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  1. IanB.

    Mum overlooks detail in ALDI purchase: ‘I didn’t realise it’

    Fitted sheets wear out faster ; a lot faster , so be smart and buy flat sheets only so they are swapped around from top to bottom ;) My parents/grandparent would tear worn sheets in half longways , and then sew the two outsides together to get far more life out of what was then thicker...
  2. IanB.

    ‘This is your sign’: Shopper's ALDI and Coles haul saves her almost half on grocery bills

    My thoughts : Coles mostly , but I'm not shopping for a family so I buy what I need/want and have very little waste . If ALDI wasn't in Australia we would be paying a lot more --- a hell of a lot more! --- for food and the likes. Coles and WW have had to lower , or keep the their priced down...
  3. IanB.

    ‘Stay vigilant’: Coles shoppers discover discrepancies in self-serve registers

    Duck their bloody self check outs!! I generally do walk there walk home little shops under 15 items in a backpack ---- no staffed fast check out I walk out . So Coles win WW lose . If I drive the other stores in town ; WW and IGA win and Coles lose out . As for Aldi --- only if I really need...
  4. IanB.

    ‘Absolute disgrace’: Car park design in local shopping centre puzzles residents

    Know nothing about this place ; but in general car parks should be 45 degrees instead of 90 degrees imo. Likely too much like common sense for over educated bureaucrats to understand
  5. IanB.

    Identifying AI made easier: Meta rolls out new measures for AI-generated tools

    Yeah yeah ; I know I'm an old fat in the dark ages , but to me AI has to be the most dangerous "invention" in my life time . If digital photography (that I embrace/use everyday) was scary enough , AI is totally terrifying IMO and Governments are way way behind in protecting people from the Bad...
  6. IanB.

    Coles insiders leak checkout secret after shopper’s ‘awkward and weird’ experience

    If you (supermarkets) don't trust us then put just a little of your profits back into actually serving customers For me ; you can take your self-service BS and shove it where the sun doesn't shine ---- I never use it . I having never been into a refinished local woolworths because there is no...
  7. IanB.

    Slash your grocery bills with this simple chicken supermarket secret

    This is how I do it. first; always buy out of date chicken whenever available . I often buy several >cook>remove bones>freeze ;) IMO ; there is more meat to bone ratio with larger birds --- Coles often have them at $4.50-$5 a Kg Generally ; the meat less bone equals about double the price paid...
  8. IanB.

    Can we cut road deaths to zero by 2050? Current trends say no. What’s going wrong?

    "If not, what's holding us back?" IDIOTS! But ; your figures don't go back far enough . Check up the something like 3000 deaths pa in 1960/70 before breathalyzer and .08 The best thing about Electric cars is there will be no voom voom noise factor --- it's seems the louder the exhaust note...
  9. IanB.

    Discover why Australians can’t get enough of this 'miracle' spray cleaner!

    I might add some vanilla to my bit of Vinegar + bit less of morning fresh + water cleaner But I do use BLAM in the dunny Charcoal or bicarb will eat fridge smells
  10. IanB.

    Born Before 1959? Here's How You Could Be Overpaying for Car Insurance - And How to Stop It!

    Without mentioning names and before I investigated the article ; I signed up car insurance online because the ''price was right'' now I'm not driving as much country long distance . With the cheaper premiums comes the problems of online contact when it's usually a person with a foreign accent ...
  11. IanB.

    Discover this nurse's secret to jaw-dropping weight loss!

    So wonderful to read . I hope others find inspiration from Samantha ; but perhaps after Xmas :lol:. Rebel Wilson is another wonderful inspirational story of life
  12. IanB.

    Do-meow-stic cat-tastrophe: Mischievous cat totals woman's $179 toaster

    Who the hell needs a $180 toaster for duckin'sake?!
  13. IanB.

    Cairns faces most devastating floods in decades

    Please ; stop "dramatizing" headlines like "death floods" that Please , please stop dramatizing the headlines like "deadly floods" but "authorities have confirmed that there have been no fatalities or serious injuries" I would imagine many members here are feed up with the dramatization of TV...
  14. IanB.

    Woman fined $302 for this ‘bizarre’ driving mistake

    A big concrete barrier will teach'em how to drive
  15. IanB.

    Woman fined $302 for this ‘bizarre’ driving mistake

    No, never been booked but I wish they would book a few more. Round abouts reduce the contact points from 8 to 4 and are meant to slow down the traffic at those four points of possible impact . It's not rocket science folks
  16. IanB.

    Coles' shocking change to half-price deals affects millions—Are you one of them?

    Bugga ; hard to edit a post here --- just realized it does not effect good delivered by Coles so what the problem . Seems a BIG head line about nothing for duckin sake
  17. IanB.

    Coles' shocking change to half-price deals affects millions—Are you one of them?

    I agree with that as discounts are basically lost leaders to get people into the store where they will often buy stuff not on the shopping list . Perhaps a concussions for those who , because of age/health cannot get to the store easily . That just opened another can of worms . Personally ; I...
  18. IanB.

    Unexpected winner! IGA's Christmas ham outscores all in CHOICE taste test

    Why do people cook a ham? It is basically already cooked! Please be 1/2 sensible during the 100% silly --- STUPID season . Honestly; the amount of money wasted because people feel they have it have it all is so silly . And keep it safe
  19. IanB.

    Check out this $39 Kmart ‘must-have’: ‘This thing is a game changer’

    "One customer said, ‘Water refill [is] way too small.’ " Then it maybe too heavy and bulky for other .
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