Sausages & Chocolate
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield
Just for the record, we thought the sausages in OZ were as nice or nicer than sausages in the UK. We didn't buy anything expensive, just the normal things from Woolworths.
Also the chocolate tasted good as well, didn't eat too much of it but what we had was enjoyed by all.
Also the chocolate tasted good as well, didn't eat too much of it but what we had was enjoyed by all.
We buy our sausages from Victoria market in Mellie..and they are great (as is all the meat we have bought)
Choccy is nice to...Cherry Ripes are my fav
btw - 'Dove' chocolate is exactly the same as Galaxy
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield
Yep, I hated paying $1 a kilo for lovely bananas, and those massive prawns for the barbie (6 for about $2 or $3) were a right ripoff, so not everything is expensive!
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by steandleigh
I bought some banana prawns (those 'whoppers') last friday to BBQ: Price; $6...how many did I get? Six!!! Thats a dollar each!!! :scared:
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield
Not 100% sure what we paid for the prawns as we got some chicken drumsticks at the same time, I know we thought they were cheap enough at the time though. I'm not saying Woolies is the cheapest place to shop but it seemed reasonable (and they sold everything we wanted), no different to Tesco's really.
The annoying thing is things like bananas ( ) can be $1 a kilo one week and then $2.98 a kilo the next week, like they were here last week. Nectarines $9.98 a kilo...WHAT?! :scared:
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by steandleigh
If I had to pay the equivilent for banana prawns in the UK then I'd be laughing - it is cheap compared to the UK but when you're earning aussie $$$ it's a different story. FWIW, I think Woolworths is one of the cheaper supermarkets, certainly a bit cheaper then Coles.
The annoying thing is things like bananas ( ) can be $1 a kilo one week and then $2.98 a kilo the next week, like they were here last week. Nectarines $9.98 a kilo...WHAT?! :scared:
The annoying thing is things like bananas ( ) can be $1 a kilo one week and then $2.98 a kilo the next week, like they were here last week. Nectarines $9.98 a kilo...WHAT?! :scared:
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by possoms
bet you dont pay £4.50 a kilo for grapes like in our local shop :scared:
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by steandleigh
They've ben pushing the seedless red grapes up here for $9 plus a kilo recently. Don't know what the exchange rate is anymore but am guessing it's a rip off.
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by steandleigh
They've ben pushing the seedless red grapes up here for $9 plus a kilo recently. Don't know what the exchange rate is anymore but am guessing it's a rip off.
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield
Yep, I hated paying $1 a kilo for lovely bananas, and those massive prawns for the barbie (6 for about $2 or $3) were a right ripoff, so not everything is expensive!
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by possoms
oh well thats not far off being the same is it, ridiculous price, media always ramming eat 5 a day down our throats and yet the price of fruit and veg is extortionate
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by fraser
Compared to other places in Oz it is, probably the most expensive place to shop in oz,
When we move over this will probably be near the top of the list (me being a tight sod )
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Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield
Oh, OK, no argument there. When we were on holiday, shopping around for the cheapest things wasn't high on our agenda!!
When we move over this will probably be near the top of the list (me being a tight sod )
When we move over this will probably be near the top of the list (me being a tight sod )
Try not to shop at supermarkets anymore, if I do I steer well clear of Woolworths/safeway.
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by fraser
Same here mate always thought it was dirt cheap, been here on holiday 3 times.
Now it's 'home brands' all the way....
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Originally Posted by steandleigh
Ditto..."OMG everyone (telling rellies in UK) it's SOoooooo cheap to eat in OZ"...Thats when we were throwing around holiday pounds stirling like there was no tomorrow.
Now it's 'home brands' all the way....
Now it's 'home brands' all the way....
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Re: Sausages & Chocolate
Originally Posted by fraser
Yep Coles farmland
Can't remember anything in the brochure about eating products in plain red and white packaging, can you?