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boodie ([personal profile] boodie) wrote2003-07-23 01:56 pm

LOL

Todsy, letter in mail from Centrelink


'About your Family Tax Benefit 2002/2003"

"Important Information"

'We have reviewed your entitlements for the FTB for the 2000/2003 year and owe you $0.55

The balance has been sent to your account"



I shall NOT spend it all at once

[identity profile] hedgegoth.livejournal.com 2003-07-22 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
How much do you think it cost them to create the letter, send it, and wire the money?

[identity profile] funnelwebkitten.livejournal.com 2003-07-22 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Ummm, postage is 50 cents.. lol

i think they come out behind

[identity profile] hedgegoth.livejournal.com 2003-07-22 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Envelopes are a few pennies. Paper is very inexpensive. Laser toner, dunno cost per page.... Someone's time to research this and authorize payment...

[identity profile] funnelwebkitten.livejournal.com 2003-07-23 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
and if everyone all received similar small amounts of refund, they'd be out millions, unless of course they demanded repayment of any overpayments

[identity profile] elektron.livejournal.com 2003-07-23 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Can you actually buy anything for that much? O.o

Maube a couple lemonses...

*snuggles boo*

[identity profile] funnelwebkitten.livejournal.com 2003-07-23 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
one lemon maybe 8-)

[identity profile] shadesfox.livejournal.com 2003-07-23 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
Well, you did better then I did. I ended up owing $20 the last time i got a letter about taxes.

[identity profile] funnelwebkitten.livejournal.com 2003-07-23 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
this is true, it could have been worse..

[identity profile] bobbain.livejournal.com 2003-07-23 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
Reader's Digest (ex employer) used to send out .10c cheques as part of their promotion strategy. People did indeed take them to their bank and deposit them. The bank statement (for the .10c cheque account) made rather monotonous reading. .10c .10c .10c .10c .10c 10c 10c 10c 10c $20,000.10c .10c .10 .10c .10c ......

[identity profile] funnelwebkitten.livejournal.com 2003-07-23 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL

i wouldnt dare deposit a cheque for 10 cents

[identity profile] sjwt.livejournal.com 2003-07-23 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
oh, tell me your secrate!

[identity profile] funnelwebkitten.livejournal.com 2003-07-23 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Gee I dunno, I should charge money to let everyone else in on it

[identity profile] lorriejharris.livejournal.com 2003-07-23 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
DAMN! What are you going to do with your newfound wealth???

[identity profile] funnelwebkitten.livejournal.com 2003-07-23 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
spend it all on something frivolous, like a stamp

8-)