Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8274442)

That's funny - I was just in Dan's and the 6 packs weren't 1/4 of the price of 24 packs - fancy that - Tiger was $16.99 / $49.99

*waits to be lectured about Australian shopping styles* ;)

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8274459)

....ps it's only $38.90 in 1st Choice....you need to learn to shop smarter! :rofl:

Originally Posted by ABCDiamond (Post 8274481)

You are learning :thumbup:

Originally Posted by Budawang (Post 8274053)

Another thing to consider is that Australian basic/minimum wages are high which obviously pushes up costs for everyone. Someone stacking shelves in Woolies is likely to be making $18 an hour on casual rates. In the U.S. they'd probably be making half that. Australia's still a remarkable equitable place where the low skilled get a good deal.

Originally Posted by mohogony (Post 8274486)

l guess in the USA they have all those illegal mexican cheap labour driving wages down, the unemplyment rate in the USA in 10% and OZ 4%,

Originally Posted by kporte (Post 8274476)

A six pack of Krug is about $1800. Don't know about a slab....:lol:

Originally Posted by mono (Post 8260688)

That's such a dull and ultimately empty answer. OBVIOUSLY Australia is not London - we know that. No one is actually saying ''why isn't Sydney identical to London?'' - they are asking why something is absent/different in Australia, which surely they are allowed to consider.

We can still ask why Australia lacks something that the UK has without saying that we want them to be identical - that response is lazy, cheap and predictable. It doesn't answer the question but merely evades it. If an Aussie asked why the check-out assistants don't automatically pack your bags for you in UK supermarkets I wouldn't turn around to them and say ''cos this is the UK and not Australia''. Why?? Cos that's a childish retort and not an answer.

And why does the UK not have Myer or David Jones???!! That's easy!!! Cos they're crap compared to the equivalents in the UK.

Originally Posted by ASHO (Post 8274493)

HERE,HERE

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8274487)

Could you provide a source for that Oz unemployment number please - I have a suspicion you just made it up.

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8274487)

Could you provide a source for that Oz unemployment number please - I have a suspicion you just made it up.

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8274487)

Could you provide a source for that Oz unemployment number please - I have a suspicion you just made it up.

Originally Posted by mohogony (Post 8274525)

Its only the politicans that make the numbers up.:thumbup:

Originally Posted by mohogony (Post 8274528)

The OZ unemplyment rate is 4.3% .google it if you don't believe me, the USA is 10%

Originally Posted by mohogony (Post 8274528)

l got it wrong The OZ unemplyment rate is 5.5% not 4.3% but in the USA its 10%
The Yanks should get some Aussies in charge of their economy and sort it out, in OZ there was no recession and no banks or companies collapsing

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8274485)

I also went to the fruit n veg shop - it was cheap although a lot of the produce was crap - much worse than a supermarket! Brown onions were 5 times your oft quoted price. However I did pick up a nice loaf of multigrain for $1.49 - do I get a gold star?

Originally Posted by mono (Post 8273991)

The bottom line is that, when I was in the UK a few months ago, 6 Stellas was five quid.

When do you get a decent beer like Stella for $10 or less in Australia? Never.

Can't even get 6 shitty VB's at that price.