Paying $19.98 for an item in a shop has got Llieda Wild, of Eastwood, thinking. "After handing over a $20 note it made me wonder who gets that two cents that should be in my pocket after the government abolished one and two cent pieces?" A penny for them, please.
On the jarring note of value for money, John Dillon, of Kiama, is frothing. "Another victim of the absurd jam jar fetish (C8) is the traditional Aussie milkshake. It's now seldom served in the quantity guaranteed in a temperature-friendly metal mixing container. I've even seen surplus to jam jar capacity mixture tipped down the sink." Peter Miniutti, of Ashbury, was just as shaken by the presentation of drinks at ANZ Stadium on Friday night. "I was charged $8.20 for a beer in a plastic cup."
And how's this for value? Rodney Cox, of Paddington, tried to book a business-class-points flight online with Qantas. The website offered a business-class flight on the Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Dubai milk run but when he tapped the little 'i' button he was advised all legs bar the shortest were in economy. "With only Canberra to Melbourne actually in business class I hope they serve the bubbly fast!"
Arthur Hay, of Carseldine, reckons the bright sparks who named South Strathfield's golf course estate Parvenu (C8) weren't off with the birdies. It was probably a golf pun – Par Venue. Vivienne Potter, of Gowrie, adds: "Almost as bad as Parvenu is seeing a house described as a Pandora's box." On the issue of WA's missing "ern" (C8), West Australian is usually used to describe the state's citizens. Philip Cooney, of Wentworth Falls, reflects that all states and territories, with the exception of NSW, have gender neutral or gender inclusive terms for their citizens. "Is there an acceptable contemporary form of New South Welshmen?"
Lastly, Allan Gibson, of Cherrybrook, heard a report on ABC radio about the suspected theft of two juvenile crocodiles named Snap and Crackle from a wildlife reserve in Sydney. "My guess is the possible thief is a cereal offender," he pops.