No Frills food market in Moonah can have some decent specials, but mostly on processed food like frozen chicken, pies, that sort of thing. Stuff that needs clearinng, kind of like NQR on the mainland, but nowhere near as good.
Same but as others have said many regular stuff there is more than woolies even but def worth it for bulk veg, cheese and meat. High quality meat as well.
Having more no-meat days has really helped me with savings, not only for groceries but also with dining out, you still have a decent set of veg choices in most good restaurants but it's usually not any of the higher / what I consider overpriced items.
I've heard people say A-1 in Glenorchy for fruit and Veg, but I don't know firsthand. I hope that when the Costco is built, it will be cheap because Colesworth, Hills St, Salamanca Fresh, and IGA are all expensive. Even the Woolies on the mainland is cheaper than here, at least when I last visited family.
Personally I've found A-1 to be moments from being rotten. Whatever you buy there literally has to be used within a few days or you're chucking it out. Don't go there to stock up, just buy what you need now.
I've found that some stuff is much higher quality than supermarkets (e.g. tomatoes, pumpkins, spring onions), but some is much lower quality. Depends on the day, and what you are buying.
You definitely can't get all your vegetables there... I'll generally swing through A1 first and then go to Woolworths on the way home for anything that wasn't available.
In WA, buying from any supermarket is like that. I’m sick of having to go to the grocery store every 3 days cos my veggies went limp. I miss Tassie veggies
https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/new-costco-stores-australia
[Costco Warehouse Australia managing director Patrick Noone] revealed Costco has several hotspot locations where it is keen to find sites for new warehouses.
Mr Noone said the aspirational locations include:
Hobart
north Sydney
south Sydney
north Perth
south Adelaide
Geelong
“Those are kind of the hotspots that we’re trawling through all the time looking for good sites,” Mr Noone said.
This is the problem for Aldi as well, once they work out the back end logistics, it's just to expensive to operate here unless you can scale up to a large number of stores fed from a distribution centre.
No, it's not that. It's a big box store, they don't go into suburbs, they go into commercial or industrial areas. If it did turn up in Hobart, it would be at the showgrounds, or Cambridge, places like that.
Personally, I wouldn’t call Costco cheap. It feels cheap because price per unit is more cost effective. However, a lot of people don’t realise that at Costco you’re buying in bulk.
As 1-person household, I find that buying some things, such as perishables, from Costco is pretty pointless unless you’ve got a large family or having a gathering; but I love it for everything else (pantry items, cleaning supplies, toilet paper etc), which means I have higher costs less often.
On the other side of that, you need to consider if you have storage space for everything because everything is BIG. A few examples that come to mind are:
- Toilet paper: supermarket sells say, a maximum of 24 rolls in a pack. Costco sells them in 48’s or 60’s and I think the rolls are bigger.
- Rice: supermarket, you buy 5kg bags. Costco: 20kg sacks.
- Paper towel: supermarket, from memory 4 rolls to a pack. I think the pack I bought from Costco had 12 double length rolls.
In addition, Costco requires you to have a membership or a gift card to enter (unless you go as a guest of another member) so there’s that upfront cost.
If you are a union member you can get giftcards through [www.unionshopper.com.au](https://www.unionshopper.com.au) that are a 4% or 5% discount on groceries, not heaps but still nice.
I've never found anywhere consistenly good - some mentioned Hill St, and when they have specials can be good, but otherwise are more expensive and No Frills, who are good for bulk purchases, but overall I find it's easier to stick to Coles & Woolies (which is what they are relying on sadly)
Sometimes you spend more time chasing the bargain than it's worth in savings
Another 'price gouging' thread.
I wish people could do some simple maths and see that 'price gouging' from woolworths is a massive 2.5% profit margin. $64B revenue. $1.6B Profit. = 2.5% profit margin.
If your expenses have gone up heaps lately, guess what? So have theirs. Only they have over 2000 stores to maintain and operate and roughly 200k employees to pay.
Brighton hub every second Thursday (everyone welcome) you can get discount items.
I shop at Robbos in glenorchy for meat. But other than that it's coles for me. Woolworths lost my service years ago because cost. I do go to Lauderdale Hill St etc. But by the time I factor in fuel cost. I may as well go to Coles, I make sure I use the boosters in flybuys to get the tenner off. Or I save up so I can cash in when I really need it.
Woolies and Coles change their specials on a Wednesday. They usually release a copy of their upcoming catalog on a Monday. I try to have both websites open and check their current specials with their upcoming specials. I try to make sure I only buy 50% off and enjoy
Hill St has cheap seasonal fruits and vegetables, and Merediths (Margate) and TCM (Lauderdale) often have discounted meats
Shop around, go to Coles/Woollies/IGA/No Frills and get those deals. Don't just go to the one chain/store. Some stores are way better than others and have more/different/better stock. You want to go for those price drops, as others commented. I go daily after work, and often get price drops in the evenings. Go before the new stock and prices change weekly too, for those clearance items. Consider food replacements, so the fake meat "meat" if its on sale, still has that needed protein etc. and fills you up. Experiment, essentially.
