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    Is Australia the most expensive country in the world? American expat is SHOCKED by price of alcohol Down Under

    Yes, Alcohol [and Cigarettes] are very expensive in Australia compared with the USA. On Holidays in Hawaii, My son found Bourbon Whiskey & cigarettes very cheap compared with Australia. I found a docket from Hawaii recently with Cigarettes & Bourbon on them, and they were MUCH MUCH cheaper...
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    You could be eligible for a $3000 compensation from Australia Post if you've been a victim of 'carding'

    I live in a small country town, and the postman will honk His motor cycle horn if He has a small parcel to deliver, then goes to the front door & leaves the parcel if no one is home. The private contractors who deliver larger parcels are also very friendly and I have never ever had any parcel...
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    Aussies beware: Recent data breach opens floodgates for a string of scams

    Well, while reading Your Seniors Discount Club on Wednesday, I clicked on how to check My IQ. My computer locked up , with messages of ringing an 03 number to have the problem fixed. So I did ring the number and I was told My bank accounts were being accessed etc. but it was this person who...
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    Popular vehicle recalled amid fears of exploding seatbelts – is yours affected?

    These recalls are usually for a MAYBE problem, where a part MAYBE Faulty and Only 1 or 2 have actually been found faulty, but if some one gets hurt if this problem happened, then it could cost the car company Millions of dollars, so its best to replace ALL of the items.... The Hyundai...
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    Shopper left frustrated over 'jammed' gold coins in ALDI trolleys: "Are your trolleys done this way purposely?"

    I always use an ALDI Token which costs $1... First time I went to ALDIs... 30 klms away, and I went to take a trolley, but they were chained together... I went & told an Aldi Staff member who took a $1 coin out of the till & gave Me as I never carry any coins on me.... naturally, when I had...
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    DUD \ FRAUDULENT $2 COINS

    Yes, My thoughts Exactly.... ALDI.. 68autobug Lee
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    Who should be allowed to Shop at Op Shops? Should they be for the disadvantaged, or everyone?

    I have thought over the years that OP SHOPS were for the disadvantaged etc... and I used to feel guilty if I ever walking into one... but lately I have looked in to some non local OP Shops which had a mass of clothes, some still new...plus many other things.... I suppose I still think I'm a bit...
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    New Battery to make Lithium Batteries obsolete n Electric cars etc- Patented by the University of Queensland -

    New Battery to make Lithium Batteries obsolete n Electric cars etc- Patented by the University of Queensland - Graphene - Aluminium Batteries have been patented by the University of Queensland .. so Lithium will not be so sort after... in the near future.. the new Batteries are just flat...
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    Mum issues URGENT warning about new, sophisticated Optus scam - ‘They knew my details.’

    The scammers from India have all the best and latest technology to find out who We are etc, plus they can even show any phone number they like on Your phone.... it will get worse before it gets better.... I always thought that Your birth date etc was something that they couldn't find out...
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    Mum issues URGENT warning about new, sophisticated Optus scam - ‘They knew my details.’

    My Wife received a call similar to that one and knew all her details... which She thought Must be genuine.. luckily I over heard Her talking... and suggested to hang up... which she did.... and they kept ringing for a while....My Wife thought She was talking to the fraud squad, with something...
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    New Telstra scam puts 18 million Australians at risk: Here’s how to stay safe

    But when You have had a problem with something from a company they are saying they are with.... like Telstra - Foxtel- or the Federal police - etc.... at first You believe them.... but if they have an Accent... I usually hang up.... I have had calls from the Federal Police - Fraud Squad -...
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    Stay safe! 8 new scamming schemes to watch out for (updated as of April 2022)

    I have seen in India, that the scammers are told and they believe that people who live in Australia, Canada and the US all have too much money nd they are just sharing the money around.... regardless of the people who are being scammed.....who are elderly or very ill...
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    Bunnings shopper blown away by heartwarming gift after online order mix-up – if only every store is like this…

    Recently I received a letter from Bunnings telling Me I had a credit of $36 on a Bunnings gift card that I must have lost etc.... so last time I was at Bunnings I used that letter for $36 credit.... You cannot get better than that.... Bugbuyer
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    Woman almost breaks her brand new washing machine because "no one told her" THIS advice!

    and the people who deliver the machine usually take out the transport bolts..... Bugbuyer
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    Woman almost breaks her brand new washing machine because "no one told her" THIS advice!

    The transport bolts are there to hold everything together so it cannot be damaged when being transported.. The people who deliver the machine usually take them out, and throw them away.... I always grab them as if You move or want to resell the machine later on You will need them.... I did...
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