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...in the newspaper today advertising that Longlife milk has been reduced by...wait for it......4c?

$1.49 to $1.44. Yes Woolworths - that's really going to get me to change my shopping habits.

Does anyone else reckon that Woolworths must think the Australian population is both completely thick and entirely gullible?

Anyone got any more examples of 'deals' which are, quite frankly, insulting?

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Nothing in particular but regularly see in Woolies stuff like items at $2.49 each or two for $5.

Centurion

Or check the price of the larger packs compared to the smaller. 2 smaller packs are often cheaper than the equivalent single item.

Or the fact that they charge different prices at different stores depending on what monopoly they have. If there is a Coles next door your shopping bill will be cheaper. That really, really annoys me.

ABCDiamond

Or if next to an ALDI, they are REALLY cheaper

The smaller packs were often better value, but that is beginning to change now that pricing by weight is being given on the shelves.

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Ha! I came across this once. I remember standing in puzzled wonderment; I thought that my maths was failing me. I couldn't believe the stupidity of it.

Only in Australia can the law of economies of scale be inverse.

jad n rich

You often see that, 2c reduction isnt uncommon Best one is when a product goes up, the same week it goes to the old price as 'on special".

They do assume the public here are stupid or more like it have no choice

I simply crack up at the feed a family for $10 meals, one recently was a lettuce leaf with a tiny amount of mince and a shallots and a carrot in it. The avg bloody aussie would eat 15 of them, then ask whats for the main course

bcworld

On several occasions in petrol stations & 7-11's I've seen multi-buy offers where the offer is the same price or even more expensive as buying single items.

Recently, $2 each or 3 for $6. Mention it to the staff and they have a laugh about it and say, 'yeah..we know!'.

ABCDiamond

Coles Feed a family for under $10 - http://www.coles-feed-your-family.co...tis-Coq-Au-Vin

ABCDiamond

ALDI goes over $10 on their one, unless you are a family of 2.

jad n rich

I prefer to take 12 kilo's of 29 c onions, makes soup for 4 for a week

Bit gassy though.

ABCDiamond

It takes all sorts

Personally I prefer a decent steak... some people prefer cheap yoghurt


$7.99 kg Rib Fillet. 18 pieces at 180gm each, costing $1.40 per steak.
But add little bit of fried onion... not too much though...

Broad Shoulders

It's just typical of the "Massive Sales" that we see in this country. I do not take one bit of notice to ads in this country, because they are never genuinely offering you any type of saving that is worthwhile. How often will you see some retailer go nuts on your TV showing off that they have a "Massive 15% of everything*"



*excludes Apple products, TVs, DVDs, Hi-Fi, Tom-Toms and anything else that may be of interest to you......Oh yeah and no lay-bys or rainchecks

JackTheLad

How about this for a tautology

pumpkin blossom

Yer, I have seen a fair few 'price dropped' at like 2c. Whoopydoo!

And also often things cheaper in smaller packs.

Or things that are at their use by date reduced but still costing more than the 'buy two for ....' deals. But then I used to see that in the UK too.

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