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    Discover the ingenious trick this Aussie woman used to slash $18 off her petrol bill!

    We did this when we spent 6 months travelling. Saved hundreds of dollars. Some places were truck fuel fill-ups card only. Some differences were 14 cents per litre. Still check our fuel app.
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    The struggle of a 55-year-old desperate to be a granny – and how it's affecting her children in their 20s!

    One of my daughters and her husband said they weren’t having kids. Just before they left to backpack through Europe her mother-in-law said to me to tell them to start a family when they got back. I told her that I was not the one having to rear a young family so would not interfere in their...
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    The truth behind the 'always broken' McDonald's ice cream machine

    Hungry Jacks if often out too, but I’m not sure it’s due to cleaning.
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    Is ALDI making a huge mistake? Shoppers panic after favourite cleaning range vanishes

    I’ve noticed that the trend is - things disappear from the shelves foe a while then come back $2 dearer.
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    Don't put it off.

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    Millions of Telstra Customers Shocked by Unexpected Price Hike

    We found in Central Qld Aldi was hit and miss, but so was Telstra. We’ve been with them for years.
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    Woman calls it quits with her bank after being denied access to her own funds: 'What's the point of a bank?'

    About 8 years ago my sister tried to pay her seasonal workers wages. The banks lines were down and would be out for 3 days. My sister had words with the manager ( would have loved to be a fly on the wall). End result- the secretary had to drive 70 kms in each direction, going to different banks...
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    Find out why everyone is buzzing about this $11.99 ALDI item

    For better or worse , home cooked food never tastes the same as bought food. We have been buying these lasagna for years, cutting them into 4, putting them into smaller foil trays and have them in the van when travelling. Until this week when they have just been restocked, they were $9:99.
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    Shocking showdown at Coles: Angry customer clashes with a security guard!

    If he hadn’t, an innocent shopper could have been injured.
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    Shoppers are in a shopping frenzy over innovative trolley bags!

    Had the Aldi ones for years. Not hard to keep clean but can be heavy to lift out of trolly if husband packs in the groceries.
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    Shoppers witness violent brawl break out in Woolies deli

    People keep blaming Covid and the economy. This is just an excuse to be their grubby selves. Some people go without food for days and would never think of behaving like that.
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    Are you being watched at the checkout? Shoppers raise the alarm over new Woolworths camera scare

    Doesn’t matter what area of sales , or elsewhere , where 1% of people spoil it for everyone. KMart has been checking bags ever since they opened. One man in a caravan park (we were there recently) had a little veggie garden and people would steal them until he covered them. And these are people...
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    Advice for the New /Old Girl

    Be safe, but be happy.
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    Heart-warming act at Woolies brings tears to shoppers' eyes

    I was in the supermarket the other day, going through my purse counting out change, when an elderly man behind me asked if I needed money. I thanked him , declined, telling him that I was just trying to get rid of some of my coins. Had a little chat (no other customers), thanked him again and...
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    Are your phone and internet providers shortchanging you? Ombudsman demands new rules!

    My sister-in-law opened an account with Telstra. A couple of years ago she died. My brother tried to close her account. He rang, wrote a letter, went into the store, and all ways was told that only the person who opened it could close it. He “ But she died”. They” Sorry Sir, but only she can do...
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    Advice for the New /Old Girl

    Firstly, just be careful that you don’t end up paying for the cruise. Take things slowly and enjoy what happiness and pleasure you get, life is too short for anything else. Family can be an issue. Is it all concern or a bit of jealousy thrown in. If they really care they would want you to be...
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    Attention Westpac customers: Major changes to debit cards coming, including new $1000 withdrawal limit and more

    That’s because the banks found they were on a good thing. When you’re on a good thing stick to it.
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    KFC All-You-Can-Eat Buffets in Australia: ‘Bring It Back’

    There was one at Southbank in Brisbane in the late ‘80s. Won’t be too many reasonable buffets around now with the cost of food so high.
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