Recent content by BillW41

My favourite Coles Belgian chocolate was $2.99 for years. It jumped to $4 some months ago. Not happy. There are many other examples. Kipling cakes can be $3 one week, $6 the next, and back again! Jordans Granola cereal 750gms jumps from $5.40 one week, then $9, next $12, and back again in an...

Most people (icluding RBA staff) seem to have forgotten that, when these fees appeared in the 1970s, debits against cheque and savings accounts were meant to be exempt. Only on credit cards were fees to be allowed to be passed on to the customer. Conveniently for businesses, RBA decided to...

Goes to show most people don't check the docket. I always do and find lots of overcharges on a regular basis. The fees levied by banks on businesses are tax deductible and there is no justification for collecting them from customers as well - double-dipping in fact. Unfortunately the Reserve...

Heavens above, if Hank Jongen doesn't know whether it's a scam or not, what the heck is Centrelink doing to find out and get rid of it if it is?

Add Telstra to the list. I'm tired of being told my Bigpond email will be cancelled tomorrow and tomorrow, etc., if I ignore the scam message.

Applying brakes suddenly because the car in front is turning left is frightening when easing off the accelerator would do the necessary! Engine stop is annoying and I always turn it off. Several other features are too difficult to operate instinctively and are distracting. Should be banned.

Will parking permit changes also apply in South Australia?

The word is "shone", not "shined", for pete's sake!

I've been receiving similar from Telstra, every other day, warning my email will be cut off unless I update details. All attempted phishing.

To me, as a retired elderly ex-banker, this is quite amusing. Back in the early '60s, when I worked for a Scottish bank, and we opened on Saturday mornings, a survey was conducted of customers' needs for bank services on that day. The overwhelming result was that those who banked on Saturdays...

Lesson 1: never use self-serve checkouts; Lesson 2: always check the docket.

And all SA can do is legalise e-scooters!!

I usually carry my phone in my shirt pocket. Does that make me liable, even if not using it?