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This West Auckland K-Mart store seems a little confused, says Amanda Sachtleben.
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As Shelly Stockman was leaving Newmarket on Monday at 5pm, a vehicle stopped in front of her with dad in the driver's seat, mum in the back and a small child on dad's lap, playing "drive the car". "I thought that was mad behaviour on Auckland roads at rush hour. But I couldn't believe my eyes when they headed on to the Southern Motorway. To the driver of the navy Honda and the woman in the back seat, you need your heads read."
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Is there no end to the usefulness of Botox? It freezes the faces of the wealthy, Sharon Stone wanted it for her son's sweaty feet, and now doctors are using it to cure the pain endured by high-heeled shoe wearers. The condition, dubbed "stilettotarsal", causes pain in the soft tissue on the ball of the foot. The $295 procedure, known as a "foot filler", protects nerves and the soft tissue."
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An Avondale reader writes: "I am not an Act supporter but I can't help admiring Rodney Hide's dedication. Unable to sleep on Monday morning, I switched on Radio Live around 2am to hear him fielding calls on Ewing Stevens' show. I wonder if any other politicians are taking the same opportunity to pitch for the insomniac vote."
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Craig from Wellington writes that NZ Post posted his postcode promotion entry back to him, not once but twice, after entering his address in the spot requested on the entry form. "It's a bad sign when the postal company running the competition can't even deliver the entries to itself."
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Tell the reader who was duped at GPK for the $10 tip that she can contact her credit card company and have the transaction charged back (effectively dishonoured) to GPK, a reader advises. "The merchant/GPK has no right to add a tip to the bill, and the reader will have his/her original receipt to prove the amount. Does GPK have a policy displayed that they add $10 to the bill for tipping?"
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In response to a reader's note yesterday, GPK general manager Julie White writes: "We take full responsibility for the unfortunate billing error. It was confused for another $10 gratuity left by another customer for a similar bill around the same time. We did ring the reader the next morning to sort this out but it seems the message was not passed on. I have since delivered the $10 back to the customer."
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Today's Webpick: Baby Laugh A Lot is a very highly strung doll. Watch her in action here.
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