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![]() Mums getting on and is fiercely independent, I find myself being quite short with her when she refuses to allow me to fix something as simple as a dripping tap "I'll get a plumber, you go and spend time with your family" I promised the old man I'd look after her but maybe that doesn't just mean fixing things around the house.
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Yep I remember my Mum wishing she had enough money to buy a Mercedes, she never did, when I bought our first one I took her out to lunch in it, couldn't wipe the smile off her face for a year after I reckon, she felt like she was queen muck of the muck house, as she used to say.
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…Gouging on the Tas ferry fares. Walk-up fare (no cabin) $263 tonight northbound vs $109 on Wednesday. Taking vehicles, it doesn’t come down to a sane level until early May. I paid $329 to sail on 18th December and now would be looking at $640 today or $551 tomorrow (one person plus car).
It gives a strong impression the operator is not consistently distributing government funding they’re receiving to subsidise fares. If they keep it up I won’t be surprised to see sales drop. Last edited by Citroënbender; 07-01-2024 at 12:12 PM. |
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Are all fares the same or do they run different price stages akin to what airlines do, where there are a certain number of fares available at a discount price, a certain number at the next price bracket, etc?
Could explain the variability of prices.
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I’m not on their spam list so can’t comment conclusively - but it seems the only time advertised fares come down without much warning, is for walk-up passengers a few hours prior to sailing.
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praek tih kl jo kr
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It seems its a demand based system like airlines, busy times its time to make some moola, quiet times its time to cover cost's, average times its reasonable fares
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Or the food industry, post 5429
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Ferry prices comes down to demand & season, if you can book far ahead that is where you will save, last minute bookings will hit you in the wallet.
When online I've seen price fluctuations in matter of hours. |
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The algorithms can't track your history searches and bump up the prices.
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how do you serch privetly? We are always flying our son to Adelaide for docts and specalist appointments. Granted we get PATS rebate but Ive been booking up to 3 months in advance trying to get cheaper tickets.
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That's the reason airlines are accused of jacking up prices once a destination becomes high demand for a short period of time: the majority of the cheap fares are already exhausted, so only the higher fares are available. Then people complain. It's a marketing technique. You advertise seats starting at the lower price, but only have limited numbers as if you were to sell the whole planes allocation at that price, you'd be operating at a loss. The remaining seats are at higher price, covering your losses for the lower cost fares, but you still get people looking and buying.
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I know if I book a airfare during peak tourist times I pay through the nose, if I book in non peak tourist times I can get some cheaper fares.
If I want to go to Los Angeles today I can get airfares from $1500, but if I want to go in July its $2600, October it back to under $2000 and down to $1500 again in November, same flight, same carrier, just different dates |
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This article (worth a read for anyone who buys tickets regularly) supports my understanding of one factor having an impact upon airline fare pricing. Quote:
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On a smaller scale ferry (here) the government hands out a viability subsidy for the company yet they're still allowed to charge $10.90 per one way adult. No Opal cards accepted, total rip off.
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Inherited a Dementia clock, but now its randomly missing numerals on the clock part of it, the past few days..... Dementia?? ...hope its not catching!
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praek tih kl jo kr
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Cant see the ferry being any different, supply and demand usually sets the price in most things, if the demand is not high then get the punter to go with a cheap fare to lure them to go, then when they want to go home you can recoup the costs and some profit to get them home. The only way I will be seeing this country is by road when I retire, its cheaper for me to fly abroad, and I do it regularly, Route 66 already booked for 3 months in 2025, I also don't go for the package deals, we fly there and wing it all the way until its time to come home, have had some awesome holidays this way. |
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At least you get to take a vehicle for that money.
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Top of the page, under the X there are 3 lines, click and 3rd down is new private window, click and search. When you close the window it clears your browsing & search history. Terry |
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I think you'll find it's actually called a "new incognito tab" in chrome.
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I bought a used door mirror online, for a European car. From an Australian wrecker who advertised it when still mounted to the donor vehicle.
When unpacked it was possible to clearly see where the gorillas taking it off, had yanked and broken its upper gusset trim mounting clip - the plastic fracture is fresh. For $170, frankly I think they could have taken more care. |
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I can safely say that I'm hardly the most masculine man, but hey, we are all different. And I'm hardly perfect, I make mistakes like any other. But I am at least "man" enough to know when to say sorry.
For me, the true mark of a being a "man" is knowing when to accept you were wrong and apologize for it. Step up to the plate and be a "man" in other words. I say this because looks can be deceiving. Sometimes the typical alpha male, masculine and strong, can often be oblivious in acknowledging their flaws, be gracious in receiving AND giving praise, and accepting when they are wrong or that someone may be offended by their apparent lack of tact or point of view. So, who is the more manly? The gentleman who is humble and gracious, or the "man" who is all talk and no substance?
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praek tih kl jo kr
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You win, if only through brute force of throughput. :-p
Two dots of Sika will fix this, but that’s an extra job to apply, strap with tape and unwrap after. No longer a drive in, drive out as it will need to set up for a few hours. |
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