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Qantas

Qantas Flight Credit - Anyone Able to Get a Refund from Qantas?

So I've got about $2,200 in a Qantas Flight Credit from a ticket that was cancelled due to the pandemic, and I've been emailing (with no response) and calling Qantas for over a year about …

Best Long Term Roaming Plan?

Hi, I'm currently on an Optus postpaid line with no contract lock in. I'm going to be traveling overseas to Singapore and the US for work for at least 3 months, and it's likely to be …

Qantas

Thinking of selling my 1.6m Qantas Points - Any advice?

As per topic, I've sold qantas ff points before, but mostly in small amounts. I have 1.6million points in total and I'm looking to sell them off but I'm unsure how to do this safely. I …

Cash Converters

Cashconverters or Alternatives?

Hey all, I'm currently moving out to a new place and I have tons of furniture and electric goods I want to get rid of but I cbf'ed listing everything on gumtree and selling it one at a …

Wise

Transferwise Is Introducing Fees - Cheapest Way to Keep USD without Fees?

Hello. I'm currently using Wise (previously called Transferwise) to hold USD for me. They used to not charge any fees for having different currencies in their bank accounts, but this is …

Repipe Whole Home - Any Plumbing Experiences to Share?

Hi, Has anyone repipe their home before? I need to repipe this home cause there's visible water burst that's coming out of the driveway concrete, and a plumber actually tried to fix it …

Imported Hue Colored Downlights - Has Anyone Bought from Overseas before?

https://www.amazon.com.au/Ambiance-Spotlight-Circular-Blueto... Has anyone ever tried using these import Hue colored downlights? Australia seem to only have the white one. Thanks

Plumbing Cost - Cutting Concrete and Fixing a Water Burst

There's water leaking from a pipe underneath concrete, and it's flowing onto my neighbours garden and their not happy. Thankfully this is far from the house itself, in the backyard, and …

What Transformer Should I Get? Need Recommendations

Hi, So I was gifted two Japanese appliances: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Brand-New-BRUNO-Ice-Cream-Shaved... https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BRUNO-hot-plate-compact-size-blu... I've never used a …

Apple

Apple - order processing - when do they charge?

Hey all, So I just bought an MacBook air using a credit card which has some bonus Qantas points on it but I need to hit the min spend before end July. I noticed it hasn't showed up on the …

KitchenAid - American Unit/Wattage in Australia

Hey guys, is anyone using a KitchenAid that has an american plug/wattage etc. Just wondering if there's anything to look out for with regards to it potentially not working in Australia. A …

Korean Bibigo Pork Dumplings - where to find them

Haven't been able to find them in months. Any idea what happened or where to find them in Melbourne? Absolute best dumplings.

La Marzocco Linea Mini Vs. Breville - Advice Needed

Hey all, So I had my eyes on the breville barista touch, a step up from my Nespresso machine. I enjoy drinking my choice of coffee being a latte, at least once a day but I know nothing much else …

Roof & Gutter Cleaning, Repointing, Recapping

Hi guys, So my roof on my 200sqmeter or so house doesn't look like it's in the best condition. Fortunately there's no water leakage (that I know of). This isn't a photo of my …

Need a Powerbank for My Laptop

Hi all, I use a ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo UX581GV which doesn't charge in planes which really sucks when I'm on a long flight and want to get some work done. Apparently there's powerbanks …

Bathroom Renovation - What's a Realistic Budget?

So I'm looking to renovate my bathroom because it's really too old and sad. Here's an example of what I want it to look like, it's an old bathroom and what you see in this picture …

Suggest Me a Good Pruning Saw!

I saw someone post this up: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/487740 but I was late and it went from $55 back up to $75. Quite keen on pulling the trigger and buying it ad this price anyways but …

Dispute - Neighbour's Large Tree Completely Shadowing My Home

Hey guys, So my neighbour has a massive 3 storey high tree that is overshadowing my backyard. I get very little sun because of this, and even my other neighbour is affected by this. A friend said …

Gasfitter, Plumber and Electrician - What to Look out for?

Hey guys, So I've never really hired any tradies before and I need to get a new lpg gas water heater installed, some bathroom plumbing work done, and a new fan exhaust in the bathroom …

Confused with Tipping in America With Credit Card

So I'm in America at the moment and tipping via credit card has been highly confusing for me. Here's how the process has been so far:- I ask for bill and waiter brings me a bill I check …

1st Time Refinancing - Tips? Staying with NAB?

