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Member Since | 26/08/2011 |
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Location | Brisbane |
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PVA on Japan and South Korea Airfares Sale: from $130 One-Way (e.g. $216.08 Return to Tokyo from Cairns Flying May/June 2026) @ Jetstar

> Extra legroom? Some seats have more room in front of them, typically it's seats with a wall in front of them, or seats beside an…

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ozbargainer88 on Japan and South Korea Airfares Sale: from $130 One-Way (e.g. $216.08 Return to Tokyo from Cairns Flying May/June 2026) @ Jetstar

Wash it down with a Familymart strawberry milk drink, with a whole strawberry (in pea-size chunks) in the bottle. Or their melon drink,…

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OZcheepsk8 on Singapore Airlines Direct to Singapore Ex DRW $513, PER $532, MEL $633, BNE $702, ADL $709, SYD $787 & More @ Beat That Flight

Look at when school holidays are (it varies from state to state). Other peak times are around religious dates like Easter and Christmas in…

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caitsith01 on Singapore Airlines Direct to Singapore Ex DRW $513, PER $532, MEL $633, BNE $702, ADL $709, SYD $787 & More @ Beat That Flight

You're misunderstanding why airlines have sales. Their expenses are almost entirely fixed: * They need the same number of staff whether the…

Looking at comments on previous deals by Buffer stock, they don't appear to do any of the checks they claim to do, and there's no contact…

Russ commented on 5GB/Month Bonus eSIM Data for Referee & Referrer for as Long as Both Remain Customers @ fraenk
OP, you should update your post to say the prices and data allowance are per month. And maybe link to the Google translate link of the…

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Pace210 on 5GB/Month Bonus eSIM Data for Referee & Referrer for as Long as Both Remain Customers @ fraenk

> pounds That's not pounds, it's the [Euro symbol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_sign). Even without referrals, this is cheaper than…

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MrSparkle on Logitech Z623 THX Certified 2.1 Speakers $168 + Delivery ($0 to Metro Areas/ OnePass/ C&C/ In-Store) @ Officeworks

> Can't recall the cause of this It's because rotary potentiometers (volume controls) have a horseshoe-shaped carbon track, and turning the…

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petestrash on Flip Connect Completely Nuking Their $4 0.5GB Plan, Including Grandfathered Customers

> despite Amaysim Chat telling me that it was no longer available even to existing account holders I recently spent quite a bit of time…

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pangy on [Prime] Bosch PBD 40 710W Electric Bench Drill Press $351.20 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Thanks for the clarification! I agree, changing speeds on a drill with belts isn't fast nor easy.

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Russ on Flip Connect Completely Nuking Their $4 0.5GB Plan, Including Grandfathered Customers

Oops, forgot to mention cmobile's "red" $119/year plan.

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petestrash on Flip Connect Completely Nuking Their $4 0.5GB Plan, Including Grandfathered Customers

Wow, that must have been very recent, I got onto the Talk and Text plan only two weeks ago. Thanks for letting me know, I'll stop…

Russ commented on [Prime] Bosch PBD 40 710W Electric Bench Drill Press $351.20 Delivered @ Amazon AU
For less than $50 more, you can buy a full-size bench drill, although without free delivery:…

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eug on Motorola moto tag: 1-Pack $25, 4-Pack $98 + Delivery ($0 C&C/in-Store) @ Harvey Norman

You're right, I found it on my Moto. Now that I've configured DND the way I like it, I'll always use DND instead though, for a number of…

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lachhelix on Motorola moto tag: 1-Pack $25, 4-Pack $98 + Delivery ($0 C&C/in-Store) @ Harvey Norman

I just checked again, and found that you're right - my Moto does have a separate silent function, but it's harder to get to. I have to…

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eug on Motorola moto tag: 1-Pack $25, 4-Pack $98 + Delivery ($0 C&C/in-Store) @ Harvey Norman

> DND did not replace silent mode Maybe on your phones. Neither of the phones I mentioned above have any silent mode other than DND mode.

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eug on Motorola moto tag: 1-Pack $25, 4-Pack $98 + Delivery ($0 C&C/in-Store) @ Harvey Norman

> When was it introduced? That I haven't been able to find out. "Do not disturb" replaced "silent mode" quite a long time ago. I have an…

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eug on Motorola moto tag: 1-Pack $25, 4-Pack $98 + Delivery ($0 C&C/in-Store) @ Harvey Norman

> That's assuming my dad remembers where his phone is. It's just a phone call, you can use any phone to make the call. You can use your own…

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eug on Motorola moto tag: 1-Pack $25, 4-Pack $98 + Delivery ($0 C&C/in-Store) @ Harvey Norman

> ask my dad where his phone is, log in, look for and open the Find app, wait for the app to load everything, select the other phone, then…

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tebbybabes on [Prime] BEVIGOR 16 AAA High Capacity AAA NiMH Rechargeable Pre-Charged Batteries $24.16 Delivered @ Amazon UK

The alkalines will only have more "oomph" in the first half of their discharge, when their voltage is higher than NiMh batteries. If you're…

Ah, thanks for clearing that up! The quoted 0.5 "Points Earn Rate Per mile" on Velocity's website had me confused as to whether "mile"…

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G-rig on [Prime] BEVIGOR 16 AAA High Capacity AAA NiMH Rechargeable Pre-Charged Batteries $24.16 Delivered @ Amazon UK

> those used to leak (at least the rechargables) If you have NiMh batteries that are leaking, that means they've been overheated at some…

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b3au on AmEx Explorer Card: 100,000 Bonus Points ($4,000 Spend in 3 Months), $400 Travel Credit, $395 Annual Fee

Thanks! I've had a try, so far I'm not impressed. I selected a return journey flying Singapore Airlines, and then tried the exact same…

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petestrash on Flip Connect Completely Nuking Their $4 0.5GB Plan, Including Grandfathered Customers

That $7.90 plan disappeared from their website about a week after my comment above, and couldn't be purchased anymore. You might be lucky,…

Russ commented on AmEx Explorer Card: 100,000 Bonus Points ($4,000 Spend in 3 Months), $400 Travel Credit, $395 Annual Fee
> $400 travel credit to spend ... with American Express Travel What are Amex Travel like? Expensive compared to the deals we see on…

Thanks! The commentary below is for anyone else in my situation, and to remind me what I found. I just found out, using Singapore Air's AI…

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BARE-STOCK on [Prime] BEVIGOR 16 AAA High Capacity AAA NiMH Rechargeable Pre-Charged Batteries $24.16 Delivered @ Amazon UK

I've commented on the Stenkol charger previously, read the comments starting [here](https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/11931082/redir).…

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boretentsu on [Prime] BEVIGOR 16 AAA High Capacity AAA NiMH Rechargeable Pre-Charged Batteries $24.16 Delivered @ Amazon UK

I think IKEA can't get them anymore, searching for "Ladda" on the IKEA website doesn't find anything for sale.

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kudoz on [Prime] BEVIGOR 16 AAA High Capacity AAA NiMH Rechargeable Pre-Charged Batteries $24.16 Delivered @ Amazon UK

> my smart scales wouldn't work with 1.2v ones for example Yes, there are some badly-designed devices out there. "1.5V" alkaline batteries…

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caperite on [Prime] BEVIGOR 16 AAA High Capacity AAA NiMH Rechargeable Pre-Charged Batteries $24.16 Delivered @ Amazon UK

> Ikea charger with storage, Litosfar. That looks very much like a "dumb" charger, from it's quoted 9-11 hour charge cycle. Dumb chargers…
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