Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
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    2 years ago

    I ordered a turkey buffet, estimated size 3kg. Which is a bit big for me, about 2kg would be better, but a small amount extra for lunch meat is no big deal.

    I just got the confirmed invoice with actual size on it - 4.37kg. I can’t remember whether the one I picked was frozen or fresh, but I’m really hoping for fresh so I can cut it in half.

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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    2 years ago

    Gotta make an Aldi run to get through Christmas. Yes, I left it late. Yes, I’m an idiot. Whats going to be quieter, Friday night or at some point over the weekend?

    • Nath@aussie.zone
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      2 years ago

      Ok, story time!

      But a little bit of background first: Perth has that Melbourne doesn’t - Spud Shed.
      Perth has a chain of supermarket type stores called Spud Shed. Basically a rogue farmer got tired of being ripped off by the big stores and he started selling stuff himself. And it sorta got out of hand, he now has about 20 stores. They’re cheap - cheaper than Colesworth/Aldi. The catch is, the quality of produce can be hit or miss. Their smallgoods are fine, though. Best bit: Most of the stores are 24hour.

      Ok, so its Christmas morning, we’ve all started turning up at Dad’s place. My sister has brought whatever she was bringing, and asked Dad “Where’s the ham?”. He either thought someone else was bringing the ham, or just plain forgot. So, 10am on Christmas morning, Dad goes to Spud Shed and buys a great ham that was in the process of being marked down. Because of course by December 25th, everyone had their hams. Total win by Dad.

      So yeah: 11 days before Christmas is not leaving it late! 😂

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
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    2 years ago

    It’s HOT TAKE THURSDAY and because I’ve been saving a few I’ll go first.

    Secret Santa, Bad Santa, Kris Kringle whatever you want to call it, is just another form of gaslighting. Eg.

    Soap do I smell?

    Candle I said I liked one particular candle once

    Chocolates an after thought. Nobody really knows me

    Wine or other alcohol great everyone thinks I’m an alcoholic. Do I drink too much?

    Organisers of kk we are one big happy family bullshit.

    Also I had a great sleep last night. Just wanna rub that in.

  • Dalek Thal@aussie.zone
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    2 years ago

    Anyone got recommendations for an affordable dentist? Very concerned I may have developed periodontitis (as a 24 year old because I’ve not been able to afford dental care most of my life), and need a check-up and quote to deal with it