BadgeIsBack

It's been around for ages - I couldn't pin the date - but you can't move now 'down the shops' without seeing 2 for 3, Reduction A, Reduction B. Constant reductions. Seems to be increasing.

Is the Tesco/Sainsbury model percolating down from on high?
Noticeable that they are competing with Costco on specific brands.

Cheers

cresta57

You only save if you actually need & use the products mate. Their may be a 3 for 2 on a couple of lines but when the other every day stuff goes up 10c a piece to offset the losses on the 'specials' you don't save at all.

Buzzy--Bee

I really hope not. I like my local shops.

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ozzieeagle

You can if you do your main shop at Aldi and just buy the supermarkets half price and other specials stuff.

Admits to being a bit lame and incorporating my daily walk with a trail around the 3 local supermarkets most days of the week, special hunting.

On a side note.... Coles seems to be morphing into a downunder version of Tesco... I feel like buying a few K's worth of their shares, they have to be a good buy if they keep this up. Can someone confirm if they are Westralian farmers or not ? I got slightly bamboozled when I looked up their share value etc.

Buzzy--Bee

They are, and if you buy these shares you also buy KMart, Target, Officeworks, KTas (Tyre and Auto) etc etc

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ozzieeagle

Damn that dilutes the draw down a bit.

bcworld

Tesco vs the FTSE over 5 years. Doesn't look like great buying to me!

Swerv-o

There's quite a lot of research to suggest that simple index tracking funds usually match or outperform managed funds over time.

I've been toying with starting one and seeing how it goes...


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lesleys

I go out of my way to get cheese (especially Stilton), butter and mustard at Aldi. Very occasionally buy chocolate there as well

BadgeIsBack

Of course: many of the things that are on a deal I do buy: or would buy: and so yes I have saved: or I get more value.