't find the variety of products and
brands you find in the big store in the William St store. You don't come
to this shop for fancy stuff, that is for sure. However, the shop
caters for everything that is advertised in their catalogues, which is
what attracts me to Dick Smith 99% of the times. They also have a good
part of the shop devoted to those areas with boring thingies that we
all need: cables, switch boards, batteries, USBs, adaptors, gadgets
sleeves, and other ugly trifle for your everyday needs. I find their
selection of TV, laptops and phones decent for such a small shop.
I
visit this shop more often that I would like to recognise. My
experience has always been that it is easier to find items from the
catalogue here than in other shops, where a larger affluence of
customers exhausts their stocks faster. It has happened to me several
times going to the big store on William St, and being redirected here to
find the last items of "whatever" available.
The staff have
been hit and miss. I have found terrific guys, who have advised me
greatly when trying to purchase things, helping me to save a lot of
money by just giving me the right advice. Other staff members, on the
contrary, have ignored me, patronised me, being rude to me and
misinformed me. The good thing is the staff changes a lot, so most of
the time the people you find behind the counter are friendly and
professional. Still, how much costs saying good morning or smiling to a
customer? Am I from another planet?
The shop is usually quiet, but quite hectic at lunch time, with little staff to attend to so many people.
