where do you shop?

jornsmith · 31-03-2007, 05:52 PM

where do you guys do your local grocery shopping? i'm a loyal coles shopper, i do my shop at the same place every week but am starting to notice some differneces in the place. alot of peple probrabbly shop at woolies but i prefer coles cause i know they have a good range, but of late i've noticed things have started going missing and arent there any more. does this happen at your local supermarket? cause its annoying when you find something ya like and then i goes missing completely or it takes a while before its back! bloody supermarkets

Green X · 31-03-2007, 05:55 PM

Don’t really do the shopping but I think it is happening at every major supermarket chain, they are replacing X Product with there own Branded product and keeping the profits.

DA68ZA · 31-03-2007, 06:03 PM

Aldi here , save at least $100 a week compered to coles , woolies . Most of the stuff is major brands just with aldi brand on it . Why shop at woolies ,coles to save 4cents a litre when if you shop at aldi u save enough to fill the bloody tank .

no i dont work for aldi .

GK · 31-03-2007, 07:02 PM

We reckon Coles is dearer than Safeway (I'm down south if you hadn't guessed) and Aldi is heaps cheaper than either. It just doesn't have the same range that the other two do.

As for your comments regarding products going missing; I've noticed that Coles removes the cheaper brands and replaces them with their Coles branded products for a little higher price. Mongrels!

GK

trick_xd · 31-03-2007, 07:13 PM

I shop at "Safeway" its not to bad it seems to be around the same price every week ($140-160)
The only thing I did not like was about a year ago they changed the stuff in there Hamburgers and now they don't taste the same

jason71 · 31-03-2007, 07:49 PM

We get the bulk of our stuff from Aldi as they are heaps cheaper than coles or woolworths
and we get all our meat from the local butcher which is cheaper than them all!

jaydee · 31-03-2007, 09:21 PM

My wife does the shopping,.

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Falcon_Phill · 31-03-2007, 09:23 PM

I cant wait for the 'how do you open your mail' topic.

robjh80 · 31-03-2007, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jaydee

My wife does the shopping,.

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What he said ^

I wouldn't have a clue where anything is........"her indoors" shops at the local Woolworths apparantly.

jornsmith · 31-03-2007, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcon_Phill

I cant wait for the 'how do you open your mail' topic.

nobody asked you to respond

Krytox · 31-03-2007, 09:47 PM

1: coles (when i want it)
2: safeway (when i need it)
3: aldi (when i wanna stock up)

If Aldi's were closer, I'd be there all the time. I'd buy all the luxurys from there except meat and vegies!

Local Green Grocer and Butcher gets my mula!

Falcon_Phill · 31-03-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jornsmith

nobody asked you to respond

Quick everybody, stop responding, you havnt been asked.

AU2PWR · 31-03-2007, 10:29 PM

Another Worthwile Thread .. Anyway , I Dont shop , mum does ..

[Tonko] · 31-03-2007, 10:53 PM

LOL i wouldnt be caught dead in aldi, or even in the carpark....
I just buy from wherever is closest when i remember i need food...

WizBang · 31-03-2007, 10:55 PM

I go to foodworks as it only 100 mrts down the road and they seem to have everything

Bill_R · 31-03-2007, 11:22 PM

Aldi when I can. It totally rocks! Top quality, cheap prices. Never had a complaint about any of the items I've bought there. Actually, I find them better than regular brands and the shopping can be easier since everything is always in the same place.

GXL078 · 31-03-2007, 11:27 PM

Coles hvae had lots of good specials lately but never have enough stock of anything. They are always sold out of stuff. Plus the NEVER have enough of their own brand products, orange juice chips, biscuts, yougurt, ALWAYS minimal quantities on shelf or sold out.

Powdered Toast Man · 01-04-2007, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jornsmith

i prefer coles cause i know they have a good range, but of late i've noticed things have started going missing and arent there any more. does this happen at your local supermarket? cause its annoying when you find something ya like and then i goes missing completely or it takes a while before its back! bloody supermarkets

I shop at Coles and it sh!ts me no end when they keep removing products I buy. And they dont replace them with anything similar either just supply more of a different style product. They have done it with a few things but the main thing lately is the 150g tuna pouches. I use them for lunches, just the right size. But no, they dont stock them anymore and instaed fill the shelves with the smaller more expensive tinned stuff.

