I am getting old! Just starting need reading glasses, and have very slight distance imperfection. Went to SpecSavers and they said their lense have 3 parts: driving, computer and reading. Sounds …
We recently bought a computer from a big company, cant mention name as it is still ongoing. It cost over $1k and we have been on the case for more than a month! The experience is so bad that …
It's the time of the year again……. We are with Medibank and had received Reminder about change to your premium on 1 April 2018 To save us $300 plus, would need to pay upfront over 5 …
G'day. We have been trying to decide what to get… Have zeroed in the following: 1) HP 24-B227A 2) Lenovo 520 series Whilst iMacs are good, but they are outside our price-range and dont …
Talisker Storm Single Malt 700ml $70 EXCLUSIVE MONTHLY OFFERS *3 purchases per offer per day. Looks like a good deal to me. I checked First Choice and BWS and they both sell at $90. Cheers,
A little surprised that I dont see this in OzB… Hopefully I didnt miss it. We are looking at generating a QR code for our website, it's a one-off thing. Can someone recommend anyone …
Just got back from my holidays in China, tiring but happy. Amongst my shopping I bought this Huawei 7Plus. Impressive phone. However, in the past 48 hours, I had tried many times getting Google …
Hi All As per title, I'm looking to buy a few Aesop products urgently. Haven't seen any promotion from/for them. Hope you can share if you come across any. Failing which Trilogy would do …
Travelling soon and would like to ask my favourite Community, those who just came back from China recently, or still there now… 1) Is wifi easily available? 2) Gmail accessible? 3) Oz ATM card …
Had a quick read but couldnt find anything, so asking this great community…. I am heading to China soon after last trip in 5 years. A lot of things have changed so almost starting from …
Hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend. Thanks Queen! We are embarking our massive bathroom reno, well massive to me. It's amazing to see the amount of stuff to be removed and …
Gday. We're shopping for toilets now so hope and believe this knowledgeable community can share your thoughts. Our upstairs toilet is the old 9-litre, whereas downstairs has a 2-year old …
We have finally decided to renovate our 30-year old bathrooms. A few tradies came to quote, and the third person mentioned asbestos. So we did a Lab Test and found out downstairs …
Our LG non-smart TV can't watch Channel 9. Had checked various methods but it seems it's a problem for that model. Other than that the TV is perfect. We don't have any budget for a new …
We have an old school ceiling fan in our formal, which also has an AirCon. For years I've been threatening to remove the fan: it's unflattering and ugly. Now revisiting and hope to get a …
Someone posted about options on showere screen, and another person mentioned that this can be a stressful process, so planning is important. So here I am. Due to the size of our bathroom, we …
Son just got a new fulltime job. Probation is 6 months and lookng for a replacement of his old clunker. Budget is $25k and I'm overwhelmed with choice. First decision is whether new or used. …
Just paid hubby's insurance and noted that the brokerage is $110! Premium and others was only $450 so I find this a bit ridiculous. Moreover, being trade, I thought we are dealing direct with …
EOFY, and also my 5-year old PC is on the way out. Looking at AIO and stumbled upon the 24-5000. Has anyone used it and able to share your experience? I just use it for simple booking, internet …
Pumpkin_rrr on 29/05/2017 - 16:14 on Jetstar Airways
Need help urgently, will write more when I have my re breathing space. Has anyone done this recently? Flying back to Oz via Osaka (Jetstar) and Tokyo (Qantas)? Please advise direction, quickest …
Hubby has been researching wifi options in Japan and got his head spinning. Think I need to help him out. We dont quite like the idea of Pocket Wifi in Japan, not sure why it's popular. It …
G'day All Ok, I'm an illiterate when come to computers, and refuse to learn any computer language. (Hey I already speak five languages…) My oldish Dell PC has been slow in …
Pumpkin_rrr on 10/04/2017 - 09:48 on Priority Pass
Hi Hoping to use my free PP for the first time. Hope someone with experience can share what they know. Since I only have 2 pass, need to be selective in which lounge to use. Brisbane, Sydney, …
Pumpkin_rrr on 05/04/2017 - 13:14 on Medibank Private
Thanx to the advice from this great community, Hubby went and saw Medibank early Mar-2017. Came home with a print-out of premium to pay of $4.7k. It states to pay before 1-Apr-2017… This is …
I remember a few years ago Qantas was trialing to allow more than one check-in luggage, so long as the total weight does not exceed 23kg, or whatever allowance you get with your fare. However, last …
Extract from Email and website: The Brisbane Home Show, proudly supported by The Courier-Mail, opens its doors tomorrow at 9am. It's set to be another great event with four days full of great …
Looking for a BYO Modem for our investment property, for students to use. It is an apartment unit so some "dark spots". Also NBN not available. Hope someone can shed some light.
