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I have just watched a documentary on national geographic channel regarding the evil drug "meth" or "ice" as it is commonly called here in Australia and it was really eye-opening about the effects of this horrible drug, and it also made reference to a website based in the state of Montana...

YES! that's right, it's little old me. funny though when I was a young lad in my teens I never even thought about hitting the 40's and yet here I am now as of today 3 years past 40 it is a little bit scary but I think I shall now go out and celebrate with some dear friends and have a few...

I think both manufacturers and supermaket chains have got it in for me as quite a few of the products I like to buy and I trust are being discontinued. Recently I have been trying in vain to purchase the Raid brand Surface Spray with eggstoppers,as I find this spray does not knock you out with a...

Yes! that's right our wonderful country of Australia turned 219 years old today,so happy birthday to my great country and a very happy Australia Day to all the Aussie posters on here. Cheers. Steve.

Hi folks, I have recently started trying a different detergent called Spree, it is Colgate-Palmolive's mid-range powder and so far I have found it to be very satisfactory and it has a really nice fragrance called fresh breeze. I think it is Colgate's answer to Unilever's Surf which I have also...

Hello folks, Yesterday while googling the net,I discovered a website for Hotpoint Australia(they have not been here for many, many years),and it shows that in March 2007 thye will be relesing a range of washing machines, refrigerators,dishwashers and some small appliances. At the moment you can...

I have just noticed a classic Malleys Whirlpool twintub on e-bay,and it looks lke a little beauty,I am especially taken with the row of buttons for differnet functions as well as the standars timers and pump switch. Isn't it great that some folk still have these great old machines years after...

Well it is now Christmas eve here in Australia and here in Sydney it is a little warm with lots of rain(thank goodness and do we ever need plenty of it),and I must admit to feeling a little bit sentimental over family and friends who have passed on, and yet I also feel a warm glow inside over...

I am at the moment using a different brand laundry detergent which was given to me by a friend it is called "Dux",it is imported into Australia from Vietnam and is sold generally in small family owned grocery and everyday type stores. It comes in a giant 9kg drum and will take us ages to get...

Hi Folks, A question if I may,what would be the majority opinion amongst our group on the subject of wether agitators or pulsators/impellers provide a better washing action. I was browsing through 1 or 2 appliance stores today looking at the different styles of machines now available and it...

Although this is totally non-appliance related, may I share my horrible week at work with you? Thanks I work for one of Australia's largets charity organisations as a retail supervisor for one of their stores(or op-shops as they are commonly called here),this organisation has gone through a lot...

There seems to be a little bit of a trend here in Australia to introduce often for just short periods of time anyway to bring out a new detergent that has a built-it fabric softener in it. Would many of you good folk here use these or prefer to buy seperate products? You see Colgate-Palmolive...

Hi Gizmo, Just a quick question,have you received that Family Circle magazine with all the old washer adverts in it yet?,if so I really hope you enjoyed them. Cheers. Steve.

Just had a look at the P.O.D. and really liked the advertisement for Dash powder,I was a bit amused about the line"Dash is ONLY for Automatics"hhhmmmm well I guess that since I do not own an automatic washer(2 Twintubs only),that means that Dash has done it's dash with me L.O.L. L.O.L. L.O.L...

Hi people, My local deli has not had my old favourite German Persil powder in for quite some time now, so I have been experimenting with different detergents and I find myself becoming a bit of a fan of liquids now,in particular the liquid Surf range,they are always reasonably priced and do seem...

Recently while looking at the old Persil advert on T.V.Ark.I also clicked on the genre called Public Information Films and was quite surprised how many there are and all the different topics covered. I was really interested in the "Charley says",films and I think is was great how these were...

There is a classic looking Westy Twintub on Aussie e-bay and it looks pretty good. I can't believe how many buttons there are on the control panel but I love it!!I wonder what they all do?,no doubt a few of them would be wash action selectors and drain perhaps this one has all push buttons...

I never cease to be amazed by the marketing divisions of companies, the people who work in them must be either geniuses or people who sit around with a lot of time on their hands. The reason I say this is because we are about to get a new soap powder called Cold Power with built-in-sunscreen...

Hi Guys, I have just spotted 2 boxes of classic soap powders on Aussie E-bay,there is a box of Persil and a box of Ajax soap powder both from the 1950's or 1960's. To see go to www.ebay.com.au click on collectables and then click on household and go to page 2 the current bids are around 60-70...

I have just been browsing through a copy of an Ausbuy guide which is a little booklet which tells we Aussies which products are made by Australian owned companies. It showed me a website for an online grocery company who only sell locallly made and owned goods(or at least owned locally as much...