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  1. Blackswan

    Coles gift card offers

    'Special'. It's not the UniLodge building on Broadway in Syd? I saw an article about their special levy in the SMH yesterday.
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    Flybuys year in review 2021

    Top 9% in my suburb. Top 9% in WA Top 10% in Australia.
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    QF wine are hopeless

    I agree 100% with the title of this thread. I ordered a case of Pommery weeks ahead of Xmas, for delivery to Perth. Didn't arrive after 3.5 weeks, so called to cancel. The cancellation process was infuriating - took a week and a half, and hours on the phone before they'd agree to the refund...
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    Credit Card Offers Qantas Premier Platinum Offers & Discussion

    I called late November 2021. Received 50% discount on the annual fee, so I elected to keep it another year.
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    Choosing a New York airport (BA to LHR)

    No long haul from LGA (nor 'long haul' domestic - except on Saturday's IIRC). There are pro's and cons to both - I've caught mass transit from various locations in Manhattan and find them about the same amount of effort to get to. I'd take EWR for the better config.
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    "Massive" Qantas 2022 award seat release

    Yesterday I was able to book two J reward seats on QF10 LHR-PER, for August next year. Taxes for both came to $1,515. Very happy as I haven't seen much reward availability on this route (for the dates I've wanted).
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    Superloop Broadband Referral Program

    I signed up last week using one of the referral links above. Have to say, the entire process was super streamlined - I haven't had NBN since it was installed a few years back. The NBN contractor was out within 3 days, and spent 15 mins setting me up. Plugged in the modem, and voila! I have...
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    Qantas Business Class meals & menus

    I flew MEL-PER last week in J on the 330. Dinner flight, took over an hour after take-off to be served a drink. I asked for one as a crew member was walking past - "we'll be out in the cabin shortly, and get you one then". 70 minutes after take-off the trolleys come through, and I get a...
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    Qantas Amex Ultimate Card: 100,000 bonus Qantas Points (ends 5 April 2021)

    Also passing my referal link to the AFF world, for the 100,000 QFF point signup bonus (full disclosure, I get 40,000 points for referring). http://amex.com.au/refer/wESLEESqsf?XLINK=MYCP The $450 annual fee is offset by the $450 Qantas Travel Credit. I've been an Amex customer for over a...
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    How long does QF take to add flights to newly re-opened borders?

    I'm also checking the QF website every few hours - hoping to Fly PER-MEL-PER 10 - 12 December, so far only one direct on the outgoing, nothing direct on the incoming.
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    747 Bar Carts

    I just got a call. My full cart has landed in PER from SYD this morning. It will be delivered tomorrow.
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    Lack of curtains separating Business and Economy on 737

    I didn't realise that there are air marshals continuing to operate on domestic flights within Australia (or ever did, for that matter).
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    What's your favourite 747 memory?

    A few memories for me; My first ever J trip from PER-SYD on the 747-300. My first ever overseas trip to LAX on the 747 A very empty Y cabin from LAX-JFK PER-SAW-PER. Flew on the direct Instanbul service for the 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. Even though I was using it as a...
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    The future of flying todays Perth to Sydney

    Thanks for sharing this. I was thinking of booking a J reward PER-MEL next month, but after seeing that photo - I'm just going to book Y. Appreciate service changes are required given the current suituation - but it looks like they've put in no effort whatsoever to differientiate between J and...
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    Qatar Airways status match to Virgin Australia

    I've also applied for the status match, although I tried this previously (few years back) with Qatar, and it was a nightmare to jump through all the hoops/corro, so I just gave up.
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    Qantas law unto themselves - don't waste your time with ACA complaint

    ACA is absolutely useless. Seems to have one employee, who simply forwards correspondence back and forth between the PAX and the airline. I used them for a baggage complaint (damaged suitcase) - they were absolutely useless. They forwarded on correspondence meant for another PAX's...
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    Unfair bag damage compensation

    I guess everyone's different. For my partner, it was the principle of the matter. We didn't get bitter and twisted - we simply wanted to be made right. I'd hazard a guess that some airlines assume most people will accept reduced offers, which saves them money. If enough people push back on...
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    Unfair bag damage compensation

    My partner recently had their antler bag damaged by Virgin. They would only pay for 50% of the cost to replace (we advised we were happy for them to arrange for repair). They wouldn't budge. Made a complaint with the Airline Consumer Advocate. They were useless - it seems like there is only...
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    Woolworths gift card thread

    Don't forget that if you're booking flights, Webjet has a "servicing fee" - Domestic $21.95, NZ/Pacific $24.95, International $32.95, and a "booking price guarantee" - "Domestic $12.95, NZ/Pacific $14.95, International $21.95"
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