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Little things that annoy you....
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goddam woke socialism.
at least the private companies dont pay your claim, up your interest rates, let maggot eat nanas labia off, and cancel the flight to your funeral
efficiently
They could, but then they'd *smile* it up, and have to sell out to private enterprise, and we'd be back where we started.
I think im gonna start doing it with lobsters
Need a national day of looting to protest obscene corporate greed?
I learnt alot from swan st BWS on 30 sept 2017
So ill take Dan Murphys
They already do it fine. Just need to formalise it. The states ran the energy system fine, until Jeff pulled the Libs' one and only trick of selling off a public asset.
Those Telstra shares you bought for $2.67 in 1996 are going gangbusters at $3.79 today. That's one cent for every day you've spent on hold waiting to complain about the service.
Since I shop at the market I rarely go into a supermarket.
But when I do I never use self serve checkouts - they want my custom they can bloody well employ people.
I recall the 2 airline policy was to protect Ansett from the govt owned TAA. Commonwealth Bank went fine when government owned. The state banks were also fine until some moron suggested they go into merchant banking. SEC was better than the current regime.
Some things should be govt owned and run - natural monopolies and competitors for banks, insurance and the like where we inevitably get an oligopoly and they fleece us.
DS
But when I do I never use self serve checkouts - they want my custom they can bloody well employ people.
I recall the 2 airline policy was to protect Ansett from the govt owned TAA. Commonwealth Bank went fine when government owned. The state banks were also fine until some moron suggested they go into merchant banking. SEC was better than the current regime.
Some things should be govt owned and run - natural monopolies and competitors for banks, insurance and the like where we inevitably get an oligopoly and they fleece us.
DS
I don't do it, because I don't ever go to Coles or Safeway anymore, but I now believe it is ethical to steal from them, where you can.
If they have an essential item, let's say veggies, which you need to survive with any level of life quality, and they are paying farmers the same as, or in some cases, less than they were a couple of years ago, while charging you more, then that difference is theft.
Because of the duopoly our capitalist dystopia has provided, some are now dependent on these stores for basic essentials. It's not an option for them to not pay the extra 25% mark up price gouge on a Zucchini, that serves no function other than to pad profit margins. That is theft. It is taking money from someone who has no choice in the matter, for no exchange of value or benefit.
So, as far as I'm concerned, you are justified in scanning your capsicums in as red onions. It's a mark down to offset the price gouge.
If they have an essential item, let's say veggies, which you need to survive with any level of life quality, and they are paying farmers the same as, or in some cases, less than they were a couple of years ago, while charging you more, then that difference is theft.
Because of the duopoly our capitalist dystopia has provided, some are now dependent on these stores for basic essentials. It's not an option for them to not pay the extra 25% mark up price gouge on a Zucchini, that serves no function other than to pad profit margins. That is theft. It is taking money from someone who has no choice in the matter, for no exchange of value or benefit.
So, as far as I'm concerned, you are justified in scanning your capsicums in as red onions. It's a mark down to offset the price gouge.
Ill include you on the Loot Dan Murphys Day mailing list.
Im thinking Saturday night, about 7pm, at Southport?
There’s another one absolutely gouging people. And they advertise how price competitive they are. *** off. Their prices go up every week almost.
Another Woolworths monopoly rort. I absolutely hate Dan Murphy’s. I always look around for other retail options first before going to those ***.
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Dan Murphy. $60 for a carton of Carlton Draught. A “member special”. Hah hah hah. What a joke.
Meanwhile, local independent bottle shop sells a carton of fully imported Estrella - a better beer - for $44. Obviously the distributor (APB) is trying to get a foothold, but who cares.
Shop around. Dan Murphy’s are *smile*.
Meanwhile, local independent bottle shop sells a carton of fully imported Estrella - a better beer - for $44. Obviously the distributor (APB) is trying to get a foothold, but who cares.
Shop around. Dan Murphy’s are *smile*.
The duopoly supermarkets aren't gouging people as much as you might think.
Everything is going up everywhere.
IGA, Aldi, fresh markets, the local fruit shop. Unless you're not paying attention they're all increasing their prices too.
Everything is going up everywhere.
IGA, Aldi, fresh markets, the local fruit shop. Unless you're not paying attention they're all increasing their prices too.
Yes, prices are going up everywhere.
But the profit margins of our supermarket duopoly are much higher than comparative supermarkets overseas so I would say they are gouging.
DS
I'm aware of that. The cost of running supermarkets in the Australian environment is far higher than OS comparisons due to the large scale operation (distance). You're not comparing apples with apples. Far as I am aware, their profit margins are surprisingly small despite recent media analysis. It's a key reason German competitor Kaufland pulled out. Anyways there's going to be an investigation so we'll see what comes out of that but high inflation is a problem across the board. Not just big player supermarkets.
*smile* it. Just take a fold up chair and plonk it down in the fruit section. Keep gormandising yourself till you can’t fit anymore in.
Go home, do your ablutions and head back. With your family in tow. Change stores every day.
The Monash Freeway. Or the Moncrash as I often refer to it.
I’m on that thing 2 to 4 times a day. It’s bad enough the car park that it is most of the time, and all the endless crashes and break downs on it (time to introduce big fines), but on the rare occasion that it is moving reasonably, the amount of abject and dangerous dribblers that do 70-75 kph in the 100kph zone does my head in.
You’ve got them doing it across all 4 lanes - including the outside lane - and everyone else trying to navigate around them, swapping and switching lanes like George Costanza playing Frogger except this is real, and dangerous.
And the crazy thing is, if there’s a 40kph construction zone or an accident requiring drivers to slow down, these **** will then plough on through still doing their 70 kph ! It’s like they have one speed, and that’s it, no matter what.
Rant completed. Thank you.
I’m on that thing 2 to 4 times a day. It’s bad enough the car park that it is most of the time, and all the endless crashes and break downs on it (time to introduce big fines), but on the rare occasion that it is moving reasonably, the amount of abject and dangerous dribblers that do 70-75 kph in the 100kph zone does my head in.
You’ve got them doing it across all 4 lanes - including the outside lane - and everyone else trying to navigate around them, swapping and switching lanes like George Costanza playing Frogger except this is real, and dangerous.
And the crazy thing is, if there’s a 40kph construction zone or an accident requiring drivers to slow down, these **** will then plough on through still doing their 70 kph ! It’s like they have one speed, and that’s it, no matter what.
Rant completed. Thank you.
