▲ 18 ▼ Daily Discussion Thread: Thu 24 Aug 2023 (aussie.zone) submitted 2 years ago by bot001@aussie.zone [M] to c/melbourne@aussie.zone 202 comments fedilink hide all child comments Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
[+] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bull@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It hurts the wallet. It's not a good time to be an AUD wielder in USD land at the moment. They are having their own cost of living crisis and a lot of places food items look like our prices, making them mega expensive when you convert to AUD. Plus you have to add tax and tip. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Baku@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bull@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago The last time I was here our dollar was worth more than theirs and their prices still low (2012), so with conversion tax and tip things were CHEAP. Not now that our dollar is only worth 65c to theirs and the price hikes of everything. Those cheap days are gone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bull@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It hurts the wallet. It's not a good time to be an AUD wielder in USD land at the moment. They are having their own cost of living crisis and a lot of places food items look like our prices, making them mega expensive when you convert to AUD. Plus you have to add tax and tip. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Baku@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bull@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago The last time I was here our dollar was worth more than theirs and their prices still low (2012), so with conversion tax and tip things were CHEAP. Not now that our dollar is only worth 65c to theirs and the price hikes of everything. Those cheap days are gone. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Baku@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bull@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago The last time I was here our dollar was worth more than theirs and their prices still low (2012), so with conversion tax and tip things were CHEAP. Not now that our dollar is only worth 65c to theirs and the price hikes of everything. Those cheap days are gone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bull@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago The last time I was here our dollar was worth more than theirs and their prices still low (2012), so with conversion tax and tip things were CHEAP. Not now that our dollar is only worth 65c to theirs and the price hikes of everything. Those cheap days are gone. permalink fedilink source parent