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[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 7 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Lots of running (driving) around for gifts and things today. Used to be so much more excited about hunting down truly local gifts from Melbourne but idk these days I haven't got the energy.

Leo's in Kew is apparently closing down - after the Heidelberg one was shuttered - so that's a big loss of random imported fancy groceries. Gonna grab my Monsieur Truffe for the last time in a long time I guess...

sigh I came home for a pit stop that lasted 45 minutes but it's time to get my arse in motion again before traffic becomes deathly

[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Leo’s in Kew is apparently closing down

Heard that :(

Will become apartments I guess.

I will miss the in-house pizza things they do.

[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

It makes sense to put apartments there but boy the traffic is going to be even more heinous. I guess they were planning on shutting the place down anyway, it's so dingy and unrenovated, and all the other shops in that block have progressively closed down (first the vegetarian restaurant, then Laurent, and I suppose the $2 shop is next)

I hope this doesn't mean the excellent (in terms of range) Kew Woolies doesn't start enshittifying because they have less competition. And that toscanos can up their game.

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