Profiteering - Page 3

koputai (Jason) · #41 12-01-2011, 08:53 PM

And you think the local builders, tradies, suppliers etc aren't going to jack their prices up to blazes when the insurance companies are paying for the rebuilding? Of course they are. I guess it's the same thing.

Cheers,
Jason.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #42 12-01-2011, 08:56 PM

I understand when they go for as much profit as you can when there is an event in town. eg the Formula 1 on the Gold Coast or it's the high season.
Go for it I say, grab the dollars while you can.
But not now. This isn't the time for it.

casstony · #43 12-01-2011, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by koputai

And you think the local builders, tradies, suppliers etc aren't going to jack their prices up to blazes when the insurance companies are paying for the rebuilding? Of course they are. I guess it's the same thing.

Cheers,
Jason.

I don't think that's a good analogy; an insurance company and a person in shock (who's lost everything) have vastly differring abilities to care for their own interests.

The laws of supply and demand are part of everyday life, but disastrous fires or floods are far from everyday and I expect S.E. QLD communities will rally together and help each other through these tough times.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #44 12-01-2011, 10:57 PM

That's right Tony.
In the evac centre yesterday, locals were doing their best to keep moral as high as possible. The guitars were out .....kids sitting in a circle on the stage, singing. Someone was pumping up an air bed with a foot pump, and another guitarist came up and was playing music in time to his foot beat. LOLOL
A local lad was walking around with a box of chuppa chups handing them out. Someone was making balloon animals for the little little kids.
The spirit of the place gave me goose bumps.

casstony · #45 12-01-2011, 11:22 PM

Sounds nice jjj. The Victorian bushfires brought out the best and the worst in people, but mostly the best, and I guess it'll be the same in QLD.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #46 13-01-2011, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by thunderchildobs

There have been reports of some looters being caught by police in Ipswich. The mayor has suggested tying them to a pole and using them as flood indicators.

Brendan

Yes, the looters were aged 19, 20 and . . . . 67!!!!!!

I think it is still legal to shoot looters!

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #47 13-01-2011, 11:54 AM

I heard this morning that one Motel, is charging $250 a night. Usual rate is $85.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #48 13-01-2011, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

I heard this morning that the Kilcoy Motel, is charging $250 a night. Usual rate is $85.

That Sucks!!!!

I hope no-one stays there and the motel makes no money.

It may be legal for them to charge however much they like, but there are principles and morals too, which they seem to have none!

Shano592 (Shane) · #49 13-01-2011, 12:35 PM

$250 / night! The crapper had better be gold-plated for that price!

The other (first) increase may be resource related, eg staffing issues in a crisis situation.

Anyway, bad press after the event can more than shatter any profit made.

iceman (Mike) · #50 13-01-2011, 12:38 PM

No doubt when the government gives money (like they are to affected people), others try and cash in on it by charging more than usual!

AdrianF (Adrian) · #51 13-01-2011, 03:51 PM

Well I wont stay at that Motel again. I have to be up that way in a couple of weeks I will bring the tent and blow up mattress instead and stay on my building block instead.

Adrian

TrevorW · #52 13-01-2011, 04:58 PM

JJ did you contact the K Motel,

to be fair I did, hearsay can be a bad thing and a lady there quoted me $90 for a studio room single bed

also the Shire can't do anything unless someone has in fact been charged and can produce evidence

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #53 13-01-2011, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by AdrianF

Well I wont stay at the ******** again. I have to be up that way in a couple of weeks I will bring the tent and blow up mattress instead and stay on my building block instead.

Adrian

Adrian, plenty of room to set up in my dining room. Just pm me.

Terry B · #54 13-01-2011, 06:16 PM

On a more positive note, I was going to go to Yamba tomorrow for the weekend with my family. We had prepaid our accommodation months ago for a resort in Yamba. Yamba is currently cut off by flood water although the town is unaffected. The resort has contacted us and given us a voucher for the accommodation valid for the next 12 months as we and any other guest cant get there.
They could just say it was tough and keep the money but haven't done so. This is good service rather than the gouging that has been described in this thread.

GeoffW1 (Geoff) · #55 13-01-2011, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Adrian, plenty of room to set up in my dining room. Just pm me.

Look out he does not hammer in tent pegs

erick (Eric) · #56 13-01-2011, 09:47 PM

Many roads are cut in Western Victoria. Interview with a motel owner in Halls Gap. He said he expects many cancellations this weekend. When asked about refunding, he said yes, that's the way it goes and he wishes them well and expresses the hope that they come, when they can, in future.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #57 13-01-2011, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TrevorW

JJ did you contact the *******,

http://www.**********.com.au/

to be fair I did, hearsay can be a bad thing and a lady there quoted me $90 for a studio room single bed

also the Shire can't do anything unless someone has in fact been charged and can produce evidence

I shall say no more on the subject then.
It didn't happen to me personally.
I passed on the information to those who voiced their complaints. It's up to them now to take it further.
I'll remove the name of the motel from my posts.

TrevorW · #58 13-01-2011, 10:46 PM

Cheers JJ just thought I'd check to keep them honest so to speak

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #59 13-01-2011, 10:50 PM

Good O Trevor , thanks.

AdrianF (Adrian) · #60 13-01-2011, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffW1

Look out he does not hammer in tent pegs

The tent pegs are 18" long railway spikes.

Adrian