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  1. J

    75-year-old's plea to stay in Australia is met with an unbelievable demand—find out why

    Reading this I don’t know why anyone queries why she reverted to her maiden name as I have stayed with my married name although been divorced for about fifty years. This is our choice What is wrong when we have a lady like this who has been nothing but great to our fellow Australians helping...
  2. J

    AIBU 31.01.2025

    I believe an adoption or suggaret
  3. J

    ‘Can you stop doing that?’: Customer slams Australia Post over ‘lazy’ delivery excuse

    I have a lot of parcels delivered and they just put it on the porch and run off. There is an exception one driver places it on the porch and if he sees me open my door it doesn’t matter what size the parcels are even when he has started driving off he gets out of his van and picks up and passes...
  4. J

    Check You Bank Statements..........Strange To Say The least

    I use PayPal and thought they covered when something was not what it was supposed to be. I was informed that the company said I had to return at my expense. I thought PayPal covered your losses but no they did not. Also I was told I had a credit coming free m someone but I never saw it happen...
  5. J

    Big Four banks’ controversial move leaves thousands of Aussies feeling abandoned

    This is something where a full vote should be made as it involves everyone. I do use a card most of the time but just sometimes we need cash for tips (I don’t like putting it on a card). You have people who will reduce the cost of services for cash. When there are problems with the computers we...
  6. J

    Who’s really responsible? Mishandled AusPost package sparks debate online

    I am home all the time and sometimes the drivers just throw the parcels down not put them down. They don’t ring the bell and the parcel can be outside all day as I don’t know it has been delivered. Some parcels arrive damaged and some are upside down or sideways. Even though I am home and the...
  7. J

    ‘They should investigate restaurants’: Why pay more when this Coles item costs $1?

    This isn’t about a meal but I had not been out for a long time and paid for anything. I went to the hairdresser after being told it would be $45.00 for a haircut. She did not even wet my hair. I paid by my c.c not thinking anything more about it. On checking my receipt I found a charge of...
  8. J

    ‘I couldn’t believe it’: Unexpected voicemail led an Aussie woman to a $100,000 lotto fortune

    I agree with the others about the prize payments are not worked out properly. Why give so much on the top prize when the odds are against you. Give more to the other prizes and make many more people happy
  9. J

    ‘The whole place was cordoned off’: Shocking discoveries in Aussie recycling bins prompts warning from authorities

    It is true some people might think it funny but I believe they just want to get rid of these items and not pay to do it. My council sent out a list of the items that should or should not get put in any of the bins. This is helpful and I refer to it if I am not sure.
  10. J

    Woman walking dog falls victim to alleged robbery by trio of kids!

    If this was late in the evening why were the kids not at home and why did the parents not know?
  11. J

    Is Robert Irwin dropping hidden wedding hints in his latest romantic snapshots?

    He is too young.They are still kids. Let them just enjoy their youth don’t push them.
  12. J

    Is your package safe? A shocking act reveals an alarming Aussie issue

    I am home all the time and I need some of my parcels brought inside for me because of a disability. The delivery guys do not ring the door bell and I get stuck trying to get boxes etc into the house because I use a walker. There is only one driver who will always help me and I did give him...
  13. J

    Is your grocery haul shrinking? Discover the 'shrinkflation' phenomenon!

    This has gone on for a long time and gets progressively worse. Why can’t something be done to stop this? When supermarkets like one starting with W gives member prices, and all it is it is very little instead of putting things on sale at all. I paid two dollars for my bag delivery and there are...
  14. J

    Earn thousands of Everyday Rewards points and score amazing freebies this Christmas!

    I just found the same thing as others have said. I spent over an hour on the phone waiting to find out where the snow globe was. There is no snow globe. The lady directed me and it was only spend so much to get 2000 points. I don’t buy there. Everything the earlier people said was true. I did...
  15. J

    Ask Joy: Surviving Holiday Madness: How to survive the Silly Season

    I am one of the others that treat Christmas Day the same as any other although I try to buy some special treats prior to it.
  16. J

    What's hiding on your receipt? 'Alarming' detail sparks calls for big changes in Australia

    When I buy something and I have to send a copy of my receipt what do I do? I am not good at the tech stuff.
  17. J

    Optus fails and then what?

    Optus fails and then what? My emergency service would not work when Optus went down. Then had to make sure mobile phone was fully charged and carried around at all times. This show how we can be caught by the systems not working.
  18. J

    Major outage affects Optus customers: Emergency services unavailable for landline users

    I woke up to my medical alert making a sound and showing a different light. I rang them and found out about the Optus outage. They said my alarm would not work unti Optus problem was fixed. When they did not receive my daily call they rang me on my mobile to ask if I was ok and explain the...
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