HIA Home Ideas Show 2008 - Free Double Passes (Melbourne)

kiwi056 · Mar 27, 2008 11:19 am

We’re going Sunday also, probably arrive around midday for a bite of lunch then go and walk it off around the show!

d@n · Mar 27, 2008 4:09 pm

I just got back from going to it today and to be honest I was disappointed with the show. There's alot of stuff that really doesn't have much to do with home building, renovating or decorating. Some of the kitchen and bathroom displays are nice but nothing you haven't seen before. The clipsal stand had these ultra modern glass panel switches which were very nice (also came in black). Lots of granite, ceaser / essa stone on display. Kleenmaid seem to be popular but I think people were hanging around for the free food.

Highlight of the day was seeing gabriel gaté (spelling?)....much shorter than I expected.

intoxicated · Mar 28, 2008 8:55 am

thank you for the tickets.

Pugsley · Mar 28, 2008 9:20 am

I got my tickets on Wednesday. Thank you very much Homeone!

VJ · Mar 30, 2008 12:00 am

We went late in the afternoon today and love it!

We ended up putting a deposit for a Novara 'Silvan' Extension dining table with 8 chairs upholstered in leather.

We've been looking for very nice dining table/chairs and as soon as we saw it, we knew that that was it!

It's also made in Australia - love it!

MKR · Mar 30, 2008 10:14 am

Thanks Jaosn for the tickets, we went on Friday eve and enjoyed the show

rock · Mar 30, 2008 5:20 pm

thanks for the tickets i just got home from it now

PhoenixStar · Mar 31, 2008 1:47 pm

Thanks for the tickets Jason, we had a great time at the Home Show on Saturday arvo... (It's amazing just who you can randomly run into there...

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Anyway, we picked up HEAPS of info and ideas...much to my husbands dismay!!!

Even did some marketing for Homeone. I picked up a copy of a new program similar to My Virtual Home....called The Virtual Decorator (for free)....lovely man he was....and hopefully we might be able to benefit from a special offer on here for our members???? But more on that later i hope???

We also found some fantastic new products coming out which we just LOVED...and some things we just couldn't wait to get (and they weren't for sale at the show), so we dropping into Bunnings on the way home and bought them anyway...

What am i talking about? I'll post all about them soon.

Thanks Jason....we had a ball !!!!

Tam · Mar 31, 2008 2:14 pm

Thanks for the tickets.

We went Saturday and enjoyed it allthough my feet were sore by the end.

I loved the food processor where you can put everything in including apple core, peel etc. And it made hot soup in 5 minutes. I was impressed.

I thought the Spas were lovely - the one with the TV was my fav. I got sucked into buying the huge shammy's - soak up anything!! The mop thing - still not sure about that one but it's good for dog hair apparently lol.

I wish I could have brought the food processor but a measly $850 it was out of my range.

donuts · Mar 31, 2008 8:45 pm

Thank you from me and hubby too for the tickets. I went on Friday and hubby went on Sunday :lol:

it was easier that way - I did the ground work and then he went to get details, and probably look at things I didn't want to !

It was great, I can't believe I made it through the whole thing, 7.5 months pregnant and all.

Parking was a bit of a rip-off though! $15 for just over 2 hours...

thanks again
donuts

Kryten · Mar 31, 2008 8:47 pm

That's why I parked at Crown and walked across. Parking at Jeff's Shed has always been a bit of a rip-off.

nzfiona · Mar 31, 2008 8:48 pm

Thanks from me too. Got heaps of brochures, et al.

Bloody husband spent $7.20 on a Kransky hot dog, though.....grrr..... :evil:

Fiona

Paula · Apr 01, 2008 11:27 am

Thanks we went on Sunday as well, tried to look out for members, but only really knew what Phonex looked like.

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That's why I parked at Crown and walked across. Parking at Jeff's Shed has always been a bit of a rip-off.

We park at the casino, and we have to walk past the Krispy Kreme shop

, well you cant go past without having at least 1 or 6...

freshwjj · Apr 11, 2009 12:43 pm

hi - are free tickets to the HomeShow available. The HIA Home Show web site today says yes, but this forum says no. Seems like there is a miscommunication here, and I am not very pleased

homeone · Apr 11, 2009 1:36 pm

HIA Home Ideas Show 2008 - Free Double Passes (Melbourne)

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ponchik999 · Apr 01, 2010 8:44 am

Sent a PM - thankyou!