I know women who have set fire to and paid another $150 for a new passport because they hated the photo, and while The Edge's JJ Feeney isn't that precious, she was rightly mortified with her new driver's licence (pictured). "The picture has been stretched. My face is not that fat." she says. "And where is my neck? So unflattering." Anyone else had this problem?
Sounds familiar?
The tagline at the end of a promo for 3 News is uncannily similar to the long-running SBS Australia tagline: "Six billion stories and counting". According to www.campaignbrief.com the tagline in the 3 News promo, which shows reporters and cameramen at the forefront of major global events, is "Over six billion stories" and then on the next screen "and counting". Josh Moore of US Sydney, the agency that has been creating SBS promos for the past three years with the tagline, said: "It's a bit of an odd thing to do on their part. Flattering but odd."
Saucey prices
"I was tucking into my Wendy's kid's hamburger meal after a ropey night out," writes a reader. "Imagine my horror when I pulled out the bag of barbecue sauce and out fell the receipt. I had unknowingly been charged $1.20 for the sauce. When did a thimble of sauce almost triple overnight and account for over 20 per cent of the meal?"
Shopping without the service
Cheryl from Three Kings writes: "My daughter saw a black top in Max at St Lukes, but they didn't have her size. The sales assistant said they could get one from Newmarket but it would cost $5 service charge. We chose to decline. Is there no customer service any more?"
Hardly random
A reader writes: "Selection for jury service is via a random selection of people on the electoral roll. Ten years ago, when I got my first summons to serve on a district court jury, I took the chance to do my bit for society and see how our law system operates. Eighteen months later, I received another jury summons for the High Court, so again I went to do my service. Another 18 months later and another jury summons. There have been two more since. And on Friday another - my sixth jury summons in 10 years."
Bag lady gets tough
Sue from Auckland, holidaying in Rotorua, bought two children's magazines from McLeods Booksellers, which were $6.95 each. "When the shop assistant asked me if I would like a bag for these, I asked if I could please have each one in its own bag, as they were presents for two different children. She told me I was allowed only one bag, so I decided not to have any. I'm still trying to work out if the assistant was just mean or was trying to save the planet."
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