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Hi All, I’m heading to Japan for 2 weeks in a few days time (er, actually tomorrow!) with my small family for a quick ski and travel around to various cities.. what does everyone recommend best …

Hi All, Just hoping for your salient and expert advice. I was very happily with Reamped Energy for my home electricity supply here in Brisbane, until the very recent wholesale electricity sham that …

Hi Guys, Just after some tight-wad assistance.. I used to be with AGL in Brisbane for our home electricity supply years ago but I suspected they were price-gauging (I never verified it though), so I …

Hey All, I know this is prolly a stupid thing to ask, but does anybody know of skiing accommodation (ie a chalet) in Thredbo in late September for 6 adults and 3 kids all in together that won't …

Hi All, My wife works in the local council library, which is our next door neighbour. As we're poor and she doesn't get paid much, her boss lets us use the library wifi, which spills into …

Hi All, Sorry to bother.. I'm 55yo and my wife is 51yo. We have a life insurance policy each with Noble Oak (via a broker years ago), both of which are about 25 or maybe even 30-year-old …

Hi All, Just hoping for a bit of advice. I have a friend who owns an original and mint condish/never played demo tape from an Aussie country music star, from back before he ever became famous, that …

Hi All, Having trawled Google and gone round and round, just hoping for some intelligent advice or assistance on old car batteries.. Sealed 'maintenance-free' car batteries last maybe 5 …

Hi All, I'm 53, have good teeth and oral hygiene, and visit my Dentist every two years for a checkup. I've just been told by my usual guy in North Brisbane that I have cavities in 5 rear …

Hi All, Could any of you knowledgeable types please let me know if you have trouble at all sending MMS files with Kogan Mobile? I'm in Brisbane, I use a Lumia 950 phone, and I have the Kogan …

Hi All, I'm keen to take my young kids on an overseas trip specifically to experience flying on a jumbo 747, before they're all finally phased out. Would appreciate any destination ideas …

Hi All, Anyone smarter than me know of a way I can get my 'R's from Brisvegas to Tokyo on about the 7th Jan to 14th Jan 2019, give or take a day or two? Yep - four days notice so I'm …

Hi All, With Xmas just around the corner but still enough time for delivery, time to buy pressies for my needy family again. I shudder at spending more than 50 bucks on each of them though, so just …

Hi Guys, I hope someone good at Facebook might be able to advise me on this?: I play in a live band. We have a theatre show coming up soon, and the theatre posted about our upcoming show on their …

Hi Guys, I have UK£5,000 in my UK Natwest bank account that I earned there years ago, and as I'm more broke than the 10 commandments atm :-/, I need to convert it to Aussie $$'s and bring …

Hi All, For 10 years, I have had a Premier Advantage package, interest-only mortgage with Westpac, which matures in 2038, and my current interest only rate is 4.83%, which I thought was high, so I …

Hi All, I need to buy ten identical, basic model (cheap) 55-inch tv's. They all have to be brand new, and the only requirement is that they need a USB port for playing movies from a USB stick, …

Hi All, I'm DONE with AGL, but I need your expert advice. I've just got back from a 6 week trip to Europe, and my QLD (Brisbane) energy provider AGL has sent me virtually my highest …

Hi All, The family and I are doing the 4 week European/Egypt/UK holiday thing next week. I've been looking at prices for getting into places like The Vatican, Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Romantic …

Hey All, Can I just check something please, with those of you who have recently applied for the Westpac Altitude Black QANTAS 80,000 FF rewards points card? Two weeks ago, I applied online via …

Hi All, Has anyone ever done an accurate bullS**t appraisal on these international hotel aggregator sites like Agoda, Hotels.com, Wotif etc? Do they REALLY offer GENUINE savings? Or is (example) a …

Hi All, The family & I are going to be in Singapore for 5 hours (stopover) on the way to Egypt, Europe and lastly The UK (in that order) in 2 weeks time (10th September onwards for 5 weeks). We …

Hi All, Does anyone have any good suggestions for cheap international freight companies from Brisbane to anywhere internationally? Specifically for 45kg cartons sized at about 46 x 46 x 36cm? Just …

Hey All, I'm taking the wife and 2 kids (15 and 11) to Europe in Sept/Oct 2017 for 5 weeks. Was wondering about car rentals.. We've done Europe heaps over the years but not many car …

