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At first glance I thought these were bits of brown placemat tied to sticks. I was right. Where are the promised "gorgeous looking natural style palm leaves" please?

If anyone had a huge win, like Lotto or an inheritance, wouldn't that put them over the assets limit?

Speak for yourself - yuk! 🤢

Sorry Possum Lover, you're asking about the IGA discount and my reply was about Kmart.

No, if you only bought a $1 lolly you'd get a 5c discount. It's only on the first Wednesday of each month. I've marked all the first Wednesdays on my calendar! ***See my next post***

I use my WA Seniors card for the Kmart 5% discount as I can't have a Pensioner card yet. If it's refused I (very politely) ask them to check and the supervisor shows them the process. No-one has ever suggested that my card doesn't qualify.

The Australian government charged me a very large amount of money for that visa, equivalent to at least 10 years' worth of the pension top-up that I'll be claiming next year. There was a further charge for the citizenship application. All of my income is spent in Australia so I pay indirect...

Are you absolutely sure about that? I came here in 2013 on a parent visa (permanent resident), and I'm now a citizen. Despite being well over pension age and far below the income/assets limits, I'm not allowed any Age Pension until I've lived here for 10 years. So no rent assistance, fuel...

My local Woolies and three branches of Coles are usually egg-free zones. However, the local grocer stocks locally-produced free range eggs (400 hens per hectare!) and I've never seen their shelves empty. People should stop moaning and (gulp!) try different shops.

I haven't used lay-by but in case I ever need it, do they check your credit rating or ask for proof of income?

The same information is listed for Tasmania as for the other states and territories! In what way are you being "ignored"?

Ummm, how else would you pay for anything online? Does your computer have a special coin slot?

No eye deer. What is a deer with no eyes or legs called? Still no eye deer. What is a deer with no eyes or ears called? Call it what you like, it can't hear you. (This version is from my primary school in the 1950s.)

To be fair, few people now say 'thrice'.

Errrr .......... did you mean cocaine?

When I was dealing with American clients, that used to cause a lot of confusion! I still make a point of writing the name of the month where possible.

An "X-rated" scarf? Grow up.