expired Seagate 2TB Expansion External Desktop Hard Drive USB 3.0 $98.00 @ Officeworks

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Seagate 2TB Expansion External Desktop Hard Drive USB 3.0 $98.00 @ Officeworks
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ronnknee on 31/05/2012 - 16:13 www.officeworks.com.au (3206 clicks)

Cheapest Seagate 2TB Expansion External Desktop Hard Drive USB 3.0 at the moment.

Beats JB Hi-Fi's deal by $1.
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/71368

More product detail: http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/desktop-hard-dri...

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  • +17 votes
    Moots on 31/05/2012 - 16:15

    That way they don't have to beat it by 5%

    • +4 votes
      Belistic on 31/05/2012 - 16:17

      I think OW monitor OB for tech deals, and slightly undercut, so they don't have to discount the 5%…

      • +1 vote
        tantryl on 31/05/2012 - 16:27

        They monitor their main competitors (like JB) and they keep an eye on things that are being frequently price matched. They update their prices every day… I think it's at around 2pm EST.

      • +2 votes
        lostn on 31/05/2012 - 16:39

        They were already doing that on a daily basis, with or without OZB. They monitor large competitors like DSE, JB, and HN.

        The small computer shops they don't monitor because there's too many of them, it's impractical.

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        cyssero on 01/06/2012 - 12:13

        My local OW has all competitor uncatalogued printed out and pinned to the windows of the front entrance to show they're cheaper than anyone else. If they can beat a competitor to it before I can get them to price match, I say good on them.

    • +2 votes
      FreckleNuts on 01/06/2012 - 03:58

      Damn right.
      I got to OW with a print-out of the JB deal ~ 12.30pm, and only paid ~ $95.

      I much prefer OW - returning stuff is easy peasy.
      They are also hardcore price-matchers.

  • +3 votes
    Mikinoz on 31/05/2012 - 16:17

    JB deal has free delivery for all those interested, and OW beats it by 1 dollar so basically 1% better hmm why bother.

    Ronknee this is not a deal as it is hardly better than what is already their, in addition in the post for JB it has been noted that it can be had at OW.

    • +6 votes
      Belistic on 31/05/2012 - 16:19

      agreed, I'd rather spend my $$$ with the original discounter (unless there is a major price difference)

      • +1 vote
        zeomega on 31/05/2012 - 16:22

        $1 savings is $1 savings. It then boils down to convenience.

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          Mikinoz on 31/05/2012 - 16:23

          yes thats true but a 1% saving is so little, its doable anywhere.

        • +5 votes
          chuneeperformance on 31/05/2012 - 16:30

          buy u two soft serve… two baby …TWO!

        • +1 vote
          quickling on 31/05/2012 - 16:39

          three!!! baby!!! THREE!!!

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          Mikinoz on 31/05/2012 - 16:39

          hmm soft serve.

        • +2 votes
          lostn on 31/05/2012 - 16:40

          Or some SATA cables at Meritline, provided you don't need them in the next month or two.

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          snappy1234 on 31/05/2012 - 18:47

          30 cents again whoohoo

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          davidl2 on 31/05/2012 - 20:09

          most places have the soft cones $0.50c each

        • +1 vote
          StewBalls on 31/05/2012 - 21:50

          As others have noted, McD's are 30c again, I know this coz I just had one! :)

    • +42 votes
      ronnknee on 31/05/2012 - 16:30

      How is this not a deal? The price of the hard drive has been $129 the past month since it replaced the USB 2.0. That's 24% off. If you want to compare it to JB Hi-Fi, then yes, it's hardly better but hardly better is still better right? In addition, it also makes it convenient for those who live close to their local Officeworks so that they don't go out of their way to find a JB Hi-Fi.

      Edit: Not to mention Officeworks also provides free delivery for purchases over $55.

      • -21 votes
        Mikinoz on 31/05/2012 - 16:41

        True , maybe next time you could give us a deal you thought of yourself.

        This site was set up for bargains not hardly better, although you are right hardly better is cutting it these days.

