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    Luxury fashion empire Harrolds crumbles with millions in debt

    Have never heard of Harrolds and even if I had would not purchase from them, I have never believed in paying for a label when buying clothes I, would rather have a lot of clothing to chose from for the same cost as a well known "Fashionista" brand with a few exceptions for accessories that will...
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    A Wedding Ring Disaster Leads to a Heartbreaking Family Rift - You Won't Believe How It's Stopped a Grandmother from Meeting Her Grandchild!

    I thought that as she had said she used her mother-in-laws jeweller that her ring was too much like the original and mother did not like that?
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    Scammer exploits lonely woman $200K after building trust online

    Finding it difficult to meet a man that I could get along with romantically and after a string of failed entanglements, I took the advice of a friend and joined what was then a well known "Dating Site" after liking a particular profile and having quite a few months of late night conversations...
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    Scam victim warns fellow Australians of online deceptions after near loss of savings

    As much as I whinge about not having a house to house Postal delivery service, its bloody inconvenient having to go to the post office/ General store to pick up any type of mail. blah blah blah at least I will never fall for a post office scam!
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    Digital payment options expand as government phases out cheques by 2028

    Same here, I handle all of the day to day bits and pieces like paying bills etc, I mostly do everything on-line as it is more convenient that way, he is not happy with computer use and tries very hard to avoid it, not willing to admit he has no idea, he can open and send emails but only because...
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    Joke He forgot again

    My dear husband could be Bill but unlikely to share the same fate. He is terrible at remembering dates, has no idea when his own mothers birthday is but it is apparently sometime in February, If I want a birthday card for my birthday I have to remind him when it is coming up, otherwise I just...
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    Major plant-based food supplier for supermarkets ceases operations

    I must have missed something in the original story, please explain what the company who have gone under have to do with Kamala Harris and Joe Biden did they own them?
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    Major plant-based food supplier for supermarkets ceases operations

    I agree but try telling that to my husband who insists on having meat or fish for the evening meal, I can quite happily go without both but not him, gets upset if the usual form of protein is not in his meal, Telling him that eggs or pulses contain protein as well falls on deaf ears, if it did...
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    A Wedding Ring Disaster Leads to a Heartbreaking Family Rift - You Won't Believe How It's Stopped a Grandmother from Meeting Her Grandchild!

    Some family rifts are near on impossible to get over and in some cases can outlive the family member the rift is with . On meeting my present husband he was eager and very happy to introduce his new found love to his family, neither of us were teenagers but we both felt the importance of...
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    Angel Chicken Rice

    Packets of Herbs sold by Spencers in most Supermarkets include Italian mix, this could be a substitute when mixed with the other wet ingredients, happy to be told I am wrong if another SDC member has a different / better idea?
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    Discover No7's skincare revolution as they drop their 'Future Renew' range in Priceline Australia!

    Same here I changed to Lóreal but was more than happy to change back to No 7 when it was introduced by Priceline and am very happy that I did:D
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    Are you overpaying for rent? Learn why thousands of Aussies are now forking over more cash!

    I think that the lack of public housing can be blamed on each state government. There must be many SDC members who remember the Public housing Estates" being built in the 60s/70s to house low income people. I do not know what the income level was capped at then or how long the waiting lists...
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    Banks face pressure to adjust practices amid new regulations on debit card surcharges

    when you consider that your Bank issued Debit card is linked to your transaction or savings account you are actually paying a fee to use your own money when using your debit card to pay for purchases in store, how is this Ok
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    Shoppers flock from Kmart to Target and swear they'll never return: ‘It's always the first place I go’

    the list of products in Target that are far better quality than the same kind of items offered in Kmart is endless, given the choice I would much prefer to shop in Target, unfortunately that choice was taken away when Wesfarmers decided to close the majority of regional Target stores, faced...
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    The top 10 most handsome men is released—is your favourite heartthrob on the list?

    Dont care about a mathmatic ratio, Beauty has always been in the eye of the beholder after saying that George Clooney who rightfully appears on the above list is still one of the most handsome men ever and only gets better as he ages, like the rest of us;);)
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    Escape financial ruin: Learn about this surprisingly common ‘debt trap’ no one is talking about

    Although we do not have any credit cards and the only debt that we have now is a very low mortgage (less than $190,000) I still have the life long issue of not being able to tell the difference between want and need, especially now with the cost of food, I do all the right things like writing a...
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    Discover No7's skincare revolution as they drop their 'Future Renew' range in Priceline Australia!

    I started using the NO7 Skincare range as soon as Priceline introduced it a few years ago, it is a product sold through "Boots"chemist" in the UK and is very highly recommended, I currently use The "Protect and Perfect"range for mature skins which has gone a long way towards improving the look...
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    Shoppers are obsessed with this $10 Kmart gem, but there's a funny catch that could happen to you too!

    These are one of the most comfortable shoes that I have ever had, I wear them everywhere, unfortunately the ones advertised here are not the same brand as the ones that I paid over $100.00 for last year, (Mine are Skechers) Moral of the story Älways check KMart before Buying new shoes":rolleyes:
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    Are you at risk of a shocking $1,650 fine? Thousands of Aussies are unaware!

    Sorry I was replying to another article, I didn't take any notice of the page I was still on, My Bad:confused:
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