Pisces

We have been here about 3 months now and decided to give Aldi's a try after getting very depressed over an ever increasing food bill.
Could not believe it. I filled the trolley up with tuna, toilet paper, dishwasher powder, fruit, several loaves of bread to freeze, pasta, tomato paste, sauces, cheese, flavoured milk, cleaning goodies, sweets, cooldrinks etc. etc. and it came to $89 the same trolley would have cost me about $120 - $150 from Wooworths.
I am sold!!

dave7370

Bargains galore to be had in Aldi's, milk, bread, nappies etc. I damned if I'm going to other big supermarkets to pay over inflated prices for the same stuff!

The meats good as well!

moneypenny20

Shhhhhhh! You'll upset the WA lot

Meat from a supermarket? yuck! Save money and your tastebuds. Get your meat from a real butcher and then your fruit and veg from a market - save even more money.

wannabauzzienurse

I used to use Aldi in the UK I hope they come to Cairns soon

Gems

Have you tried coles burgers from the meat counter? Yuk, hubby wouldnt even try them and I took one bite and nearly threw up! Their mince tastes really stringy too.

Boo hoo no aldi in WA

Siren & Brian

So if they save $30-$50 then I could save over $100 a week if they had Aldi here.

moneypenny20

Never bought meat from a supermarket in the UK. Not doing it here. They are good for basic groceries, nothing more.

Pisces

The butcher near us is great, amazing hamburgers and italian sausages and $5.00 for a big chicken which i think is cheaper than the supermarket. I pay $5.00 for mince and it makes 2 meals of bolognaise sauce for our family. It did feel really decadent going to butcher as I have never have, but the meat is excellant and I don't think more expensive. They also do packs of lamb pieces for $30, which is enough for about 6 meals.
I have not found a market yet for fruit and veg - I live on the upper north shore in Sydney near the pennant hills station, if anyone can help and point me in the right direction.

moneypenny20

Found these but I don't know Sydney well enough to know if they are close by.
http://www.foxstudios.com.au/markets/farmers.asp
http://www.sydneymarkets.com.au/

Also found these guys. Didn't look at the prices though
http://www.organicfood.com.au/Conten...g-About-Us.seo

lesleys

Only for Brisbane/Gold Coast but really worth a visit

http://www.mrsflannerys.com.au/

Buy grains, dried fruit, nuts, all sorts of flour, spices etc 'loose' in paper bags for very cheap prices. It'll cost a fortune in storage jars if you don't already use them

Babsw

I think shopping in Aus. is different to UK in that here it is cheaper to shop for everything in Asda, Tesco etc and local shops are more expensive where the opposite is the case in Aus.I'd just found that out when we moved back but intend to do that when we go back again but the other problem may be the time factor, it is so much quicker to shop in one place, load the car up and back home so that may be something for people to consider depending on how much spare time they have?

spartacus

Aldi batter Coles and Woolworths. Must save 30% on an average shop.

Also for anybody in the Western suburbs (Brisbane) a new fruit and veg 'supermarket' has opened in Riverlink, Ipswich called 'Mother Nature', next door to Aldi. Best quality (and cheapest) fruit and veg plus ham, cheese etc I've found anywhere in Oz. Bit like a big deli. Top notch.

busterboy

So with you MS MP

Basty

No Aldi in WA - your joking!!!!

Sheff_Sparky

thanks for that.

bookmarked for future use.