Well, it’s been about a year since I last posted some dribble from the NotGoodEnough forums, so with the complete lack of anything else to post right now I may as well go ahead and give you some of the shining highlights.

Here we go.

aussiesue tells us:

I have been buying my snacks, dairy products, and some cleaning products and toilet rolls from Aldi for about 2 years now. The last time I went shopping, when I got home and was unpacking my groceries, I realised I must have left my 3litre milk there, seeing I live about 20 min from the store, I could not go back that day, and I only shop for my husband and myself once a fortnight. I seen there was no store phone number, so left it till the following week, when I went to visit our daughters.

The store manager was very rude and teated me like a 2 year old, infact I wouldn’t treat a 2 year old like I was treated. He made me feel like a thief. I had the receipt and all. In the end with me being stubborn, I got my milk.

I will never go back there again, and will go to my local Ritchies Store where our son works, which have far fresher fruit and vegies than aldi, and I will go to NQR, who are always polite.

I will ring them, as they have no email addy, and put my complaint to them on the phone.

As far as I am concerned Aldi Sucks Big Time.

Wow, all that effort because YOU fucked up and forgot your fucking milk? If you went back the same day, I could almost excuse it. But going back a fucking week after the fact? Fuck off.

I’m a little confused about the relevance of your statement where you claim that your local Ritchie’s store has fresher fruit and vegetables. You say you only go to Aldi’s to buy your snacks, dairy products and cleaning products anyway. If you’re that unhappy with Aldi’s, why fucking go there in the first place? Fuck off and die.

Protip: A company doesn’t have to give you free shit because YOU fucked up.

I hope your milk gave you a bad case of squirts, you fucking skank.

kujou boy bleats:

I have had an account with the ANZ for years.I have always been a loyal customer.

Even though I try I have incurred 2 illegal dishonour fees over the years.This is 70 dollars of MY MONEY.

Several years ago i wrote requesting the ANZ return these fees.It was refused.I subsequently took thousands of dollars worth of business away from them in the form of super, credit cards and term deposits.

Recently, I sent them an ultimatum to reimburse the fees or I will close the account and take my business to the NAB who have no fees and dishonour fees from the 22 January 2010.This was IGNORED and not complied with.I am in the process of closing the account and have already opened one at the NAB.I suggest everyone else sends an ultimatum to their own bank demanding the same and using the NAB as leverage.

The account had at least 600 dollars of wages going into it every week.It seems that this is less relevant than 70 dollars of fees they want to keep!

Goodbye ANZ hello NAB!!!!!

Something tells me that the ANZ aren’t really going to miss you, nor is your lack of AT LEAST 600 DOLLARS OF WAGES going to make fuck all difference to the bank.

Even though I disagree with the whole idea of dishonour fees, when you opened the account with the ANZ you agreed to such fees being charged. Because you’re clearly a retarded fuckstain, I’m guessing you might have missed the part where it said that in the PDS. See, it’s not really the fault of the bank that you can’t manage your finances properly. If you didn’t spend all of your AT LEAST 600 DOLLARS OF WAGES on pr0n, coke and hookers you’d probably find that your direct debits didn’t fucking default and wouldn’t result in 70 DOLLARS OF YOUR MONEY being taken to cover it.

As it happens, I have an account with the ANZ, as well as a MasterCard. There was a slight fuckup at the start where the first 3 payments weren’t made, due to a communication error between the bank and myself. Result? Card was suspended. When I rang the bank, I was polite and the problem was resolved on the spot. The fucker at the bank even credited back all the late fees. I didn’t go about sending retarded fucking letters threatening to take my MUCH MORE THAN 600 DOLLARS OF WAGES to another bank.

Taking a look at the account details on the NAB website, it’s certainly true that they don’t charge a monthly account fee, nor do they charge dishonour fees. However, while I was unable to find the answer on their site, I would be interested to know if they charge interest on the overdrawn amount if not paid back in a timely fashion? Something tells me they aren’t just gonna let a fuckload of accounts get overdrawn and not do anything about the negative balances, yo.

And where the fuck does this cunt get off issuing “ultimatums” to the bank? As if they’re going to open the letter and shit themselves out of fear. What a fucking wankstain.

Gobbledok bitches:

Studio 2000 have turned out to be just like any other photography company…a bunch of rip-off merchants only out to make a quick buck off poor unsuspecting people.

My parents in law entered a competition voting on photos by Studio 2000, where the winner would get a free photo shoot. They won, and organised the time and location for the free photo shoot. At no time were the costs of the photos mentioned, all that was mentioned was that there was no obligation to purchase the photos. They did have to give their bank account details though, as they were threatened with a substantial fee if they did not turn up.

They went for the photoshoot, and before, and during the shoot, no mention of cost, only being told there was no obligation to purchase. After the photoshoot, they were asked to put down a deposit for the photos (again not being told of the cost, and also not being told whether the deposit was refundable). They were still told that it was no obligation. They also were told that they had to put down a deposit before even being able to see the photos to begin with, which they had to return a week later to see.