        • +4 votes
          ronnknee on 31/05/2012 - 16:51

          Like I said, it's only hardly better if you compare it relatively. The price of the unit sells for much higher normally so if a 24% reduction is not good enough, then I'm not sure what is.

          "maybe next time you could give us a deal you thought of yourself."
          I'm not quite sure what you mean by that.

        • -15 votes
          sash213 on 31/05/2012 - 16:55

          Show initiative instead of "undercutting" by a measly $1. We rather you keep your original price and then beat by 5%.

        • +8 votes
          ronnknee on 31/05/2012 - 16:58

          You make it seem like I have control over the prices.

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          Puff Braddy on 31/05/2012 - 18:44

          Agreed with Mikinoz. Would be nice to see a good bargain that isn't a reactionary bargain like this one was in reaction to the awesome JB price.
          A hardly better bargin is a better bargin than none yes, and this is a great price, but would be good to see one that isn't done only hours after the JB one or just a "we'll match and beat by 5%".

          Just a general comment and not directed at you, OW employee. Thanks for posting the bargain. As I said in the JB bargain I wish I didn't buy the 3tb version last week for $170 :(

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          tantryl on 31/05/2012 - 19:06

          1 - Kudos to you to price matching.
          2 - Price matching isn't a bargain is one of the rules of OzBargain.

          Look, you did the right thing. You did NOTHING wrong. But it's JB that provided the good special, you matched it.

        • +1 vote
          zeomega on 31/05/2012 - 23:59

          Actually they didn't match it. They beat it…. by $1.

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          sash213 on 02/06/2012 - 11:16

          I wasn't talking about you. Don't take it so personally. I'm talking about OW. While I appreciate the price, the original deal retailer took initiative. OW would not have this price if not for them, hence no initiative.

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        David Hasslehoff on 31/05/2012 - 16:45

        ronnknee are you really a rep or do you just work for OW?

        • +13 votes
          ronnknee on 31/05/2012 - 16:54

          I am an employee so as part of OzBargain's policy, I declared myself as affiliated with the store. However I speak as an OzBargainer than an actual representative.

        • +25 votes
          stonedewok on 31/05/2012 - 17:00

          OzB is a tough crowd…
          OW have provided countless bargains and price-matches in the past, where's the love?! lol

          Convenient locations, late opening hours, good price….thanks for the bargain ronnknee, looks good to me

        • +8 votes
          Ahan on 31/05/2012 - 17:56

          That's very true. Ow really is a hardcore pricematcher. Others' are just bullshit.

        • +2 votes
          sonic2011 on 31/05/2012 - 18:09

          yes, agree with stonedewok and ahan. Nothing better than shop at OW. Also, returning an items as easy as buying.

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          judgeg on 31/05/2012 - 22:12

          Sending you love from a long term Officeworks shopper. Now if you could only make your catalogues sexier….

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          cyssero on 01/06/2012 - 12:15

          Additionally, OW have plenty of parking and generally a lot more stock than other competitors.

  • +7 votes
    senator on 31/05/2012 - 16:25

    Good for people who live closer to officeworks I guess

    • +2 votes
      lostn on 31/05/2012 - 16:42

      It's also better for people who have a Coles team member discount card, or access to someone's card. You get a further 5% off on top of it.

      • -5 votes
        Ahan on 31/05/2012 - 17:58

        Speaking of which, my card expires today.. Haven't gone back to work for three months..
        It's too hard to have a full time job, study chartered accounting program and work another day at the servo.

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          lostn on 31/05/2012 - 23:43

          I only picked up my new card today myself. And I haven't been there for months either (I'm on annual leave for 4 months). ;)

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          Ahan on 01/06/2012 - 11:41

          Wow, are you still considering going back to work?

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          lostn on 01/06/2012 - 17:25

          I don't want to (I hate the store I work in.. used to be better until new managers came in a F'd everything up).. but unless a better job falls into my lap, I don't have much of a choice. I got a mortgage to pay off.

  • +14 votes
    nfr on 31/05/2012 - 16:33

    It's the cheapest, so it's a deal.

