Who is ebaying today?

[2chappies]

I thought I'd get this thread up again.:-)

I've had enough excitement here for one day and am off to find my zzz's.

Good thing the weekend is coming up so we can play with all this new stuff.

Mon

[thestrangerabbit]

This blasted attitude that businesses have these days that it's ok to cut back on quality really gets my goat. I sometimes go to a particular pizza shop for a fancy Moroccan Lamb pizza. It's really nice, and just something I get occasionally as a treat. Well the last two times (including tonight), they have cut right back on the lamb. There used to be plenty on it! I'm going to give them one more chance in a month and if they still have bugger all lamb on the pizza that's all the business they're going to get from me.X-(

[lovebooks-australia]

Thanks guys - I may reach my 3000 by the end of the year (lol) 🙂 as things have been sooooo sllllloooowwww lately 🙂

[2chappies]

I feel your pain rabbit. I love my pizza and hate it when they cut back like that. It's the same with anything you buy now, less biscuits in the pack and more packaging etc...

[carlamaas-carlasbigbookshed]

I know what you mean rabbit, and yes Mon, they do it with EVERYTHING.

My mum is a price hound and she always checks items - just ask her about toilet paper. Most rolls used to be 220 or 240 sheets to a roll, now they are nearly all 180 and the price has gone up, not down. However, it is the same with everything, and they think we don't notice. You can just about guarantee every time they have redesigned the packaging on an item, you are getting less for the same price.

[bookola]

When they have a big sale on something (chips come to mind especially) it is often because they are either covering up the fact that its the new smaller pack (something sneaky like 15g less) or the next batch that comes in is the smaller pack and they have to get rid of the bigger ones so people dont notice.
It really pees me off that chocolate bars are now 52g (down from 60 then 55- I mean 3g????).
The other one is Tim Tams where the regular ones have maybe 11 biscuits and the fancy ones have 9 (this they put in tiny print which you cant see without glasses whether you need glasses or not).
Another one recently (last 6 months or so) was Unc Tob muesli bars- they actually put less in and made the box bigger. My local supermarket messed up and had them next to each other so it was really obvious. Havent bought any since.
Lawrence

[bookola]

A lot like ebay reducing results and charging more for the privilege????
Lawrence

[2chappies]

Ditto to the above 3 posts. Really gets my ghoulies. X-( How the hell do they think we DON'T notice is beyond me.

[sincomau]

I bought a pack of Uncle Tobbies Muesli Bars...

Opened 'em up and got grumpy.

3/4 the size.

*sigh*

Wont be buying any more that's for sure

[booksnpapers]

Listed 50 books over the last 2 days plus some wheels mags. No bites yet, hopefully tonight. I like instant gratification. I have now relisted my other items and hopefully they will go on the May invoice...

[thestrangerabbit]

Well I had a pretty freaky experience today. Stopped in at a busy servo on a main arterial road. Paid for my fuel then needed to go to the loo. Now when I went in, the place was packed. Cars at all the pumps, strong flow of traffic, people in the shop, and some kids playing loudly in the backyard of the next house.
When I came out of the loo, there wasn't a single person to be seen. No cars at the pumps, no-one in the servo, (not even the attendant), no cars on the road, kids had vanished, and really freaky, no sounds of human civilization at all. I could hear a bird and that was it. I went inside the servo and called out, no answer. Walked down to the main road and looked in both directions, no cars at all. Walked back to my car, and just as I'm beginning to seriously entertain thoughts of The Last Man On Earth, a couple of cars drive past, and within about 15 seconds, the traffic is back, the attendant is back in the servo, and another car pulls in at the pumps.
(Cue Twilight Zone or X-files theme).:O