Recent content by NotPhilips

I've been trying (and failing) to get a quote on their website. They don't cover WA or NT, but you have to work that out for yourself. I do wish businesses that only trade in certain areas would make that fact clear at the beginning 😡

What do you think the Australian Federal government should do, given that these scammers are in Estonia?

"Making new friends that you didn't even know existed." You make it sound so easy. It isn't. Any practical suggestions?

I (female) would politely decline such an offer from a stranger (any gender). The operative word is "stranger". They might run off with my stuff; it does happen! When necessary, I've asked Bunnings staff for help with heavy/bulky items and they've been great. But I decide when that's necessary.

Woolworths Australia is not "overseas owned". And making a business decision to stop stocking cheap rubbish that doesn't sell is an awfully long way from sedition 🙄 (Before the accusations start, I've never worked for them, and I own no shares in any company anywhere.)

He hasn't been sentenced yet.

Er, Woolworths Australia is not and never has been American.

Well that's a surprise - everyone I know (including me) has been shopping in a "secret" store since forever. How clever of us to find it 🙄

Bugger off, spammers aren't welcome here.

That's because they're American 🙄

Did your order form not include the customer's phone number? It's been a required field every time I've ordered anything.

Yes I know, it makes no sense whatsoever. There are some quite large areas (e.g. Broome) where there is no street delivery and every household has a PO box, unless they want to queue up with ID at the counter. Luckily, online ordering systems usually aren't capable of recognising the Pobox trick!

My son ordered a book from Amazon and they sent a completely different one. (Considering the number of orders they handle, I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often!) He rang them and was immediately told not to bother returning it. They also gave him a refund and the correct item. It...

I've found that giving the address as 'Pobox 123' instead of 'P O Box 123' usually works.

Over the past 10+ years, I've visited Centrelink in various states & territories for various reasons. I now live in Bunbury. No-one has ever told me to go away and ring for an appointment. Could you try another office? You don't have to keep going to the same one.