  • +1 vote
    couger on 31/05/2012 - 16:40

    A deal is a deal, just bought one from Coburg OW on my way home, BTW, you can get it deliveried to your home at same price $98 (at least in Melbourne Metro area)

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    erwinsie on 31/05/2012 - 17:07

    rep, is drive inside is ST3000DM001 still?

  • +1 vote
    grog on 31/05/2012 - 17:12

    About a week before the Thailand floods I got this [USB2 version] drive for $84 from OW under a price match with Big W who had it in a catalogue for $88.

    Then the floods happened and the price went through the roof.

    HN also priced matched Big W $88 [actually offered it for $87] that week.

    Hope they keep going down ….buy heaps.

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      mskram on 01/06/2012 - 08:43

      I can't remember where I read it (probably techradar) but prices shouldn't go down until next year or November this year at the best. Something to do with supplier contracts already being signed so that they had to be sold at a certain price, and those contracts only run out at the end of the year.

    • +2 votes
      epicaricacy on 01/06/2012 - 00:43

      "Great deal"

      so why the neg?

  • +1 vote
    Rumbaar on 31/05/2012 - 17:38

    More options, wish I was in the market for some drives.

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    Umpani on 31/05/2012 - 17:39

    The free delivery is nice, thankyou

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    IVI on 31/05/2012 - 17:41

    See the $99 "Deal" at JB Hi-Fi… for additional comments about [possible] issues with this drive
    (eg, Click-Failure)

    • -2 votes
      netsurfer on 31/05/2012 - 17:55

      The click failure probably referred to the USB 2.0 version. Generally, it is a power related issue on the SATA2 to USB part. Hopefully, the USB 3.0 version will be better.

      The drive inside is 5400rpm. However, at this price, you cannot really expect a 7200rpm drive.

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        Bargainz on 31/05/2012 - 18:00

        The 99 deal at DSE earlier this year were 7200 drives, went nicely into my NAS. Hope these are 7200 as well?

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        nfr on 31/05/2012 - 18:06

        Seagate no longer produces 5400rpm drives, so these USB 3.0 units would have to be old stocks if they are 5400.

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          dazweeja on 31/05/2012 - 18:15

          They do make 5900rpm green drives though.

        • +1 vote
          nfr on 31/05/2012 - 18:20

          They used to, but now they don't.

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        netsurfer on 31/05/2012 - 18:18

        Sorry… my mistake. Drive is ST2000DM001… looks like it is a 7200rpm drive.
        Then, looks like it is a pretty good deal.

        • +1 vote
          d123 on 03/06/2012 - 01:27

          No no no. Sorry. I just bought this from OW in Highett VIC and the drive inside is a: ST2000DL003 - ie a green drive running at 5900rpm.

          I'm very disappointed as I thought that it would be a 7200rpm drive.

          Let others beware.

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    jsyer86 on 31/05/2012 - 19:12

    used freinds 5% discount card cost total of $93.10

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    tonytiger on 31/05/2012 - 19:24

    bought two with 5% off. bargain for my 4 bay enclosure.

  • +9 votes
    StewBalls on 31/05/2012 - 19:38

    I was gonna say I can't believe some of the comments, but unfortunately frankly I can. I think the salient point being missed here isn't the $1 difference, it's that somebody used their own effort, time & initiative to post a deal that WILL benefit others…gratis!!!

    When JB runs out of stock, (let's face it, at this price it's highly likely) all those puffing their chests about whether this is a bargain or not will at least have another option to buy one!

    There's a lesson in this for would-be deal posters, however…don't bother doing the right thing & declaring that you simply work for an organisation. Apparently, once you do then you become responsible for the pricing policies of the entire chain!!! :o

    • +6 votes
      ronnknee on 31/05/2012 - 20:08

      Agreed, that or OzBargain should give the choice to differentiate between "affiliate" or "representative" as the two roles are very different.

    • -4 votes
      tantryl on 31/05/2012 - 20:55

      While some of the comments are unnecessarily harsh, the bargain is quite hum drum. Why? Because they would have done it no matter what. If they hadn't, people would have used the price match option en masse and gotten it for $94.05.

      Like I said above - nothing wrong with the deal. Good price. Thanks for notifying us. But advertising that you've avoided having to honour the 5% pricematch policy isn't exactly amazing.

