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Canopy Rangehood Installation Cost

got 2 quotes to replace my existing canopy rangehood and replace ducting, $1400 and $1700. wtf? why does it cost so much? i don't need a new hole in the wall, just need to hang the rangehood and …

Unloan

anyone used Unloan?

anyone used this? the yields are too good to be true, but then i realized it's owned by CBA. do they use the oldest trick in the book and jack once you're in? can't find any reviews.

Xbox Price Higher than MSRP?

wanting to get one, launch price was $749 almost 2 years ago. now it's $1k+, wtf? it should be $650 after 2 years already.

What Variable Investment Property Rates Are People Getting?

My parents tried to negotiate with CBA, only got 3.1%, investment variable less than 70% (started in 2015). Even on CBA's own website it says 2.49%. Why is it like this? I suggested refinancing …

eBay Australia

eBay 20% Coupons

when are the 20% off home appliance coupons available? im looking for a fridge and i remember the best time is when the seller discounts and there's a 20% coupon.

AGL

Did AGL Rewards Remove Coles Gift Card?

Did they remove it? Bought last month just fine. Most gift cards are missing.

Replacing Kitchen Exhaust Fans. Is This a DIY Job?

Can this be done by myself or is a professional required? I.e. is it no skill required? Just looking to replace an existing one duct is already in place.

Fabric for outdoor cover

i need a fabric that's permanently resistant to sunlight, and water/dust proof. doesn't need to reflect solar heat, weight not an issue, can be transparent. it's for covering outdoor …

Amazon AU

Amazon Shipping Question

i want to buy this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005O2ZU68, says $138.77 AUD + shipping, but there's no prime option for free shipping. on the AU site …

ubank

Does UBank have backbook rates?

anyone been with ubank for a while? they aren't as good as athena rate wise but they are a bank. if you've been with them for a long time please tell me about ur experience, thanks.

Coles Gift Card for 10% off

i tried searching ozb cant find any. do they ever do this? would very sweet even with 5% off unlimited GC purchases.

10% eBay GC for AU?

want to buy a fridge in the future, these 10% GC really do work when items are already on sale. searching on ozb shows its all uk ebay, does AU does these 10% GCs? people say its too much trouble …

Catch.com.au

Is Catch.com.au Grey Imports?

Looking for this item - LaCie USB 3.0 2TB HDD Portable External Hard Drive in particular, country of origin is N/A apparently every other HDD is not specified. Has anyone bought electronics from …

Printer ink, false advertising?

i use this for my inkjet https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/hp-21-ink-..., it's advertised at 190 pages yet i estimate it's empty at 50 pages at most. how do they calculate …

ShopBack AU

Dumb question about ShopBack/Cashrewards

if a store price matches through online chat or phone call, can i still get cashback somehow? is it possible to get cashback from any other way than clicking through their website? many times better …

eBay Australia

20% eBay Coupon on MacBook Pro

has anyone seen these in previous black friday sales? no jacked price with 20%. i need to know so i can decide whether to wait or just take a 15% coupon, if they dont ever happen i might as well buy …

eBay Australia

Multiple Listings on eBay

often i see identical items with multiple listing for exactly the same price. makes me wonder if there really is a difference between the items. if not, why do they do this? its confusing to buyers.

How Does Apple Get Away with The MacBook?

my sister needs a new macbook for school, said school requires macbook nothing else. i looked at the specs https://www.apple.com/au/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/space-grey..., 2 core 1.6ghz, 128ssd, …

Ryzen 5 3400G on B450 Motherboard

3400g is 2nd gen, do i need to flash a b450 mb? i bought a asrock b450m pro4-f and on the box it said ryzen 3000 ready, does that means it'll work on 3000 out of the box? i dont want to remove …

Budget Case with 2 Fans

need one in front and 1 in back. did some googling and the suggested cases were not for sale in australia. if theres only a back fan the inside of computer will get more dusty than if there was a …

Why Are Games So Big Nowadays?

just got my amdrewards and dl'ing gears 4. 133.74gb, gonna take 8 hours at my current speed, thats bigger than my entire steam library. are they just too lazy to delete the waste resources not …

Windows 10 Watermark in Games?

ive seen some people with watermark in games, did some googling and many said there shouldnt be any in games. anyone here has unactivated version? do u see watermark in games? before u say …

G2A

is G2A a dodgy site?

just saw some too cheap to be true softwares, they are global keys but still. anyone have experience using them?

