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Currency Exchange Rip-off

The other day, I went to Travel Money OZ at Castle Hill, NSW to exchange some AUD into Japanese Yen. I was given the rate of 1 AUD = 92.0874 Yen. I trusted their big sign at the shop which said …

Dick Smith / Kogan

Why Does DickSmith Online Appear to Be Always off-Line ?

Following a tip from OzBargain, I purchased (and fully paid) for an item from dicksmithonline in eBay. The Order Details from the confirmation email showed an expected date when I can pick up the …

Optus

Spurious international roaming charges from Vietnam

I have a post-paid mobile phone service with Optus. I recently had a holiday in Vietnam. I set the above for international roaming for the purpose of receiving text messages ONLY. (For mobile calls …

Horror stories from customers' reviews of all Group Buying companies

Having heaps and heaps of problems in getting refund (still not yet resolved!) from a holiday deal where the merchant wouldn't honour the voucher, my investigation found out so many horror stories fro