      • +3 votes
        lostn on 31/05/2012 - 23:42

        Officeworks guarantee is primarily about having the lowest price, not the beating by 5%. That only happens when they don't keep up. Either way, 5% or not, they still have the lowest price, even if it's only by $1. That is in accordance to their LPG policy.

        OW prides itself on having the lowest price, not on beating the lowest price by 5%, which should only ever happen occasionally. I think your expectations are unreasonable if you think they did wrong by it just to avoid giving a further 5% off.

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          tantryl on 31/05/2012 - 23:50

          What expectations are you talking about? I expect nothing for them, I simply don't get excited by them adjusting a price to avoid be punished by their own policy.

          Once again - good for them. I've said that three times now. Is it sinking in?

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          lostn on 01/06/2012 - 01:39

          Well, we don't expect you to get excited. As long as you expect nothing from them, we don't expect you to expect anything from them either.

          Though there has to be at least some expectation from you to avoid a comment that the deal is 'hum drum'.

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          tantryl on 01/06/2012 - 02:02

          And I'm fine with you disagreeing with me that it's hum drum.

          What's annoying is that you disagreed with me… for imaginary reasons.

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          spal on 01/06/2012 - 05:10

          Reply to lostn: Very valid point. They find a cheaper price and their price to confirm to the Cheapest price promise. Other retailers have it too but don't usually follow. My recent experience at jbhifi and DSE when I tried to get a Galaxy SII.
          I find OW best in attitude with customer seeking a price match.

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          lostn on 01/06/2012 - 17:29

          I think it works well for them. The idea is to tell people their prices are constantly updated to at least match the lowest price, so the consumer goes.. yeah, they're going to be at least as low as the lowest guy if not lower, so I'll just shop there for everything instead of bothering to research other people's prices and checking out the competition. Would save me time if I just go straight to OW.

          I really don't care if they undercut by $1 to avoid undercutting by $5. They still won't be beaten and if they are, they will match it. You can't complain when they're already the lowest price.

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    hectic3 on 31/05/2012 - 19:45

    Thank you sir!

  • +7 votes
    JetBombat on 31/05/2012 - 19:46

    100s of comments for $1. Only at OzBargain.

    • +1 vote
      Rumbaar on 31/05/2012 - 20:20

      Yeah, lucky it wasn't between iPad deals. That brings out the …

    • +2 votes
      haz on 31/05/2012 - 20:24

      $1 means alot, it can get you half of the hungry jacks burger deal!

  • +1 vote
    lyfkevin on 31/05/2012 - 19:58

    Stupid thing to ask. Does quality change even though brand is same?

  • +1 vote
    cheapskateasian on 31/05/2012 - 20:11

    ronnknee can you hook me up with your staff discount? I'll pay cash

    • +10 votes
      Puff Braddy on 31/05/2012 - 20:35

      Bolding your comment really gets the message aross a lot better than had you just typed like a normal person.

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        ccrap on 01/06/2012 - 00:18

        Lol :o)

      • -1 vote
        tonester on 01/06/2012 - 22:53

        +1 why be normal when you can be bold? be loud, be proud, be strong and stand out for yourself :)

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    Chopel on 31/05/2012 - 21:15

    1 year warranty?
    I think HP had 3yrs warranty.

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      tantryl on 31/05/2012 - 21:17

      This has a 3 year limited warranty.

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        Chopel on 31/05/2012 - 21:22

        3yrs warranty. Deal!

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    curtbruce on 31/05/2012 - 21:18

    Can anyone tell me.. will this work for me? I want to connect it to my wirelss modem which has usb so I can use it as a network storage for connecting from my Mac, PC, and PS3 to play movies, save files etc.

    I went to OW. They wouldn't believe me that it was selling for 98. Finally they scanned the product and were a little emabarrased. But once I asked the above question they could not tell me. So I left it and here i am?

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      tantryl on 31/05/2012 - 21:19

      Depends on your modem but it should be fine.

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    curtbruce on 31/05/2012 - 21:23

    My modem is NetgearN600 wireless dual band gigabit ADSL2+ mode router?

