Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
Cheap in price, yes, but the quality is more often better than the supermarket stuff. I stopped buying from Woolworths when this local butcher opened, as 90% of what they have is much better that Woolworths, AND cheaper.
People on here complain that prices are too high in Australia, but when shown prices that are lower ...
People on here complain that prices are too high in Australia, but when shown prices that are lower ...
People on here complain that if it is cheap it must be rubbish... without even tasting it !!
No wonder some places like to keep prices high, for those people who refuse to pay lower prices !
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
Buy in bulk from an organic farm - if we've got them in WA, you've got them in Qld. The organic beef we buy works out at $7-8/kg for all cuts if you order a side and is superb. We also get bulk merino lamb - $5-6/kg.
Supermarket/market meat is shite and overpriced.
We also make our own bread, butter, jam, ice cream and sorbet (if I can make this stuff then anyone can. Thermomix is the way to go.
Supermarket/market meat is shite and overpriced.
We also make our own bread, butter, jam, ice cream and sorbet (if I can make this stuff then anyone can. Thermomix is the way to go.
However, tomorrow I will go out of my way to re-check High Country Meat's (Erindale, Wanniassa, ACT) current offerings. By 'phone $7.99 / kg for yearling rump, $9.+/kg for yearling blade. This shop is in a separate side street from the shopping mall.
Nearby is Erindale Discount Meats Erindale which is in the mall. They want $11.50 / kg for a lump of rump. I have bought from them and found their meat not noticably better than cheaper meat of the same cut in Woolworths.
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You made me question my meat shopping assumptions so I looked in the internet for direct deliverers. I became impatient and stopped when all the ones I found were offering snooty meats priced in the $teen and beyond ("cough-up or bog-off yer tight-wad").
However, tomorrow I will go out of my way to re-check High Country Meat's (Erindale, Wanniassa, ACT) current offerings. By 'phone $7.99 / kg for yearling rump, $9.+/kg for yearling blade. This shop is in a separate side street from the shopping mall.
Nearby is Erindale Discount Meats Erindale which is in the mall. They want $11.50 / kg for a lump of rump. I have bought from them and found their meat not noticably better than cheaper meat of the same cut in Woolworths.
However, tomorrow I will go out of my way to re-check High Country Meat's (Erindale, Wanniassa, ACT) current offerings. By 'phone $7.99 / kg for yearling rump, $9.+/kg for yearling blade. This shop is in a separate side street from the shopping mall.
Nearby is Erindale Discount Meats Erindale which is in the mall. They want $11.50 / kg for a lump of rump. I have bought from them and found their meat not noticably better than cheaper meat of the same cut in Woolworths.
http://www.barleyfield.com.au/default.html
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
If you buy it as a side of beef you will get all the cuts that come out of it - fillet, scotch, sirloin, romp, blade, chuck, osco busco etc You should also get mince and sausages. The cost of $8/kg is for all these cuts and is a good price. The last one we bought weighed about 60kgs but it's all cut up, packed and labelled. The meat tastes superb. We had T-bones on the weekend and they were fantastic.
http://www.barleyfield.com.au/default.html
http://www.barleyfield.com.au/default.html
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If you compare MEDIAN earnings, does it make a difference??
UK MEDIAN FULL TIME MALE income for 2008-2009 was £28,300 (source: www.statistics.gov.uk)
OZ MEDIAN FULL TIME MALE income for May 2009 was $59,532 (source: www.abcdiamond.com)
UK MEDIAN FULL TIME MALE income for 2008-2009 was £28,300 (source: www.statistics.gov.uk)
OZ MEDIAN FULL TIME MALE income for May 2009 was $59,532 (source: www.abcdiamond.com)
The UK figure quoted is for "gross pay (before tax) of full-time employees on adult rates " as quoted at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285
The Australian figure is for anyone over 15.
If you exclude the younger age group, with a median of $30,044, you see a median figure closer to $67,000
But also note that when I calculated these Australian figures, I did say that I used a "conservative estimated median wage".
If I had used the original quoted %, that $67,000 would become $70,900
Due to the explained calculation process of these figures, I did not mention any comparison purpose for the figures.
Unfortunately an exact official comparison does not seem available, so a close estimate, from any figures available will have to do for us, whether from me or anyone else
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
A good point, but...
The UK figure quoted is for "gross pay (before tax) of full-time employees on adult rates " as quoted at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285
The Australian figure is for anyone over 15.
If you exclude the younger age group, with a median of $30,044, you see a median figure closer to $67,000
But also note that when I calculated these Australian figures, I did say that I used a "conservative estimated median wage".
If I had used the original quoted %, that $67,000 would become $70,900
Due to the explained calculation process of these figures, I did not mention any comparison purpose for the figures.