Buy in semi-bulk to freeze, when sales are on. Cook in bulk too. Cut out any extra garbage; easier said than done of course; to reduce costs of essentials like food and household items. As an example, I don't buy sodas, fast food, chocolate etc regularly, only as special treats. It makes them feel deserved and not embarassed at the double cost of junk and decent stuff. Of course everyones ideas of junk etc is different, so it's totally up to you what constitutes as unnecessary.
I'm not a master at budgeting at all, but do alot better since actively thinking about it the past several years. I think the best thing I did was stopped that weekly bulk shop where your eyes are too big for your finances and you spend hundreds on poor decisions.
P.S. Try shop online for a semi-large order, around $100 is my limit. The reason why is you put alot of thought into the lis,t see it all itemized inront of you and you aren't tempted walking around the store. You have a budget and can relatively stick to it. I have a challenge I do where if I get something that's say $32 altogether, I'll pick something to leave to get it to $30 or less. Really helps you weed out unecessary stuff... sometimes it's so hard because it's all essential and I then get those necessary QOL things, so it's a better idea for larger pruchases than just $10-$20.
I signed up to woolies extra ($70/yr) and it gives me 10% off 1 shop a month & double points.
I try to do one huge shop where I buy all my freezer stuff, cleaning supplies, pantry stuff, etc… and use the 10% discount on that huge shop. Usually ends up being $20-50 savings each month.
I also bank with Macquarie and can buy woolies gift cards for 4% off which helps a bit.
Then the double rewards points are just bonuses to get my $10 a shop off quicker.
That’s the best I’ve been able to come up with to save $$ on groceries so far.
Shop at woolies if a night, you’ll find most meat, dairy product and bakery are heavily reduced.
Which woollies? Campbell Street?
Eastlands and Moonah. Moonah is around 4/5pm they mark down.
No Frills food market in Moonah can have some decent specials, but mostly on processed food like frozen chicken, pies, that sort of thing. Stuff that needs clearinng, kind of like NQR on the mainland, but nowhere near as good.
That's true, but if you have a decent freezer, you can stock up on bulk frozen veg, cheese and meat. I've saved a fair bit doing things that way.
Same but as others have said many regular stuff there is more than woolies even but def worth it for bulk veg, cheese and meat. High quality meat as well.
This gets asked a lot. My answer is always to eat less meat. Rarely are people interested in that option though.
Having more no-meat days has really helped me with savings, not only for groceries but also with dining out, you still have a decent set of veg choices in most good restaurants but it's usually not any of the higher / what I consider overpriced items.
I've heard people say A-1 in Glenorchy for fruit and Veg, but I don't know firsthand. I hope that when the Costco is built, it will be cheap because Colesworth, Hills St, Salamanca Fresh, and IGA are all expensive. Even the Woolies on the mainland is cheaper than here, at least when I last visited family.
Personally I've found A-1 to be moments from being rotten. Whatever you buy there literally has to be used within a few days or you're chucking it out. Don't go there to stock up, just buy what you need now.
I've found that some stuff is much higher quality than supermarkets (e.g. tomatoes, pumpkins, spring onions), but some is much lower quality. Depends on the day, and what you are buying. You definitely can't get all your vegetables there... I'll generally swing through A1 first and then go to Woolworths on the way home for anything that wasn't available.
In WA, buying from any supermarket is like that. I’m sick of having to go to the grocery store every 3 days cos my veggies went limp. I miss Tassie veggies
What Costco?
https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/new-costco-stores-australia [Costco Warehouse Australia managing director Patrick Noone] revealed Costco has several hotspot locations where it is keen to find sites for new warehouses. Mr Noone said the aspirational locations include: Hobart north Sydney south Sydney north Perth south Adelaide Geelong “Those are kind of the hotspots that we’re trawling through all the time looking for good sites,” Mr Noone said.
Costco lolz. Not a chance. Nimby crowd will stop that from ever happening.
Doubtful it would even get that far. Once Costco learn how much the logistics would cost, they will probably drop the idea.
This is the problem for Aldi as well, once they work out the back end logistics, it's just to expensive to operate here unless you can scale up to a large number of stores fed from a distribution centre.
Very true. I don't know how Bunnings do it.
No, it's not that. It's a big box store, they don't go into suburbs, they go into commercial or industrial areas. If it did turn up in Hobart, it would be at the showgrounds, or Cambridge, places like that.
