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  1. Happy Dude

    What cheeses me off

    The rule about U-turns at traffic lights also seems to have eluded harmonisation. Some states it's permitted unless signed otherwise, other states it's not permitted unless signed otherwise. WRT roundabout rules, those have been reduced to "as you please but do not hit, or get hit by, a...
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    Everyday Rewards Targeted Offers

    Our household wasn't targeted. Par for the course unfortunately when it comes to offers to get excited about even bother with. All our offers are like @blackcat20's. No spend based offers at all.
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    Not here it's not. Flying J or F, for the most of us, represents the culmination of a plan that was hatched well before take off and which required significant time, effort, and research, and all manner of points scavenging, careful and targeted spending, together with a decent dollop of good...
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    Card payment sucharges banned in Australia from 2026

    I've seen plenty of that too so presumably it's also fine to charge a flat rate. But there's no way of knowing that is reasonable if they don't show the %. Surcharging is so common that it's a given - it's just the specifics that can be a surprise. But I doubt I've ever not proceeded with a...
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    A bit of humour

    Must be an old pic. Gene jackets haven't been in fashion for ages.
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    Card payment sucharges banned in Australia from 2026

    The amount or the %? They must disclose that a surcharge will be added but, thinking about small transactions at cafes, butcher etc, I'm not often told the amount. Sometimes the amount is listed on the receipt but I'm not told that prior to receiving it. Often I get a tax receipt which has a...
  7. Happy Dude

    Flybuys Targeted Bonus Promotions

    I got $70 4wk spend and the misso got $90. We both did the last one which were $80 and $70 respectively. So that goes against the theory a bit 🤷‍♂️ Neither of us has had a stack opportunity for a while but both got one this week ($100/$110 for 2000points).
  8. Happy Dude

    Queenstown Check In

    Maybe they moved it closer to the lounge? 😬
  9. Happy Dude

    Double points next Virgin Australia flight [targeted offer]

    Anyone know or want to guess if these flights will continue to earn SCs, and if so, how many in the new regime?
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    Will you still earn/retain Velocity status beyond 2025?

    Ah roger that. I got a little excited, then angry, that I might have been missing out on a trick. 😆
  11. Happy Dude

    Superannuation Discussion + market volatility

    Check if there is any protection from fees for accounts with small balances.
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    Will you still earn/retain Velocity status beyond 2025?

    Sorry, how does a rewards flight using VFF points on QR help retain VA status?
  13. Happy Dude

    Amex "I'm going to cancel my card" - bonus points given thread.

    There are a great number here who hold cards other than the plat charge but offers for them stopped a while back. The card clarification here would serve two purposes: confirmation that the non-plat charge offers have or may have started again (wishful!!) and offers for the plat charge may or...
  14. Happy Dude

    Coles gift card offers

    Yes the nitwit is not always at the coal face but that's no less annoying from the customer's POV. Thankfully we have unfair dismissal laws in Australia, which in your case the concept of also appears to escaped the grasp of the higher up nitwits.
  15. Happy Dude

    Coles gift card offers

    9a. Or rummage around the storage area behind the display yourself (disclaimer: acceptance of this, or otherwise, varies from store to store).
  16. Happy Dude

    So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

    Yes I am thinking the same. EVs: "Anything you can do, I can do better uglier" Mercedes EQ: "No you can't"
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    Coles gift card offers

    Why do the Coles staff not enforce the 5 cards per person rule (or threaten to ban you or make up coughe excuses etc) for other gift cards (that have the same T&C's and earn just as many FB points) as vehemently as they do for these cards? I've never been prevented or even questioned when...
  18. Happy Dude

    Emirates restricts first class awards to elite members only

    I think the concern is for flights from mid-march onwards.
  19. Happy Dude

    A bit of humour

    I wish it was real and applied at all times, not just in high winds. I went to a cricket world cup game in 1999 involving Scotland. It was like a Spencer Tunick photo. Maybe it's a northerner thing though. I also went to the AUS v PAK game at Leeds and there were about 6 streakers that got...
  20. Happy Dude

    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    In less than a generation, the Bank of Mum & Dad has become pretty much essential and not just in Sydney. Without them, the money is just not there. I managed to buy an apartment in Doncaster in Melbourne in 2008 on my own. I saved about 100k in 5yrs, which was about 25%. My 20-something...
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