The Reject Shop stores aren't pretty fancy ones, but they are the sort of stores you want to have nearby if you are on a budget or just don't want to pay more than you should for anything.
I have bought many things from the Reject Shop in the past, from fancy gourmet salt, coffee, laundry soap, plastic containers, storage items, and party/seasonal needs. Except for a couple of times when I bought things that were not good, I was always satisfied with the things I bough from the RS and the prices I paid for.
My experience in these shops is that one can find:
> Items that although from good brands ended being so-so in quality due to faulty manufacturing and or design /assembling.
> Discontinued lines of first class brands.
> End of batches of first class products that are being replaced by the "new" or "improved" varieties of the same.
> 2-dollar-shop kind of stuff.
> Products from good brands manufactured for/from other countries that fall short for the needs of preferences of Australians.
> Cheapies imitating good brands stuff.
> Party needs and seasonal celebration stuff.
If you are lucky you can buy the same product, brand and model as in your supermarket for a fraction of the price. If you are unlucky, something you have bought, will break very soon! As a rule of thumb, I always advice to check the price of a product of a well-known brand in Coles or Woolies using your smartphone to see if what you are buying is a bargain or not.
I tend to stick to known brands in the RS because, when I have found crappy stuff, were all unbranded. Having said that, many times I have been pleasantly surprised with unbranded products that were great at ridiculous prices.
Their catalogues are great to find extra-cheap items that you might need.
