Cutesy General Store In Tourist Town Does Not Fuck Around When It Comes To Bath Candles

KEITH T. DENNETT | New South | CONTACT

A local couple has once again been forced to perfect their “Thanks, but I can’t afford anything” nod today, as they saunter around the main street of a popular tourist town.

Located only two hours west of Betoota, the very cute and quaint town of Toowoogongbowral is really having a bit of a moment, as it increasingly becomes popular with daytrippers keen to escape the hustle and bustle of our regional metropolis.

Featuring a main street packed with cute cafes, an overpriced lolly shop and a warehouse that flogs vintage furniture and kinda racist home decorations, Toowoogongbowral seems to be the place young couples are flocking to when they want to spend some time outside of their rented apartments.

For one such couple, today’s trip to “Toowoo” has been punctuated with quite an awkward situation, as they unknowingly wandered into ‘The General Store’ looking to buy some panadol and instead finding themselves surrounded with overpriced candles that remind them what it must be like to be a boomer with a limitless bank account.

Picking up a large candle labelled “Arabian Nights”, local Betoota nurse Kaitlyn Lorang almost died when she discovered it cost north of $100.

“Jesus Christ,” she whispered under her breath, giving it a quick sniff that she calculated was figuratively worth about $3.

“If you like it, you should get it,” offered her boyfriend Cameron quietly, before picking up the black jar and giving it a little run in front of his nostrils.

“How much is it? Ohhhh…”

As the young pair gave each other the “let’s get the hell outta here look”, local store owner Mary-Anne Bridgewater appeared.

“Anything I can help with?” Mary-Anne offered, as a collection of about 15 different bangles jangled on her wrist.
“Nah we’re good thank you, lovely shop you have,” Cameron offered.

“Yeah it’s great, we were just looking,” added Kaitlyn, before giving the store owner a polite nod to signal she could barely afford the birthday cards for sale.

No more to come.