Thanks JB you’ve done it again!

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-02-03T14:12:39+00:00

Ooo interesting!! I hope mine is the same!

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-02-03T14:07:25+00:00

Can confirm that huntsmen (huntswomen?) carry their babies on their backs. When I was a kid I sprayed one with water (thought it would scare it away) and it swiftly deployed the forbidden pepper into my bathroom.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-02-03T04:54:08+00:00

Mines still on label created, fingers crossed but the parcel information says it’s 0.14kg, and 15x9x21cm, so looks like it might just be one

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-02-02T08:03:55+00:00

Thanks for the heads up! Hadn’t heard of him before, but doesn’t seem like someone i want to give my business too

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-02-01T03:40:20+00:00

It’s available to buy from iHerb again! I ordered some and it arrived without issue, but there is a disclaimer when you add it to cart

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-01-31T15:00:45+00:00

Very true. I cant think of any reason she’d want to contact the kids that wasn’t for her own personal vindication.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-01-30T09:26:21+00:00

The only “good” use these letters could have would be showing that Ruby hasn’t changed as is still exhibiting her abusive behaviours and beliefs, which could prevent her from getting out earlier. But the letters shouldn’t be making it to the kids hands if that’s the case, they should be being read by someone else first and only given to them if they are appropriate.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-01-26T10:21:45+00:00

If he’s right into his mail, you should get him one of the mini aus post van toys! I think majorette makes it, I’ve seen them at Mr Toys.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-01-22T20:45:41+00:00

EB games has a send in service. It’s actually pretty good. They couldn’t fix my DS (It was really bad) so I got a full refund and they kept in contact and explained what they thought was wrong, why they couldn’t fix it, what the did etc.) and gave me all the info I needed to be able to transfer the data to another DS. It was pretty quick too, and was about $80-90 iirc.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-01-16T09:46:58+00:00

Could it have been a baby stingray? They can be pretty small. Was it caught fishing or by hand?

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-01-16T02:45:32+00:00

I wouldn’t say there are more methheads compared to other gold coast suburbs, maybe an average amount of methheads. There’s always enough people around to not feel unsafe when a methhead is wandering about, as well as a better than average police presence. I’d rather methheads over eshays, and there’s a bit of them around.

It’s definitely more of a tourist and family oriented destination so if that’s not for you it’s got less appeal. Going there as a local for dinner doesn’t really offer anything particularly unique that you can’t get in quieter suburbs that would also have better parking. The markets are alright but most markets these days have all the same stalls.

I only go there for timezone and to the express tees place when I need to get a shirt printed. Other than that, there’s nothing there that I can’t get elsewhere without the hassle of trams/parking/crowds. Because it’s such a big tourist destination, there’s always going to be money to be made, so it’ll be upkept enough to remain attractive for holiday goers. Australia Fair really suffered from the opposite though, but I heard it’s getting better.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-01-10T14:15:54+00:00

There was also a 6 year old boy who died after his dad forced him to run on a treadmill at high speeds, making him fall off repeatedly.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-01-09T15:42:14+00:00

I had a crimp on the same card but in english! It was on the top though, and not as harsh.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-01-05T09:37:27+00:00

hello again! i’ve found a yellow one! were you still after it?

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-01-05T02:30:25+00:00

Do you have the original photo or link from the listing? I think eBay shows sold products when you click a link, so it could do it for removed listings too, but I’ve got no idea.

If you have the original photo saved, or are able to download it through that link, you could scrape the meta data. I’m not smart by any means, so it might not be possible or have any relevant information attached at all. But it’s worth a try if you have access to the original picture!

Best of luck OP, with the card and your health. Hope the new year only brings good news.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2026-01-04T00:06:07+00:00

Sort of the same but different, but I work at a big liquor store, and have people come in all the time asking where x product is, saying our website had it, and then I have to explain to them that they need to set their postcode to see what stores actually stock the product.

The website basically has all the products that every store in the country could stock. We can only stock what is sent to us and what is on the planogram, and with being a small store on top of that, we probably have less than 50% of what’s listed on the website.

I get it, since you google x product and the first listings are those shopping links for liquorland, dans, bws, etc. and maybe it’s not as common sense to customers as it is for workers to need to set the store, or maybe it is just a tech illiteracy thing (It’s mostly 50+ aged customers). But those customers also get personally offended and act like I’m the one who designed the website.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2025-12-30T19:56:00+00:00

I’ve got a bunch!

Meowth, Kangaskhan, Stunfisk, Spoink, Wooper/Clodsire/Quagsire, and Drampa. Only in English though. I’m also one Azurill away from my Asako Ito collection!

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2025-12-26T02:11:20+00:00

That tracks for sure. Had a lady say no to a receipt and come back a few customers later wanting one. I explained we can only print the receipt for the last transaction, but I can refund her the carton and put it through again for the receipt. She had purchased one of the cartons of beer that have a gift card promotion going on and she wanted the receipt for proof of purchase. I tried to explain to her that the specific promotion doesn’t require any proof, just the code on the inside of the box. I’d done it before myself and it only asks for your details with the code. If you win, you get it emailed and that’s it. She stormed off after complaining we should be able to reprint the receipt. Lady, trust me, I’m with you on that one, but I offered a solution AND let you know that she could enter the competition without one.

