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I clicked through to Amazon after reading your post and was pleased to see them still on sale for $197. I purchased 5. I've since refreshed…
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floralivings on nbn/OptiComm Save $10/Month for 12 Months for Upgrading to 100/20 & 100/40 Speed (Existing Customers) @ Aussie Broadband
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Thanks for this guidance. Called the retention team, told them I was advised to give them a call to apply the $20 off per month discount…
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MAD for Everything on 8% off Apple Gift Cards ($100 to $500 Denominations Only, Limit 1 Order Per Customer) @ Card.Gift
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Yep! NAB initially blocked the sale as a fraudulent charge and I confirmed it wasn't by responding to the text message. I processed the…
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barney commented on 8% off Apple Gift Cards ($100 to $500 Denominations Only, Limit 1 Order Per Customer) @ Card.Gift
Successfully paid for and received 5 x $500 vouchers this morning at 9:21am AEST. Managed to get the $200 off my $2500 order despite the…
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ALBastru on 2 Months Free Apple TV+ @ Apple (New / Qualified Returning Subscribers)
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You were not looking in the right spot for Apple TV+ content. Apple's streaming service is exclusively original content made by Apple and…
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Platia on Sony A95K 65" QD-OLED 4K TV $5095.75 + Delivery ($0 C&C) @ The Good Guys
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Yep! I can also confirm that you can call up and have the salesperson send you an invoice to your phone to pay with the 15% off. First…
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TomGum on Western Digital 18TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive $460.38 Delivered @ Amazon UK via AU
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My ~6 year old 8TB WD Red in my NAS is failing so I have to pull the trigger sooner rather than later!
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barney commented on Western Digital 18TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive $460.38 Delivered @ Amazon UK via AU
$15 away from being the best price ever according to camel³. Good enough for me. Purchased.
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Final update posted below as a new comment!
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barney commented on Shop Will Not Acknowledge Faulty Laptop
Hi all. Appreciate those who’ve checked back in to see how it all went. I took yesterday morning off work (for reasons that are boring…
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barney commented on Shop Will Not Acknowledge Faulty Laptop
I’ll be taking on board some of the helpful responses here. To summarise: I will be heading back to the store on Wednesday with my dad. I…
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I’m quite tech savvy and I worked for almost 7 years in the hospitality and retail industry. I would like to consider myself very…
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They have the FB and Instragram logos on their business card, but I’ve not yet had a look at their pages. I’ll see what comes of from…
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No. Stand-alone company, it appears.
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2018 13” MBP with Touchbar. 256GB SSD. $850.
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Yep, the laptop has had its PRAM, NVRAM reset multiple times. I also did a complete internet recovery twice. It’s definitely a hardware…
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The issue presented itself when both employees of the store typed on the keyboard. They then both completely ignored that it happened and…
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Yep. After this ordeal with the store today, I really just want to cut all ties and get a refund, ideally. I’ll head into the store with…
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Worst. Interaction. Ever.
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This seems like a good route to take. I’ll see what my next visit brings and decide from there.
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Yep, agreed. Not brushing it off. I'll try and WFH on Wednesday so I have the time to go in with him but I'm not expecting anything…
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Yeah I will, but I don't like my chances. It's very much a "he said, she said" scenario. To add to the complexity of this issue, it's an…
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My dad is going back in tomorrow and unfortunately I won't be able to go in with him (I need to be in the office this week). I've told my…
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Ah, this is good to know. Apple did indeed provide a global repair program.…
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I've had a look at Westpac's guidelines for a chargeback and I don't know whether this is a viable option. The reason for a chargeback to…
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barney posted a forum topic Shop Will Not Acknowledge Faulty Laptop
My dad bought a second hand MacBook Pro from a brick and mortar store. It comes with 3 months' warranty. He passed it to me to set it up…
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Randolph Duke on Apple AirPods Pro w/ Magsafe Charging Case $299 Delivered @ Amazon AU ($284.05 Price Beat @ Officeworks)
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Apple critics are the cross-fitters of the tech world -- they *have* to let everyone hear their criticisms of the brand.
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notfrodo on UniFi Protect G4 2MP Video Doorbell US$242.01 Delivered (~A$308.53) @ B&H Photo
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People who want their video footage saved locally and not on a cloud service?
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kerfuffle on [NSW] Discounted All Day Parking (from $12) at Selected Wilson Car Parks for Merlin Attractions Visitors & Annual Pass Holders
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Yes. I'm heading in with a group of friends, half of whom will be wearing heels (my wife included). I want to make the walk comfortable for…
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kerfuffle on [NSW] Discounted All Day Parking (from $12) at Selected Wilson Car Parks for Merlin Attractions Visitors & Annual Pass Holders
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Citipark is $31 vs. Citigroup's $41. I'll just book at Citigroup as it's closer to where I need to be.
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