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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

ok i need a new bed and mattress - is Ikea the way to go or are there other options? Don't want to spend much, about $400- $500 in total, any recs?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You want a frame and a mattress for 4 to 500?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very low budget. Have you looked at koala ? They are pretty cheap.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

$148 total: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/agotnes-foam-mattress-firm-light-blue-50480865/
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/grimsbu-bed-frame-grey-60458760/

I've had that for 4 years but I'm also someone who happily sleeps on anything from air mattress to particle board and be reasonably fine the next day (I have the equivalent of that mattress. Mine has been discontinued.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I tried four beds that had 100 day trial periods. It didn’t cost a cent and I’m pretty much an expert on mattresses in a box now..

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Made the mistake of ordering woollies chicken Kyiv. 2 tiny, very hollow balls of chicken nugget meat with some nasty cheese type sauce inside. Never again.

Also got 8 strawberry iced donuts substituted for cinnamon donuts. Guess what flavour I really hate? My OH now has 8 donuts and I have none.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Article in the age about the jam factory and the dead part of chapel street that used to be the bustling shopping bit.

Haven’t been there for ages, what happened?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Was there recently, it really is dead feeling. When I was younger I remember people used to go out to Chapel street for a night out; to restaurants, bars, clubs and just to hang out. Not just locals, but people came from around Melbourne. For some reason the younger crowd doesn’t go there anymore, and for the older people, unless you live locally it’s too hard to get to. Maybe it’s because there’s so many other options in CBD, inner north, inner west, etc that there’s really no need to go there anymore. There are better options whichever side of town you’re on that are more convenient and have a better vibe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

There was a big police operation / crackdown on chap laps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Chapel St has always been overrated and I guess people have woken up to this fact.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it means you're a dickhead. It's illegal to have any body parts outside of the car. If you are carrying something oversized you would tie something red to it to alert other drivers that it is oversized. His hat probably got sweaty so he is drying it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Lol 😂 it was initially a 711 coffee too, then he took out the hat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't that Lygon St? My assumption would be something soccer or Ferrari related. Did a red team win something this weekend?

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