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I hope (but I doubt) Jacqueline's story might stop some other person from going down the same path. I learnt my "buy now pay later" lesson 56 years ago when I bought a guitar on hire purchase (as it was called then) I totalled up my payment and found I was paying a whopping 25% more! I have...

I never use self checkouts because I like the interaction with the operator. If I had that girl serve me all the time I would self checkout and she wouldn't have a job. I always insert my card because its "pending" if I don't .

Good! A bit more of this would MAYBE make people actually PAY for tickets instead of getting a FREE ride. I was horrified by the amount of people not tapping on or off when I lived in Victoria. Someone previously said 90% didn't pay and they were not too far off. One trip I did of 15...

Same!! I frequently travelled by bus in Frankston 3 years ago and on one trip, another passenger and I were the only ones from 15 who actually tapped on. I mentioned it to the driver (after everyone got off) and he said he's paid to drive and its not worth a "fight or abuse" to say anything.

I have. When I was away and wanted lunch, a salad was going to cost me $17 (mostly lettuce at $2 per head then) so I got Maccas $5 something.

Hubs is always whinging about something. Yesterday it was the rain. I told him it was lucky for us its only water when in Ukraine it is raining bombs. He stopped.

Well done mum My D-I-L is a nurse and my GD never tasted sugar until she was 5, her treat was dried fruit too. Now she enjoys a lolly but it isn't a big deal.

I do too. I can't see how people will remember to bring produce bags when the single use grocery bags have been out for years and they still can't "remember" to bring re-usables.

I would keep one or use a cheap one from an op shop.

You would appreciate this saying from my father "swearing is a pathetic attempt by the word poor to express themselves". He respected a politician from years ago (his name escapes me at the moment) who he said "could insult you and you didn't realise it, until you looked it up!"

WHY? Do they persist in messing with a classic?? Love crumble bars as they are.

We've lost it already.

I used to live in Townsville and Charters Towers was Charlies Trousers.

or Lonny

Adventure is inconvenience rightly considered - and inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered! I don't know the source but whenever I get lost or something I think of this.

I think its a good idea and I already use my own lightweight produce bags. I made a variety of sizes from an old net curtain. Unfortunately there will always be those who are "forgetful" and require the shops to keep selling them plastic bags. Good for the store, bad for the environment. and...

Not all. There was an organisation in Qld who charged OTT prices but their stores have closed now - wonder why? Church run oppies are usually cheaper. I still like to op as its a donation for the chariy, saves landfill and usually I buy better quality clothes at K-Mart prices.

If you need a $1 to get a trolley you (or someone else) WILL put the trolley back. If its a shared trolley bay you can see the evidence.

No. What's parsing? I know because I am 73.

Most of those quotation marks are not required. They are supposed to be used to indicate a quote. Like she said "I don't use quotation marks, unless its a quotation"