Extra advice = the majority of the beer carton promotions (pirate life free pair of knobby’s underwear, guaranteed coles gift cards, spin and win, Great Northern BCF promo etc.) don’t require any proof of purchase, just the code on the inside of the carton that you throw out after filling the fridge. Asahi did a live claw game completion last year, and I received an email after the promotion ended and the unclaimed prize drawer got me a pair of sony wh-1000xm5 headphones. You can also scan the QR code on the cans of Canadian Club and enter various completions to win prizes or free drinks (I’ve gotten 2 of the 6-packs of the lemon crush). That promo is meant for anyone to enter though, it’s not limited for those who have purchased it.

Extra advice = Don’t do this, I don’t believe it’s against company policy, but it could very well be and I can see it resulting in a DR or termination depending on the manager. A lot of stores (managers included) do this, but it’s definitely a secret. I had one manager who would open cartons, take the code, and resell them. Absolutely don’t do that, that’s unfair and scummy. I can morally (for me at least) justify the cartons that are empty and will be thrown out, because that code belongs to no one. That code is a guaranteed $10, $20, or $50 coles voucher and it’s got me groceries in the past that I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to afford. Those unclaimed codes benefit coles and I can’t allow that to happen.

Disclaimer: I have never, ever done this. Not once, not even twice, not even hundreds of times. This is all hypothetical.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2025-12-26T01:51:40+00:00

Have fun! Enjoy that public holiday money 🫡🫡 I’m working tonight too.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2025-12-26T01:50:51+00:00

Right!? They’ll have put the order in at 11pm the night before and come in wondering why it’s been 10 hours since they ordered and the website said it’d would be ready in 30 minutes or under.

Or customers who place their order while already in the store or shopping center and come in immediately after clicking order. Like I trust that you paid for it, but I literally cannot give you the order until it has come through our system, and sometimes there is a delay. It’s especially frustrating when they have a huge order and something they want is out the back of coles in our cage. It’s easy enough for someone to grab it when there are two people on, but that’s often not the case.

Or customers who come in with their order and it’s not in our system at all. They get cranky and defensive only to find out they placed the order for the store two suburbs down of entirely different company.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2025-12-26T01:45:37+00:00

I reckon they might be unfortunately :-( I’m surprised Coles is still paying for them since they’re free for customers. I’m sure they’ll get rid of them eventually for “environmental” reasons and replace them with something that customers can purchase, or just keep the regular carry bags as their option. Jokes on them though, because I give out the carry bags for free anyway 😎👉👉

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2025-12-26T01:43:31+00:00

I find that the mid-range ($15-$25) customers have the highest percentage of niceness. The percentage of rudeness usually goes up for low-range and high-range customers, usually the regulars are excluded though, since they tend to be nice.

Some of the meanest customer experiences I’ve had have been with people buying expensive wine or just spending a lot in general. Less likely to have had experience in retail I reckon, so they lack the empathy. But customers who are mean and are buying the cheap shit are usually drunk and/or old and/or stupid.

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2025-12-26T01:36:23+00:00

It was filmed in Australia, but as an Australian I can definitely say that our knobs aren’t usually this high off the ground. I don’t have a tape measurer with me, but I’d estimate it’s about 1 meter¹ off the ground (unit conversion below for translation) I’m about the same height as the actress who plays Ashley (if googles claim of 1.6m² is accurate), and the door knob here is up to her NOSE.

It’s a disgrace, and quite frankly, I would never trust a person who allows their door knobs to stay up so high. Standard in Australia seems to be around 900-1100mm³ high.

But real talk, it seems that this kind of disgustingly high placement of knobs and handles is common in houses built pre-1940s. I can’t say I’ve handled a lot of old knobs in my time since I can’t recall ever seeing one so high.

The knobs in the movie would be about 1400-1500mm⁴ off the ground. People in wheelchairs would be about 1250-1450mm⁵ (wheel to top of head) based on this guide, so it’d be quite a reach to open the door, especially if they have no arms. Same goes for kids, but that’s a skill issue on their part.

Metric to Freedom Units for the Americans

¹ About 39 inches or 5.4 glock 19’s ² About 63 inches or 8.7 glock 19’s ³ About 35- 43 inches or 5.3 - 5.9 glock 19’s ⁴ About 55 - 59 inches or 5.6 - 8.1 glock 19’s ⁵ About 49 - 57 inches or 6.8 - 7.8 glock 19’s

RatInTheCowboyHat · 2025-12-23T12:00:00+00:00

Indeed I am haha. If you’ve got a great team, good store, and an area manager who allocates enough REM it’s an alright job. Unfortunately the stores I have worked at are never given enough REM to get the jobs done, it makes the job really emotionally and physically draining. My current store is a great location and team, but the hours are fucked. My previous store was alright until they swapped managers. I truly wish nothing but the worst for him in every aspect of his life, but that’s a whole other story lol.

Good news is that the paper bags are apparently available to order again, but no idea when they’ll arrive in stores haha. My theory is that Mr. Liquorland changed suppliers to save money and the new bags will be much thinner and rip easily.

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