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tim60 · 05-08-2016, 09:43 PM

Originally posted by clackers

They are getting very aggressive in Australia ... they sense real weakness in the established supermarket chains.

Yes, see the WOW share price. The market is having a 50% off sale (compared with 2 years ago) and no-one is cheering. A year ago the CEO complained that Costco in Australia was going to really hurt WOW. I thought, if he really liked business he would buy a Costco membership so he could go in and look and ask the fun question for an entrepreneur seeing a new business: "how can these guys make profit doing this?"

I like doing that when I see things like share investment schemes advertising guaranteed capital protection and 80% of price appreciation. (Secret, that one is quite easy: the principal in that scheme holds a package of shares and options with appropriate strike prices and expiry dates.)

Actually, good for Australia to get some competition back in the supermarket business, there are two really big ones: WOW and Coles, with about 80% of the market.

---------- Post added 05-09-16 at 03:16 PM ----------

Originally posted by Parallax

Coming to Pierre soon?

There is a rumor, though, that we may someday git some of that there, whatchacallit, lectricity and mebe evin some indoor plumin.
A real grocery store? Pft........
Fortunately our son and his fiance live in Sioux Falls so we have a good excuse to visit.
I told Mrs Parallax that once it's open we'll light the fridge in the camper and take another road trip.

Some intrusive guy wants to modernise you, eh?

By doing that imagine all the new kinds of things they can sell you.

Last edited by tim60; 05-08-2016 at 09:49 PM.

FantasticMrFox · 05-09-2016, 01:16 AM

Originally posted by tim60

Actually, good for Australia to get some competition back in the supermarket business, there are two really big ones: WOW and Coles, with about 80% of the market.

It's funny how wherever you go the cheap supermarkets are the German ones. In Canberra I usually bought everything I could get from Aldi, and the fancier stuff from Supabarn. Here in Dundee it's Lidl for most stuff and Tesco for the rest.

Somehow the fancier German brands like Rewe and Edeka don't expand internationally, it's just the cheap ones

**clackers** · 05-09-2016, 01:34 AM

Originally posted by FantasticMrFox

It's funny how wherever you go the cheap supermarkets are the German ones. In Canberra I usually bought everything I could get from Aldi, and the fancier stuff from Supabarn.

One of the two dominant players here has just had a completely disastrous foray into the hardware superstore business. Their operating costs are now high to cover this mess and Aldi are really kicking their opponent while they're down.

As a consumer, I am of course cheering.

Racer X 69 · 05-09-2016, 01:47 AM

Get this.

I'm a little bored this evening, and can't sleep. So I was just stumbling around here looking for discussions that interested me. After all, that's why we're here, right?

Well, I won't bore you with all the tedious details, but I made the RSS feed for Pentax Forums. And if you click on it you are whisked away to the following announcement.

Racer Is In The News!

Now I have seen the RSS feed thing a time or two, kinda know what it is all about but never really got into it. I even read the other day that RSS feeds may be on the way out. But hey, somehow my boredom and the desire to try and help out some fellow forum members may just save the RSS thing.

In celebration, I'd like to cordially invite all of you over to Racer's Playhouse.

Stop on by, have a look around. Sniff the new upholstery. Take your shoes off and feel the carpet on your toes. Make yourself at home.

I'd be honored if you did.

Join up.

The dues are cheap.

Certainly you will find a reason there to not buy a K3.

And the Live Hocir does not dwell there.

MarkJerling · 05-09-2016, 02:34 AM - **1 Like**

Joined. Wannabe.

Parallax · 05-09-2016, 04:52 AM

What's a K1?
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/16-pentax-news-rumors/314224-pentax-k-1-o...ml#post3536174

**rod_grant** · 05-09-2016, 05:12 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

What's a K1?

Come on!!
Try and stay on track; it is what Mrs Rupert is buying Rupert to replace the perfectly good camera that he threw on the floor.

Rupert · 05-09-2016, 06:04 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Stop on by, have a look around. Sniff the new upholstery. Take your shoes off and feel the carpet on your toes. Make yourself at home.

I'd be honored if you did.

Join up.

Not sure I want to be a part of that....we are already being accused of being elitists. Just because I am about to be a Pro, and better than everyone else, is no reason for me to get all uppity.

People are afraid, they are worried.

I intend to be a "Compassionate Pro", mixing and mingling with the lower classes just as if they mattered. I even intend to get my damaged K5 repaired if possible so I can prove "I'm just one of you guys....see!".

This being a Pro is gonna be tough, but Otis assures me it is worth it when I start humiliating APS-C shooters with eye-popping pixel shifted squirrel shots.

Worried people...

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/132-pentaxian-lounge/320575-will-we-stay-...e-cliques.html

Regards!

Parallax · 05-09-2016, 06:07 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Come on!!
Try and stay on track; it is what Mrs Rupert is buying Rupert to replace the perfectly good camera that he threw on the floor.

No, that would be a K-1.

FantasticMrFox · 05-09-2016, 08:16 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Rupert

I intend to be a "Compassionate Pro", mixing and mingling with the lower classes just as if they mattered.

