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General Discussion => General Discussion Boards => Other General Discussion => Topic started by: JinXi on December 23, 2011, 03:18:19 pm
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Alright, so here's the deal. Because of recent petrol prices, my wonderful and creative parents came up with this new idea which is the smartest thing to do in their mind. We have one petrol price discount receipt, and 2 cars. So, their idea is to line both cars one after the other, then pump petrol into both cars before paying in a single receipt, thus obtaining the discount for both cars.
Had they not need someone to hold the pump and 2 person to drive the cars, they would had done it a long time ago. So now, they're trying to convince me to hold the pump while they drive the cars...
The thing is, we're not struggling financially or anything, and I don't see the point of doing this to save like er 4 cents for one car of 40 litres which totals to $1.60 However, my parents are set on doing this and are nagging me to assist in their *grand plan*....
Is it just me or this feels a little awkward or even uncivilised? Sry if I'm being pedantic about this... If that is the case, just let me know and I'll go ahead with it...
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Parents will be parents
If i were you i'd go ahead with the plan, maybe you are financially struggling but you're parents are not letting you know
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v unless its illegal
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Pretty sure this is illegal, but not unheard of (I've seen it happen before)
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lol what
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Soon enough they'll make you graze around on nuts, vegetables and fruits at Safeway without paying for them as your 3 meals.
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The funny (or bad) thing about this is that they don't see anything wrong with it :-\ I think I'll just drive a car out now and get it filled up... problem solved
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Assuming you have one of those discount coupons:
5. You may only redeem one fuel saving offer per transaction, per vehicle, for a fuel purchase of up to 150 litres.
So yeah, its illegal if you do. Sorry about that :(
Read more: http://www.woolworthspetrol.com.au/content.php/41.html
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Mate, there is nothing wrong with this at all. I think if you read the terms and coniditions on your little docket thing, it'll say "maximum of x litres" so heh, I doubt it's illegal.
In terms of embarrassment, I'm assuming you have Asian parents so I'm surprised you're not used to all this cheapness shennanigans. I've witnessed my Dad taking toilet paper from Maccas because he couldn't be fucked going to the Glen to buy more rolls.
EDIT: Dw, you can't do it but who is gonna stop ya? Just like how in Subway you're only allowed 2 refills per cup. Yeah good one.
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Save ~$1-$2, get fined ~$100-$200.
ratio of 1:100
Seems reasonable to go ahead with it...
Just like how in Subway you're only allowed 2 refills per cup.
Wait wut.
Aw man I feel like such a rebel now.
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Why the hell havent my parents thought of this before!!!!!!!
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In terms of embarrassment, I'm assuming you have Asian parents so I'm surprised you're not used to all this cheapness shennanigans. I've witnessed my Dad taking toilet paper from Maccas because he couldn't be fucked going to the Glen to buy more rolls.
the real reason you were fired
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What is this? I don't even...
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You should just give your parents the $1.60 yourself, save some trouble.
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EDIT: Dw, you can't do it but who is gonna stop ya? Just like how in Subway you're only allowed 2 refills per cup. Yeah good one.
Wait what?
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Does fuel cost 1.60 in the city now, I'm on 1.46 a litre.
I suggest taking advantage of the gas rebate, get it swapped over.
Or alternatively, split your groceries into two piles when shopping with each parent to both get discount vouchers. :P
I must say though, your parents seem pretty dodgy with this, but if they force you into it, you may as well as wear a cool supervillian costume.
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LOL AZNS
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EDIT: Dw, you can't do it but who is gonna stop ya? Just like how in Subway you're only allowed 2 refills per cup. Yeah good one.
Wait what?
When enjoying our usual super romantic $9.10 dinner of a footlong sub + small cup (meatball footlong, split the meal and the bill of course) I got barked at by the Indian lady at the counter after my 5th refill because apparently I'm only allowed two.
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Does fuel cost 1.60 in the city now, I'm on 1.46 a litre.
Nah, it's about 1.35 here depending on where you fill up, but it's about to skyrocket for Christmas
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Curries are cheap too. My mum made me a skirt and she used a zip from a rice sack. I only wore it once and that was because the zip broke when i put it on. Luckily I had a cardigan with me. Shame, it was a really nice skirt apart from its inability to be worn.
