Nu-Shooz

When i went back to UK last year i was so surprised at how cheap things seemed in Tesco's. But when i lived in UK i would never shop at Tesco's or Sainbury's as i used to think they were very expensive.
Having shopped in Coles for 2half years i realise how much cheaper food is in UK. Granted the meat is much better in OZ though.

As for the rest of my living costs, most things are the same if not abit dearer. Only thing cheaper for me is petrol.

sel

In with me new knickers .... noway

The food items that will be in there is Angel Delight for the kids, Double Deckers for OH and Galaxy choccie for me mmmmmm Im dribbling at the thought

svinnes

I came back from the U.K last Tuesday and have took my stock of minstrels, revels, turkish delight 20 in fact...And double deckers 15 of them....i even took back chocolate orange snowballs yum yum....I shall have to savour them for 3 weeks till my mum and dad come out and they have another list of sweets to take out...had my fill of strawberry bon bons have to tell them to take the toffee ones...

Suzanne

cricket1again

You're not the Vicar of Dibley by any chance pretending to be someone else on the forum.

northernbird

35 chocolate bars in 3 weeks! Even I can't eat that much chocolate!

kporte

have to say, i have no idea how they make the chocolate taste so crap here.

Grayling

My wife bought some macadamia and ginger chocolate clusters from the Ginger factory the other day.

We are feeding them to the possums and scrub turkeys to try and encourage them to move on.

they could not have been for human consumption....could they?

G

kporte

try a turkish delight. nasty, nasty muck. even the dairy milk tastes weird and not in a nice way. could do with losing a few pounds though, so may be a bonus

manc1

And I've heard the Gelato's shit in Coogee.

svinnes

With kids help i hasten to add....they have to share 1 double decker as i get the whole one......haven't ate them all yet but doing a good job getting through them..

cricket1again

Isnt it an incentive by Anna Bligh to help beat obesity by making it inedible? If you do manage to swallow it, it works as a laxative.

Apparantly.

crystal23

Arghhhhh you rotter. Why did you mention that. I'm so drooling at the thought of Galaxy now I've got to go to the British shop and pay $3 for a teeny little bar I'm that desperate

sel

Terry's chocolate orange OOOOOOHHHHHHH totally forgot about those, I am emailing my dad straight away !!!!

I will have to find a better hiding place for my new stash as eldest found my old place .... my stocks will not be replenished as soon as yours ya lucky bugger !!

sel

It will be worth every creamy, yummy mouthful. Just buy 4 bars and shut your eyes when you pay

deborahjane

On the whole I think the UK is much cheaper than here in Oz. Certainly with things we have had to buy.

Food is definatley cheaper with the quality and choice being much better than here. Fruit and veg is expensive here and very poor quality. Today we saw peaches at $2.50 each at IGA! Not that good either!

Drinks especially spirits are expensive.

Clothes much cheaper in the UK and again better quality even if bought in Tesco or Sainsburys it outlasts the K Mart rubbish that is sold here which is not made to last a few washes!

Having to pay for an education, booklists, uniform is more expensive as we would be going to a decent free school in the UK.

Eating out here not as cheap now. Better deals at pubs and restaurants back in the UK.

Houses too when you convert the money back are similar now. We are moving back and looking at houses and are seeing some great houses just as big as here but with a decent garden and views!

Ordered our new car in the UK already and cheaper than here with more extras included.

Electrical goods, mobiles etc all cheaper in the UK.

A few things more expensive like the petrol and car insurance but on the whole won't be any worse off there.