Craig1 wrote:

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........ IGA 2 weeks ago, it was awful, price labels difficult to read and then the pricing was mostly way above Coles and Woolworths.

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 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 wrote:

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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.

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spida wrote:

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True but in fairness to IGA - they are the only shop available in so many WA country towns

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 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

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yobarr wrote:

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spida wrote:

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True but in fairness to IGA - they are the only shop available in so many WA country towns

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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.

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 + 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.