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Jul 28th 2009, 8:13 am

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I'll happily send them up (or even drive them up) if we can have them back after. Considering the weight of them, it would probably be cheaper to drive up

but wouldn't be a problem. Is your daughter a read once and not again or a pick up again and again and again? If it's a one off, it's not worth buying them imo anyway.

I think she'd probably want to keep them. In which case I should buy the hardback versions. Thanks for the offer though

Jul 28th 2009, 8:15 am

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I think she'd probably want to keep them. In which case I should buy the hardback versions. Thanks for the offer though

No worries. We did the same with the Harry Potters.

Jul 28th 2009, 8:17 am

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The 'saga' is a hardback gift set of 4 books. The individual paper backs are 6.29 on bookdepository so about 3 for $38. Just think what you could do with that 20 bucks!

Buy a lettuce in Coles?

Jul 28th 2009, 8:20 am

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Buy a lettuce in Coles?

Lettuce!?? You well and truly have left Glasgow behind!

Actually, how much is a deep fried lettuce these days?

Jul 28th 2009, 8:23 am

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Lettuce!?? You well and truly have left Glasgow behind!

Actually, how much is a deep fried lettuce these days?

My diet is much better here but is counteracted by gallons of wine!!
Callin me a weegie? The cheek!!

Jul 28th 2009, 12:58 pm

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Twilight Saga from Bookdepository.co.uk - 40 squid delivered.

Twilight Saga from Booktopia.com.au - $131 delivered.

My OH is a manager at a certain well known book chain and we still get our books from Bookdepository even taking staff discount into account!

I paid for 3 paperbacks for the mrs earlier.... through book depository (with the 10% discount and the current exchange rate) it should come to $33. Buying them off the shelf at borders = $78.50.

Jul 28th 2009, 10:46 pm

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I paid for 3 paperbacks for the mrs earlier.... through book depository (with the 10% discount and the current exchange rate) it should come to $33. Buying them off the shelf at borders = $78.50.

I shouldn't really say this

but I'd never buy books at Borders - quite often their prices are HIGHER than the Australian RRP printed on the book itself!

Jul 28th 2009, 11:17 pm

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....it's back under $2.00 to the GBP....better order something from bookdepository!

Time to pay a chunk off the UK mortgage I think.

Jul 28th 2009, 11:46 pm

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It' been hanging around the $2 mark for a while, now it's dropped below is it likely to drop further?

Got a holiday back to UK in 8 weeks, and don't know whether to transfer now of wait a bit longer.

Jul 29th 2009, 3:37 am

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That it has - but about 10 days ago it was 2.09, the highest it has been for a fair while. Then, over the past 10 days it has dropped on a daily basis and to go under 2.0 - blimey, they are suffering.

If anyone ever said to me that in my 30's I'd watch the exchange rate and be able to repeate stuff like this to them, they'd call me sad. Well knock me down with a feather...

Jul 29th 2009, 4:40 am

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This time next year.... 2.25

Jul 29th 2009, 4:45 am

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This time next year.... 2.25

Market is pricing a 1% rate rise in AU by mid next year.

Not sure UK - if rates rise that means money will follow. I know UK will be in pain bit longter than AU therefore rates there may be on hold until next year. All that means AU strong mid next year.

Time will tell.

Jul 29th 2009, 5:02 am

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I keep making these long term predictions, but always forget to check when the time comes up

I wonder if I ever get any right

Jul 29th 2009, 6:32 am

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I paid for 3 paperbacks for the mrs earlier.... through book depository (with the 10% discount and the current exchange rate) it should come to $33. Buying them off the shelf at borders = $78.50.

Does anyone buy books from Borders? I guess they must as they are still in business but I don't know why.

Jul 29th 2009, 11:15 am

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This time next year.... 2.25

That's a brave call. I'm tipping 1.85 this time next year. The U.K.'s soaring public debt will be making investors nervous. Meanwhile Aussie Mum's are charging to the rescue:

http://www.news.com.au/business/stor...80-462,00.html

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