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    Shocking new Australia Post scam: Sydney man urgently warns fellow Aussies

    I have an Australia Post locker for my, very rare, online purchases. If the family are sending something they tell me first. Emails about missed ups deliveries go straight to spam as do texts.
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    You won't believe what this shopper found inside their local Kmart store!

    Enjoying a band at a folk festival......... until I see a guy just in front of me with a rat on his shoulder.
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    Shoppers Sound Off on Woolworths' ‘Serious Problem’ - Sustainable Solution or Flimsy Disaster?

    i worked for woolies in the 60's, trolleys never left the store & the lad who carried bags out to the car did it by hand. In a bad day, milk & icecream
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    From ‘technicolour yawn’ to ‘draining the dragon’: how Barry Humphries breathed new life into Australian slang

    And let's not forget Bazza's rendition of "The One Eyed Trouser Snake" & yes you can find it on YouTube
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    Shocking truth about the use of force in aged care homes

    I am so angry about these cases. Care, compassion, patience, empathy & a sense of humour to work with dementia sufferers & much more than 6 weeks training. Years back I worked with dementia patients at the local hospital. I very quickly decided that it was not a role I would thrive in &...
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    Could YOU be the next victim of the ChatGPT Email Scam? What you should know

    I got one telling me the phone had been dropped down the toilet, I was tempted to reply "Oh sh!t you are in the poo", but "don't feed the trolls" prevailed & I marked it as spam. My child doesn't live in Australia & there's no way she would call me"momm"
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    Is a beloved item disappearing from Australian shelves? Find out now!

    Help@hand cotton tips are plastic free, the stems are made from reclaimed sugar cane stalks. Swisspers have a paper stem as do Coles generic tips. checked Woolies & Coles on line, not a plastic stem to be seen.
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    Teenagers play a 'classic' prank, but it's the Woolies worker's reaction that steals the show

    1970's, fresh outta the bush, working in a Western Sydney pub..... I got that phone call & ruined his night by calling for Michael Hunt...... Forewarned is forearmed
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    12 Ways To Finally Achieve Your Most Elusive Goals

    About 40 years ago my New Years resolution was to make no more New Years resolutions. I've kept it ever since.
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    Uncovering the Secret Language of Emojis

    Someone has too much time on their hands?
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    Baffling pricing mix-up in Coles fresh produce aisle caught by shopper: ‘Always take a second look’

    Local Coles had one last gem lettuce pack, exp date that day, marked down to S3.50. The fresh ones were on special for $3. I pointed out the contradiction to the guy working in F&V, saying that under the circumstances they were unlikely to sell it. He then proceeded to mansplain about current...
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    Discover the shocking truth about using bleach in your cleaning routine

    The warnings have been out there for years. In the 70's I read a story in a Sydney paper about a woman who mixed a bundle of houshold cleaning products. The resultant fumes killed her
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    Score big savings at Woolworths with this amazing Everyday Rewards hack

    Some of my data was hacked in the optus breach, an old prepaid account & fortunately very little info. I had never heard of MyDeal until an email, presumably from the optus hackers, saying my MyDeal account had been hacked.
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    Score big savings at Woolworths with this amazing Everyday Rewards hack

    Tread carefully. MyDeal customer data was hacked October 2022. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-15/woolworths-group-mydeal-data-breach/101539426
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    Watch out! Scammers are pretending to be your loved-ones in need - Here’s everything you need to know

    I got one of those recently. My daughter lives overseas & calls me by a nickname. She also knows that mum is not spelt mumm. Nice try but failed
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    ALERT! Sunrise Star David Koch Reveals How His Image is Being Used to Scam People

    As he's not on my list of trusted faces I'm unlikely to follow any links showing him. Having said that I don't follow links on facebook at all. One panic stricken visit to the local nerds was more than enough, fortunately no damage done.
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    Woolworths receipt sheds light on the realities of Australian shopping experiences: ‘This is what $30.00 of fruit and veg looks like’

    Lots of empty shelves where the chips used to be. Chips don't mash all that well either
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    Woolworths receipt sheds light on the realities of Australian shopping experiences: ‘This is what $30.00 of fruit and veg looks like’

    Plenty of berries & no biscuits, cakes or lollies. Healthy snacks. Blueberries $1.90, strawberries $2 these were the prices at my local woolies in the last week or so. Same recently for Coles & Aldi. Mince may have been marked down.
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