Will it look something like this?

You Tube

**savoche** · 05-09-2016, 08:22 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Rupert

Not sure I want to be a part of that....we are already being accused of being elitists. Just because I am about to be a Pro, and better than everyone else, is no reason for me to get all uppity.

People are afraid, they are worried.

I intend to be a "Compassionate Pro", mixing and mingling with the lower classes just as if they mattered. I even intend to get my damaged K5 repaired if possible so I can prove "I'm just one of you guys....see!".

This being a Pro is gonna be tough, but Otis assures me it is worth it when I start humiliating APS-C shooters with eye-popping pixel shifted squirrel shots.

Worried people...

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/132-pentaxian-lounge/320575-will-we-stay-...e-cliques.html

Regards!

Can we call you Ken, Mr Rockwell?

Rupert · 05-09-2016, 08:32 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by FantasticMrFox

Will it look something like this?

Pretty much!

Otis noted that some PC cop corrected my post, and eliminated someone elses......He also reminded me that this is a family site, and I should be ashamed of making a typing error and then blaming it on him.

So I offer up my apology to those that let their little children roam free here.

You gotta know they are going to grow up with warped little minds and bulging bodies filled with bacon, lewdfish , and Velveeta.

Otis also notes that the "offensive object" in question is most likely the first thing those little kiddies ever saw in this world....but we sure as heck don't want them to know that!

Regards!

---------- Post added 05-09-16 at 10:34 AM ----------

Originally posted by savoche

Can we call you Ken, Mr Rockwell?

That is disgusting! I've seen him praise various APS-C cameras........all Nikons, of course.....you know I'd never do a thing like that!

EDIT: Otis demanded that I add this for those that did catch a glimpse of the post before it was removed......

"They were real, and they were spectacular! "

Racer X 69 · 05-09-2016, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by Parallax

What's a K1?
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/16-pentax-news-rumors/314224-pentax-k-1-o...ml#post3536174

So are you a groupie, or a wannabe?

Parallax · 05-09-2016, 09:21 AM

I don't know because I still don't know what a K1 is.

Rupert · 05-09-2016, 09:34 AM

I just realized that my above post was in regards to a post over in the Lounge...not here. I explained it here....more or less....

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/132-pentaxian-lounge/320575-will-we-stay-...cliques-2.html

One more apology to any PC cops I slandered. You have to remember I am old, have dementia, and two broken feet, so I hope you will be forgiving!

Otis reminds...old fools should never go out on a limb....

Regards!

05-09-2016, 08:32 AM - 1 Like	#26322
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Originally posted by FantasticMrFox Will it look something like this? Pretty much! Otis noted that some PC cop corrected my post, and eliminated someone elses......He also reminded me that this is a family site, and I should be ashamed of making a typing error and then blaming it on him. So I offer up my apology to those that let their little children roam free here. You gotta know they are going to grow up with warped little minds and bulging bodies filled with bacon, lewdfish , and Velveeta. Otis also notes that the "offensive object" in question is most likely the first thing those little kiddies ever saw in this world....but we sure as heck don't want them to know that! Regards! ---------- Post added 05-09-16 at 10:34 AM ---------- Originally posted by savoche Can we call you Ken, Mr Rockwell? That is disgusting! I've seen him praise various APS-C cameras........all Nikons, of course.....you know I'd never do a thing like that! EDIT: Otis demanded that I add this for those that did catch a glimpse of the post before it was removed...... "They were real, and they were spectacular! " Last edited by Rupert; 05-09-2016 at 08:37 AM.

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05-08-2016, 09:43 PM	#26311
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,757	Originally posted by clackers They are getting very aggressive in Australia ... they sense real weakness in the established supermarket chains. Yes, see the WOW share price. The market is having a 50% off sale (compared with 2 years ago) and no-one is cheering. A year ago the CEO complained that Costco in Australia was going to really hurt WOW. I thought, if he really liked business he would buy a Costco membership so he could go in and look and ask the fun question for an entrepreneur seeing a new business: "how can these guys make profit doing this?" I like doing that when I see things like share investment schemes advertising guaranteed capital protection and 80% of price appreciation. (Secret, that one is quite easy: the principal in that scheme holds a package of shares and options with appropriate strike prices and expiry dates.) Actually, good for Australia to get some competition back in the supermarket business, there are two really big ones: WOW and Coles, with about 80% of the market. ---------- Post added 05-09-16 at 03:16 PM ---------- Originally posted by Parallax Coming to Pierre soon? There is a rumor, though, that we may someday git some of that there, whatchacallit, lectricity and mebe evin some indoor plumin. A real grocery store? Pft........ Fortunately our son and his fiance live in Sioux Falls so we have a good excuse to visit. I told Mrs Parallax that once it's open we'll light the fridge in the camper and take another road trip. Some intrusive guy wants to modernise you, eh? By doing that imagine all the new kinds of things they can sell you. Last edited by tim60; 05-08-2016 at 09:49 PM.

