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  #3052614 21-Mar-2023 08:26
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I find a gentle hit with a heat gun or hair dryer works well for these stickers. 


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  #3052615 21-Mar-2023 08:28
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neb: Whichever cretin at Bunnings decided that every single piece of pine moulding, trim, dressed timber, and other stuff all had to have huge impossible-to-remove white stickers on them.

 

Prevents shoplifting.

 

 


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  #3052621 21-Mar-2023 08:42
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Only an android mobile would prompt you to rate the phone app. Even more curious is that I’ve had this phone for maybe a year already and don’t recall being prompted for that before.




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  #3052628 21-Mar-2023 09:14
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The constant spam from Arlo. Everytime I open the Arlo App a full page advert pops up. It is sometimes very stubborn to dismiss. If they think this will motivate me to give them more money they are very mistaken.

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  #3052773 21-Mar-2023 12:46
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MadEngineer: Would a product like label strip damage or stain the wood?

Problem with labels I’ve found is that even if you specify “removable” they’re still very sticky and hard to remove. Seems as if, if they’re left on the product for too long they become permanent.

 

 

Yup, the adhesive soaks into the wood and leaves a permanent layer of gunk embedded in it. I haven't tried a heat gun (as per the previous post) because I suspect it'd just make this even worse.

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  #3052774 21-Mar-2023 12:48
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frankv:

neb: Whichever cretin at Bunnings decided that every single piece of pine moulding, trim, dressed timber, and other stuff all had to have huge impossible-to-remove white stickers on them.

 

Prevents shoplifting.

 

 

Prevents buying you mean. There's no way you can use these if the timber will be exposed rather than painted (which kinda defeats the point of stuff like D4S, may as well use MDF) because they leave permanent marks on the timber.

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  #3052776 21-Mar-2023 13:02
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I saw someone trying to buy some fence fittings that they had clearly put some different barcodes on stickers onto them once. The counter was refusing to sell it to them saying that it was a mistake and they were getting quite agitated with the staff.

 

People try all sorts of stuff on there with that.





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  #3052779 21-Mar-2023 13:10
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richms:

People try all sorts of stuff on there with that.

 

 

The checkout scan shows what the item is that they're buying so obvious swaps on timber should be detected if the cashier is at least slightly awake, and nonobvious ones, swapping to a close-enough item to pass muster, which for timber are typically only a dollar or two away from the original, are (a) barely worth the effort and (b) not exactly a huge loss if someone does try it.

 

 

On top of that, when you buy something non-stickered from the trade section the checking seems to be barely there, it seems to rely mostly on the honesty of the customer, "I've paid for this at the trade desk".

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  #3052781 21-Mar-2023 13:20
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networkn:

I've found Bunnings excellent for accepting feedback like this. I recommend contacting them and giving constructive feedback via their website.

 

 

That would be this feedback page?

 

 

(To save people clicking on the link, it's a big expanse of blank white with a spinner on it).

 

 

Anyone have a direct email address for their customer support?

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  #3052784 21-Mar-2023 13:42
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neb:
networkn:

 

I've found Bunnings excellent for accepting feedback like this. I recommend contacting them and giving constructive feedback via their website.

 

That would be this feedback page? (To save people clicking on the link, it's a big expanse of blank white with a spinner on it). Anyone have a direct email address for their customer support?

 

 

Too many questions but not a blank spinner page.





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  #3052785 21-Mar-2023 13:43
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You get the spinner if JavaScript is disabled (or another issue prevents the script from loading). Poor design, but very common these days.


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  #3052788 21-Mar-2023 13:47
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Behodar:

You get the spinner if JavaScript is disabled (or another issue prevents the script from loading). Poor design, but very common these days.

 

 

Yeah, tried it on three different browsers and got the same thing each time. Maybe it's the firewall blocking some dodgy domain in an iframe, let me have a look.

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  #3052939 21-Mar-2023 16:34
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I avoid Bunnings as much as I possibly can. That dosen't fix the sticky label problem and the other merchant's selling these items probably do similar.

I wonder if a laser etch or similar would work? Something that would sand off with a light rub with sandpaper.




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  #3053069 21-Mar-2023 22:32
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Facebook for reviewing my report of someone for threatening someone else with physical violence and them saying it doesn't represent a breach of their community standards and won't remove it.


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  #3053070 21-Mar-2023 22:33
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That there's never enough clamps.

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