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Reply #375 - Mar 28^th, 2023 at 7:11pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 28^th, 2023 at 8:41am:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 28^th, 2023 at 8:36am:

I’ve been looking around this morning and I’m slowly realising just how much I DO buy from Big W. It’s my go to store for hair colour, hair accessories like my brushes and hair clips/combs as I have very long hair I twist it and pin it up so that gets it out of my way esp as I cook a lot. I’m looking at my hand and face cream, our hand sanitiser and disinfectant, as well as disinfectant multi wipes. All from Big W. Ahhh yes!! Our kitchen and bathroom garbage bags. Windex/Window cleaner...again from Big W as it’s cheaper/litre. Ahh our paper towels are cheaper at Woolworths. However once in a while they are in sale at Big W so we grab those too. Re footwear we buy our slippers and thongs from there. Re clothes we buy tank tops and singlets plus undies and bras and nighties/pjs. Oh and their merch stuff (like Star Wars or Game of Thrones or Bluey etc T shirts). I also buy the boy’s undies and socks esp when their Bonds range is on sale. Our Tontine pillows are from there (I grab those once a year when on sale of course - to replace our existing ones). My husband and youngest boy both sweat through their head which is a pain so it’s important I have extra pillows on hand for them. Oh and Big W’s high end bathroom towels are great IF/WHEN they’re on sale. So I stock up on those because towels are always in demand here.

Note : Whenever I shop at Big W it’s always online and I go straight to the multi buy tab and the clearance tab and scroll through to see what bargain I can grab and throw into my online trolley. After that I look for particular items and choose the “sort by lowest price first” option.

And even after all that effort .... I still find I spend over $150 per shop. So I walk away unhappy and frustrated 😐

Right now I’m in Big W looking at their kid’s beach towels (official merch). And guess what? On clearance!!! I just have to grab these and put them aside as gifts for later on in the year.

https://www.bigw.com.au/product/wavezone-kids-velour-beach-towel-dinorexus/p/216...

Just $5 ffs!

You can’t buy a cup of coffee for $5 nowadays!

https://www.bigw.com.au/product/bluey-striped-hooded-towel-cream-blue/p/184884

Our fav Bluey! Seriously cheap!

Is that for your 30 yr old Cheesy

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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: • Weekly Supermarket Bill • Reply #378 - Mar 29^th, 2023 at 4:21pm Just picked another 12 chokos off our vines. Anyone want to see my super fresh organic chokos??
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Reply #381 - Apr 1^st, 2023 at 1:45pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 28^th, 2023 at 8:36am:

I’ve been looking around this morning and I’m slowly realising just how much I DO buy from Big W. It’s my go to store for hair colour, hair accessories like my brushes and hair clips/combs as I have very long hair I twist it and pin it up so that gets it out of my way

What a fascinating, fulfilling life you must live.

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Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.'

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Reply #383 - Apr 2^nd, 2023 at 6:22pm

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 1^st, 2023 at 1:38pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 6^th, 2023 at 10:54pm:

Only the very poor, the ignorant or the druggies buy sausages from Woollies/Coles/Aldi/IGA/Foodlands etc.

"Welfare sausages" I call them.
As with ALL cheap meat products.
I'd rather pay twice the price, for double the quality.
Even if this means half the quantity.

My next grocery shop is going to consist of buying 24 sausages to eat 2 per night for 12 nights. That, and whatever other leftover meat I have from this fortnight's shopping. Yep, I am on welfare. But, my spending habits got out of hand so much in the last 6 months that I have to go frugal for the next few months. Spending $19 on 24 sausages is the way I will have to go for a while. Although I will vary it with some crumbed fish.

Give us low-income earners a break on this topic. I know that you were directing that at Lisa. But, I got hit by the sting.

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Reply #384 - Apr 2^nd, 2023 at 7:45pm

Captain Nemo wrote on Feb 24^th, 2023 at 9:57am:

Prices are definitely going up. (Mainly shop at Coles)

Very much so.

We spent $480 today at Woolworths and that’s AFTER all discounts. We get a monthly 10% discount on our grocery bill for having 1 car insurance product with them. I also carefully selected sale products where I could (ie on products we know we will need/use)

Fingers crossed it will keep us going for 2 weeks.

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Reply #385 - Apr 2^nd, 2023 at 8:04pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2023 at 6:22pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 1^st, 2023 at 1:38pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 6^th, 2023 at 10:54pm:

Only the very poor, the ignorant or the druggies buy sausages from Woollies/Coles/Aldi/IGA/Foodlands etc.

"Welfare sausages" I call them.
As with ALL cheap meat products.
I'd rather pay twice the price, for double the quality.
Even if this means half the quantity.

My next grocery shop is going to consist of buying 24 sausages to eat 2 per night for 12 nights. That, and whatever other leftover meat I have from this fortnight's shopping. Yep, I am on welfare. But, my spending habits got out of hand so much in the last 6 months that I have to go frugal for the next few months. Spending $19 on 24 sausages is the way I will have to go for a while. Although I will vary it with some crumbed fish.

Give us low-income earners a break on this topic. I know that you were directing that at Lisa. But, I got hit by the sting.

With Easter coming .... we spent quite a bit on a lamb leg and a lamb shoulder and lamb grillers plus lamb loin chops.

Easter always upsets the budget plan here. So do birthdays and Christmas.

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Reply #386 - Apr 2^nd, 2023 at 8:22pm

Well, I will go visit my wholesale butcher tomorrow and get a whole lot of meat at way cheaper than ColesWorths prices. Also want bones to make a gutsy beef stock. The bones will likely be free if I buy enough other items—liver, kidneys and sweetmeats—thyroid gland.

I still cannot see myself eating brain.

Plenty of blade and chuck steak to make some sausages. Some sausages will be smoked—Dutch snert with smoked sausage is the best winter dish around!

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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 45888 Gender:	Re: • Weekly Supermarket Bill • Reply #387 - Apr 2^nd, 2023 at 8:25pm Of course, what I make is real, Larry will bullshit about his imaginary ”family” but that is all Bullshit as you will see!
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Reply #388 - Apr 2^nd, 2023 at 9:00pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2023 at 8:04pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2023 at 6:22pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 1^st, 2023 at 1:38pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 6^th, 2023 at 10:54pm:

Only the very poor, the ignorant or the druggies buy sausages from Woollies/Coles/Aldi/IGA/Foodlands etc.

"Welfare sausages" I call them.
As with ALL cheap meat products.
I'd rather pay twice the price, for double the quality.
Even if this means half the quantity.

My next grocery shop is going to consist of buying 24 sausages to eat 2 per night for 12 nights. That, and whatever other leftover meat I have from this fortnight's shopping. Yep, I am on welfare. But, my spending habits got out of hand so much in the last 6 months that I have to go frugal for the next few months. Spending $19 on 24 sausages is the way I will have to go for a while. Although I will vary it with some crumbed fish.

Give us low-income earners a break on this topic. I know that you were directing that at Lisa. But, I got hit by the sting.

With Easter coming .... we spent quite a bit on a lamb leg and a lamb shoulder and lamb grillers plus lamb loin chops.

Easter always upsets the budget plan here. So do birthdays and Christmas.

Crikey I forgot to add another $200 to that bill as we’ve not bought the seafood for Good Friday yet.
We only ever buy seafood from 1 place - seafood markets. I bet it ends up costing more than $200 this year.

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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 45888 Gender:	Re: • Weekly Supermarket Bill • Reply #389 - Apr 2^nd, 2023 at 9:02pm LOL! Larry is good value if you want a laugh.
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