    •  
      tantryl on 31/05/2012 - 21:25

      N600 is a sort of advertising term for 3T3R and not the model number.

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    curtbruce on 31/05/2012 - 21:42

    DGND3700 is model number i think. I paid 155 from OW. Good price i believe… I can save files from Mac to this Seagate HD and than open them on my PC laptop?

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      tantryl on 31/05/2012 - 22:10

      That'll be fine.

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    giggles on 31/05/2012 - 22:26

    Can anyone report the firmware on the drives in these? If they are ST2000DM001 with firmware cc96 then they will have the SATA2 3Gb limitation and the frequent head-parking issue

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      uncoelite on 31/05/2012 - 22:57

      A bloke who got one from JB hifi got an ST2000DM001 made in china with cc96 firmware
      http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/71368?page=1#comment-892507

      edit: HD Tune is reporting the firmware on my drive as CC9D, not sure if accurate

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      lostn on 31/05/2012 - 23:37

      My model is STAY2000302 from Officeworks.

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        uncoelite on 01/06/2012 - 09:48

        That's the model as sold as an external hard drive with enclosure. The actual model of the hard drive inside is different

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      perkinma on 01/06/2012 - 10:57

      If I understand correctly the SATA2 3GB limitation is not really a limitation as the HDD cannot max out the interface anyway?

      I thought it was only SSD's that benefited from SATA3 6GB.

      But good point re the clicking / screeching noise.

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      perkinma on 02/06/2012 - 08:09

      Checked two so far - both have been ST2000DM001 but both were firmware CC9D.

      Interesting to note that this firmware version can not be upgraded at this stage even though newer firmware is available….???

      http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Barracuda-XT-Barracuda-Barracud...

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        d123 on 03/06/2012 - 01:40

        You are lucky. I just got mine from OW in Highett and it has a ST2000DL003 drive in it - a 5900rpm drive NOT a 7200rpm drive

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    uncoelite on 31/05/2012 - 22:33

    here's some photos of the box and contents http://imgur.com/a/9c5K3

    I got mine from Officeworks QV, Melbourne. There were about 80 on the shelves at 19:30 31-05-2012 for $98.

    I haven't opened the enclosure, but it's 2 piece plastic with no visible screws or clips. My box says Made/Assembled in Thailand

    A guy from the $99 JB-Hifi post opened his and got a Barracuda ST2000DM001 made in China, which according to google is 7200rpm. He says it can also be used as an internal drive
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/892371?redirect=1

    edit: I just used HD Tune to run some tests and check some info, it's reporting the drive with the following, not sure if accurate:
    Firmware version : CC9D
    Standard : ATA8-ACS - SATA III
    Rotation speed : 7200 RPM

  • +1 vote
    netsurfer on 31/05/2012 - 22:37

    USB 3.0 test result (NEC chipset) - I don't have the new H77/Z77 intel USB 3:

    Sequential Read: 133.5MB/s
    Sequential Write: 127.7MB/s

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      somethingguy on 31/05/2012 - 22:57

      Seriously? I get 60-70MB/s write speed (Etron chipset).

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        netsurfer on 31/05/2012 - 23:15

        Benchmark software figures - treat them as the best possible / max speed figures. From physical memory to the drive.

        I need to use a PC with SSD in order to really test the actual write speed properly (because my other hard drive is slower - it cannot pump out enough data for this drive).

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        DJ on 01/06/2012 - 11:19

        Etron USB3 chipset is pretty crappy performance wise, unfortunately. I have it too :(

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          somethingguy on 01/06/2012 - 21:12

          Yep, that's what you get for paying a premium for the earlier USB3 chipsets (or at least in my case). What mobo do you have?

  1. ronnknee on 31/05/2012 - 16:30
    +42 How is this not a deal? The
  2. stonedewok on 31/05/2012 - 17:00
    +25 OzB is a tough crowd… OW
  3. Moots on 31/05/2012 - 16:15
    +17 That way they don't have to
  4. nfr on 31/05/2012 - 16:33
    +14 It's the cheapest, so it's a
  5. ronnknee on 31/05/2012 - 16:54
    +13 I am an employee so as part
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