A week later, they return to see the photos. The quality of the photos were quite good, so they were asked to sit down to discuss the purchase of the photos. They were told finally that the cost of the photos was going to be $3,000, and that because they put down a deposit that they were now required to purchase the photos (something they were not previously told). They were forced into signing the documents to purchase the photos, without having the chance to read and understand the documents properly.

A few weeks later, they informed Studio2000 that they were having financial difficulties (they are both on Centrelink payments), and that they were having trouble making the next payment, and may have trouble making future payments as well. Instead of being offered a reduced payment plan, or a reduced portfolio (as some photo places will do), they were told that if they missed even one payment, they would be referred to every bank and debt collector in the country, and they would never be able to get another bank loan or credit card again. So instead of paying essential bills and purchasing the basics such as food, they had to make the payment.

Instead of Gobbledok, I will refer to you as Gobblecock, as I think that is a much more appropriate name for you.

I’ll lay this one down clearly and simply: Your parents are retarded fuckstains and you probably should take them out behind the shed and put a bullet through their heads.

Unless a fucking knife was held to their throats, no one forced your stupid fucking parents to sign the contract. They probably had every opportunity to decline and walk away on the spot.

And don’t even get me fucking started on them handing over their banking details. Jesus fucking christ.

Fuck you, fuck your parents and fuck your entire extended retarded family.

Interface moans:

I am a little annoyed but am not going to worry too much about this. Dell Australia advertised the Logitech MX Revolution Mouse for $34. I ordered one. Then several days later I received the following:

“An error on the online store on 27 March 2009 saw Dell offer the Logitech MX Revolution Rechargeble Cordless Laser Mouse for $34.10

Dell would like to advise you that this was a genuine mistake; Dell has not accepted your order or gone into contract with you. If you have paid by direct deposit (e.g. Internet Banking) or by credit card we will decline your payment and return the payment to you. If you have not yet made payment, please do not proceed to pay Dell this incorrect amount, as your payment will be returned.

Dell offers to either cancel your order or if you would like to proceed to purchase the product at $119.00 including GST, please respond via email, and we will get a Dell representative to call you at the earliest and take you through the ordering process. If we do not hear back from you within next two business days by 3 April 2009, we will consider the order cancelled by you.

The standard terms and conditions listed on Dell’s on-line store state that while all efforts are made to check pricing and other errors, inadvertent errors do occur from time to time and Dell reserves the right to decline orders arising from such errors.

We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Regards,
Dell Australia.”

Not enough to get distressed over, but a good warning that if Dell mentions a price you should not assume it’s correct or that if they are wrong then they will honour their displayed price. On a side note, I thought that they made an “offer” by displaying the product on their site and that I “accepted” that offer by placing an order, thus creating a agreement, but obviously I need to brush up on my contract law.

Well, Interface, it probably is a good idea that you DO brush up on your contract law.

First up, I do have to ask, if you’re not that fussed about it why did you post it to NGE? Oh wait, cos you’re a fuckwit, right?

Anyway, back to the contract law: I suggest you fire up your Googley machine and see what you can find when you type in the words “invitation to treat”.

The ACCC make it pretty clear that a business is well within their rights to withdraw an item for sale if it has been priced incorrectly, providing that at the same time they don’t attempt to engage in any deceptive behaviour. And something tells me that a huge fuckoff company like Dell isn’t going to do that over some stupid fucking mouse. This is kinda backed up by the fact Dell contacted you several days later explaining the circumstances and arranging a refund on your money.

I suggest you enter into a contract to go fuck yourself in the mouth.

Finally, we hear from c-born:

We’ve had to do a couple late-night pickups from the Qantas Domestic terminal at Melbourne Airport this week, and found that after 9:15pm the secure-side access is unavailable, you have to wait at the baggage carousels with almost no seating and few amenities.
The Gloria Jean’s coffee outlet was the only thing open last time, we bought a couple of coffee’s and asked for water. They could only provide bottled water which at $3 for 500ml is around a 600,000% markup on the cost of tap water. And yet even at this rate they could not provide a cup/glass to drink it from! We were told “The boss says we have to charge $0.20 for a plastic cup, sorry!”
Well, they certainly are not promoting good-will towards their company by this behaviour.
As Victoria’s tap-water quality has been consistently tested as being better than that of bottled water, why can’t the airport put in drinking fountains? I guess because since privatization the airports are now only concerned with finding ways to separate folks from their money, the extortionate parking fees being another case in point!

The wonderful thing about the way the market works in Australia is that if you feel that the price of the bottled water was excessive you simply could NOT HAVE FUCKING PURCHASED IT YOU STUPID FUCKING CUNT.

If, as you claim, Victoria’s tap water is superior to bottled water, why didn’t you just pay 20 cents for an empty cup and fill it up from the taps in the bathrooms? Oh wait, I know why: because you’re a retarded fuckwit. Go eat a bowl of diseased cock.

Why the cunting fuck are these people allowed to vote?