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Member Since | 18/01/2018 |
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Alan6984 replied to
Chaoscreater on Octopus Energy NZ: $0.17/Kwh Solar Buy Back, $0 Daily Fee on Low User Plans

I'd get 12 months of data as your usage pattern could easily change through the year.

Alan6984 replied to
fairest-winch on Is Buying Clearance Items from The Warehouse and Selling It to Cash Converter a Good Way to Flip Items for a Quick Buck?

Interesting, I had no idea, but when you think about it, makes a lot of sense.

Alan6984 replied to
dkiwi on Harvest Rice Bran Oil 1 Litre $3.00 (Normally $5.99) @ The Warehouse App (Requires MarketClub)

Are TWL doing that too?

Alan6984 replied to
Alan6984 on Octopus Energy NZ: $0.17/Kwh Solar Buy Back, $0 Daily Fee on Low User Plans

Contact just emailed me our usage over the last 21 months or so (627 days if my maths are correct) in 30 minute blocks being just over...

Alan6984 replied to
bigcheese on 25% off All Kogan 30 Day Prepay Plans as Long as Your Plan Is Active (Small $11.25, Medium $18.75, Large $26.25) @ KoganMobileNZ

Yes - Kogan seem quite good about offering promotions to their existing customers. Compare that to ISPs and Power Companies who have to be...

Alan6984 replied to
bigcheese on 25% off All Kogan 30 Day Prepay Plans as Long as Your Plan Is Active (Small $11.25, Medium $18.75, Large $26.25) @ KoganMobileNZ

Okay, but my reply was really to query the advice to 'wait' until they do a BOGOF (or similar) deal, rather than joining now on a monthly...

Alan6984 replied to
kartikb on 25% off All Kogan 30 Day Prepay Plans as Long as Your Plan Is Active (Small $11.25, Medium $18.75, Large $26.25) @ KoganMobileNZ

Not sure when their birthday is, but the last time they did a BOGOF was about three months ago (Mar 2023). Rather than wait, it seems...

Having tried quite a few brands of unsweetened almond milk, that all tasted exactly the same (as you would expect unless they are putting...

Alan6984 commented on 25% off All Oatly Oat Milk @ Plant Projects
Interesting that the [unsweetend almond milk ($75 for...

Quick! Grab it before it flows out to sea :-)

Alan6984 replied to
huffboy on 25% off All Kogan 30 Day Prepay Plans as Long as Your Plan Is Active (Small $11.25, Medium $18.75, Large $26.25) @ KoganMobileNZ

If anything, you would expect the monthly plans to be more expensive, so this seems like a significant discount to me?

Alan6984 replied to
bigcheese on 25% off All Kogan 30 Day Prepay Plans as Long as Your Plan Is Active (Small $11.25, Medium $18.75, Large $26.25) @ KoganMobileNZ

Even better - good tip.

Alan6984 replied to
bigcheese on 25% off All Kogan 30 Day Prepay Plans as Long as Your Plan Is Active (Small $11.25, Medium $18.75, Large $26.25) @ KoganMobileNZ

Quite expensive - I would go with my previous suggestion, and use a separate old phone with a Skinny SIM on, say, their $46 for 28 days...


Alan6984 replied to
jwdq46 on 25% off All Kogan 30 Day Prepay Plans as Long as Your Plan Is Active (Small $11.25, Medium $18.75, Large $26.25) @ KoganMobileNZ

> Very good prices, but I’m sticking to Skinny for their unlimited calls to other Skinny numbers, roll over minutes and data, and all the...

Alan6984 replied to
bigcheese on 25% off All Kogan 30 Day Prepay Plans as Long as Your Plan Is Active (Small $11.25, Medium $18.75, Large $26.25) @ KoganMobileNZ

Cool - that makes this an excellent deal by the looks of it. They could increase the price in the future, but still give you 25% off of...

I agree, but better than Ampol keeping hold of Gull as well as Z. We want more competition, not less, and letting Ampol keep Gull would...

Yeah - I only use youtube-dl now as it is much simpler without the GUI getting in the way. You just give it the URL of the video, or an...

I am looking forward to essentially free gaming when I have all the free time in the world (although I am slightly concerned that it seems...

Alan6984 replied to
yougotrioted on 25% off All Kogan 30 Day Prepay Plans as Long as Your Plan Is Active (Small $11.25, Medium $18.75, Large $26.25) @ KoganMobileNZ

Not last time I had a Kogan number (about 18 months ago I think). Possible that has changed I guess.



Alan6984 commented on 25% off All Kogan 30 Day Prepay Plans as Long as Your Plan Is Active (Small $11.25, Medium $18.75, Large $26.25) @ KoganMobileNZ
Hi BigCheese, Am I understanding correctly - the 25% discount is ongoing and perpetual (within some bounds - I'm sure there will be some...

Glad to hear that you two will be keeping me company, along with my growing, un-played games collection, come retirement in the not quite...

Alan6984 replied to
Madao on Is Buying Clearance Items from The Warehouse and Selling It to Cash Converter a Good Way to Flip Items for a Quick Buck?

You can haggle at almost all shops. Off the top of my head, the only obvious ones you can never (and never say never!) haggle at are...

Alan6984 commented on Is Buying Clearance Items from The Warehouse and Selling It to Cash Converter a Good Way to Flip Items for a Quick Buck?
I agree with akrotohur - you are likely to get a better margin (or any margin at all) if you re-sell it on TradeMe (maybe FB MarketPlace,...

I agree - I have been using TP-Link kit for both some of our own requirements, and for some clients (especially the more price concious...

Whether the police pursue it from a criminal perspective or not, you can still claim damages from the other driver. Helpful if the police...

Alan6984 replied to
Alan6984 on Octopus Energy NZ: $0.17/Kwh Solar Buy Back, $0 Daily Fee on Low User Plans

I got an email back today, saying that Contact will provide me with the usage data, broken into 30 mins 'chunks', and that I should allow...

Alan6984 replied to
Stoffel on 1kg Obela Hommus Smooth Classic $3.99 (Usually $9.49) @ PAK'n SAVE, Lower Hutt

I agree - I've done the same. They taste like crap when fresh from the shop, and taste the same three months later, but they don't go off...