Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
Mar 29th 2010, 2:13 am
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
There is no mention of either the active ingredients or their concentrations that I can see or find for either product. All I can go on then is how efficient it is:- how much it takes to perform adequately.
Woolies directions for use suggest: 60mL for small washes, 125mL for large washes and an extra 60mL to extra 185mL for heavily soiled clothing. I have found that is about right for my largish top loader machine. A little directly on extra dirty shirt collars or other stains works nicely.
Woolies directions for use suggest: 60mL for small washes, 125mL for large washes and an extra 60mL to extra 185mL for heavily soiled clothing. I have found that is about right for my largish top loader machine. A little directly on extra dirty shirt collars or other stains works nicely.
If you're doing a price comparisons, you have to compare similar products.
Your Woolies product is a normal non-concentrate.
The Asda product is a concentrate (you understand what that means, yes? A 1l bottle is equivalent to a 2l non-concentrate)
Therefore in your price comparison where you've allowed 4 x the Asda product for 2 x the Woolies product, it's incorrect.
Mar 29th 2010, 2:15 am
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
I have lurked here a while and have become interested in why some posters report that they find things expensive in Australia.
The easiest to compare shopping appears to be groceries because very similar things are offered in a very similar way in both Britain and Australia.
This week we had to do our shopping (for 2) all in Woolworths early Saturday evening when the other shops were closed, so I thought a direct item by item comparison of our weekly shop cost in Woolworths and ASDA would be more comparable.
The cost: Woolworths $139.50, ASDA $144.00 (@ $1.65 / £ 1.00).
Post a scan of your weekly shopping receipt if you like; it could be interesting / helpful.
Here is my weekly grocery shopping receipt and analysis:
The easiest to compare shopping appears to be groceries because very similar things are offered in a very similar way in both Britain and Australia.
This week we had to do our shopping (for 2) all in Woolworths early Saturday evening when the other shops were closed, so I thought a direct item by item comparison of our weekly shop cost in Woolworths and ASDA would be more comparable.
The cost: Woolworths $139.50, ASDA $144.00 (@ $1.65 / £ 1.00).
Post a scan of your weekly shopping receipt if you like; it could be interesting / helpful.
Here is my weekly grocery shopping receipt and analysis:
Mar 29th 2010, 2:18 am
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Mar 29th 2010, 2:19 am
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
Mar 29th 2010, 2:23 am
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
Apparently cheapo unleaded is false economy ... I'm sure someone will be along in a minute to put us straight.
For the car that is, I'm not into sniffing, I haven't assimilated that far ...
Mar 29th 2010, 2:25 am
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Sounds like we have plan ... now, should I fill up with standard unleaded or the high octane stuff?
Apparently cheapo unleaded is false economy ... I'm sure someone will be along in a minute to put us straight.
For the car that is, I'm not into sniffing, I haven't assimilated that far ...
Apparently cheapo unleaded is false economy ... I'm sure someone will be along in a minute to put us straight.
For the car that is, I'm not into sniffing, I haven't assimilated that far ...
Mar 29th 2010, 2:27 am
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Mar 29th 2010, 2:46 am
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
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If you're doing a price comparisons, you have to compare similar products.
Your Woolies product is a normal non-concentrate.
The Asda product is a concentrate (you understand what that means, yes? A 1l bottle is equivalent to a 2l non-concentrate)
Therefore in your price comparison where you've allowed 4 x the Asda product for 2 x the Woolies product, it's incorrect.
If you're doing a price comparisons, you have to compare similar products.
Your Woolies product is a normal non-concentrate.
The Asda product is a concentrate (you understand what that means, yes? A 1l bottle is equivalent to a 2l non-concentrate)
Therefore in your price comparison where you've allowed 4 x the Asda product for 2 x the Woolies product, it's incorrect.
The ASDA product label has the word "concentrated" in it. It might mean exactly what is stated, say concentrated by say 1%; much as the word "natural" is used; just useless marketing words. I can not find or read an actual concentration from the label image.
Surely efficiency and price is a more important factor than whether or not the label has the word "concentrated" on it?
Mar 29th 2010, 2:50 am
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Mar 29th 2010, 2:51 am
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Mar 29th 2010, 3:01 am
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Though given that you don't bother to check prices.......how do you know what you 'shopping costs' are or were ???
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Mar 29th 2010, 3:04 am
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
Its a big world containing far stranger things; but not to my knowledge.
I think the reason I made the first post on this thread was because my experience of prices and costs seem at considerable odds with that of other posters.
I believed that my shopping was about the same price or cheaper in Australia.
I wanted verifyable and quantifiable proof that it was not I who was odd.
I think the reason I made the first post on this thread was because my experience of prices and costs seem at considerable odds with that of other posters.
I believed that my shopping was about the same price or cheaper in Australia.
I wanted verifyable and quantifiable proof that it was not I who was odd.
Mar 29th 2010, 3:04 am
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
They have this marvellous system where they scan all the items in your basket and some sort of black magic calculates the cost of it all. You then hand over a little rectangle of plastic and some money disappears from your account. This gives you a rough idea of how much it costs for your groceries....