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Peter Parker! My new Spiderman ahem.. I mean blue rilli shrimp... :encouragement:

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And friends!

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I felt like a kid at CRS-mas! Yesterday new yellows (thanks Gbang - they're too small to photograph though :) ) and today my first CBS and blue something-or-other shrimp! Love them all!

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That spiderman shrimp, is very nicely coloured ! Damn it, now I've got the theme song in my head ! Very nice !

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Beautiful Rillis Torface and the CBS all looking good. Hope you really enjoy them

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Awesome shrimp torface, love the SpiderShrimp, lol. SpiderShrimp, SpiderShrimp, does whatever SpiderShrimp does, can he swing from a web, no he can't, cause he's a SpiderShriiiiiiiiiimp! Lol :encouragement:

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Aw Squiggle that's so bad I'm going to be singing it all night LOL

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i think Christmas has come early for alot of us this month lol, love those rilli

Awesome shrimp torface, love the SpiderShrimp, lol. SpiderShrimp, SpiderShrimp, does whatever SpiderShrimp does, can he swing from a web, no he can't, cause he's a SpiderShriiiiiiiiiimp! Lol :encouragement:
you know i avoided thinking of the theme song until this, thanks squiggle lol
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I'm still waiting looks like no shrimp for me today:sorrow:

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Amazing, my shrimp has a theme song! :D

Aww Ineke, hopefully they'll turn up tomorrow!

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I'm sure they will don't know why they say guaranteed next day delivery though!!! It's rarely next day!!!!

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I think it all depends on what time you get to the post office :encouragement:

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for me its an extra day on top because of where i live :) so pretty much anything important has to be sent to me on a monday or tuesday

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I'm 15 k from the GPO in Adelaide so you would think it wasn't a problem, When I queried it a while ago they said 2 things if it's late then next time you can have free delivery or pay more to guarantee next day delivery - funny I thought that's what I had paid more LOl. Never mind it will get here!

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Lol, I know what you mean, pay extra for next day delivery but pay more extra for guaranteed next day delivery, doesn't make sense :encouragement:

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I apparently bought the last pack of Platinum Post satchets in WA yesterday ? Aust Posts has changed the Express/Plat Post system effective immediately, although they'll still honour the 24 hrs guarantee for existing Plat Post sachets. The reason I was given was that they were having issues with 24 hour guaranteed delivery, so rather then fix and resolve the issue, they've made it easier for themselves ! So no more Plat Post once the satchets run out. Pttthhhh !

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arnt they also increasing the postage cost 30% like ive been hearing on the radio all week?

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arnt they also increasing the postage cost 30% like ive been hearing on the radio all week?

Probably...soon it'll be - FS - KK for $100 plus postage $100.

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Still doesn't guarantee next day delivery you will have to pay extra for that!!!

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It will become like McDonald's do you want extra guarantee with that

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Send the shrimp via the US, they seem to send things 10x faster.

Aus post need some competition besides courier companies. They're so slow. :(

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Prices have gone up, two years ago a 500G express post was ~$7.30 now its over $10 as of last week.

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Yep I just sent off some fish, express post 5kg satchel and when the person working there said $23.60 I was like are you sure? I swear I paid like $18 not two weeks ago!

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Probably...soon it'll be - FS - KK for $100 plus postage $100.

When BB? Ill take it if you're offering! LOL!

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Yep. No more 3kg post satchels. Only 5kg now and like u said, $23 plus box bag etc..... There goes cheap post :(

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