Had a very interesting discussion today with some person referred to me who is trying to undercut my business pricing by more than 50%. Saying some other business gave them a significantly cheaper quote, but conveniently couldn’t name who they were. Are you getting a like-for-like service? Are you getting the same expertise? It’s not just about the $$ - cheap price means cheap, corner-cutting service and cheap outcomes. I was smelling bullshit anyway.
Discussion Thread 🪀 Wednesday 24 September 2025
Submitted 1 year ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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tone212_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Competing on price is just a race to the bottom. Let this person get the cheapest service he can find then see if he comes back to you later looking for some real support.
You have to consider your time as well and whether it’s worth it for you.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
It’s just so insulting
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 year ago
tasting paddles at Rocky Ridge Brewery
Sadly my number 14 (Fucktangular) was replaced by Turning the Thaid - not sure what it is but it’s delicious
www.rockyridgebrewing.com.au/busselton-taphouse/
My favourite is I’m the Moon (Irish stout) and Rock Candy (sour)
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 1 year ago
🤤🤤🤤
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Nice. 👍
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I have rejoined the clan of the 4 eyed. Hopefully what I choose won’t turn out ridiculous looking 🥸
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I got a Marc Jacobs pair of glasses, but I LOVE my horn rimmed sunnies. I specifically wanted hornrim because it reminds me of the way Gary Larson draws women
eg
I think it is fun to find a pair of glasses that represent your personality! You have to wear them all day in front of people, have fun with it!
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I tried some of those and they did NOT suit. Got some that match my silly hair colours.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I haven’t used Zenni or Specsavers (or whatever the best deal is these days) but if you go cheap enough you could get your prescription in a few styles?
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I got 2, totally covered by insurance and apparently I can change my mind for up to 3 months
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Affirmation of the day 😊💨
Just as the universe made you out of stardust, you give a little bit of stardust back to the universe every time you fart.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 year ago
My mum and dad made me and I don’t think it was stardust.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 1 year ago
They had sex. Real nasty, depraved… just NASTY sex.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
yay, pakige
I got my little enlarger projector for making drawings 📽️✏️
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 year ago
They will be amazing
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
If it’s amazing it’s because I’m just copying what I see in nature
and nature is so amazing and beautiful
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 year ago
You should check for rudimentary internal organs
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 year ago
It has now been thoroughly slices, no internal organs evident.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 year ago
That’s not a Texas loaf, that’s the entire united states
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I am impressed, it rose and didn’t spill over the edges , it must have very well developed gluten
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 year ago
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 year ago
It’s making a grand escape!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Melbcat went to the vet today. She didn’t have a full enough bladder to give a sample and I wasn’t able to bring her back tomorrow to stay in. So they finally relented and gave her a slow release antibiotic shot. Here’s hoping she starts feeling better quickly.
I fell asleep afterwards -_- I wish I could start feeling better quickly. Maybe I should ask for antibiotics and arthritis shots too while I’m there /j
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
aw, you’re such a good cat mum
and hugs and rest for yourself too
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Look I don’t want to disparage your vet, but: many many years ago I had a cat with a broken jaw. He declined to eat. The vet refused to discharge him until he would and nasal force fed. A full week later they gave up, he ate 2 minutes after getting home.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 year ago
They’ve not been wanting to give her antibiotics for fear of resistance which I get, but the uti hasn’t resolved itself the way they hoped.
I’m really hoping this shot works
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Perth baristas wouldn’t know what a good coffee was even if it slapped them in the face. I have to ask for 4 shots to make it taste like an actual coffee.
We’re so spoiled in Melbourne.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 1 year ago
They’ve got hard water there too. Unless they’re softening it, could affect the taste as well.
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Yep, partner and I are very much missing our delicious Melbourne water that we can drink straight from the tap. Almost everyone here has a filter for a reason haha
I think the baristas use too much milk in the coffees they make, to offset the hard water taste.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Last couple of days have been rough and I don’t really know why other than particular dreams.
I just wake up in an almost panic.
Hopefully I’ll get the role I’ve gone for next week and it’ll fade.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I woke up feeling good. Nice dreams again.
just need more rest for my back
I have sorted why I’ve been feeling weird, it is long covid giving me a buzzy feeling, and traffic noise was making me confused, but knowing makes me feel like I can do something, so rest , cut coffee in half, take iron tabs
and am getting on top of organising everything 😊I’ve done all the hand sewing
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I had a dream that I was late to my hairdressing appointment, tried to call an Uber but the driver(s) ended up being a total creep who tried to kidnap me, so I rang the hairdresser to let them know I was going to be really late and she went into a whole fascist rant so I cancelled the appointment.
Apparently I’m a bit worried about my appointment this afternoon.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Good luck 🤞🤞🤞
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Dog peed on the packet of toilet paper. It’s not catastrophic by any means, but I’m curious as to why he did it. He did see his only dog friend before, so I’m thinking it may have been a territorial pissing.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I just cleaned up after Bill. 😠
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 year ago
He’s a bit confused but has the idea
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I have cleaned. I have gymed. Now a pleasant afternoon of listening to the rain and binging Netflix to finish my show before it leaves
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Work is defeating me today. I gotta pull myself back up and kick its ass.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I’m listening a recap of the book about prince andrew 🤯
the yorks are just the most appalling people in every single way
grifters and deviants
at least they have been removed from having any kind of power or influence
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
it’s interesting how their depravity has been covered up
fake charities where they took the money
abuse and betrayal of everyone around them, family and employees
such a complete lack of decorum, they would embarrassing in a dive bar
they aged into physically ugly people too, even tho they are rich
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Not that it should make you feel better but it’s nothing worse than anything royalty has done throughout history. Pretty standard for that family alone
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I got home from the beach just in time for the squall to pass over 🥶
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I don’t think I am over jetlag enough to be WFH today. Deeply struggling and want to crawl off for a lil nap
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 year ago
The LCD Steamdeck is on sale at the moment. I would almost consider it if I didn’t kind of have that space covered with a handheld and a laptop running Bazzite. The OLED screen is meant to be really good and worth the extra price.
I should know all this because I bought my girlfriend an OLED Steamdeck but she only ever plays it plugged into the TV
bacon@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Beep Beep 🚚
🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋MeanElevator@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Blood of my enemies served in a mead horn. And some toast with promite please.
bacon@aussie.zone 1 year ago
🩸🎉🍞🍯
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Egg n Camembert sanga on wholemeal thx bossman.
bacon@aussie.zone 1 year ago
🍞🍳🧀🍞
🌾🌾🌾🌾
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Some instant ramen and snacks and bottled water please 🌀🌬️
bacon@aussie.zone 1 year ago
🍜🍳🥔🍶🍾
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 year ago
[deleted]imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Wtf? Get stuffed (not you)
briongloid@aussie.zone 1 year ago
This whole saga is pretty absurd and shocking, I’m too cheap to run a VPN but I’ll likely have to start selfhosting on a foreign VPS.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
omg, this might work out well in the long run
all the morons won’t be able to know how to verify and log in
and the far right nutcases will refuse
so they won’t be watching sky/fox etc and commenting anymore
they will have less indoctrination and will vote better and be less racist and nasty too
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Got a clean bill of health from my doctor. I knew last week that I was ok but we went through everything today.
It’s a relief :)
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 year ago
good news, so many hugs