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Is it just me or does Safeway (Woolworths) always look dank & dirty? It must be their colour scheme or something, but the floor always looks dirty.

normxb · 01-04-2007, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by DA68ZA

Aldi here , save at least $100 a week compered to coles , woolies . Most of the stuff is major brands just with aldi brand on it . Why shop at woolies ,coles to save 4cents a litre when if you shop at aldi u save enough to fill the bloody tank .
no i dont work for aldi .

If we go to Canberra or Bathurst we always stock up at Aldi , pays fuel for the trip .

Locally we buy at IGA , the owner is "always" donating to Special Needs

Local boy needed new wheel chair , IGA donated/raised the money because his parents couldn't afford it .
Always donating to local disabled school , M.S. , Vlounteer Fire Brigades , Local family with Motor Neurone Disease (genetic through the whole family) local kids needing cancer treatment , Angelflight , Etc .

Local guy supporting local people . If you're ever in Young , IGA , shop there . Woolies profits "leave town" .

No , I don't work there either !

MITCHAY · 01-04-2007, 01:32 AM

Where ever my mum shops

: ! I don't care so long as Im fed!

robjh80 · 01-04-2007, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Falcon_Phill

Quick everybody, stop responding, you havnt been asked.

And nobody asked you to "repond" to the "response"..........."omg, this could go on for a while couldn't it?"

iCat · 01-04-2007, 08:41 AM

ritchies iga - heaps cheaper than coles or safeway/woollies, and they stock all the lines the other two have gotten rid of. heaps and heaps of aussie made and owned, plus they donate a percentage of what you spend there to your chosen charity. i don't usually buy the meat (get that at the Vic markets), but when i do it's of very high quality. they rock!

new2ford · 01-04-2007, 08:57 AM

In NSW we're lucky to have Franklins. Great overall discount pricing structure,not as cheap as Aldi but has full range of brands like Coles etc. Heaps cheaper than Coles, Woolworths and IGA and their generic stuff is quite good quality.

Falcon_Phill I thought The Bar was for trivia. How do YOU open an envelope anyway? Left to right or right to left, do you ignore the convenient zip bit and just rip open the end. Must say I'm a bit of a neanderthal when it comes to opening envelopes.

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webby_191189 · 01-04-2007, 09:18 AM

Safeways - only becuase i have a discount card there

**ebxr8240** · 01-04-2007, 09:52 AM

Sheesh when are a few of you guys going to leave home???
Frankinstien / Woolworthheaps / Aldi.....
The local Vege shop in Michinbury is used for meat and vege's....

05MkIIFutura · 01-04-2007, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DA68ZA

Aldi here , save at least $100 a week compered to coles , woolies . Most of the stuff is major brands just with aldi brand on it . Why shop at woolies ,coles to save 4cents a litre when if you shop at aldi u save enough to fill the bloody tank .

no i dont work for aldi .

I tried Aldi once and the prices for meat, bread etc were identical, so I walked out and went next door to Woolworths.

Why??

Yes there are a few things at Aldi that are cheaper, like the milk which is about 20-30c cheaper, but I like not having to return my trolley to the supermarket, I like not having to pay extra for plastic bags, I like having express lanes, and I prefer to have brand names I know and trust. They may well be the same, but that is how I am.

Just my thoughts anyway.

Ridin-High · 01-04-2007, 11:53 AM

i do most of my shopping @ the local markets, the amount of money you save is just insane. Here is an example

Lynx deodorant - Woolworths Approx $4 // Markets $1

If you bought 5 can's
$20 Woolworths // $5 markets. Saving $15

I Also definatly prefer to support my local people rather then some national company paying big $$$ to it's exec's who i don't even know

Deadman · 01-04-2007, 11:57 AM

Woolworths. I never touch Coles.

GXL078 · 01-04-2007, 07:44 PM

Hungry Jacks, KFC, Red Rooster, Pizza Hut and if i feel like something exotic, Flavour of North India. I won't touch that McDonalds crap.

Feathers · 01-04-2007, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ridin-High

i do most of my shopping @ the local markets, the amount of money you save is just insane. Here is an example

Lynx deodorant - Woolworths Approx $4 // Markets $1

If you bought 5 can's
$20 Woolworths // $5 markets. Saving $15

I Also definatly prefer to support my local people rather then some national company paying big $$$ to it's exec's who i don't even know

Next time you're out there have a look at their razor blades, and see how many have security stickers, or 4 digit store numbers written in marker on the back of them...
We've found heaps that were stolen from our store, and stores in the area at the markets.