Recent content by Caron

No way would I pay that, there’s plenty of free swimming at the beach . Who on a pension can afford that? I brought my car for less.

That is why I am still and will be for as long as possible cash only. I have received so many deductions from so many, usually smaller businesses that appreciate cash only. My nails cost $70 on card or $63 cash. Saving an and no fees.

I would rather trust my doctors and Australian medical personal over a person who knows everything about nothing.

I don’t just use atms. I go to the post office, supermarket if it’s working, McDonalds, hungry jacks all give cash out. I don’t need to rely on one atm there are so many options , I always have cash on me , so I really don’t worry if anywhere is down for the weekend.

……And that is why I use cash

I know now that will not be able to afford co payments and keep my house. Looks like when the time comes it will be straight to aged care for me.

Expensive chocolate bars. I only get chocolate as a treat when all bills and groceries are paid. How do people on a pension afford that?

I pay approximately $400 quarterly for 2 people , all electricity I can’t work out how one person can spend that much

Until this year you could get a refund without a receipt, it’s usually as a store credit, but now no receipt no refund , store credit etc

Sorry, I don’t know what supermarket you buy from that washes fruit and vegetables, I have worked in fruit and veg departments of major supermarkets and my son still works at a supermarket. I checked with him and they do not wash fruit and vegetables , they are put straight on the shelves as...

Don’t you wash your fresh fruit and vegetables before cooking or eating them.? Do you really believe the food in the supermarket is clean, it has travelled from a farm , in trucks, stored in a warehouse, handled by any number of people? I’m sure when the food is growing it would have come in...

That is why as well as sanitising my trolley I also wash all fresh food before eating it. The food before it gets to the supermarket goes through a number of processes. Farmers handle it, warehouse people handle it, it’s in fields with animals and pesticides, it can travel from other countries...

I always sanitise my trolley before use, so I have no concerns about who or what has used the trolley be fore I do. I really am not concerned about assistance and service dogs in any shops as long as they are on leads , appropriately trained for their task and are well behaved. Pet dogs , not so...

I thought that this sounded good for my old , arthritic dog, until I saw the price. $104 a bag, way out of my price range., and probably out of the price range for many here on pensions. I’ll just keep up with the Rose hip powder for my boy.

This has been around for many years in SA, it usually works ok, I could have 4 dogs at my property with a special permit when my parents passed, but they could not be replaced by puppies. But , I do see this making an animal abuse situation. What happens to the animals that are no longer...