Mum hardly every buys petrol without the vouchers. She gets petrol either when the tank is absolutely empty, or when she gets a voucher, whichever comes first.
Dad was more smarter and got a gas conversion.
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Shit my parents have been out-asian'd.
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My mum made me a skirt and she used a zip from a rice sack.
We have a winner for most frugal mother of the year.
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My mum made me a skirt and she used a zip from a rice sack.
We have a winner for most frugal mother of the year.
She'll be stoked to know that. She can put it on her resume and finally get a job.
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Just tell them to do what my Mum does and get their supermarket shopping cut into $30 transactions (ie. $100 worth of stuff at the register = 3 transactions), that way you get more dockets and don't have to break the law <3
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We don't buy all our groceries at one place. It's cheaper to go to different shops. So we don't get a lot of dockets :(
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Curries are cheap too. My mum made me a skirt and she used a zip from a rice sack. I only wore it once and that was because the zip broke when i put it on. Luckily I had a cardigan with me. Shame, it was a really nice skirt apart from its inability to be worn.
Mum hardly every buys petrol without the vouchers. She gets petrol either when the tank is absolutely empty, or when she gets a voucher, whichever comes first.
Dad was more smarter and got a gas conversion.
My parents did the double. Gas conversions PLUS only fuel after docket.
Also, mum once taped my light switch in my room so I can never turn on the light - so my room is in darkness every night when I try to go to bed, until i feel my way towards the table lamp. :P Why? To save current.
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Curries are cheap too. My mum made me a skirt and she used a zip from a rice sack. I only wore it once and that was because the zip broke when i put it on. Luckily I had a cardigan with me. Shame, it was a really nice skirt apart from its inability to be worn.
Mum hardly every buys petrol without the vouchers. She gets petrol either when the tank is absolutely empty, or when she gets a voucher, whichever comes first.
Dad was more smarter and got a gas conversion.
My parents did the double. Gas conversions PLUS only fuel after docket.
Also, mum once taped my light switch in my room so I can never turn on the light - so my room is in darkness every night when I try to go to bed, until i feel my way towards the table lamp. :P Why? To save current.
Wouldn't it make more sense to take the light bulb out? Haha
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Wow... worst I've ever done is go into Hungry Jack's with an empty cup with the intention of filling it up with coke and then walking out. Unfortunately, one of the staff members yelled "OI!" at me and then everyone looked so I had to walk away :(
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Why not just spit the shopping into two lots at the check out?
:)
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Curries are cheap too. My mum made me a skirt and she used a zip from a rice sack. I only wore it once and that was because the zip broke when i put it on. Luckily I had a cardigan with me. Shame, it was a really nice skirt apart from its inability to be worn.
Mum hardly every buys petrol without the vouchers. She gets petrol either when the tank is absolutely empty, or when she gets a voucher, whichever comes first.
Dad was more smarter and got a gas conversion.
My parents did the double. Gas conversions PLUS only fuel after docket.
Also, mum once taped my light switch in my room so I can never turn on the light - so my room is in darkness every night when I try to go to bed, until i feel my way towards the table lamp. :P Why? To save current.
Is it just me or is that a very curry way of saying electricity? I could just imagine that sentence being said in a curry accent as I read it!
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*curry accent* CURRENT BILL GOING VERY HIGH *curry accent*
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Wow, you all make my family sound like the most wasteful people on this planet.
On a side note, when I saw this.
Furbob is a damn good drawer!
I pictured this.
(http://i.lulzimg.com/ff6d14f8af.jpg)
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Wow, you all make my family sound like the most wasteful people on this planet.
On a side note, when I saw this.
Furbob is a damn good drawer!
I pictured this.
(http://i.lulzimg.com/ff6d14f8af.jpg)
legendary.
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Wow, you all make my family sound like the most wasteful people on this planet.
On a side note, when I saw this.
Furbob is a damn good drawer!
I pictured this.
(http://i.lulzimg.com/ff6d14f8af.jpg)
I actually lol'd at this... does that make me sad? I think it does...
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I heard if you worked at the counter in safeway there's a lot of customers that don't want their vouchers and you get a shit load of them free
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YOURE NOT ALONE