Is there such thing as "Slow Release" Toilet Cistern Cleaner? I've been using a few and they all dont seem to last. It ranges from 3 days to 2 weeks. Those are brands bought in …
I would like to email Westpac when I log in to My Account. Thought I’ve done it long time ago but cant figure out how to do it now. Called Westpac and the person not talking sense- told me that …
Pumpkin_rrr on 02/02/2017 - 15:45 on Citibank Australia
Maybe I have been living under the rocks all these years, but my oh my, how the banking industry has changed. Wanted to open a Citibank account, and get a Credit Card like every OzB here. Walked to …
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/12/29/power-bill-pet... Following announcement on the new rules, I am a little weary in planning my pension. We join OzB so that we can save money and improve …
Not sure where to post this so Dear Moderators, please move as you deem fit. Been searching for forwarders in China and only found one on the Wiki page. Has anyone has good reference and good …
Hoping to be able to still use my recordings whilst have my Foxtel suspended. Had a look and it seem that I can "suspend" without closing my Foxtel account. Need to pay $5 per week. But …
Was reading an old post that we can get orthopaedic Shoesvia private insurance. (Easternculture) Just wonder what's the process, and any brand to recommend? I've been thru some insert but …
We have 2 of these sitting in my drawer. No-1 was installed 3 months ago. Then it played up and Telstra sent a new set, complete with cables and all at. Installed No-2 but still won't work. Same …
I have been using QB for a while and it seems ok so far. However, the biggest problem I have is the Date Format when exported to Excel/ CSV. I have tried chatting to them and email but to no avail. …
Looking for nice-looking, sturdy and permanent picture hooks. Prefer concealed, Been to Bunnings and they are all the bulk standard ones. Looked at eBay too and not too inspiring. Or I gave up too …
I notice that in the last 3 years my eyesight has been deteriorated a lot, and need new glasses every year. So I get one pair of distance glasses, and one pair of sunglasses, for free, thanks to …
Looking for a good, semi-harmless oven cleaner. Another post suggested to buy a pyrolytic oven, and I think ours is almost that. It's a Miele. (I didn't buy it, it was bought by the …
When I was not looking, I often see deals by QFF, membership free and what not. Have a friend now looking and I couldnt find any deal. Checked the QFF website looks like it will cost $89. Can anyone …
Been reading this forum and noted some not so good stories. Some of them are a little late now as they already moved in. Just thought I'd put my two cents in to people who are about to make a …
We have an IP in Brisbane with 3.5kW of solar and about to put in the market for rent. Just want to gauge what people usually do. From what I gather, would be one of the following: 1) You keep …
In need of a printer for our small home office. Had searched but just get too overwhelmed as everyone's need is different. There is another thread but budget is upto $150. Hope someone bought …
Pumpkin_rrr on 01/05/2016 - 10:28 on directoryselect.com.au
Do you have this problem? The Yellow Pages and White Pages keep turning up at your front door. Who use them in this day and age? Someone posted this and I love it! Hopefully someone will find this …
For those who took up this deal last year https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/185666?page=4#comment Just curious as to whether you have redeemed all the "benefits": the domestic airfare, …
My iPad Mini First Generation is so slow I dont think I can bear with it anymore. Still in immaculate condition as I only use it when travelling. Been to Apple Store twice and all they implied was …
Hi, saw this website being mentioned here and there and would love to use it. Some said it's very good but I lost track of those persons. Have subscribed but find most of them are old, at least …
We dont own any pets, but I am curious as to how much everyone pays for them. To make things simple, if you can provide the cost per year, just ballpark is fine. Many thanks!
We've signed up Foxtel from this deal, https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/231949?page=3#comment. I fear that we might not get IQ2 in view of the set-up of our apartment. Just wondering what …
