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    Young woman faces serious charges after seeing blue botches in her luggage

    Some people are so dumb. ABF have a vast arrange of various machines that can detect illicit drugs and other contraband. No excuse my Mum packed my bag or I forgot I had all that food in my bag. You are warned with signs around airports about trying to smuggle illegal goods.
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    Slash your Easter grocery bills with Woolworths' pricing overhaul!

    And nearly every week, both Woolies and Coles weekly specials have pages of vitamins, beuty products etc. They are things that a family cannot eat .
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    ‘Is this correct?’: Coles clarifies ‘free’ scanning policy loophole

    The only way we are able to keep on top of Coles and Woolies domination in the supermarket biopolies. I have always checked when specials [or free items] are listed. If they go through at a incorrect or charged price then I call the attendant [if one there] and inform them of the error and...
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    Major Aussie retailer faces serious allegations from the ACCC

    Also shoes are a no no. I usually have 10/10.5 but now anything from 10 to 13 in the norm,
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    Major Aussie retailer faces serious allegations from the ACCC

    I have found Couriers Plus the worst offender for my orders closely followed by AustPost.
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    ‘Stay vigilant’: Coles shoppers discover discrepancies in self-serve registers

    I did eventually the following week when I went back to Coles shopping. Actually I ended up getting EIGHTY DOLLARS refunded. I had thoroughly checked and rechecked my docket and found other mistakes charging twice for same item through scanner, wrong price when specials marked down prices...
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    Cadbury's Easter bunny price hike is 'absolutely criminal' according to shoppers

    Boycott buying it and the other overpriced Easter chocolates till after Easter when they haven't been sold the stock and it usually goes down to half price to get rid of the stock. I noticed that happened after Christmas Coles Christmas chocolates, biscuits etc went down to half or ever...
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    Why does this obscure policy at Woolies infuriate shoppers?

    Especially with meat cold goods and fruit and veg.
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    This mum's genius grocery trick gets her free food at checkout

    Wrong they must give you the item free under the consumer scanning laws. If I happen to notice the price scanned is higher I always go back and photograph the signs on the items. I have been ''tricked'' a couple of times where you go to the service desk to complain about overcharging for the...
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    ‘Stay vigilant’: Coles shoppers discover discrepancies in self-serve registers

    On my shop of Coles the Saturday before last I purchased a 1kg pack of coffee beans. They were all ticked as half price eg 20 instead of 40. Laundry capsules the same - half price. But when I got home checking the groceries before putting away I noticed the coffee charged at full price. The...
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    Why does this obscure policy at Woolies infuriate shoppers?

    I NEVER order any use by date goods on my online orders to Coles. When I first used online ordering things were either mouldy, rotten, use by date on day of delivery, melted ice cream and the list goes on. So I only order groceries that are tinned/bottled/jarred that do not have USE BY DATES...
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    Who’s really responsible? Mishandled AusPost package sparks debate online

    They are happy to sell and then charge you an expensive rate for postage of their so call ''safe'' wine boxes. And then they get chucked around by thew van drivers and sorters.
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    Urgent recall for LG batteries and wine over safety concerns

    I would have thought that the seller/installer of the solar battery system with have a record who/when a battery was installed at a property. Akin to new cars, the dealer/manufacturer usually contacts individuals when there is an urgent recall on their product.
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    Aussie chain's sneaky pricing tactic scrutinised by a consumer expert!

    Just like Coles Liquorland. Used to be till now free delivery if you ordered $130 or more. Now today it has gone up to $250 or more. In other words they are going to make a ''killing'' out of deliveries for people that want to order their alcohol and cannot get out to visit a store...
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    How often should you wash your sheets and towels?

    I do my sheets every week and towels changed every couple of days without fail,
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    Animal rescuer issues dire warning for drivers after koala’s tragic fate

    He is a ''hero''. Many a person would have just left the poor critter on the road or moved it onto the verge and just lefyt. It's a pity after all that the animal had to be put to sleep. The Koala population suffered a big loss with the bushfires and a loss of their trees and food sources...
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    Is your package safe? A shocking act reveals an alarming Aussie issue

    DotP same here. I live in Gosnells and usually Auspost delivery usually ring fron door bell after leavaing a parcel BUT Couriers Please or whatever the name they use DO NOT ring the bell, and out of pure laziness just delivery the parcels direct to the Post Office. The packages are clearly...
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    Legacies to remember: AFL ‘Giant’ Patrick Smith and Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman

    Sad passing of one of the earliest US NASA pilots. Their early flights with antique equipment compared to later flights were fraught with disaster.
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    Coles' latest anti-shoplifting policy affects their own staff

    Nothing new. Dont' think it has to do with wages even if they are low. When I worked for Sandovers in the 1950's our floorwalker person [old name for security person] would be at the exit door and all bags were checked.
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