True but in fairness to IGA - they are the only shop available in so many WA country towns
Southern Cruizer said
07:11 PM Mar 12, 2023
And away from Hobart & Launceston in Tasmania that's all you've got over there
Craig1 said
09:55 AM Mar 13, 2023
Nah, Graham, Woolies are in Smithon, they were branded Safeway for a long time though.
We did try to shop IGA 2 weeks ago, it was awful, price labels difficult to read and then the pricing was mostly way above Coles and Woolworths.
deverall11 said
10:37 AM Mar 13, 2023
Craig1 wrote:
........ IGA 2 weeks ago, it was awful, price labels difficult to read and then the pricing was mostly way above Coles and Woolworths.
As far as I can remember this has always been the case (high prices). I have never experienced the 'lower' prices
everyone barks on about. Maybe it's a different IGA to all the others. One thing for sure, make any excuses you wish,
my observation is that lots of businesses have increased their price to recoup their loses during Covid.
Collo said
12:22 PM Mar 13, 2023
I see the price of cattle has dropped significantly in the sale yard, so maybe a price drop of beef in the supermarket, although I wouldn't bet on it!
Collo.
Aussie1 said
06:53 PM Mar 13, 2023
Collo wrote:
I see the price of cattle has dropped significantly in the sale yard, so maybe a price drop of beef in the supermarket, although I wouldn't bet on it!
Collo.
Possum3 said
08:45 AM Mar 14, 2023
Collo wrote:
I see the price of cattle has dropped significantly in the sale yard, so maybe a price drop of beef in the supermarket, although I wouldn't bet on it!
Collo.
With the devastating stock losses in Nth Qld it would be my guess that prices in saleyards will significantly increase in the very near future.
yobarr said
09:29 AM Mar 14, 2023
spida wrote:
True but in fairness to IGA - they are the only shop available in so many WA country towns
What you say is very true. On my travels I have found IGA prices to be very reasonable and the quality of their products is high, given that many of the stores are miles from suppliers. Staff invariably are friendly, with a wide range of products available.
People who bleat about food prices amuse me as, to a certain extent this is discretionary spending. Simple meals, as cooked by Grandma in the "old days" are inexpensive to make and very nutritious. Many people these days seem to have little idea how to cook, and less inclination to do so. Cheers
Santa said
09:55 AM Mar 14, 2023
yobarr wrote:
spida wrote:
True but in fairness to IGA - they are the only shop available in so many WA country towns
People who bleat about food prices amuse me as, to a certain extent this is discretionary spending. Simple meals, as cooked by Grandma in the "old days" are inexpensive to make and very nutritious. Many people these days seem to have little idea how to cook, and less inclination to do so. Cheers
Pretty well on the money there Yobarr.
RickJ said
12:09 PM Mar 15, 2023
Santa wrote:
yobarr wrote:
spida wrote:
True but in fairness to IGA - they are the only shop available in so many WA country towns
People who bleat about food prices amuse me as, to a certain extent this is discretionary spending. Simple meals, as cooked by Grandma in the "old days" are inexpensive to make and very nutritious. Many people these days seem to have little idea how to cook, and less inclination to do so. Cheers
Pretty well on the money there Yobarr.
+ 1 for that observation.
Cant add to that unless we want to obey an advert which repeatedly says *go ahead and take my money* to buy a couple of dollars worth of non nutritional carbohydrate loaded junk food.
The duopoly and more of the supermarket chains are now too big to ever permit a new identity starting up at a local level to provide us with value based nutritional foods fresh for our consumption.
The support that we as Aussies offered to these mega markets is now beginning to be our downfall.
Woolshop (not their real name ) currently has a complete advertising strategy to entice or manipulate us all to buy car insurance from them. Just like they have done with food they are creating the very expensive middle man.
Their middle man profit results in a loss of most other suppliers who fall from favour and business should they not comply to the prices suggested by the Duopoly.
They have done this with so many other commodities, beer and wine, mobile phone services, fuel, chemist and stationery comes immediately to mind.
Wont be long before they have battery sales for EVs with convenient charging stations in their now many pay as you use car parks. Wont that be cheap until it isnt. if you get my drift.
deverall11 said
06:00 PM Mar 15, 2023
Capitalism at its best. Look after the shareholders first, bugger the customer. If you are a shareholder with
Woolworths, for example, do you feel obliged to shop there?
Woolworths - The Price Gouge People
I G A, I Gouge Australia
Aldi ; Quiet German Efficiency- we get everyone on a Satirday morning
We did try to shop IGA 2 weeks ago, it was awful, price labels difficult to read and then the pricing was mostly way above Coles and Woolworths.
As far as I can remember this has always been the case (high prices). I have never experienced the 'lower' prices
everyone barks on about. Maybe it's a different IGA to all the others. One thing for sure, make any excuses you wish,
my observation is that lots of businesses have increased their price to recoup their loses during Covid.
I see the price of cattle has dropped significantly in the sale yard, so maybe a price drop of beef in the supermarket, although I wouldn't bet on it!
Collo.
With the devastating stock losses in Nth Qld it would be my guess that prices in saleyards will significantly increase in the very near future.
What you say is very true. On my travels I have found IGA prices to be very reasonable and the quality of their products is high, given that many of the stores are miles from suppliers. Staff invariably are friendly, with a wide range of products available.
People who bleat about food prices amuse me as, to a certain extent this is discretionary spending. Simple meals, as cooked by Grandma in the "old days" are inexpensive to make and very nutritious. Many people these days seem to have little idea how to cook, and less inclination to do so. Cheers
+ 1 for that observation.
Cant add to that unless we want to obey an advert which repeatedly says *go ahead and take my money* to buy a couple of dollars worth of non nutritional carbohydrate loaded junk food.
The duopoly and more of the supermarket chains are now too big to ever permit a new identity starting up at a local level to provide us with value based nutritional foods fresh for our consumption.
The support that we as Aussies offered to these mega markets is now beginning to be our downfall.
Woolshop (not their real name ) currently has a complete advertising strategy to entice or manipulate us all to buy car insurance from them. Just like they have done with food they are creating the very expensive middle man.
Their middle man profit results in a loss of most other suppliers who fall from favour and business should they not comply to the prices suggested by the Duopoly.
They have done this with so many other commodities, beer and wine, mobile phone services, fuel, chemist and stationery comes immediately to mind.
Wont be long before they have battery sales for EVs with convenient charging stations in their now many pay as you use car parks. Wont that be cheap until it isnt.
if you get my drift.
Woolworths, for example, do you feel obliged to shop there?