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Re: Re: Have you found a bargain - 2017 version
« Reply #50 on: June 21, 2018, 07:34:09 AM »
Quote from: Cruiser 105Tvan on June 20, 2018, 08:31:53 PM
Not sayin they are Rolls Royce quality but you might want to pay a visit to ALDI this Saturday.
Not for the Baby Clothes either.

https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/special-buys-sat-23-june/
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I have the Router & Router bits & Router Table. For the little amount that I use them they’re perfect.
Had no dramas edging some hardwood window trimmings that I knocked up not so long ago.

Paid $50 for the Router and picked up each of the others marked down to ~$20 a few weeks after.
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Re: Re: Have you found a bargain - 2017 version
« Reply #51 on: June 21, 2018, 09:14:43 AM »
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TJM... is that the name of the pub ???  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Re: Have you found a bargain - 2017 version
« Reply #52 on: June 22, 2018, 04:21:45 PM »
Quote from: Cruiser 105Tvan on June 20, 2018, 08:31:53 PM

Sliding Compound Circular Saw and stand for saw.


I let the magic smoke out of my drop saw less than a week ago.

If only they had Aldi's in Tassie (oh and I had the spare cash).
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Re: Re: Have you found a bargain - 2017 version
« Reply #53 on: June 27, 2018, 01:46:27 PM »
I received a text to say if you want a 10% discount off most items at Kogan use the code TAXTIME at checkout.
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Re: Re: Have you found a bargain - 2017 version
« Reply #54 on: June 28, 2018, 04:55:50 AM »
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Re: Re: Have you found a bargain - 2017 version
« Reply #55 on: June 28, 2018, 04:01:05 PM »
This appears reasonable...

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0" 2017 16GB Wi-Fi - $189.05 Pickup / $198.05 Delivered @Bing Lee eBay

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/387693
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Re: Re: Have you found a bargain - 2017 version
« Reply #56 on: June 28, 2018, 06:41:03 PM »
Quote from: Bird on June 28, 2018, 04:01:05 PM
This appears reasonable...

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0" 2017 16GB Wi-Fi - $189.05 Pickup / $198.05 Delivered @Bing Lee eBay

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/387693

That is a good price. We have bought some through work in bulk and was more expensive than that.
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Re: Re: Have you found a bargain - 2017 version
« Reply #57 on: July 01, 2018, 07:10:11 AM »
That’s a very good price.
I use one for all our maps and anything trip related on our travels.
I especially like that they take an SD card up to 128 gigs.
Especially nice being able to just put the SD card from the camera in the tablet and download all the photos.
Ours is wireless and Bluetooth so if it needs internet I can connect to my phone via personal hotspot.
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Re: Re: Have you found a bargain - 2017 version
« Reply #58 on: July 07, 2018, 05:07:31 PM »
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Re: Re: Have you found a bargain - 2017 version
« Reply #59 on: July 07, 2018, 05:19:22 PM »
Never know, he may have rescued a container load, floating around somewhere. >:D >:D >:D
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Re: Re: Have you found a bargain - 2017 version
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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #61 on: July 09, 2018, 10:55:09 AM »
Taking that into account it still only makes it $160. Cheapest here would be $245ish.
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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #62 on: July 09, 2018, 09:46:12 PM »
Picked up a brand new Waeco Cf 25 for $450. Should be alright for a drinks fridge


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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #63 on: July 17, 2018, 06:49:48 PM »
picked up a near-new (used 6 times) ISI 4x4x4 bike carrier, with extended hitch (which i needed for the pajero)...

$700... via gumtree (new price, delivered to me was closer to $1500)...

added bonus:  fellow swagger and all-round top bloke 'doc evil' responded to my swagmail request to pick up (seller only lived 20 minutes away) and drop off to me in mackay on his way to the cape...  :cup:

thanks to doc, his partner and family for being awesome.  the rack wasn't the smallest or lightest thing to lug around, but he saved me a motza...

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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #64 on: July 28, 2018, 03:53:20 PM »
Garage Sales again today. I picked up a Weber baby Q 1000 for $30.00 (I knocked him down from $40.00  ;D), in fairly decent looking condition. Got it home, went to test it out, and the knob markings were around the wrong way, and couldn't be selected according to the markings Off, Ignite, Low. At first I thought it must have the wrong knob fitted, because it only fits one way. I though bugger it, I'll light it up anyway, and see how it works. Hmm no gas out, no matter where you have the knob set.