05-09-2016, 01:16 AM	#26312
FantasticMrFox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Munich Posts: 2,339	Originally posted by tim60 Actually, good for Australia to get some competition back in the supermarket business, there are two really big ones: WOW and Coles, with about 80% of the market. It's funny how wherever you go the cheap supermarkets are the German ones. In Canberra I usually bought everything I could get from Aldi, and the fancier stuff from Supabarn. Here in Dundee it's Lidl for most stuff and Tesco for the rest. Somehow the fancier German brands like Rewe and Edeka don't expand internationally, it's just the cheap ones

05-09-2016, 01:34 AM	#26313
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by FantasticMrFox It's funny how wherever you go the cheap supermarkets are the German ones. In Canberra I usually bought everything I could get from Aldi, and the fancier stuff from Supabarn. One of the two dominant players here has just had a completely disastrous foray into the hardware superstore business. Their operating costs are now high to cover this mess and Aldi are really kicking their opponent while they're down. As a consumer, I am of course cheering.

05-09-2016, 01:47 AM	#26314
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,074	Get this. I'm a little bored this evening, and can't sleep. So I was just stumbling around here looking for discussions that interested me. After all, that's why we're here, right? Well, I won't bore you with all the tedious details, but I made the RSS feed for Pentax Forums. And if you click on it you are whisked away to the following announcement. Racer Is In The News! Now I have seen the RSS feed thing a time or two, kinda know what it is all about but never really got into it. I even read the other day that RSS feeds may be on the way out. But hey, somehow my boredom and the desire to try and help out some fellow forum members may just save the RSS thing. In celebration, I'd like to cordially invite all of you over to Racer's Playhouse. Stop on by, have a look around. Sniff the new upholstery. Take your shoes off and feel the carpet on your toes. Make yourself at home. I'd be honored if you did. Join up. The dues are cheap. Certainly you will find a reason there to not buy a K3. And the Live Hocir does not dwell there.

05-09-2016, 02:34 AM - 1 Like	#26315
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,423	Joined. Wannabe.

05-09-2016, 04:52 AM	#26316
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,333	What's a K1? https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/16-pentax-news-rumors/314224-pentax-k-1-o...ml#post3536174

05-09-2016, 05:12 AM	#26317
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Originally posted by Parallax What's a K1? Come on!! Try and stay on track; it is what Mrs Rupert is buying Rupert to replace the perfectly good camera that he threw on the floor.

05-09-2016, 06:04 AM - 1 Like	#26318
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Stop on by, have a look around. Sniff the new upholstery. Take your shoes off and feel the carpet on your toes. Make yourself at home. I'd be honored if you did. Join up. Not sure I want to be a part of that....we are already being accused of being elitists. Just because I am about to be a Pro, and better than everyone else, is no reason for me to get all uppity. People are afraid, they are worried. I intend to be a "Compassionate Pro", mixing and mingling with the lower classes just as if they mattered. I even intend to get my damaged K5 repaired if possible so I can prove "I'm just one of you guys....see!". This being a Pro is gonna be tough, but Otis assures me it is worth it when I start humiliating APS-C shooters with eye-popping pixel shifted squirrel shots. Worried people... https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/132-pentaxian-lounge/320575-will-we-stay-...e-cliques.html Regards!

05-09-2016, 06:07 AM	#26319
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,333	Originally posted by rod_grant Come on!! Try and stay on track; it is what Mrs Rupert is buying Rupert to replace the perfectly good camera that he threw on the floor. No, that would be a K-1.

05-09-2016, 08:22 AM - 1 Like	#26321
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,312	Originally posted by Rupert Not sure I want to be a part of that....we are already being accused of being elitists. Just because I am about to be a Pro, and better than everyone else, is no reason for me to get all uppity. People are afraid, they are worried. I intend to be a "Compassionate Pro", mixing and mingling with the lower classes just as if they mattered. I even intend to get my damaged K5 repaired if possible so I can prove "I'm just one of you guys....see!". This being a Pro is gonna be tough, but Otis assures me it is worth it when I start humiliating APS-C shooters with eye-popping pixel shifted squirrel shots. Worried people... https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/132-pentaxian-lounge/320575-will-we-stay-...e-cliques.html Regards! Can we call you Ken, Mr Rockwell?

05-09-2016, 08:52 AM	#26323
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,074	Originally posted by Parallax What's a K1? https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/16-pentax-news-rumors/314224-pentax-k-1-o...ml#post3536174 So are you a groupie, or a wannabe?

05-09-2016, 09:21 AM	#26324
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,333	I don't know because I still don't know what a K1 is.

05-09-2016, 09:34 AM	#26325
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	I just realized that my above post was in regards to a post over in the Lounge...not here. I explained it here....more or less.... https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/132-pentaxian-lounge/320575-will-we-stay-...cliques-2.html One more apology to any PC cops I slandered. You have to remember I am old, have dementia, and two broken feet, so I hope you will be forgiving! Otis reminds...old fools should never go out on a limb.... Regards!

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