Ryzen on Windows 7

just got my new mb and ryzen. ran into the usb issue and couldnt use mouse, figured out how to install the usb drivers with just keyboard and learned ryzen isnt supported on win 7. is there any win 7 …

New Motherboard for Ryzen 5 2600

hi, i did some dust cleaning today, took the gpu and power supply out to give a good wipe, wiped the cpu fan, never even touched the motherboard. magically it still broke, no video no matter what i …

TPG

Very High Ping with TPG, Dynamic IP

I just signed up with them and noticed certain ips have constant high ping (5000+). Only half of ips had low pings. what is the cause of this? Why do they keep changing ips? I'm paying $70 a …

Central Air Con Installation Cost

im looking to replace my existing air con with a new one, no ducting work required im using old ducting (impossible to get into the walls anyway). wat is the typical price for replacing air con? just …

Leaving contract if peak speed is bad

will i be able to leave contract for free if peak speed is significantly lower than advertized? i.e. 50% or lower. is there a law for this? im thinking of tpg because the $60 50mbps have a horrrible …

How Is Apple Able to Keep up Prices on Old Phones?

Apple phones barely drop in price after many years, they never drop price at all until new model is released. At release bang for buck is not really worse than Android since better …

Fee for Leaving Fixed Rate Loan

Rang bank yesterday. They said $14k to leave! Is this normal? If i knew it was this much I would have never fixed. Thought it was $2k-3k.

What electricity price are people getting?

i would like to know kwh after discount and supply charge, thanks.

National Australia Bank Group (NAB)

NAB refinance cashback question

if my loan has more than $250k but when including offset its less than 250k, will i still get cashback?

Stamp Duty Refinance

is there a stamp duty for refinance? i read it in some places they said "might be government stamp duty", i dont really understand it. e.g. on athena home loan they say there's a $260 …

Smaller banks and rate rise

hi, looking to refinance for lower rates. im looking at ubank and ing. does any existing customers have issues with lots of spontaneous rate rise independent of RBA? i read quite a few people had …

What Is Lowest Ongoing Variable Rate?

Hi, I just read this. What does it mean? e.g. on CBA's website the variable rate is 4.87% with wealth package, soon to be 4.62% after RBA cut. How do they get the 3.54% rate? Is it a …

Need a Laser Printer That Doesn't Ink Scam

hi, my printer broke, and im sick of paying ~$40 for ink that becomes empty after printing ~10 pictures. did some research and saw it's a widespread scam, ink costing cents to make and selling …

Why do people even use in ear/earbuds?

just tried the free earphones with my s10, sounds HORRIBLE compared to my 13 year old dirty af over ears headphones thats supposed to be inside my bin 5 years ago, cant even hear some music clearly, …

ShopBack AU

ShopBack Not Working?

Just bought a Groupon Amaysim plan for $8.95, Shopback didn't show the 7% cashback. Just 63c so I don't care, but for big future purchases this will be an issue. I paused Adblock just like …

Kogan and Amaysin Mobile Plans - Does It Mean Unlimited Calls to Australian Mobile with No Time Limit Per Call?

Hi sorry for very dumb question. In Kogan Plan and Amaysin Plan do the unlimited calls mean unlimited calls to Australian mobile with no time limit per call? I read with TPG's unlimited call …

Is there a way to do speed test of NBN providers based on postcode?

i need to know if a provider has decent evening speed in my postcode

Huawei

Is Huawei really spying?

ive read a lot into non mainstream scientific topics (i.e. non materialist topics), and i know from that experience its near impossible to discern who's telling the truth, the evidence from both …

ShopBack for eBay Stores

just learned about shopback. it says 1% for ebay and 3.5% for binglee. if i buy on ebay binglee will i get 1% or 3.5%?

What makes a phone expensive?

just looks at galaxy a70 and asus zenfone 6, a70 will be $649 and will have 6'7 oled (probably most expensive component of a phone and i like huge screens). the asus doesn't have price yet …

Officeworks

Which Grey Stores Does Officeworks Price Match?

Hi, in your experience which grey stores does OW price match? I only know of Toby deals as someone said he got a PM.

Phone Case for Finger Stains/Sweat

Does glass screen protector decrease sensitivity? Should I get glass or thin plastic screen protector? I looked at eBay cheaper cases but there aren't any reviews, do they work/fit properly? …

Door Glass Repair

whats the general price for a door glass replacement? the door is like usual bedroom door, not wide door, metal frame. not emergency. and is there a reputable company? some google search has all …

What's The Best NBN?

Stuck on Optus cable and at least 5 times a day get 1-2 hour long lag waves for months now, meaning most of the time internet is unusuable. It's HFC NBN where I live not FTTP (next month) so …

Officeworks

Can you price match Officeworks online only items?

i just saw this https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/438044, that monitor is gone but i remember before it was an online only item. i thought OW said they won't PBG online items …

Cheap Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort

hi, searched in many places and msy had some but out of stock at my store. cheapest available ones (officeworks, binglee) are $30+, i mean that money for a cable? anyone know any reasonable priced …

Question about phone variants, unlocked etc

im getting very confused. e.g. there are 1000 variants of s9 plus here http://www.ebaystores.com.au/Mobileciti-eStore?submit=GO&_nk.... i take tel/VF to mean they were originally sold by …