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Where can I find a puzzle box in Melbourne?

TrentusTrentus Registered User regular
edited June 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
Hey dudes.

So I've been seeing this girl for a couple of weeks, and her birthday has just rolled around. I thought it'd be totally awesome to get her a little puzzle box and hide something in there. However, the only puzzle boxes I've managed to find so far are at Mind Games, which are all $100+. Being that I'm a poor ass student, and that I've not been seeing this girl for long, I can't justify dropping that much on a gift.

So, basically as the title says, where do you reckon I could find a small, relatively cheap (I'd be happy to pay around $40 for one I think) puzzle box in Melbourne? Is it something a jewellery store is likely to sell? I live in Hawthorn, study in Box Hill, have various rehearsals in the city, so somewhere round these areas would be awesome.

Thanks guys!

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  • RynaRyna Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    You could try Queen Victoria Markets.. but whatever you find there is most likely crappy quality.

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    The Oxfam shops in Perth have them, check the ones in Melbourne.

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  • soxboxsoxbox Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Yeah, mind games was going to be my first suggestion, after that I'd head online. http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/prod170.htm is aus based, so should be able to get it fairly quickly.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    There is an oxfam shop in uh...urgh where is it again? theres one in carlton, but there's another in the bourke street mall.

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  • Mostlyjoe13Mostlyjoe13 Evil, Evil, Jump for joy! Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    There are...oh wait. Melbourne, AUX? *grumbles from Melbourne, Florida.*

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  • soxboxsoxbox Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Yeah, we should go back to calling it Batmania to avoid confusion.

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  • TrentusTrentus Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Thanks for the suggestions guys, you dudes are awesome! I'll have a look around tomorrow if I get enough free time.
    Mostlyjoe13 wrote: »
    There are...oh wait. Melbourne, AUX? *grumbles from Melbourne, Florida.*

    Hah, yeah, sorry about that. I sometimes forget names are often shared by multiple cities/towns.
    soxbox wrote: »
    Yeah, we should go back to calling it Batmania to avoid confusion.

    Huh... I think you may have just solved the mystery of whatever the hell has been making that horrible screetching noise outside my window every night for the past month or so... I thought it was warring possums, but we're six stories up... room mate finished his exams today, so he's gonna stay up and investigate.

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