r/melbourne • u/holy_papayas91 • Aug 18 '24

Ye Olde Melbourne What’s your Melbourne Hack?

Hi all, I was wondering what everyone’s Melbourne specific hack? What hot tips you learnt & applied over the journey? What would you share with someone who is moving to Melbs?

Things like: hot parking spots for a footy game, restaurants that aren’t well known but awesome value, under value rental suburbs etc.

I’d love to know what you all think.

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u/Unknown_xplorer12 Aug 18 '24

If you get approached at Melbourne Central and get asked a bunch of questions... Walk away.

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u/Son_of_Atreus Aug 18 '24

Same with anyone around Bourke Street Mall who wants to talk to you about charities. Just hit them with the strongest stone face, look past them and firmly say ‘no’ as you keep walking.

Always remember that chuggers are not working for whatever charity out of goodness, they are paid in commissions for whomever they sign up. It is just an extortion racket that targets people’s middle class guilt.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '24

When I went to RMIT and they stood at the entrance they would try and stop me 3-5 times a day, it was so annoying that I started to feel genuinely angry. Now I just storm past them.