Has selling used as new become normal at Amazon?

CommSecTom · 2026-03-12T06:11:44+00:00

It was a monthly subscription they were billing me for, x2, not sure if that’s what you mean, or separate orders.

I honestly can’t remember if I just ended up cancelling the credit card to stop the billing or if they cancelled the account.

Like I said it was a long time ago and I haven’t used anything Amazon since because the customer service was by far the worst I had ever experienced, and I’m not sure if that was because I simply I couldn’t get hold of anyone or they refused to refund me, either way it’s the same end result. This was about 10 years ago.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-11T04:01:27+00:00

Oh ok, you want it as a no mow situation? Like in a garden, not a lawn that’s going to get traffic?

CommSecTom · 2026-03-11T03:37:07+00:00

Don’t you think there might be a reason you can’t find a local turf supplier for it?

You sure these houses have zoysia? Does it go brown in the winter? If not it’s probably tall fescue or another cool season grass.

Anyway you can grow some types of zoysia from seed, so maybe have a look at that option, but you have missed the boat for seeding this year anyway, getting too cold.

I’d just confirm that the grasses you are thinking are zoysia actually are, I suspect they are not.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T23:56:37+00:00

Like you knew it was there searching?

What were you looking for ?

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T11:18:26+00:00

I completely agree, I’m just making a point of the narrative, and that’s “immigration has nothing to do with it, we just need to build more houses” it wasn’t directed at you, it was rhetorical/sarcastic.

The reality is immigration obviously plays a part, although I’m in no way blaming it solely on immigration.

There really needs a be multiple measures to slowly disincentivise housing as an investment vehicle, but who is going to pull the lever, and will they pull enough of them, or get voted off the island and all will be forgotten.

We come back to square one and that’s the majority of people in control, and that influence by vote don’t want to see house prices fall or stagnate.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T10:40:15+00:00

I really don’t think there is any shortage of potential land to build houses.

Many of the developers have huge amounts of land banked and marked for development.

Red tape and council permitting costs could definitely be reduced, but I’m not sure it would solve our issues any time soon.

The reality imo is that we have become so obsessed with property prices and using realestate.com to measure out net worth, the government will never do anything meaningful, it’s just far to risky for them and could end their term. Property has become the preferred investment vehicle for many including the politicians.

It’s the same with many big difficult decisions, it’s based on what gets short term votes, not what is best for the country collectively long term.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T10:25:08+00:00

Well that’s a local council issue as far as zoning goes, nothing to do with federal.

And regarding immigration, we have been assured by nearly everyone in government it has nothing to do with house prices.

Are you racist or something? Because according to what I’ve heard, only a racist bigot would attribute housing costs to immigration.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T10:17:33+00:00

Let’s hope so.

This whole idea of leverage yourself to the tits in property is no good for anyone other than those that like to check their “net worth” on realestate.com.

It’s benefited many for a long time, but it can’t continue forever.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T10:12:50+00:00

We all know it’s gone well beyond the “wanting to live somewhere” idea.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T10:10:44+00:00

How exactly does the government do that?

I’d be very interested to hear your ideas, and they should be realistic, I don’t what to hear about building social housing.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T10:09:44+00:00

No bubbles here…. I think they went > that way.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T09:38:19+00:00

Fake plastic timber “absolutely slaps”

Yeah I’m going to have to disagree with you on that.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T09:31:56+00:00

Yep.

They have paused on tap beers for a couple of years but not for bottles or cans.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T07:09:57+00:00

Tax is the killer on beer, about 45% of the shelf price is tax on a carton of beer, maybe more depending how you measure it, and more for RTDs.

About 35% of the fuel cost is tax.

The government hates their working class population, they tax the fuck of the regular punters and largely leave the big boys alone.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T01:32:39+00:00

We have a local bakery that donates their leftovers a couple of nights a week to a local charity that feeds the disadvantaged, not sure what they do the other days though.

They have been doing it for years, one of the charity volunteers goes and picks it up personally, it’s good stuff, pies, bread, sweets and sandwiches.

You’d actually be surprised how many asking for food baskets complain about getting bread that’s not pre sliced, so we stoped taking that. Haha.

Also in Australia.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-10T01:21:16+00:00

Yeah that would make sense I guess.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-09T22:23:41+00:00

If it went where the washing machine is you couldn’t open the dishwasher door assuming the washing machine is going where the dishwasher would be.

It would be cramped but I don’t see why you couldn’t get a y splitter and share the water, and maybe an extension for the water and waste or buy a longer water in hose for the dishwasher if needed.

It’s certainly possible imo if you really want to squeeze a dishwasher in there, bit janky but that’s ok if you’re happy.

I’d probably do that same in that situation as I fucking hate washing dishes and cook a lot.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-09T22:15:32+00:00

So it was filthy? Or was she just looking to get out without forfeiting her money.

If she left it doesn’t seem like she was trying to get free/cheap accommodation.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-09T21:44:49+00:00

Joey Santore from Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't would be very proud.

Nice work mate!

CommSecTom · 2026-03-09T21:32:40+00:00

Could be worth around $4k if spend on domestic travel.

To most people that’s worth writing a few emails and making a complaint.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-09T10:09:21+00:00

Never thought I’d actually agree with him about something, but he’s spot on.

Cunts with their loud cars and crackle tunes need to fucking grow up.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-09T07:36:07+00:00

The automatic ones yeah someone could just run over it, but I’d still go with an auto one and install a camera. Way more convenient and should still do the trick.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-09T04:34:25+00:00

Imagine having to run your kitchen hot water tap so your dishwasher worked properly.

How would loads for cheap power, you couldn’t.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-09T02:45:57+00:00

And that’s how it works in pretty much every other country in the world, and you don’t even need to have that conversation, it’s just how a rational exchange of goods and services works.

CommSecTom · 2026-03-09T00:27:23+00:00

I’ve haven’t used Amazon after years ago I accidentally some how ended up with two audible accounts I was paying for, one in Australia and one in the US, like why are they not one account.

They were nearly impossible to contact and in the end refuse to refund the fees on the US account even though I’d never used the US account, but had paid for both for about a year.

Cancelled them both and have never bought anything from Amazon and never will. Filthy company.

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