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gromit commented on PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper 16GB Graphics Card $1139 + Delivery ($0 MEL C&C) @ PC Case Gear
Site down. Payment seems to have gone through but site crashed after that.

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jasswolf on PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper 16GB Graphics Card $1139 + Delivery ($0 MEL C&C) @ PC Case Gear

The 5070 is a steaming turd. No cherry picking results can change that, Nvidia screwed the pooch on it.

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cnut on PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper 16GB Graphics Card $1139 + Delivery ($0 MEL C&C) @ PC Case Gear

When the 1070 was released the AUD was much stronger, so we have the double whammy of inflation plus currency weakness. Excluding thise…

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spoonmugen on PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper 16GB Graphics Card $1139 + Delivery ($0 MEL C&C) @ PC Case Gear

Would expect just over $1000, the 9070 makes about as much sense as the 5070, both are DOA.

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Dodo1203 on PowerColor Radeon RX 9070 XT Reaper 16GB Graphics Card $1139 + Delivery ($0 MEL C&C) @ PC Case Gear

That is USA price before tax. So about an extra $80 on top. Sadly that is pretty good for aus pricing.

Amusingly depending where you are Norco milk and Coles milk are one in the same.

gromit commented on What Milk Brand Do You Buy?
whatever is cheapest, coming from a farm originally and being fully aware the only difference between most of the brands is the label, with…

might want to read into that more carefully. In some scenarios you share cost, especially if in agreement. however if they state the…

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Jaduqimon on OMEN by HP 45L Gaming Desktop Ultra 9 285K + RTX 5090 32GB + 2x2TB SSD + 4X16GB DDR5 $6744.05 Delivered @ HP Education Store

Big gamble since Gaming is the small part of their business, the big part is AI hardware which as we saw recently had a bit of a blip with…

The party requesting the survey is responsible for the cost, this will not be split unless the other party agrees to recheck it.

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HD9990 on OMEN by HP 45L Gaming Desktop Ultra 9 285K + RTX 5090 32GB + 2x2TB SSD + 4X16GB DDR5 $6744.05 Delivered @ HP Education Store

Scalped more than 8k you mean.

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timhn on CBA Ultimate Awards Card: Spend $3000/M for 25k/M Awards Pts (or 17.5k/M QFF Pts $90 1Yr Fee) for 4Mo, $0/M Fee with $4k/M Spend

and? that didn't make it a good card, it made it a good churn deal.

gromit commented on Domestic or International Holiday with Two Kids
Just back from our 3rd trip to Japan (last week). Love it there, plenty to do, it is reasonably priced (if you avoid tourist trap stores).…

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Hodlman Sachs on CBA Ultimate Awards Card: Spend $3000/M for 25k/M Awards Pts (or 17.5k/M QFF Pts $90 1Yr Fee) for 4Mo, $0/M Fee with $4k/M Spend

interesting, will have to pay my current rates bill with it, from previous years I was pretty sure I never got points, but maybe that has…

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Hodlman Sachs on CBA Ultimate Awards Card: Spend $3000/M for 25k/M Awards Pts (or 17.5k/M QFF Pts $90 1Yr Fee) for 4Mo, $0/M Fee with $4k/M Spend

no, that is the business rewards cards. this one still excludes stuff like paying your tax.. i.e. (this excludes, for example, BPAY…

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timhn on CBA Ultimate Awards Card: Spend $3000/M for 25k/M Awards Pts (or 17.5k/M QFF Pts $90 1Yr Fee) for 4Mo, $0/M Fee with $4k/M Spend

it was never good, even back then the points earning rate on CBA cards is abysmal. The only reason to have it was to churn for bonus points.

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netsurfer on CBA Ultimate Awards Card: Spend $3000/M for 25k/M Awards Pts (or 17.5k/M QFF Pts $90 1Yr Fee) for 4Mo, $0/M Fee with $4k/M Spend

Interesting, this is definitely a change as previously they specifically excluded the ultimate card from that which stopped me getting it…

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djkelly69 on CBA Ultimate Awards Card: Spend $3000/M for 25k/M Awards Pts (or 17.5k/M QFF Pts $90 1Yr Fee) for 4Mo, $0/M Fee with $4k/M Spend

On the surface it looks like a great keeper, but dig into the points earning and you will find it sucks donkey dongers. The key words are…

why does it matter how much commission they take. You aren't in the buying power or leverage position they have so you can't assume you…

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Andrew0415 on Is Anyone Else Sickened by The Lack of Government Action on Waste and Recycling?

300-400% might not be that far off for chemical recycling. If you want them to do more than dry it out and dump it then it is bloody…

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G-rig on Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Protein Breakfast Cereal 765g $5.40 (S&S $4.86) + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU

Not even close.The sugar in Nutri-Grain is many times worse.

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G-rig on Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Protein Breakfast Cereal 765g $5.40 (S&S $4.86) + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU

considerably better than Nutri-Grain, but no not great.

worst one I had was back in the early 2000's, I forget the name now but they were a paid share investment place and were quite good up…

could you get a could deal? sure. But it is a lottery, so many things can and do go wrong even when the price is good and invariably the…

Off the plan apartments? Really just don't.

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dealhunter52 on [WA] Tesla Model Y RWD (2024) Existing Inventory: $51,100 Delivered + On-Road Costs @Tesla

Some of the worst authoritarians and dictators in history were elected as populists. Trump sadly is no exception, people are easily led to…

Joke right? Probably shouldn't joke like that as plenty of people will believe it. For the OP, houston/texas is some of the most crime…

Simple math. The majority of taxes come from the top 25% of income earners and corporations, they subsidise the bottom 50% or so. Someone…

The majority of tax payers are net takers not givers. They cost the governmnt far more than the taxes they pay.

80k includes partial consumption of the principal, no point dieing with $1m in cash in the bank.
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