The totally off-topic thread

[andye]

Cheaper than buying a knife if you are away from home

 

[penegal]

Entirely agree with your comments. Also, many buyer clients of Gumtree expect the world for nothing!

This is also true.

Everyone wants a handout or a freebie...

 

[drron]

The days before eftpos, remember seeing many a person with a calculator adding as they went.... or the shopper at the checkout saying take that out... now sub total... okay take that out until they got to the cash amount they had on them

Though still see the removal of items when people hit their CC limit.

 

[coco50]

Though still see the removal of items when people hit their CC limit.

I put everything on CC - literally everything! I have a big limit on the CC. I carry about $5 in cash in case I need to use it. I pay the card balance out in full every month.

 

[penegal]

I put everything on CC - literally everything! I have a big limit on the CC. I carry about $5 in cash in case I need to use it. I pay the card balance out in full every month.

Like a good frequent flyer... I pay using card whenever possible. (AmEx is always the preference, then Visa if I have to). Cash tends to be a last resort, or for small transactions, or dodgey places.

All credit cards are always paid in full every month. I don't buy something if I can't afford it**.


** Except a house/home/primary residence.

 

[blackcat20]

Just landed myself a new job!

 

[mannej]

Yes, but who in their right mind would pay $3 for a half, when they could get 2 halves for $2.50.

Just like a 600ml bottle of coke can be dearer than a 2L bottle of coke...

 

[Bindibuys]

Just landed myself a new job!

Hope it does not interfere with booked travel plans.

 

[Major]

Just landed myself a new job!

Probably need a champagne to mark the occasion

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Just landed myself a new job!

Congratulations - more Champs tonight?

 

[blackcat20]

Hope it does not interfere with booked travel plans.

Hopefully not. Japan is still four months away and its only 12 leave days so hopefully not an issue. Will raise it with them sooner rather than later (its an internal transfer).

Probably need a champagne to mark the occasion

Congratulations - more Champs tonight?

Quite possibly.

 

[Katie]

Yesterday, we received a letter offering Little Miss enrollment in high school. 3 years to go til high school fees start! (Well, more like 2 3/4 years, I expect, as I'm sure we'll have to shell out before term 1 of grade 7).

 

[JohnK]

LOL - that does seem odd.

FWIW, I've always just done free, and usually get hits reasonably quickly. If selling, don't be too greedy and they will come. Nothing like CL in the US though - it's almost worth having a separate phone for that...

I really need to workout how to use Gumtree. Have some things I would like to sell.

 

[penegal]

Just landed myself a new job!

Congratulations

 

[JohnSydney2000]

for small transactions, or dodgey places.

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[Pushka]

cough. I have a blood clot in my neck and on my way to hospital. No heart attack though. Normal ecg. Rare apparently.

 

[blackcat20]

cough. I have a blood clot in my neck and on my way to hospital. No heart attack though. Normal ecg. Rare apparently.

That doesnt sound good :shock:

 

[drron]

Hoping all goes well Pushka.
Sounds like a good pickup by your doctor.

 

[TomVexille]

Que? smile thingy ( to hit 10 letters)

Those cash only places that likely declare a fraction of their income maybe

cough. I have a blood clot in my neck and on my way to hospital. No heart attack though. Normal ecg. Rare apparently.

That's not good. Hope everything is okay.

 

[coriander]

cough. I have a blood clot in my neck and on my way to hospital. No heart attack though. Normal ecg. Rare apparently.

Hope it all goes well. What a dedicated AFFer, though - posting to the forum on your way to hospital !