Here is the latest Costco Brisbane update for you as I have been down there in the last days and taken some more pictures.

There is plenty of them this time round as I haven’t put any up for a few weeks now as when I wet there last time afte rthe rain we had through Brisbane it didn’t look like much had changed at all.

I also went to the temporary office they have set up in North Lakes, you can see these pictures at the bottom, this is the office in Discovery Drive just past the main North Lakes Shopping Centre.

There isn’t too much change on the outside as they are getting down to the nuts and bolts of the job, it is looking a bit more tidier around the edges though.

Another thing I noticed today too was they are doing up the exists off the highway now and also around that intersection on the Costco side, with the amount of traffic travelling through to Redcliffe from there it had to start to be upgraded in time before the traffic got too bad.

This first picture is at the far car park of the Costco, opposite end from Bunnings.

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First impressions are great and this is true with Barber Shops too, so on my quest and to start the ball rolling I ventured down to Camira to see if Johnny Voodoo’s Barber Shop is the Best Barber Shop in Brisbane?

Now this shop is a little out of the way for me living on the Northside of Brisbane but I have ventured into the Camira area before and more than likely have driven past Johnny Voodoos also at some stage.

I rung in the morning before leaving to see what time I could book in for and found that you don’t need a booking which I am finding standard these days for most Barbers, I guess you are there to get a haircut and these generally shouldn’t take long for a man unless you are stuck firmly in the 80’s metal scene and holding on to that perm.

I also asked at this time whether I had to book in for a face shave too, no problem, just tell us when you get here and we will do it for you after your cut.

I did a little research before I left in the morning too, just to see what I’d be up for and Johnny Voodoo’s cater for many different styles of haircuts old style and new too, so if you want it, generally form what I can tell they will be able to do it for you and do it well.

So I arrived at Johnny Voodoo’s Barber Shop around 12pm and walked in, was greeted and sat down.

There were 5 chairs in there, with two staff on and two chairs working today, now I must add after a bit of scouting around in the morning you will have to call or see if your Barber opens on a Monday as most don’t open Sunday and Mondays but Johnny Voodoo’s does.

It has a good feel to it from first sit down and the first look around, there were 2 people getting cuts and 4 people waiting when I arrived.

There certainly was a lot to take in and to look at when I sat down on one of the old green theatre waiting chairs, they are a set from the 1930’s from the old Toowoomba Cinema apparently and still as comfy as they would have been watching Gone with the Wind back then.

The floor was one half black and white vinyl tiles and under the barber chairs was a checker plate patterned floor, the walls are covered with the Barber mirrors obviously and also a lot of stickers, pictures, posters, trinkets, models, skateboard decks all related to tattoos, cars, hot rods, barber’s, beards and hair products.

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