I had had a bad experience with another car rental company and swore I would never hire another car. But my mum wanted to hire a car for a couple of days to visit a friend in Sydney. When I was quoted the rate, I thought to myself 'even if things do go pear shaped, its pretty cheap!' They are wayyy cheaper than anyone else about $30 a day including excess insurance etc. And the car was a little Toyota Corolla and very reliable. Overall, I'm impressed!

Approximate cost: $100

I was pretty stressed over the Christmas period and thought I'd try online shopping this year for presents, I bought a fragrance from Fresh and it actually arrived really quickly which I wasn't expecting. The girl on the phone helped heaps which again I thought was pretty good since they are an online business.

Approximate cost: $60