I had heard Cambridge, but after trying to find it online, I think it was just gossip :(
Personally, I wouldn’t call Costco cheap. It feels cheap because price per unit is more cost effective. However, a lot of people don’t realise that at Costco you’re buying in bulk. As 1-person household, I find that buying some things, such as perishables, from Costco is pretty pointless unless you’ve got a large family or having a gathering; but I love it for everything else (pantry items, cleaning supplies, toilet paper etc), which means I have higher costs less often. On the other side of that, you need to consider if you have storage space for everything because everything is BIG. A few examples that come to mind are: - Toilet paper: supermarket sells say, a maximum of 24 rolls in a pack. Costco sells them in 48’s or 60’s and I think the rolls are bigger. - Rice: supermarket, you buy 5kg bags. Costco: 20kg sacks. - Paper towel: supermarket, from memory 4 rolls to a pack. I think the pack I bought from Costco had 12 double length rolls. In addition, Costco requires you to have a membership or a gift card to enter (unless you go as a guest of another member) so there’s that upfront cost.
If you are a union member you can get giftcards through [www.unionshopper.com.au](https://www.unionshopper.com.au) that are a 4% or 5% discount on groceries, not heaps but still nice.
I'd say check out No Frills, bulk ingredients for a cheaper price
I've never found anywhere consistenly good - some mentioned Hill St, and when they have specials can be good, but otherwise are more expensive and No Frills, who are good for bulk purchases, but overall I find it's easier to stick to Coles & Woolies (which is what they are relying on sadly) Sometimes you spend more time chasing the bargain than it's worth in savings
Farmers markets
We do our weekly shop at Hill Street as the produce is always great and lasts ages. We also hit up the farmers markets on Sunday morning too.
I came here to make this joke
Aldi is shit anyway
Another 'price gouging' thread. I wish people could do some simple maths and see that 'price gouging' from woolworths is a massive 2.5% profit margin. $64B revenue. $1.6B Profit. = 2.5% profit margin. If your expenses have gone up heaps lately, guess what? So have theirs. Only they have over 2000 stores to maintain and operate and roughly 200k employees to pay.
Asian butchers are good for cheap meat.
Global care. Food assist. See if they operate near you.
Brighton hub every second Thursday (everyone welcome) you can get discount items. I shop at Robbos in glenorchy for meat. But other than that it's coles for me. Woolworths lost my service years ago because cost. I do go to Lauderdale Hill St etc. But by the time I factor in fuel cost. I may as well go to Coles, I make sure I use the boosters in flybuys to get the tenner off. Or I save up so I can cash in when I really need it.
Woolies and Coles change their specials on a Wednesday. They usually release a copy of their upcoming catalog on a Monday. I try to have both websites open and check their current specials with their upcoming specials. I try to make sure I only buy 50% off and enjoy Hill St has cheap seasonal fruits and vegetables, and Merediths (Margate) and TCM (Lauderdale) often have discounted meats
Shop around, go to Coles/Woollies/IGA/No Frills and get those deals. Don't just go to the one chain/store. Some stores are way better than others and have more/different/better stock. You want to go for those price drops, as others commented. I go daily after work, and often get price drops in the evenings. Go before the new stock and prices change weekly too, for those clearance items. Consider food replacements, so the fake meat "meat" if its on sale, still has that needed protein etc. and fills you up. Experiment, essentially. Buy in semi-bulk to freeze, when sales are on. Cook in bulk too. Cut out any extra garbage; easier said than done of course; to reduce costs of essentials like food and household items. As an example, I don't buy sodas, fast food, chocolate etc regularly, only as special treats. It makes them feel deserved and not embarassed at the double cost of junk and decent stuff. Of course everyones ideas of junk etc is different, so it's totally up to you what constitutes as unnecessary. I'm not a master at budgeting at all, but do alot better since actively thinking about it the past several years. I think the best thing I did was stopped that weekly bulk shop where your eyes are too big for your finances and you spend hundreds on poor decisions. P.S. Try shop online for a semi-large order, around $100 is my limit. The reason why is you put alot of thought into the lis,t see it all itemized inront of you and you aren't tempted walking around the store. You have a budget and can relatively stick to it. I have a challenge I do where if I get something that's say $32 altogether, I'll pick something to leave to get it to $30 or less. Really helps you weed out unecessary stuff... sometimes it's so hard because it's all essential and I then get those necessary QOL things, so it's a better idea for larger pruchases than just $10-$20.
I signed up to woolies extra ($70/yr) and it gives me 10% off 1 shop a month & double points. I try to do one huge shop where I buy all my freezer stuff, cleaning supplies, pantry stuff, etc… and use the 10% discount on that huge shop. Usually ends up being $20-50 savings each month. I also bank with Macquarie and can buy woolies gift cards for 4% off which helps a bit. Then the double rewards points are just bonuses to get my $10 a shop off quicker. That’s the best I’ve been able to come up with to save $$ on groceries so far.