Recent content by JustPat

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    Are you ready for a cashless society? How Coles' latest change will affect your shopping routine

    A few years ago when they had the Lithgow floods and it effected my in-laws in Ballina (south of Lithgow) they had no ATM's, the shops could only take cash because EFTPOS would not work, while they had electricity which was off and on they could work registers so it was hit and miss when you...
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    Garden expert reveals foolproof method for unlimited lettuce at home from your grocery store buys!

    I always buy spring onions with their roots and plant them in a pot to keep them growing and fresh and just picking as required for use.
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    Members user names and how they came about

    My given name is Patricia but through my school years I was called Pat and only family members called me by my given name as did my boyfriend who became and is my husband and when we went to live with my family to get our son special education here in Perth he took to calling me by my given name...
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    You can score KitchenAid cookware at Coles—here’s how!

    Yes but then cast iron always is but other pieces not so.
  5. J

    You can score KitchenAid cookware at Coles—here’s how!

    I just do my normal shopping not as much as I did a few years ago as we have gone from a household of 6 to 4 to 2 over the last 7 years.
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    You can score KitchenAid cookware at Coles—here’s how!

    I have several pieces from their last kitchen aid and also their masterchef knives promotion but I just do my shopping and when I have enough credits I get the item, if not then I go without and usually towards the end of the promotion if I have enough credits for the items that don't need so...
  7. J

    Electric Skillet

    Mine went out to kerb collection after giving up on us last week after just over 40 years of faithfull service.
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    How a stolen phone can lead to a $12,500 nightmare: ‘These things do hurt’

    I have a pin on my phone but I do not save banking details on it - I only use it to contact people and for them to contact me by calling or messaging, I do not want it to be a lifeline. that if lost it would feel like losing part of myself.
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    Shopper reveals secret to scoring FREE roast chook at Coles—find out how!

    Yes long ago as the store concerned no longer offers the deal and two other stores within a 5 to 10 minute drive do not offer but we also have a fourth store withing the parameter mentioned but I don't know if they offer the deal as they have only recently opened and I have not personally...
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    Wood-fired copper

    We had one in the old outside laundry in Shenton Park WA - we lived there over 60 years ago and the front part of the house still had the tinned ceilings and walls and fire places in the front room which was my sister and my bedroom and one in the lounge. Windows in the front part of the house...
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    Centrelink users express outrage over long wait times: ‘You're on your own pretty much’

    My dealings in the last few months with Centrelink and NDIS has been giving me angina attacks because of all the stress.
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    Centrelink users express outrage over long wait times: ‘You're on your own pretty much’

    We tried for 3 days to make an appointment only to be told when we got in there that the service was not working.
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