Today I BOUGHT

[Hawkear]

Why I like Temu.
Not to do with prospecting but pictured are some 3/8” stainles steel spikes that screw into the bottom of the Carbon Fibre tripod for my astronomy gear. The original spikes were lost or misplaced and I needed them to stabilise the tripod on potentially slippery surfaces.
Eventually had to order a set from the US based tripod OEM. They cost me $60 to have delivered.
Scrolling through Temu last week and saw these, exactly the same, for $1.70 each ($5.40 set of three). Kicking myself that had not seen them earlier, but still ordered a set as they are small things often lost when setting up and dismantling telescope gear.
Additionally got them with free delivery because we had bundled a number of Temu items together to qualify for the free delivery.

 

[Moneybox]

Why I like Temu.
Not to do with prospecting but pictured are some 3/8” stainles steel spikes that screw into the bottom of the Carbon Fibre tripod for my astronomy gear. The original spikes were lost or misplaced and I needed them to stabilise the tripod on potentially slippery surfaces.
Eventually had to order a set from the US based tripod OEM. They cost me $60 to have delivered.
Scrolling through Temu last week and saw these, exactly the same, for $1.70 each ($5.40 set of three). Kicking myself that had not seen them earlier, but still ordered a set as they are small things often lost when setting up and dismantling telescope gear.
Additionally got them with free delivery because we had bundled a number of Temu items together to qualify for the free delivery.
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Yes you can't complain about the prices but I haven't bought much since they brought in the minimum purchase total. I've been buying of Aliexpress for a better deal.

 

[Dave's Office]

I didn't actually buy these, Miss Kay bought them a couple of weeks ago, but she reckons it's just about the best $15 she's ever spent, they're microwave oven toasted sandwich makers, and they make the best toasted sandwiches I've ever tasted. She bought 2 of them from Kmart for $15 each. They come apart for easy cleaning in the dishwasher.

 

[Dave's Office]

 

[Mackka]

How long in the microwave mate?

 

[Dave's Office]

1.30 minutes then turn it over and another 1.30 minutes and your toasted sandwich is perfect Mackka, I honestly didn't believe that they would actually be "proper toasted sandwiches" coming out of a microwave but they are. I would advise anyone to buy them.

 

[Mackka]

thanks Dave. One of my favourite toasties is Smoked Oysters with chopped onion, yummo.

 

[Deano]

thanks Dave. One of my favourite toasties is Smoked Oysters with chopped onion, yummo.

I do love Oysters in all forms but where I live the canned (tinned) Smoked Oysters in the store are from China. I will not buy, I will not eat, and I do not trust “any type of food” from China.

 

[grubstake]

It's the same here in Australia, as far as I can tell from local supermarkets.

 

[Moneybox]

While I was in Perth I went shopping for new batteries to replace the Solar King 100AH lithiums. I found Bunnings had the Volt-X range for $280 each. I just couldn't resist them at that price. I only ordered two because they had to be ordered on Marketplace and I had them delivered to the hanger at Jandakot and I didn't want to risk losing four.



Before leaving home yesterday for our fossicking trip I decided to order the other two with free delivery to Cue. I think somebody must have woke up to their error because the price is now $649 each. I ordered direct from Volt-X and grumbled about the price increase so got 10% off. I didn't want to spend that much but with the keen price on the first two the overall price for four was still good.