Hi All, My wife and I have been paying two life insurance policies for about 20 years, and just today I received our annual renewal that kicks in on 1st July, which got me wondering if we could do a …

Hey All, We are a family of 4 - kids are 11 and 15yo. I have a $30/month TPG connection at home for a business I run in England (I need the Telstra connection here for my virtual voip phone number …

Hi Guys, I own about 10 website domain names (mostly .com extensions) that I ordered about 10 years ago, and think it's time to sell them. Some may be of value, particularly one adult site name …

Hi Guys, I want to buy a new phone. I have my eye on a Lumia 950 (to replace my 1020). I don't want 2nd hand, and I can't afford new here in Aus. Can I buy a phone from the USA? …

Hey All, I just redeemed my AmEx velocity points to get me, my wife and 2 kids (15 and 11yo) to Europe.. how good was that AmEx 100k points deal?!! Anyway, we last went thru Europe 25 years ago - …

Hi All, I have 415,000 Virgin Velocity FF points, and my wife has another 136,000. So all up, we have around 550,000 to try to get us both and our 15 and 11 year old kids return flights to Europe on …

Hi All, I have two electricity meters at my house here in Brisbane - one on 'peak', one on 'offpeak'. The offpeak one (I presume for hot water) only ticks over 4 kwh in the 3 …

Hi All, My Dux Forte 250L electric hot water system (model no. 250F1-36) has finally shat its frilly panties after 16 years, and I'm in need of a replacement. Like most things these days …

Hi All, Would a home theatre expert out there be able to give me some advice on a surround sound system, or whatever else might suit my quite large tv room? I own a PS3 with a Sony PlayTV tuner …

Hi All, I play in a live cover band that performs shows around the state, and most of our shows are based on ticket sales, which can be advanced purchase, or a few dollars more at the door on the …

Hey Guys. I want to build a few things for mobile phones - a purchasing app for a small business I run, and also a mobile phone game for an idea I have. But I've got zero experience in app or …

Hi All, I've been scouring the internet trying to find an affordable high-quality RC (radio controlled) car for my 11 year old son. Is anyone here a bit of an expert in these things? He wants …

Here's a very weird one..; Of late, my wife and I have had little choice but to buy meat from Woolworths - either 'premium' mince, or premium quality steak. Alarmingly, on much more …

Hey Guys. I have to pay a registered sound hire company in Spain 2600 Euros for a used (rarely found in Australia, but very good quality) sound system I'm buying from him, via a Spain-based used …

Hi Guys, I know there are probably other forum posts to wade through, but I have no time left as I go to Tokyo in a few days time, so I hoped someone might give me a quick pertinent hotel suggestion …

Hi Guys, Is there anything you'd recommend is proper OzBargain cheap I should buy when I'm in Japan next month? Eg; I notice an Ipad Mini 4 from the Apple store in Tokyo is AU$550 instead …

Hi Guys, Not sure if I'm posting appropriately here, I hope I'm not offending. My wife and 2 kids (14 and 10yo) are going skiing in Japan in April 2016, and I want to buy some Nexo PS8 …

Hi All. I need to buy four 20kg speakers for my music project - about 450mm x 400mm x 350mm each in physical size, purchase cost here would be AU$2k, but overseas, only about ~AU$800. They're …

Hi All, I've got a $100 Dick Smith voucher to use, and I figure the only way I'll ever buy a decent printer for my home office is with this 100 bucks chucked in from my tech-phobic, very …

Hi All, My wife & I are dragging our two 9 and 13-year-old kids to Japan for a ski holiday early April 2016. I have booked the Jetstar fares ($338 pp return - SWEET!), so after landing at …

Hey OZB's, A lightning strike just blew the gizzards out of my FritzBox modem, and the rep says it's not covered for lightning strikes. So now, I'm on my Amaysim data plan working on …

The missus wants a nice beach holiday - somewhere just like this photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=511409548901166&set=... Does anyone know where this might be or could suggest …

Hey All, Anyone have any useful advice on repatriating UK£'s savings back to Australia in Aussie $'s? Don't want to exchange it at my appalling UK or Aussie bank rates. Plus they …

Hi Guys, I'm a bit of a gumby with tv's.. My (very) old telly in the bedroom just shat itself, so need another, preferably bracket/wall mounted. It's about 3 metres viewing distance …

Hi Guys, Anyone know which budget airlines fly from Macau International Airport to Singapore? I'd appreciate any feedback or suggestions. Thanks Very Much.