Recent content by BillW41

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?

Sensible move, Westpac. As a retired banker, I was astonished when "cardless" was begun. Good to see it gone - others please do the same.

I would rather see someone masturbating than be confronted by the observer's language describing the act!

Old RAF motto: Impossibilities performed immediately, miracles take a little bit longer.

I shop by price comparison between supermarket catalogues and collect Woolies and Coles points which are exchanged for $10 off shop when reaching 2,000. What about 4c off per litre of petrol which also helps choose the cheapest fuel?

I agree with Elaine41. There is no way I would let a store employee choose my groceries from a list. I don't support the delivery system at all and will continue to do my own shopping, thankyou, and accumulate points.

Only one in SA, and that's by the beach!

As a retired bank manager, I am ashamed of the way banks are being conducted nowadays. A bank with no cash is like a pub with no beer! I used to regard the spread of bank branches being the fundamental service industry, custodians of peoples' readily accessible funds. The system has lost its...

For goodness sake, am I the only person who checks and compares prices before purchase to get the cheapest deal?

Simple answer - don't pay bills at the Post Office. I never have. Use your computer to pay on line.

Were the cleaning materials offered free of cost? That was the least Bunnings could have done. Has any thought been given to identifying the vehicle that ran over the paint tin with a view to claiming damages against the driver?