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    Welfare boost on the horizon: Treasurer hints at significant increase ahead of federal budget

    How about training the jobseekers to work for Centrelink! seeing their excuse for long delays on the phone that is if you manage to get through, most times I get told too many calls waiting call back tomorrow. Then when you go to Centrelink you’re told to make an appointment and you have wait a...
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    ALDI’s new microwave toastie maker has shoppers melting with excitement!

    I will be taking it back for a refund.
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    ALDI’s new microwave toastie maker has shoppers melting with excitement!

    I have tried it and unfortunately it didn’t turn out well, I tried buttering the outside of the toastie sandwich and also without buttering the outside. The crust hardened but the the rest of of the sandwich was uncooked.
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    Mum's unapple-ing ALDI discovery sparks debate!

    I am so sick of people naming and shaming supermarkets on social media how in hell can anyone see inside the fruit. The supermarkets purchase produce through farmers they don’t grow their own crops. Just return or take a photo and receipt to supermarket for a refund and get a life as most people...
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    ALDI's card surcharge sparks concerns among shoppers

    They are only charging what the bank charges so instead of blaming Aldi it’s the banks that are making the money how do you think they make large profits yearly and are trying to make everyone use cards instead of cash and even removed atm machines and close branches. 😏
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    ALDI makes shocking response to theft spike

    Woolworths & Coles doesn’t allow baskets to leave their stores yet customers think they can take the Aldi baskets 😏
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    ALDI's card surcharge sparks concerns among shoppers

    Depends on how the bank has setup your card if it’s debit savings there’s no charge whether you tap or insert. If you choose to insert your card make sure you choose savings not debit as debit is looked at as a credit card which does charge fees that the banks have set out.
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    Horrific Bali incident leaves Aussies battered and facing $65,000 in medical bills

    I am sick of seeing go fund me articles if you travel the first thing you do after booking your holiday is to take out travel insurance. It should be compulsory and proven before you are allowed to board your flight.
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    ‘Stay vigilant’: Coles shoppers discover discrepancies in self-serve registers

    All self serve checkouts in all stores not just Coles have to have reduced items manually adjusted therefore best to use operator checkouts.
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    Disturbing trend at major banks greatly affects many Australians

    The reason people don’t use atm’s is the fees charged by banks and safety concerns. I work in retail and and find people are drawing out cash with their groceries as there is no fees and they feel safer. As for businesses that don’t except cash sales I don’t think that is right as cash is a...
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    Cheat's vanilla slice - Recipes .............................

    Unfortunately Arnotts discont making Latice biscuits a few years ago, I did call them and asked why, their response was it wasn’t popular, yet every time I tried to purchase them they were sold out 🤔. They informed me that if they had a lot of complaints about it being discontinued they would...
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    ‘Stay vigilant’: Coles shoppers discover discrepancies in self-serve registers

    All self serve checkouts in any store won’t scan the reduced price you need a sales assistant to adjust the price. Therefore if you purchase reduced items best to go through the tills.
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    Find out why winning the lotto turned into a nightmare for this Aussie!

    If you win Set for Life you don’t need the pension, surely you can live on $20,000 a month.
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