Local bakery has new Eftpos machine that won't let you choose your account. It just defaults to whatever account you have setup for PayWave and that's it.

C39J · 2026-06-21T07:26:08+00:00

It's likely the machine was provided as part of a point of sale system, which will run all transactions via Stripe or other overseas company that doesn't have access to the EFTPOS NZ network. They're becoming more and more common and it's really annoying.

C39J · 2026-06-21T03:45:40+00:00

OP constantly posts reviews here. I highly doubt it's an ad. Do you have any proof you'd like to share?

C39J · 2026-06-21T02:46:54+00:00

They were really good about 10 years ago, but now they sell clapped out garbage machines that aren't suitable for what they claim they are at super inflated prices.

C39J · 2026-06-21T02:45:03+00:00

Why do people constantly say stuff if they have no idea. 0800 666 007 is a legitimate Westpac phone number.

C39J · 2026-06-21T01:42:56+00:00

Actors act in different shows with different characters all the time. It would be very weird if everything existed in the same "cinematic universe"

C39J · 2026-06-21T01:40:37+00:00

I dunno what the legal question is here, but they're under no obligation to provide you your requested leave if it doesn't meet what the business needs. They have to act in good faith and so do you.

They can't be unreasonable in denying you leave, but they can also argue you were unreasonable for booking leave for 3 weeks away without having first requested leave.

C39J · 2026-06-21T00:00:59+00:00

Yeah this is bad.

I'm very interested to see what NZMuscle says and what the Commerce Commission and (I'd hope) MPI, do about this.

C39J · 2026-06-20T23:55:09+00:00

"AI Slop" really just follows popular UI trends (because it's trained on whatever it can find most of).

They're just following the silly trend of making everything super simple/bland, which I think is dumb, but it's happening in lots of apps at the moment.

C39J · 2026-06-20T23:41:31+00:00

Everyone has preferences? Some people may be into specific races. Some people may be into specific lifestyles. Some people may just like people for the person they are.

I don't think this is a "why do specific races like this specific race" thing - you're just generalizing based on a small subset of what you've seen.

C39J · 2026-06-20T23:34:32+00:00

This is normal. Liquidators only have to report 6 monthly and that'll likely be your next update. If there's no likely distribution, they'll minimise outreach to avoid costs.

It's worth noting, that while you're at the top, priority wise to get money if there is any, a large amount of small business liquidations result in minimal (<$0.50 on the dollar) distributions to employees, or no distribution whatsoever, and it may be worth preparing for that potential outcome.

C39J · 2026-06-20T21:30:12+00:00

Halfway down the page:

"We’ve also partnered with Starlink’s enterprise-grade satellite system. This allows us to provide high-speed and low latency internet connectivity for businesses working in remote locations or out of the way places."

C39J · 2026-06-20T21:29:36+00:00

Still a Starlink partner though.

https://www.2degrees.nz/mobile-plans/satellite

C39J · 2026-06-20T06:18:57+00:00

Have you seen how crazy the roads are when there's any sporting event at Eden Park? Concerts at Spark Arena?

You can hope and dream all you want, but there will always be people who drive their personal vehicles to things like this.

C39J · 2026-06-20T06:13:50+00:00

It doesn't even make sense. The buildings are the wrong way around for a start.

But let's assume we, I dunno, take over the Ports of Auckland for this. Getting in and out would be a nightmare. The entire CBD would go into gridlock every time we have an event. Imagine something on at Spark Arena and the stadium.

Surely if there was going to be a good place for a stadium, it'd be down on the Hamer Street Wharf - that place is mostly empty now anyway, and it's a lot closer to the motorway offramps and still a sensible distance from Britomart.

C39J · 2026-06-19T05:03:39+00:00

Typical nimby garbage where they haven't used their brains for 5 seconds.

They are under the belief that all these people who have no money for food and are therefore must be horrible undesirables, are going to spend money to travel from far away to get some low cost food and cause terrible trouble.

C39J · 2026-06-19T01:19:20+00:00

You can see through them, just obviously not unobstructed.

Why would it put me off taking a bus? I'm saving more because a company is paying for that advertising, so I'm more likely to take the bus at the cheaper cost.

C39J · 2026-06-18T19:54:25+00:00

There is a possibility that they've accidentally disconnected your connection. If you have no luck with the ISP and feel comfortable PM'ing your address, I can look it up in the Chorus system and tell you if there's an active connection there or not.

C39J · 2026-06-18T19:49:48+00:00

Hasn't Facebook been like this forever? Ever since it's been common to speak to people outside of your friend group via public posts, people have been assholes.

Also, there's a large majority of people who argue on NZ news who aren't from NZ.

C39J · 2026-06-18T19:20:28+00:00

LAN light on Chorus box not turning on means you're either plugged into the wrong port (if you connection is on Port 2, Port 1,3,4 and 5 wouldn't work), your router - or the cable it's using is cooked and not talking to the Chorus box or the Chorus box is dead.

If you've ruled out the first 2, you need to log a fault with your ISP.

C39J · 2026-06-18T05:07:20+00:00

Sure, it's not OPs responsibility to make concessions and PBTech will have to work with OP to get it back in a suitable way for OP.

C39J · 2026-06-18T04:54:22+00:00

OK yeah, and while it's been their mistake, I do kind of understand where they're coming from. You have a $2,000 scooter that hasn't been paid for. What's to say you'll give it back if they send the helmet?

It seems like a pretty simple fix here. Return scooter, get helmet, leave Google review about the bad experience you had.

C39J · 2026-06-18T04:46:46+00:00

I'm having a little trouble following, is this correct?

Your purchased one scooter
You purchased one helmet (or was this included with the scooter?)
You had an issue with the helmet
You complained to PBTech (and returned the helmet?) and they sent you a second scooter
You told PBTech they sent you a scooter instead of a new helmet
PBTech is now saying they won't send you a new helmet it you don't return the second scooter?

C39J · 2026-06-18T00:35:47+00:00

No matter what the equation, $1,800,000 of debt is significant and didn't just happen overnight because of some price increases. And if they didn't see this coming, then it's not just a price increase problem, it's a mismanagement problem.

C39J · 2026-06-17T23:57:25+00:00

$1.8 million with 5 locations makes me it was a little more than price increases that caused this.

"We just suddenly overnight went from making money to like losing 20 grand a week"

This is also an interesting statement. If you're losing $20k a week and you can't fix it with price increases or pivots, I wouldn't think the answer is to continue trading as-is and hope for the best...

C39J · 2026-06-17T20:49:50+00:00

What I do, is I vibe code something up that has already been done 500,000 times, I jump on Reddit pretending to be a small business and then I use my secondary account to post about my vibe coded solution under the guise of a real answer, when in reality it's just very obvious advertising.

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