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    No leftovers allowed!

    Sadly the eat everything on your plate rule still haunts me to this age in my 60s. It is why I struggle with my weight as I still need to finish my plate whether I'm full or not or I have been dished up too much. 😩
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    Safety concerns trigger cashless policy at McDonald’s, spark heated debate among customers

    Can we get a bit of perspective here, what a selfish attitude.. An employees safety and security vs getting junk food in the middle of the night.. Good chance you could be mugged for your cash on the way into Macca's at that hour of the night.
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    Bunnings stands by in-store pet policy amid ‘dog-free’ hour outcry

    The number of times I have seen dogs lift their leg and pee in the gardening dept is not funny. Beware of picking up potting mix is all I can say..I now only use the other hardware store for my gardening needs
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    Optus outage leaves people and businesses stranded: ‘I told you so’

    Wow let's watch the world go nuts. How about we look at how, like a panicked mob , we reacted as this event unravelled. The knee jerk reactions, the entitled reactions, Obviously anyone that was affected for safety or healthwise did have something to be concerned about, but please can we break...
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    Coles and Woolworths intensify supermarket surveillance to combat abuse and theft

    My girlfriend works at Woolies and comes home at least once a week on tears because of verbal insults, rude customers, condescending customers. Hopefully a body camera/recorder might help with those who think it's their God given right to be rude to retail workers. It's not all about theft.
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    Shoplifter reveals unique reason they steal only from big supermarkets

    Try to justify it all you want theft is theft and this will only increase the prices for us honest ones who have cut back and simply go without..we will have to go without more
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    Are you a Woolworths shopper? Check your account IMMEDIATELY for this shocking discovery

    I got the message that Membership is at capacity 😢
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    Government’s move to regulate digital wallets deals blow to cheque payments

    No the business can decide if they want to accept cash or not, legal as long as they display a sign
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    Government’s move to regulate digital wallets deals blow to cheque payments

    I have just tried to google up, with no success, about Canadian farmers defying the government during covid and being shut out digitally, can you share a link please. I would be interested in reading
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    From K 9 rescue Victoria

    This literally happened to me. Dog was going crazy but I had friends around and we just kept brushing it off and sure enough 3 vehicles in the driveway had been ransacked and items stolen...never ignored my clever boy again
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    ‘People should fight back…’ Here’s why KFC’s sudden move ignited outrage among locals

    If I need to send cash I use PayID the person doing the selling only gives their phone number over. If you think stores are going to change these policies you are sadly mistaken, change needs to be accepted regardless how we perceive the inconvenience.. if change wasn't embraced over time we...
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    ‘People should fight back…’ Here’s why KFC’s sudden move ignited outrage among locals

    How often are you buying KFC to be so inconvenienced by this
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    ‘People should fight back…’ Here’s why KFC’s sudden move ignited outrage among locals

    Do you have a mobile phone...they have all the id and location based info they need on you...I don't think that they could be bothered where I spent $5 and what would they do with that valuable information anyway...I got nothing to hide
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    Australians brace for all-in-one digital ID system

    Do you not have to unlock your phone? Lose your wallet with your licence etc in it and its available to anyone that picks it up. If your wallet or purse has ever been stolen the cost and difficulty of proving who you are to get it all replaced is a nightmare.
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    Small businesses reveal surprising reason why they're going cashless

    Might have to do with the amount of cash they are supplying to banks and in circulation ..simple maths
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    Small businesses reveal surprising reason why they're going cashless

    I personally had not considered the danger to employees aspect and the psychological impact from criminal activity apart from financial losses to the business owner as a direct result of break ins... what are these crims looking for..it's not coffee beans it's cash. If paying electronically...
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    Are you ready for a cashless society? How Coles' latest change will affect your shopping routine

    The supermarket w The shops will temporarily close because you won't be able to see or be safe, no checkouts will work anyway. So we will just quietly wait for the power servicing personnel to correct the fault and all will return to normal... don't get many power outages these days anyway and...
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    Joke The Maestro Movie

    Thanks,,,,thick head me couldn't figure it out 😅
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    Are you ready for a cashless society? How Coles' latest change will affect your shopping routine

    I object to being called a "cashed up wanker". I have worked hard my whole life, I have lived frugally, I was a single mum of 3 and I embraced change at every turn. Living in extremely remote locations technology made this so much easier because when you were cut off during the wet the cash...
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    Is cash still king? Westpac customer protests bank's treatment of cash transactions

    This is exactly what happens. The amount of money laudering being done by unsuspecting vulnerable people is very sad. If anyone asks me for cash payment my reply is "I pay my taxes...why shouldn't you"
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