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    Chocolate wonderland turned nightmare: Photos expose Woolworths and Coles' Easter oversight

    That just shows that the usual price is way above the ost as the stores will still be making a profit..I especially have noticed similar sales of clothing where it is drastically reduced in price. Same for the sales in sheets and other linen at one particular store
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    ALDI, IGA chiefs under Senate spotlight as inquiry delves into grocery costs

    What always amazes me is that the unions are always asking for higher wages so what happens when they get these wage increases? Prices in any store goes up so it is a case of a cat chasing its tail. The cost of the extra wages then becomes a cost to the business and so it goes on. The higher...
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    Expert issues warning on popular shopping app over data fears: ‘There is a risk’

    I have bought from Temu with no problems. I have also bought from Innovations. The ONLY annoying thing that is a nuisance is the advertising I now get about the items I have already bought from Innovations. The adverts are on my MSN news whenever I open the internet. A similar one is for Temu...
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    Qantas reveals frequent flyer program overhaul to revolutionise your travel

    Both my husband and I had a fair number of FF points when Covid stopped all travel here in Australia making it impossible to redeem them when flying began again as they had expired.
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    ALDI customer reveals shocking price comparison with another supermarket

    What I have noticed with all the price changes between companies is that it is mainly the non essential items that are reduced in price not the necessary every day items. This is very ev ident around the special holiday times, Easter and christmas.
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    Beware: This sophisticated scam sweeps millions using clever tactics

    Due to this digital age and credit cards people have become too lazy to personally pay their bills. This should be a wake-up to anyone. I would never pay over the internet accounts that are important. Especially as we all now know about the scammers out there
  7. M

    Experts reveal how Centrelink's failures unfairly impact women's lives

    I understand being in WA that our system with Centrelink does not operate in the time zone off the rest of Australia, We still have to wait until 8 am our time.
  8. M

    Couples share drawn-out battle with travel agency: 'We want that money back'

    We had a similar situation when Covid started as we were due to do a cruise in a couple of days. Of course as we had to fly to Sydney we first needed to cancel our flight plus the retutn flight with Qantas. Qantas would only refund the return flight but gave us vouchers for the ingoing flight...
  9. M

    CommBank commotion: Customer’s online banking ordeal raises alarm

    I wonder if the person who has reported this problem has had a computer update. I find that whenever Microsoft do updates they turn off the numbers lock key so when I type in numbers for logging in it says wrong password. I am no typist but manage by watching the letters and numbers on the...
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    Retiree loses $110K in life savings to scam using Gina Rinehart’s image

    I have never seen these types of adverts on Facebook. When I go to the news page on my computer appears to be run by MSN there are many of these types of scams. Anyone following these is stupid as we have all heard about these scams so many times. People cannot blame the person who is depicted...
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    STAMP DUTY RORT

    Our property goes to our children when our time comes but surely it is not us if we decide to dispose of the property before that pays stamp duty. surely it is the buyer who hought it who has to pay the stamp duty. I suppose this also means that GST is also charged. Here in WA we pay GST and...
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    ‘What’s that smell?’: Man’s shocking ALDI rice discovery makes his stomach turn

    I wish people would STOP blaming the supermarkets where these things are beyond their control. It is the supplier of the BRand of the item that is the one to complain about.
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    Parties double down on call to split Coles, Woolworths duopoly amid soaring supermarket prices

    I have been to UK many times in my lifetime and always compare prices to what we pay here. The prices quoted by the above are really not all that different to our prices. as 50p is approx a dollar here. Potatoes as quoted at 1.49 per KILO is almost $3 where as I pay at the GREEN grocers $...
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    Virgin Australia reveals game-changing pet policy

    I LOVE dogs but do not agree with them traveling in the cabin unless they are a service dog such as for a blind person. Once this starts everyone will say they are necessary as an assistant dog. No way do I want to travel with animals on planes. We have always had ours in kennels or a family...
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    Avoiding the ‘big problem’: Experts consider tougher driver’s licence rules for caravans

    My family are all licensed Road train operators except me and I would never try to tow a caravan. What I do believe though is there should be a license for others that do not have a license that covers any vehicle. The picture above is not a towed vehicle and depending on the size may be covered...
  16. M

    Shocking discovery by Coles shopper in canned product: ‘This is a major health risk and concern’

    The manufacturer should be named not Coles. This could have been sold at many different grocery stores
  17. M

    Major milk makeover at Coles: See how it affects 2L and 3L sizes!

    Our Coles milk has not had these pull-off tops on the 2 litre milk since before Christmas. I did wonder at the time of why it was but had seen no notice of why until now.
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    Woolworths' new self-checkout rule triggers customer uproar—here's why!

    Why not buy your vegetables from the veggie shops? I do.
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