paulry

A so very very true fact

Pollyana

HelenTD

Sad, but true.

DeadVim

Are we talking eating out or cooking with fresh ingredients?

If the former I'd agree (and anyone living on it probably deserves it) with a few exceptions, but I find the quality of the rest perfectly acceptable.

unfair dinkum

The fact that you're expected to pay bonkers prices for fruit, cos they've been polished and look pretty, in the knowledge that across the road there's a soviet style toilet block that sells seconds less than a quarter of the price.
The reasons you don't go to said toilet block?
1 it's depressing and shitty,
2 you've lost the will to live,
3. They only accept cash,
4 living in Australia has rendered you totally lethargic and disinterested in life and incapable of crossing the road on foot

Turban Explorer

I am thinking of items like the dips, the absence of tasty ready meals (other than a meat lasagne that serves 10), cheese so bland it's cut into a variety of shapes to liven it up, a vegetarian section the size of a pinprick and some very odd tasting condiments eg, what is happening with the mayonnaise? The fresh vegetables are acceptable I imagine, other than the crown jewels style pricing and availability which can vary wildly. I wish I could get my head around eating bright orange squidge but i can't seem to overcome my gag reflex... Something which has also prevented me partaking in the vin blanc.

Turban Explorer

I did finally concede that pikeying around was the way forward on the veg front only I was disappointed to discover the prices are basically the same but with a layer of mud. I've found you can shop on the last day of Rusty's market and get fruit that has been trodden on and eaten by flies relatively cheaply - blend it into a pulp and inject a few needed miligrams of vitamins into one's struggling system...

DeadVim

Vegetarian? You are in the wrong place

Dips? I dunno, never struck me as a problem ... The cheese is very variable, we tend to stick with Nimbin for 'cheddar like' taste. Mayo I wouldn't know, I cover everything in Chilli Sauce which may account for why I am content

Sherlock Holmes

The express lane: 12 (or 10 whatever) items or Less.

IT"S FEWER!!!

Dreamy

You are my hero.

Just don't ever shop at the same time as me

Dreamy

Why don't you just buy one of the giant tins of tuna?

I love 'em, just one of them does my tuna rice perfectly

Alfresco

Yep you get giant ones. I like the little ones for a quick snack.

spottydog

You've got to be kidding, one point for every $1 spent after the first $30, I reckon if I'm lucky that I'll get enough points from Woolies for one way to Brissie before I die

Petals

I have not read all the comments but for me

People who hog the meat fridge with trolly up and down discussing it as you rush in to just pick up some snags.

People who chat with friends in the middle of the isle or Derby and Joan discussing everything whilst people are trying to get past.

No offence to Mums but those little trolleys Bunnings seem to have and some other stores are so dangerous. Likely to be run over by people with shopping trolley with mind of its own, being pushed by someone talking on phone or texting.

Loud phone conversations that interrupt your thoughts about food and you miss the punch line

irishbloo

Ten tear old kids sitting in the trollies amongst all the shopping eating lollies being pushed round by their Mums.
Bread being at the front so it gets squashed by every thing else.
The look of horror on the face of the checkout person when I say no bags please.They look at you as if you have insulted their mother.
Actually I hate food shopping in any country.Take me clothes or shoe shopping instead.Let the kids starve.