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Is Booking Thru ANA Australia Website a Foreign Transaction?

They charge AUD but the website is .co.jp Any help much appreciated

What Happens if I Develop COVID on Interstate Holidays? Does The Hotel Have to Keep Me?

Hypotheticals putting me off interstate travel: • Flying home is out of the question. • Could extend stay or find alternate accomodation, but am I under any moral/legal obligation to disclose …

Why Do 128GB Android Tablets Cost Twice as Much as 128GB Android Phones?

128gb Android phones can be had for sub-$400 these days, but options for 128gb tablets are far more limited and on average cost twice as much. I don't believe it's because of screen size, …

Buying Software Thru a VPN? Any Problems or Risks?

So I'm in the market for a paid antivirus, and changing my location on the VPN does alter the asking price (by up to 75% I've found). Is there any risk in doing this? Has anyone had …

ALDI

Unisurf 14" Notebook ALDI - What can it handle?

https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/special-buys-wed-23-... CPU: Intel Cherry Trail T3 Z8300 1.84GHz GPU: Intel HD Graphics, Gen8 Panel: 14" Ratio: 16:9 Resolution: 1366 x 768 Memory: DDR3 …

Best store-bought Pasta Sauce?

Does anyone have a pasta sauce they swear by? In the fridge section or just the shelves? Can you taste the difference between the cheapies and the premium brands? (Please don't tell me to make …

Opal card: Thoughts?

Disclaimer: I'm not a regular commuter, I walk to work. I live close to a train station. I don't work for Opal/Cityrail. I like it. I catch the train now more often than I used to. Instead …

Anyone ever bought refurbished IT (phone, tablet, computers etc) items?

Was it as good as new? Got what you paid for? Or full of regrets?