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  1. J

    Experience the future of shopping as Woolworths unveils smart cart trial

    Love the idea much better than self checkouts it takes so long to pick one item at a time from the trolly scan it pack it, correct errors every time I have used them the screen locks and tells me to call a staff member. Really what’s the point I just wait and wait as there is only one staff...
  2. J

    Royal commentator reveals King Charles’ true feelings about his grandchildren

    King Charles couldn’t even spare 5 minutes for his son yet the claim he regrets not having a relationship with his sons two children. Actions speak louder than words.
  3. J

    Senior Aussies urged to follow 'rentirerment' scheme to free up 137,000 homes

    This sounds good in principle but any rent collected is classed as income. The home becomes an assets for deeming purposes. Both will affect the amount of aged pension you receive and may actually leave you in a worse cash flow position. I say seek financial advice from an independent adviser...
  4. J

    Report reveals Centrelink payments ‘too low’ to cover basic living costs

    i Am a full time carer I work from around 7am to 10pm and am on call 24/7. I get paid about $450.00 per week from social security. that equates to around $4.29 per hour. I do not get paid penalty rates for after hours or being on call. I do not get sick leave and I do not get holiday pay or...
  5. J

    Win an Ergoflex Memory Foam Mattress - Australia's #1 Mattress for Back Pain

    Ergoflex please rescue this carers sleep. I should be enjoying my retirement time but the physical aspect of caring for my partner hurts every night.
  6. J

    January Competition: Win a Year's Membership to SDC Rewards

    Winning this opens the door to so much more. More discounts offers, more opportunities to win more and most of all it would bring me in even closer to to the SDC community with the ability to see more of the members experiences and share more of mine. I know membership cost is kept to a...
  7. J

    SDC Trivia Game #69 - 03/08/2023

    Tricky question 10 options A. horse and C.horse. even though C is horse is comes up as incorrect.
  8. J

    Shopper slams Vinnies for selling second-hand jacket for $75

    I have never paid that much for a Roxy item. I buy direct from the sales outlet in Torquay. Op shops do have over heads to pay but wages are not one as they rely on volunteers they do not have stock or supply costs. This is pure greed I know it’s not just those who have no other option than...
  9. J

    SDC Trivia Game #51 - 15/07/2023

    The correct answer was not listed and it did not state from the list below however the word which indicates of those named the word who would require the correct answer. So got me with a play on language.
  10. J

    SDC Trivia Game #51 - 15/07/2023

    The prime ministership of Frank Forde, who was prime minister for seven days in 1945, was the shortest in Australian history. Earl Page The prime ministership of Frank Forde, who was prime minister for seven days in 1945, was the shortest in Australian history. Earl Page was the second shortest.
  11. J

    SDC Trivia Game #51 - 15/07/2023

    The prime ministership of Frank Forde, who was prime minister for seven days in 1945, was the shortest in Australian history.
  12. J

    SDC Trivia Game #40 - 04/07/2023

    Finally 10
  13. J

    SDC Trivia Game #31 - 25/06/2023

    1st time 10 out of 10.
  14. J

    SDC Trivia Game #21 - 15/06/2023

    Don’t know why but I thought the Beatles were originally know as the black jacks before being renamed the quarrymen then the Beatles
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