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[Miss Chicken]

They are just Amazon under another name, I was far from please when I found out that Amazon owned them.
Nowadays I am more likely to buy physical books from Booktopia, Wordery, or Better World Books as Amazon already gets my money from Audible and Kindle books.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

I know this. However they have always had a bigger range of the books I'm interested in, been cheaper and shipped faster. Ever since Amazon made us go via the AU version it's sucked. There's a few countries that places like betterworldbooks don't ship to and people are pretty upset about his as Book Depository did.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Here is an amazing site!!

https://booko.com.au/

Search the book ISBN number and it will list all current prices including shipping from a huge range of sources. Obviously doesn't include % off deals for buying multiple books like some sellers offer at times.

Signing up gets you more accurate results apparently.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

How reliable is Booktopia and Wordery. I used Book Depository for hard to find titles and they were reasonably good.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

They are both super reliable.

Check out the link above though, it will tell you the cheapest really easily!

betterworldbooks currently has free postage after you spend a certain amount (I don't know what, wasn't big) and 20% off if you buy 3 or more used books. They do have the best filter system as you can sort by used, fiction, etc..

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

They are both super reliable.

Check out the link above though, it will tell you the cheapest really easily!

betterworldbooks currently has free postage after you spend a certain amount (I don't know what, wasn't big) and 20% off if you buy 3 or more used books. They do have the best filter system as you can sort by used, fiction, etc..

I'll have a look at both of them.
Got some neat hardcover books from Book Depository like Hurrell's Hollywood which is text but also chock full of photos from the period of stars and publicity photos that kind of thing.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

For the first time EVER in my entire life I have forgotten to buy hot cross buns for Good Friday.

I blame this on them being available since Boxing Day. I forgot about them, they have faded into a the basic bakery background of life.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

For the first time EVER in my entire life I have forgotten to buy hot cross buns for Good Friday.

I blame this on them being available since Boxing Day. I forgot about them, they have faded into a the basic bakery background of life.

That's interesting because where I am they popped up in stores right after new years

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

I've brought several packets over the last few months. Had some for breakfast instead of my usual cereal. I'm hoping that there will be some left over at the shops tomorrow.

 

[Australis]

John Olsen, well known artist, has died. I saw his Five Bells at the Sydney Opera House first in print and I thought it dull, but on a school excursion to the SOH, up close it was impressive. He was 95.

 

[Miss Chicken]

Jim Beaumont has died aged 97, 57 years after his three children disappeared.

I still hope they will be found some day.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Jim Beaumont has died aged 97, 57 years after his three children disappeared.

I still hope they will be found some day.

I feel the same. The rumour mill says that the SA police do know more but don't want to solve the case because they would then look bad because for 50+ years they have been sitting on the information.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

I don't believe that rumour. Many cases have been solved in the last few years that involved some spectacular police incompetency coming to light from decades ago. It's accepted that there were many systemic failures in the past.

It's hard to believe someone can live to 97 after that kind of pain. May he rest in peace now.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I don't believe that rumour. Many cases have been solved in the last few years that involved some spectacular police incompetency coming to light from decades ago. It's accepted that there were many systemic failures in the past.

It's hard to believe someone can live to 97 after that kind of pain. May he rest in peace now.

I felt the same hearing the news. Just sad they never got closure

 

[Marc]

I don't believe that rumour. Many cases have been solved in the last few years that involved some spectacular police incompetency coming to light from decades ago. It's accepted that there were many systemic failures in the past.

It's hard to believe someone can live to 97 after that kind of pain. May he rest in peace now.

my grandfather was in the S.A police at the time and I never thought to ask him if he ever had any involvement with the case (then again I didn't know much about his service except he rose to very high rank, was awarded the Queen's Police Medal and refused to every do a secondment to N.S.W because of the level of corruption).

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

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How are you able to still hold a license in that condition?

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

RIP Father Bob. Great Australian. I remember listening to him when he did a show on triple J with John Safran.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

RIP Father Bob. Great Australian. I remember listening to him when he did a show on triple J with John Safran.

I just heard that on the TV he was so cool

 

[Australis]

A good example of what a priest should be.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

When the heck is the Picard finale on?! Other people in Aus have seemingly watched it. Anyone know what time it will show up on Paramount +?