Not my neck of the woods, but Iâm hearing my closest one has had a bit of a refurb so will find out on the weekend!
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StudChud@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠agoDunno where you are, but I went to the Brunswick one on Albert St (accessible via Woolies carpark). They built it within the last year or so, so itâs all very new and the rest area is really nice.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
StudChud@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
Aw yeah sweet as!!! Let me know how you go!! â¤ď¸
mysticgreg@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
The questions and checks were pretty thorough when I first signed up back in the day, to make sure people werenât donating who really shouldnât for some reason - theyâre very strict on donor welfare which is great. And they always keep an eye on people after their donations, who are sitting around a bit before heading off. Very well run and well managed places in my experience!
Strangely I always felt âbetterâ afterwards when giving plasma rather than whole blood, but again YMMV!
StudChud@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
Oh yeah they still do the in depth questionnaire, and a haemoglobin pinprick test.
And Iâve read that donating blood/plasma increases endorphins or something? It also makes the body make new blood. Also, apparently, it lessens the viscosity of your blood so reduces the risk of blood clots đ¤ˇđźââď¸ I guess thereâs also the feeling of doing something thatâs just an altruistic, purely good deed, makes you feel good too knowing someone out there is benefitting from your donation đ
Nath@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
Squarkly Bear! That was my local shops for my first 2 years in Melbourne. Before I was gentrified out to Preston.
StudChud@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨months⊠ago
Hehe Iâm literally a 10 min walk away or something lol itâs so cool. I like hanging out at the lil park opposite it, between Dangerfield and the Tarot/Massage joint đ