I enjoy keeping my cubicle looking like a $2 shop threw up all over it. If there's a holiday, I…read morehave decorations. Its not unusual for someone to come around the corner and find me up on the desk hanging one thing or another from the ceiling, or casually blowing up balloons and hiding them under my desk as I go about the rest of my work. Sydney Party Decorations first opened up during the lead up to Christmas last year. It was a large underground hall filled with everything beautiful, tacky, and Christmas, and I bought it all. My cubicle looked amazing. I thought that the shop was specialized and would close down after the holiday, but to my delight it has remained open and just as full of other glorious finds. There's heaps of costumes, wigs, gift bags, wrapping, balloons and decorations in a range of themes, and rotating holiday items as appropriate (I took Easter to a new level this year thanks to SPD). I find SPD has a broader range than the other nearby $2 shops and is definitely worth a visit if you need to spruce up your cubicle or grab an unbranded Guy Fieri (or "celebrity chef") wig.

I am giving this a 1 star based on the fact that they overcharged me for balloons. They charged me…read morefor "treatment" for the balloons so that the balloons will last a couple of days instead of one, this is despite the fact that I had declined it several times. Even worse, they did not do the treatment even though they added the $2 extra for each balloon. First of all, they charge more for the helium than for the balloon itself which is fine. supply and demand. It was $2 per little balloon and then more money for the treatment. I also got the big number balloons and those came out to about $15 each. Those actually lasted 3 days for it was $7 for helium so I would hope that it last 3 days. The regular balloons lasted one night. The store itself was fine, had a great selection of fun party items. Just beware of the hidden charges and check your receipt.

Wish I had seen the other reviews here before I ordered. $300 Express Post order for an events…read morebusiness, everything on their site claims that dispatch happens in 1-3 days and then Express is overnight, right? No 3 days after ordering they SMS me at 3:45pm to tell me that half the items are out of stock (so much for their website's inventory system 'only 3 left' etc.) and they can replace with similar items but don't say what. I respond immediately saying replacements are fine but it's almost 4pm 3 days later, will the order get out today so that it will arrive on time (I think 5 business days is perfectly reasonable for an Express order when Amazon can deliver you a kidney in 16 hours if you pay $10 extra) to which they finally come back and say 'no our postage has already gone out today' and it won't arrive in time... no apology, no 'we should have been onto this sooner' 'we appreciate you as a customer' 'we could send X items today if you are ok waiting for the rest' none of that. Asked for an immediate refund notice (not the actual money just the notice) so that I can have the replacement items funded in the mean time and no response. Had to call (and pretty sure they declined) and was only when a different staff member had the phone and didn't recognise my number to ignore it then they answered. Again no apology or acknowledgement that this is pretty crumby business practise when it's supposed to be a recession and they all whinge that Australian businesses are being destroyed by big corporations. Well those corporations are held to the contractual arrangements they make, and wear the cost of fixing it when they screw up. not just leave people out of pocket and screwed over cause they stupid tried to buy local rather than just ordering all from Amazon and having it cheaper and actually show up. Never again, and will be telling all the events people I know who need to do up venues and rooms for parties to look elsewhere

It says warehouse on the sign out the front and the building appears pretty big, but the first…read morething you notice when you walk into The Base Warehouse in Alexandria is that it's a warehouse. It is huge. Aisles upon aisles of useless junk, stacked so high you need a ladder to retrieve it, bargain bins with cheap bric-a-brac, idle knick-knacks and useless odds and sods. Christmas comes but once a year, as does Halloween and if there's one place you can go to for all your obligatory decorations it's the Base Warehouse. Santa hats for $1 a pop! Better grab some of them. Scary masks, I'll take two! And ornaments, ornaments, ornaments. You can never have enough ornaments! Specialising in the stuff other stores tend not to carry, if you need something but can't think of where to get it. Chances are you'll find it at The Base Warehouse for cheap.

The ladies that ran this shop were nothing but contemptuous from the moment I walked in. Their…read morerange of flowers was smothered under tacky gifts and the flowers were all overpriced. The staff were incredibly rude. The shop smells good and the decor is lovely but that's about all I could say about it! Save your time and money and just go to Thursdays in Gladesville or Floranectar.

From the owner: Floral DeVine produces bespoke flowers in a range of styles including modern, traditional, tropical…read more& native looks. Our experienced florists make a range of different floral items including large arrangements, wreaths, corsages and boutonnieres. Are happy to assist you to create a look tailored for your very special event.