Hi, so I'm currently with NAB with my fixed deposit at 3.88% and my variable rate at 4.06%. My wife and I recently signed up to quite a number of credit cards for both business and personal, so …

SD Cards - What's a Good Price These Days? Any eBay Deals?

Looking to get some SD cards, found these: https://www.amazon.com.au/SanDisk-SDSDXXY-128G-GN4IN-Persona... Noticed it says that this is a new generation card and my current one is 95MB/s in transfer …

Virtual Credit Card upon application approval?

Hey all, I'm thinking of getting another credit card for Qantas Points since there's a couple of deals around. Problem is that I've got a number of large purchases to make asap, and …

Any tips for managing business's USD Funds and minimising banking fees?

Hi, So I regularly receive funds paid in USD to my business Paypal account, and also via direct deposit. Each time this happens, NAB obviously converts it at their rates. I usually leave as much USD …

Sensibo Sky - Make Air Conditioner Smart

Hey guys, Recently got a google home mini and hub and starting to get all my devices smart. I've heard Sensibo Sky is a good one to turn air conditioners smart and Sensibo is better than …

Nespresso Breville Creatista - Cheapest deal?

Hey guys, I've got one of these for about $360ish before and was looking on getting another one as a bday present. Doesn't seem to have gone on sale for awhile. Anyone come across any good …

Credit Card Minimum Income Requirement - Strictly Enforced?

Pretty straight forward question - how strictly enforced, or how negotiable are minimum income requirements? ANZ Bank specifically, but would be interested to know about other banks as …

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50% off Le Creuset Cookware @ David Jones (Potential Price Error)

expired 50% off Le Creuset Cookware @ David Jones (Potential Price Error)

Le Creuset cookware at 50% off at David Jones online. Note that displayed prices are 30% off, but after you add to cart, it becomes 50%. This seems to only apply for cookware items and not …

amservices.net.au

amservices.net.au - Scam?

I recently bought several items from the States, all separate purchases days apart, and all less than $1,000. I received this email from amservices regarding tax duty, and super confused with this. …

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Jabra Elite Active 65t $204.45 + 2000 Qantas Points Delivered @ Qantas Store

expired Jabra Elite Active 65t $204.45 + 2000 Qantas Points Delivered @ Qantas Store

Been looking for a good price of these true wireless earphones for awhile now, lowest I've read is ~$249ish. Note: discount price is only added at checkout. Qantas Store is having a 20% off …

Qantas Sales - Any site having historical data?

I've been to Japan three years in a row now in December and each time I got my ticket on special at about the $800 mark sometime in October. Just based off that, and looking how they do certain …

Questions for Qantas Silver Tier Holders

Hey all, About to receive my Silver status for Qantas but my partner is lacking behind on status points for the remainder of her membership year. Have some questions on Silver status and if …

Returning an Item That I've Already Claimed GST Refund for?

Hey all, So I bought an iPad mini 4 and claimed GST while on the way out of Australia for a short trip overseas. I bought this primarily to use with my Phantom 4 Pro drone but realised that they …

Need Advice on Applying for Credit Card For QFF

Hi all, At the moment I only have one credit card which I received 3 years ago when I got my mortgage with NAB. Currently using NAB's qantas rewards platinum credit card …

Turnaround Time of USA Shipping Forwarders

Apologies to mod if it's related to my other post but figured it's a different question. I've never used a USA forwarded before so I'd like to know what their turnaround time is …

Need advice for using USA Forwarding Shipper + USA Credit Card?

Hey all, I'm trying to buy the GOPRO Fusion from the USA site and it's currently only available in the USA. I've signed up to shipito and have a USA address, but when I try to check …

Mortgage and Credit Card Situation - Need Advice

Hi, I'm currently with NAB for my home loan and after 3 years I'm no longer with them and able to refinance elsewhere. I have two credit cards with them and with at around ~20% interest …

JB Hi-Fi

$300 JB Gift Card - What heating should I get?

Hey guys, So i have a $500 JB gift card with $300 left. My home is freezing cold and I'm going to have to install new batts but I'm waiting to do that together with the rest of my …

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Cheap Flights to London/Dubai/Manila/Vietnam from $668 Return Via Royal Brunei Airlines

expired Cheap Flights to London/Dubai/Manila/Vietnam from $668 Return Via Royal Brunei Airlines

Melbourne to Brunei - from $689 Melbourne to Manila - from $668 Melbourne to Ho chi minh city - from $678 Melbourne to Dubai - from $920 Melbourne to London - from $1340 Travel Period: 6 July 2015 …