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Member Since | 30/03/2018 |
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Dunnymeister on LG 65" C1 4K UHD Self Lit OLED Smart TV $2755.40 + $55 Delivery ($0 C&C) @ The Good Guys eBay

Damn I should have gone into TGG last weekend and negotiated a price match (I did try and call them twice last Friday and was on hold til I...

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busymoddingskyrim on LG 65" C1 4K UHD Self Lit OLED Smart TV $2755.40 + $55 Delivery ($0 C&C) @ The Good Guys eBay

Did you end up calling to get a price match? I haven't yet bought the TV outright but put a deposit. Just tried calling the store (Osborne...

Kathrifty commented on LG 65" C1 4K UHD Self Lit OLED Smart TV $2755.40 + $55 Delivery ($0 C&C) @ The Good Guys eBay
I put a deposit on this TV a couple of weeks ago at $2991 (with free delivery) to reserve stock and secure the price (it was going back up...

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Intoxicoligist on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Good idea contacting them via social media! I might try it with JB hi Fi, even just to ask them if they educate their staff on the more...

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hasher22 on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Yes, your situation has been referenced a few times in the comments, with someone even suggesting you were my husband :P Didn't laugh at...

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Deridas on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

You're welcome! Sharing the story was to inform more people who may have not heard about these more elaborate scams before. It wasn't to be...

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pluelp on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

I hope your mum hasn't been too affected by her scam :( Thanks, I will keep you in mind when we know how many cards we've got to sell!

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ozoner on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Only if it's in the Perth/Peel region, and you can chuck in a boat/skipper for free. It'd be nice to have a local getaway this weekend.

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John on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Yeah we were just told it was against the Coles policy to sell more than 5. And unfortunately hubby was looking agitated, so probably the...

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hypie on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

To the credit of the staff member at JB Hi fi, she did warn me about scams, but gave the ATO one as an example... And I was like "Oh yes,...

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justwii on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

If you can be bothered reading through the comments, it's where I either I get scammed selling the cards, or other people get scammed by me...

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DisabledUser247855 on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

It was actually the very first thing I asked - if you ended up reading the whole back story (which was more for educational purposes) then...

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Connected on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Thanks! I think he knows he's lucky ;) I don't respond well to criticism (can you see how many times I've replied in this thread??) and...

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capslock janitor on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Chuck a "honey" in there and then it'll be believable.

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DisabledUser100949 on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Not as funny the second time round.

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voteyes on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Ohh, so that's why we don't have children yet!

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voteyes on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Looked up at the sun and got blinded - it facilitates the drowning later.

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mr fox on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

I can't offer any helpful advice since our situations are quite different - but I feel horrible for her! I'm not sure if it makes any...

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gromit on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Next step for supportive wife: convince husband to embarrassingly reveal to friends that he's fallen for a scam. Thanks for the tip though

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AustriaBargain on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

I'll take your word for it - I'll keep you in mind once we figure out what we are doing :) 👍

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Vote for Pedro on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

I'd be a genius... It's well beyond my capabilities to cook up this thread to convince people I won't scam them with "unused" gift cards....

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AustriaBargain on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

I'm actually not quite sure how to take this, considering I don't know if your previous comment was a subtle snub or not. And also that...

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dragong87 on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Cheers for also looking at the positives! We are more bummed about being silly enough to be caught out, and the inconvenience and "wasted"...

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crashloaded on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Shame you don't have a video cos otherwise I'd DM you to compare notes

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Filbert on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Hahaha - there won't even be a contention. I will begrudgingly look after the finances, and he will happily let me.

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ihbh on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Thank you for this. Perhaps you didn't see my early reply about his anxiety either. Ironically, my husband also detests sycophants and he...

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gyrex on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Thanks for your perspective :) We are better for having each other, despite what our pockets currently say! It's constant learning curve,...

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gyrex on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Maybe one day I will come back to this thread and you can tell me "I told you so". For now I'm extremely content with my nice and honest...

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spersephone on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

Yes there are a lot of posts - probably led by me replying - so I don't blame you. Initially there was a high percentage of irrelevant ones...

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Tomato on Scam alert: Husband was asked by his "CEO" to buy iTunes gift cards for his clients

They are iTunes gift cards bought at Coles - I wish they were Coles cards! I'd pretty much prefer any other gift card apart from these!...