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It's official - Australians are ripped off for the same products; Last time I raised this, property investors went spare
Topic Started: 28 Jul 2017, 09:41 AM (2,121 Views)
Ex BP Golly
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Will property bulls attack Coles boss for raising the issue of Australian consumers being unmercifully ripped off like they did with me when I raised it previously?

http://www.afr.com/brand/chanticleer/coles-reveals-the-rising-pressure-on-households-20170727

"...Several weeks after Durkan launched a spirited attack on Coca-Cola for forcing Australians to pay more for the soft drink than anywhere else in the world, he has now turned his attention to Heinz for the price of its baked beans and Mars Inc for its M&Ms.

Durkan also had a go at unnamed global suppliers of coffee, razor blades and chocolate bars. He says these companies "seem happy to charge Australians more for their products than is the case in overseas grocery markets".

"This is frustrating to me because often the price differences relate to the same product made and sourced from the same place," he says.

"There are instances where the cost price we pay many of these suppliers is higher than retail prices we see in other countries."

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Electricity price rises and heating cost rises are also causing consumers to spend less in other areas while wages are stagnent. :?:
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fer farks sake, stop whinging.

just buy the home brand or Aldi's if you think its too expensive.

if others think its too expensive too it'll come down in price, thats our supply and demand at work.

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Coles/Woolworths set this up years ago with their own brands of products taking over the shelves instead of buying 'branded' products.

They ruined the Dairy industry with $2 milk, paying the farmers bugger all.
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28 Jul 2017, 12:26 PM
fer farks sake, stop whinging.

just buy the home brand or Aldi's if you think its too expensive.

if others think its too expensive too it'll come down in price, thats our supply and demand at work.

Cheers
That's the problem when dullards like you are allowed to take on debt, and are encouraged to live on hoc.

Prices skyrocket to silly levels, and even when the CEO of a major food retailer complains, you can't imagine freedom from the chains that bind you.


I was buying incredible strawberries and blueberries in the UK for AUD $7/kilo when here inedible tasteless Shiite goes for $35/kg
I was buying incredible strawberries and blueberries in the UK for AUD $7/kilo when here inedible tasteless Shiite goes for $35/kg
Edited by Ex BP Golly, 28 Jul 2017, 04:41 PM.
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Ex BP Golly
28 Jul 2017, 04:37 PM
That's the problem when dullards like you are allowed to take on debt, and are encouraged to live on hoc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv2PgWmQ1Lo
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Ex BP Golly
28 Jul 2017, 04:37 PM
That's the problem when dullards like you are allowed to take on debt, and are encouraged to live on hoc.

Prices skyrocket to silly levels, and even when the CEO of a major food retailer complains, you can't imagine freedom from the chains that bind you.


I was buying incredible strawberries and blueberries in the UK for AUD $7/kilo when here inedible tasteless Shiite goes for $35/kg
I was buying incredible strawberries and blueberries in the UK for AUD $7/kilo when here inedible tasteless Shiite goes for $35/kg
You know you are comparing in season vs out of season prices right?
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28 Jul 2017, 07:29 PM
You know you are comparing in season vs out of season prices right?
What?
You want to point to the last time you bought a kilo of berries in Coles or woolworths for under $25 .

You should check out the prices at ASDA, M&S, Lidl, etc.

Even the M&S @ Heathrow Terminal put woolworths to shame on prices.


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Ex BP Golly
28 Jul 2017, 08:20 PM
What?
You want to point to the last time you bought a kilo of berries in Coles or woolworths for under $25 .

You should check out the prices at ASDA, M&S, Lidl, etc.

Even the M&S @ Heathrow Terminal put woolworths to shame on prices.

What's your solution golly, watch some more today tonight and ACA?
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Ex BP Golly
28 Jul 2017, 08:20 PM
What?
You want to point to the last time you bought a kilo of berries in Coles or woolworths for under $25 .

You should check out the prices at ASDA, M&S, Lidl, etc.

Even the M&S @ Heathrow Terminal put woolworths to shame on prices.

Well under $25, $8

https://www.woolworths.com.au/Shop/ProductDetails/144607/strawberry-fresh

When was the last time you saw a punnet of strawberries for over $6?
Ex BP Golly
28 Jul 2017, 04:37 PM
I was buying incredible strawberries and blueberries in the UK for AUD $7/kilo when here inedible tasteless Shiite goes for $35/kg
$8.75 a punnet. You're dreaming.
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