I had a sudden brain flash, and thought.... "I bet he's pulled the valve apart, and put it back together wrong". I checked the securing nut, sure enough, finger tight... I removed the control valve, removed two screws from the top of the valve and opened it up to see how it worked. I rotated the cone so that it was 180deg from where it was, and refitted the valve top, so that now the pin in the spindle had to face 180 deg to match the slot in the cone. Put it all back together and voila it works like a charm.

Please note, I, in no way condone DIY gas appliance repair and maintenance, and highly recommend that you take your appliances to a licensed gas fitter for repairs. Along with your very full wallet

Especially if you can't pull something apart, and put it back together again properly.......  >:D >:D >:D
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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #65 on: July 29, 2018, 09:44:51 PM »
Quote from: Troopy_03 on July 28, 2018, 03:53:20 PM
Garage Sales again today. I picked up a Weber baby Q 1000 for $30.00 (I knocked him down from $40.00…

Especially if you can't pull something apart, and put it back together again properly.......  >:D >:D >:D
Good pickup. Bought one for $50 with a cover and almost full 9kg cylinder. Quick clean and sold on Gumtree for $120 with no haggling. Already have 3 Webers.

Picked up an outdoor gas heater with the glass tube a few months back. “Needs repair” said the ad. Called the guy “the o-ring’s perished”. $100 for a $450 heater. Actually needed to be pulled apart to clean the spiderweb out of the burner but again very simple task.

We are such a wasteful society because we’ve forgotten how to care for and fix things.
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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #66 on: July 30, 2018, 07:34:25 AM »
Quote from: AdrianLR on July 29, 2018, 09:44:51 PM
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We are such a wasteful society because we’ve forgotten how to care for and fix things.

Agree with that Adrian. We used to be a nation of blokes that could fix stuff. Not any more....
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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #67 on: July 30, 2018, 07:52:19 AM »
Also agree, but most (?) things have a label on them somewhere "No user serviceable parts inside. For repair, contact an authorised service agent", so people think Stuff it, it's easier & cheaper to just get a new one :'(
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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #68 on: July 30, 2018, 08:15:54 AM »
Quote from: AdrianLR on July 29, 2018, 09:44:51 PM
We are such a wasteful society because we’ve forgotten how to care for and it's now illegal in many instances to fix things.
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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #69 on: July 30, 2018, 10:25:13 AM »
I think it's more a case of people presuming it's illegal, rather than actually being illegal.. well in many cases.
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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #70 on: July 30, 2018, 04:57:11 PM »
Quote from: Fizzie on July 30, 2018, 07:52:19 AM
Also agree, but most (?) things have a label on them somewhere "No user serviceable parts inside. For repair, contact an authorised service agent", so people think Stuff it, it's easier & cheaper to just get a new one :'(
many a time it doesn't cost much more for the part you need then buying a whole new item, so why wouldn't you buy a new one.
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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #71 on: July 30, 2018, 05:23:49 PM »
Quote from: Rumpig on July 30, 2018, 04:57:11 PM
many a time it doesn't cost much more for the part you need then buying a whole new item, so why wouldn't you buy a new one.
Hence the 18 month old printer sitting on the floor outside my office right now. The callout fee for onsite repairs was more then a whole new unit. I needed a new one ASAP to keep working and couldn’t wait the week or more the repair shop needed.
I’m sure it’s something really simple and kept it for now, thinking about pulling it apart myself, if I can fix it up I might give it away on the swaggers giveaway thread. If I pull it apart and wreck it, I’ll take it to the e-waste recycle place.
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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #72 on: July 30, 2018, 05:28:03 PM »
Back on topic.
Today we paid the deposit on the a fully renovated house that we just bought in Brisbane for the grand total of $40k...





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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #73 on: July 30, 2018, 05:48:00 PM »
Quote from: Pete79 on July 30, 2018, 05:28:03 PM
Back on topic.
Today we paid the deposit on the a fully renovated house that we just bought in Brisbane for the grand total of $40k...





40k or 400k?


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Re: Have you found a bargain - 2018 version
« Reply #74 on: July 30, 2018, 05:54:16 PM »
Quote from: Pottsy on July 30, 2018, 05:48:00 PM

Forty.

The guy did the full ground up reno less then 6 years ago and was now going to demo it to build a modern Queenslander on the site.
All new electrical and plumbing throughout, all new interior walls (all asbestos gone), ceilings raised up to 9’, fully insulated, double glazed windows, new bath and kitchen.

Should be delivered to my block in about 10-12 weeks.


Edit;
Forgot to mention the 8m X 8m covered timber deck that comes with it. ;)
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