A sign spotted in Auckland. Photo / Supplied
"I hope they clean the blade between jobs," says Cameron, who spotted this sign on an Auckland street.
It really does pay to shop around
"My large, double-door fridge/freezer packed up, a serviceman quoting $1000 to $1500 to fix," writes Don Edwards. "He told me to look for a new
one for around $2000. First shop - Noel Leeming, ticket price $2699, down to $2498, delivered, for cash. (reasonable deal). Next stop, Harvey Norman, same fridge, same deal, price, $2173 (even better). On to The Appliance Shed. Same deal, price $1745 (Wow! I snapped their hands off). Well worth the effort for a saving of $753."
BNZ does the time warp
"When setting up a direct credit payment, I scrolled down BNZ's list of what payments were for or the occupation of the recipient," writes Roger. "One of the categories was 'Television licence'. How long is it since that fee was abolished? Another was 'Milkman'. Hello ... ? Time BNZ looked at this list and revised it."
