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    Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

    Where? My cards from Citi and Suncorp and Australian Mutual Bank don't even have the details embossed anymore. No credit card surcharge?
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    Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

    The click-clack machine. Yes, in the 80s, but I think they started to disappear by the early 90s. Back on topic. I know that you would still need cash in Hong Kong, for some small independent stores, and you would need cash to top up your Octopus card being a tourist (locals could top up using...
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    Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

    Interesting take from some of you. I was born in the early 80s in Hong Kong, and I remember, I got my first ATM card before I was even 16, thru Hang Seng Bank, which was already part of HSBC. Back then, because China was still closed, and Union Pay didn't exist, so my ATM card had GlobalAccess...
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    Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

    As someone from the 80s when travelers' checks was a thing, and growing up watching ads on TV promoting American Express Travelers Cheques, I never really understood the reason for someone to get them. Why wouldn't you just exchange cash before you go, and if you needed more after arrival...
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    Air Busan - domestic economy class review

    Actually, the reason that this airline maybe useful, is that they also fly internationally, so someone could get a reward seat to somewhere in Asia, then fly Air Busan to Korea cheaply.
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    Air Busan - domestic economy class review

    The seat had sufficient lumbar support, enough padding, much better than Jetstar and VA. It left on time and arrived on time. There was no inflight service, just sit down, shut up, and hang tight. Guess this is what happens on an one hour journey. I'm happy to do this again at under AUD 50...
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    Air Busan - domestic economy class review

    This is 3-3 seat layout. I'm 170 cm, and it feels roomy, for my legs, and my feet. It feels very good for a low cost airline, even maybe better than many full service airline.
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    Air Busan - domestic economy class review

    Here it is, just landed, rolling to our gate to offload the passengers, then do the BX8809 to take me to Busan. This is an A321-200
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    Air Busan - domestic economy class review

    This is a review of: Air Busan BX8809 / OZ8809 (Air Busan is part of Asiana) On 2024-10-02 From GMP Seoul Gimpo airport To PUS Busan Gimhae airport It's a 10:00 to 11:00 flight, only one hour, so I paid cash for economy class. To be exact, I paid ₩43600, which equates AUD $47.5 / USD 31.82 /...
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    Asiana SYD - ICN business class review

    In summary, I would fly Asiana again, as I think the seat is less messy (I seem to have technical problems with SQ seats, and their seat or mattress protector seems to move and I would have to adjust it frequently), and they have great foot well. I am willing to give up on seat storage space. I...
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    Asiana SYD - ICN business class review

    All the alcohol and smokes like the 80s, plus all the fancy electronic cigarettes, and dietary supplements which Koreans are also obsessed with. We know Koreans drink a lot, but you can go to work the next day if you get this. Just put this gummy in your mouth, chew it and hang over will be...
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    Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

    Tonight in Seoul, I tested another NongHyup ATM at a NongHyup ATM store front. Pressed credit card cash advance option (using a Suncorp Visa debit card), money came out with no free. I didn't even want the cash. Bloody hell!
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    Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

    In South Korea at the moment. And this place is nuts. Using my Bankwest everywhere, including when I walked into an independent bakery in the market which looked like a shop from the 80s, picked up a bread roll, which interrupted the wife and husband owners (in their 60s ? ) having dinner in...
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    Best Australian Bank

    I'm surprised that no one mentioned Suncorp. Yes, the business is now sold to ANZ, but they are still run by Suncorp staff, and I have used them for 20+ years, including business banking at one stage, and home loan at another stage. The staff there are upfront and good with setting expectation...
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    The Stocard App

    With SuperCards, you go to Google Play, and the last picture has the message that you don't need to sign up, back up using Google account. Yeah nah, I don't like that. Being an Android person, I want to know and control how I share and store my data, so I know where to back up to and where to...
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    Asiana SYD - ICN business class review

    I have tested this previously: you only retain your peak or off peak if you are not changing mode, e.g. if I change from one bus to another bus. It's not retained if changing mode, e.g. bus to train. Yes, on a certain level. Thing is, I value the comfort of my seat when flying J, as in how my...
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    Asiana SYD - ICN business class review

    What's in the stack of booklets? No free Wi-Fi, need to pay. This is also an A350-900 Why so thick? Over 209 pages of shopping?
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    The Stocard App

    I can see one major difference between mobile-pocket and SuperCards: SuperCards use Google to log in, so you cannot share an account with another person e.g. your kids mobile-pocket allow sign up using e-mail address, so you could share the same account, hence cards, with other people.
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    The Stocard App

    Ok, now I get what you are asking. Mobile Pocket can't really generate a barcode for you, and be sure that the cash register would be able to understand it. So, what you are using it for, is not to GENERATE a code, but to take a photocopy of the barcode given to you by Flybuys / Boost Juice...
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    The Stocard App

    You can take a photo of your physical card, or just log in to your Everyday Rewards web site on your computer, then go to barcode section.
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