Unfortunately an exact official comparison does not seem available, so a close estimate, from any figures available will have to do for us, whether from me or anyone else
The UK figure quoted is for "gross pay (before tax) of full-time employees on adult rates " as quoted at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285
The Australian figure is for anyone over 15.
If you exclude the younger age group, with a median of $30,044, you see a median figure closer to $67,000
But also note that when I calculated these Australian figures, I did say that I used a "conservative estimated median wage".
If I had used the original quoted %, that $67,000 would become $70,900
Due to the explained calculation process of these figures, I did not mention any comparison purpose for the figures.
Unfortunately an exact official comparison does not seem available, so a close estimate, from any figures available will have to do for us, whether from me or anyone else
Aus median adult wage = $67,000 / yr
Aus cost / Aus wage = 10.8%
UK cost £87.27 / wk * 52 = £4,538 / yr
UK median adult wage = £28,300 / yr (post #110)
UK cost / UK wage = 16.0%
UK / Aus = 16.0% / 10.8% = 148.1%
(UK 48.1% more expensive in proportion to adult wages for the basket chosen).
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In the Bi-Lo supermarket today...
- $6.92 1.72 kg Chicken
- $6.04 1.13 kg Lamb Leg (half)
- $5.36 1.856 Pork Leg Roast
- $1.89 Beef Oxo cubes (12)
- $1.74 Chicken Oxo cubes (12)
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
If you buy it as a side of beef you will get all the cuts that come out of it - fillet, scotch, sirloin, romp, blade, chuck, osco busco etc You should also get mince and sausages. The cost of $8/kg is for all these cuts and is a good price. The last one we bought weighed about 60kgs but it's all cut up, packed and labelled. The meat tastes superb. We had T-bones on the weekend and they were fantastic.
http://www.barleyfield.com.au/default.html
http://www.barleyfield.com.au/default.html
Rather than leave empty handed I bought one 1.08 kg tray of yearling rump steak marked down to $5 from $8.63 with a useby date of tomorrow. To be made into a casserole today. Looks OK but if you don't hear from me again, it might have done for me.
PS: chatting to the lady in charge: "Most customers buy the marked down meat.". Obviously hoping for the odd impulse buyer to pay full price. Seems odd to set the price high then as it ages mark it down to sell rather than mark it to sell in the first place. Doubtless they have mastered a higher mathematics than I.
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All the time these people are buying, why discount it first ?
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5.36 for almost 2 kg of pork roast, amazing. What was that, a marked down piece? This weeks Coles/Bi Lo catalogue has it for $6.50 a kilo on special from 9.50 a kilo.
Or has swine flu hit and porks going cheap
cheap meal 2 buck a kilo pork and 29c onions
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When there is a good markdown I'm usually in. I once bought a leg of pork for $10 instead of the original $20 and I swear it was simply the nicest leg I think I've ever eaten
Still have my $4.48 leg of lamb in the freezer (ws originally $14!)
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Which is no doubt why woolies and coles think they can rip us off. I (being on a limited income) refuse to buy a lot of meat at full price (or should I say more acurately..overprice!).
When there is a good markdown I'm usually in. I once bought a leg of pork for $10 instead of the original $20 and I swear it was simply the nicest leg I think I've ever eaten
Still have my $4.48 leg of lamb in the freezer (ws originally $14!)
When there is a good markdown I'm usually in. I once bought a leg of pork for $10 instead of the original $20 and I swear it was simply the nicest leg I think I've ever eaten
Still have my $4.48 leg of lamb in the freezer (ws originally $14!)
Bartter Chicken Whole Marinated Large 2.1kg $10.44
Weight is about 1.65kg after roasting providing about 1.1kg of cooked meat. Probably can use the carcase for soup but I haven't bothered.
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You seen the price of front loaders compared to top loaders? That's why TL's outstrip FL sales by a country mile. FL's aren't very good for those with back or respitory problems either.
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I like these:
Bartter Chicken Whole Marinated Large 2.1kg $10.44
Weight is about 1.65kg after roasting providing about 1.1kg of cooked meat. Probably can use the carcase for soup but I haven't bothered.
Bartter Chicken Whole Marinated Large 2.1kg $10.44
Weight is about 1.65kg after roasting providing about 1.1kg of cooked meat. Probably can use the carcase for soup but I haven't bothered.
I have met a few people in Perth and here in Victoria who believe coles to be the more expensive. In my experience woolies tends to cost more to shop at (and have fewer markdowns) overall.
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Re: Not so expensive? (grocery comparison)
How about posting a Coles receipt that is typical of your usual shopping? Perhaps pricing up the equivalent Woolies basket?