Australian News / 03 September 2024
Bluey breaks the internet
And speaking of the blue heeler… After NSW Police charged a man for stealing $600,000 worth of limited edition Bluey coins last month, the frenzy for ‘dollarbucks’ continues… Yesterday morning the Australia Post website crashed as collectors/fans rushed to get their paws on the latest release of the special currency. The site was quickly overwhelmed, leaving the online shop “temporarily unavailable” and would-be buyers staring at an error message. The page was back up at lunchtime, but by then, almost all of the memorabilia had sold out and was re-selling on other sites for 10 times the price. And it wasn’t just a virtual rush – huge queues formed outside AusPost outlets as people tried to go old-school and buy the coins in person. Many also left empty-handed, taking to social media to ask why post offices had “such little stock?”. Hopefully, not too many of them were also Taylor Swift fans…
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