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    2020 Takealot Vouchers Thread 2.0 (Everyone Welcome)

    True, but I also realized after posting this that I still buy toner cartridges from them. :ROFL:
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    2020 Takealot Vouchers Thread 2.0 (Everyone Welcome)

    Gone are the days of me shopping on Takealot also.
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    Have you ever ordered a product online and received a fake knock-off?

    Similar thing happened to me actually. With the HP battery, because the client needed it urgently we both agreed that accepting the obvious knock-off battery was the best approach. It started swelling after 6 months, but SPL does give a 12 month warranty. I took it back expecting a battle...
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    Have you ever ordered a product online and received a fake knock-off?

    The most shocking one for me was Service Parts Logistics (SPL). They're supposed to be authorized distributors for most laptop brand parts, but they sell knock-off parts as genuine. I've experienced this with both an HP battery as well as a Lenovo Ideapad Slim 3I keyboard and palm-rest.
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    Ordering off Aliexpress? Advice?

    I also have one of thse UG?????????MV tracking numbers and it doesn't register on the SAPO global Track & Trace, although it claims that it's a Maldives tracking number. Interestingly, I have a UV?????????UZ tracking number which claims to be Uzbekistan which tracks just fine and shows that it...
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    South African ISPs rate Vumatel poorly according to the Internet Service Providers' Association

    I don't think that their service level is sub-par, but their pricing isn't the most competitive unless you live in a Vuma Reach or similar area. Add to that the price increases and hidden fees they've been trying to implement over the years such as penalties for downgrading etc. Their Fibre...
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    Blocked domain on Vodacom Mobile

    I experienced this some time back when trying to help someone with Vodacom 4G internet via Anydesk. The workaround is to go to https://anydesk.com.cn/en
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    Personal information of cannabis users in South Africa exposed on the Internet

    Most weed retailers require ID verification before they will sell to people. I think it has to do with legislation.
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    DStv affordability versus Openview

    You also have to pay again every time they decide to make your perfectly good older model decoder redundant.
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    clearance sale | Microsoft Products and Anti-virus

    Who's Heide? 🤔
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    2020 Takealot Vouchers Thread 2.0 (Everyone Welcome)

    R100 cap on the discount. No minimum spend.
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    2020 Takealot Vouchers Thread 2.0 (Everyone Welcome)

    It's worth noting that "New Customers" still get free delivery on their first shop with Amazon.
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    2020 Takealot Vouchers Thread 2.0 (Everyone Welcome)

    I use locker delivery, so that there's no excuse.
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    2020 Takealot Vouchers Thread 2.0 (Everyone Welcome)

    I see that now. I could have sworn when I checked earlier that some of the items I was interested in still offered free delivery, but I probably didn't read properly. :X3:
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    2020 Takealot Vouchers Thread 2.0 (Everyone Welcome)

    Just checked, and it's still free delivery for all items supplied by Amazon, so maybe just for 3rd party sellers?
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