We'll be moving to Nelson in a few weeks, and will be shipping very little stuff along with us (mostly electronics). We plan to buy our furniture on trademe, but will still need to buy "little" stuff like food, clothes, cleaning supplies, etc.
In the States, there are Goodwill, "dollar stores", and discount stores that specialize in dented box / slightly expired food which also sell other ultra-cheap stuff.
Are there equivalent cheap/discount stores in Nelson? Is there a stigma attached to those stores?