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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (17 children)

my groceries are getting expensive, I notice there have been many price rises of 20-30%

from now on I'm printing out all receipts to keep track

tho looking at my pantry and fridge I am well stocked up , I could probably eat for 2-3 months and only buy some fresh fruit and veg

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Rexona deoderant was almost 9 fucking dollars at Coles. Unreal.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    That, Omo and dishwasher tablets are an on special purchase only.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    same, so many of my purchases are bulk on sale only

    for example, last week I bought 2 x 5kg bags of rice at half price

    even so my costs are through the roof

    after a discussion with husband we are shopping at aldi from now on, this should save at least $400 a month

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yeah I'm done with Coles and woollies. That's literally double what it was a couple of weeks ago.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    @Gibsonhasafluffybutt @Seagoon_ I have just been thinking the last few shops that prices at Colesworths are getting truly beyond a fucking joke, they had been rising for a while but I'm legit getting sticker shock now. I already shop at Aldi about half the time, but Woolies is the only one with Paul's cream, and no other cream is as good. There's also a handful of things my child appears to need to live that I can't get from Aldi. So I'm stuck doing one shop a week at Woolies 😡

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    I’m not having good luck because the Aldis I can get to don’t really have what I can eat or use. Either allergens are included so I can’t buy it, the item isn’t sold, or there’s no generic option.

    I do buy the Trimat unscented laundry sauce which I prefer and stock up on, the sunflower spread seems to be ok to eat, and the Prince deodorant roll on seems to be good. The soy milk is fine. I am able to eat one or two of the lolly bags if I pay what they cost.

    But yeah due to unfortunately having different needs it’s awkward to try and shop there, a lot of my staples just aren’t covered

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    woolies on line used to have lists of your past shops with past prices, that way we could incidentally track prices, woolies stopped that, only current prices are listed

    as I said, print outs are the only way

    one example of sky high price increases

    5 years ago a big tin of moro light olive oil was $22, it's now over $65

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Olive oil prices have gone absolutely mad. I try to buy aussie made EVOO when I can anyway. Top quality and generally cheaper than the imported brands.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    the local ones are strong tasting, I just use oil for cooking so want very low olive oil taste

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Have you tried something other than olive oil for cooking? Coconut works well for many things, smoke point is a bit low, but not terrible.

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