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billymacker Feb 1st 2013 5:34 pm

Re: Aussie rips offs
 
cost of visas to get in oz

bcworld Feb 1st 2013 5:37 pm

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Airport parking. I got stung $24 for just over an hour at the short stay.

2.01 days at the long stay - $69.

commonwealth Feb 1st 2013 5:42 pm

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$400 Resident Return Visa.
cheaper to get citizenship.

chris955 Feb 1st 2013 6:05 pm

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Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 10520390)
Airport parking. I got stung $24 for just over an hour at the short stay.

2.01 days at the long stay - $69.

Airport parking charges are crazy.

northernbird Feb 1st 2013 6:18 pm

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Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 10520390)
Airport parking. I got stung $24 for just over an hour at the short stay.

2.01 days at the long stay - $69.

When I go and pick up my husband from airport I am usually only there about 15-30 minutes and I have to pay usually about $9. Drives me nuts!!!

chris955 Feb 1st 2013 6:24 pm

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When I would pick someone up or take someone to the airport I would try and use the drop off area at Brisbane airport. The parking nazi would give you about 30 seconds before giving us the hurry up :lol:

Pomster Feb 1st 2013 8:48 pm

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booking fees on tickets.

We bought some tickets to Cirque du Soleil...they added $5 per seat to send an e-ticket. It's bloody automatic. I am doing all the work and printing it out but they still charge me.
And to add insult to injury, the tickets came through on my credit card as a foreign transaction with accompanying fee.

cresta57 Feb 1st 2013 9:04 pm

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Originally Posted by commonwealth (Post 10520393)
$400 Resident Return Visa.
cheaper to get citizenship.

It's only $300 for an RRV.


Air fairs double the price of the U.K same flights.

discobay Feb 1st 2013 9:15 pm

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Paying for a luggage trolley at Brisbane domestic airport but not at the international.

Gibbo Feb 1st 2013 9:28 pm

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Originally Posted by commonwealth (Post 10520393)
$400 Resident Return Visa.
cheaper to get citizenship.

That's shocking! Used to be free and then went to $90. That's when I got citizenship as it was then cheaper than that for a passport. ie $90 for 5 years against about $150 for 10 years.

Hebe Feb 1st 2013 10:16 pm

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Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 10520404)
When I go and pick up my husband from airport I am usually only there about 15-30 minutes and I have to pay usually about $9. Drives me nuts!!!

I would make him walk!

northernbird Feb 1st 2013 10:25 pm

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Originally Posted by Hebe (Post 10520618)
I would make him walk!

I did consider that but I am not going to go to pieces and spit the dummy. This will work in my favour in the future!!!!

Pennines49 Feb 1st 2013 11:21 pm

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Supermarket duopoly
Bank fees
mobile contracts
broadband contracts
Houses/rents
Alcohol
Coffee

Bernieboy Feb 1st 2013 11:32 pm

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Australia sounds like a right shithole:thumbdown:

spouse of scouse Feb 1st 2013 11:33 pm

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Originally Posted by billymacker (Post 10520387)
cost of visas to get in oz

Cost of visas to get out of Oz:britflag: ;)


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