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  #3456770 28-Jan-2026 20:26
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Eva888:

 

Wanting to buy an Amazon Echo Spot. Noel Leeming, Pb etc have them around $161-9

 

Mighty Ape, Dick Smith, Kogan have them for $127  is it ok to buy from them and will it be covered if faulty? 

 

Techinthebasket in Aust have them for $112. Thoughts appreciated. 

 

 

The mightyape one is a marketplace seller, not mightyape or one of their parents brands (those show as mighty ape group as the supplier)

 

 

Clicking the name goes here https://www.mightyape.co.nz/mn/seller/heybattery-terms-and-conditions/ and shows that they are shipping from Melbourne and have a lame thing about delays if out of stock from their supplier so who knows if the stock really exists or not.

 

Tech in the basket AU reference the UK site for their stars, and on that site they have reviews showing in a blurry oversized image. One of them is this.

 

 

That shows great attention to detail to screenshot that and put it there without reading it. I would not trust them based on how scammy the site looks.

 

The AU site has this on it

 

 

Wrong URL, errors on the page. Terrible layout at the top clearly done by someone that has no clue in design.

 

The whole site to me screams of the sort of thing that some cooker will order their airpods from and refuse to believe that they got fakes for only $180

 

 





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  #3457982 2-Feb-2026 11:45
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From where can one locally buy legit Intel and Asus NUC replacement power supplies?

 

Specifically after a 19v 120W PSU for an Intel gen 11. 






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  #3458102 2-Feb-2026 16:22
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Has anyone dealt with emax.co.nz? They have consumer aliexpress/temu type stuff a good chunk being advertised as available/in-stock in auckland east tamaki.

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  #3458152 2-Feb-2026 23:29
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Has anyone dealt with emax.co.nz? They have consumer aliexpress/temu type stuff a good chunk being advertised as available/in-stock in auckland east tamaki.

 

Over the years, I have bought a few things from them that I could not find elsewhere.  Nothing very recently though.  They all arrived quite quickly, so they must have actually had local stock.


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  #3458172 3-Feb-2026 08:13
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fe31nz:

 

They all arrived quite quickly, so they must have actually had local stock.

 

 

Or they're organised. I recently bought something from Briscoes and 2 days later something off Ebay Australia. The Ebay item was dispatched from Hong Kong immediately and arrived 8 days later. The Briscoes item arrived 4 days after that. It had taken Briscoes a week to get it to the courier.


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  #3459039 5-Feb-2026 11:53
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I have received a $30 speeding fine notice - however the car, registered in my name, was being driven by Mrs Code at the time.

 

I don’t know whether it’s worth correcting the record - or just pay it and be done. It’s payable by me by default and looks like there’s some hassle involved to change it.

 

We both have clean driving records.

 

Much ado about nothing?

 

 





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  #3459040 5-Feb-2026 11:56
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Answer seems to be here. Up to you to decide whether it's worth it or not.


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  #3459042 5-Feb-2026 11:59
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KiwiSurfer:

 

Answer seems to be here. Up to you to decide whether it's worth it or not.

 

 

Thanks. I hadn’t got that far looking into it - was still wondering whether it was worth the effort.





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  #3459047 5-Feb-2026 12:17
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Mrs Code will appreciate you taking it on the chin for her. It’s a lot of fuss for a minor ticket. 


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  #3459063 5-Feb-2026 13:14
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I gather there are no demerits. I get the impression it doesn't really matter as there's no obligation to correct it. It's rare for us but our problem is always working backwards to figure out who was driving that day and why we might have triggered it on that particular day.

The speed camera ones don't come with a photo by default. The bus lane ticket comes with a photo and that makes it easy.

Just for the record:
1. Late on a Sunday morning and a few km too fast with no traffic around
2. New bus lanes in the city after covid. Doh!

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  #3459065 5-Feb-2026 13:18
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I was told that speed camera ones are not required to be notified to any insurance or anything when I asked them about it. IMO the $30 is just a tax for driving at a proper speed





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  #3459370 6-Feb-2026 17:03
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Purchased some tiger bread from countdown the other day. I can’t get over the odd smell - it’s a bit like canned tuna - anyone else noticed that?  I think it’s the sesame oil they used. 





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  #3459371 6-Feb-2026 17:09
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MadEngineer:

 

Purchased some tiger bread from countdown the other day. I can’t get over the odd smell - it’s a bit like canned tuna - anyone else noticed that?  I think it’s the sesame oil they used. 

 

 

Could it be because you used it to make a tuna sandwich?😜





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  #3459377 6-Feb-2026 18:52
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MadEngineer: Purchased some tiger bread from countdown the other day. I can’t get over the odd smell - it’s a bit like canned tuna - anyone else noticed that?  I think it’s the sesame oil they used. 

Rancid sesame oil tastes more like the can, apparently.

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  #3459422 7-Feb-2026 05:42
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MadEngineer:

 

Purchased some tiger bread from countdown the other day. I can’t get over the odd smell - it’s a bit like canned tuna - anyone else noticed that?  I think it’s the sesame oil they used. 

 

 

Wheat is a more traditional base for a bread... 


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