Wow has life been busy. Between the children and their sport, work and it’s related sport ;), keeping the house clean and tidy-ish…And my Mummy has posted me a sheaf of receipts.
I was going to write something profound about tomorrow’s general election, but right now, all I can think is at least this blog is a record of grocery prices. So whichever party leads the country from Sunday, with their warnings that the other party will effectively raise grocery prices to pay for campaign promises, we’ll know dear reader.
I found a couple of notes in a bag which I took last year and must have decided against. Prices of LCD TVs from Big W Eastgardens. I think Mr Fab and I were going to get a teev for our room. We haven’t and I think we decided it was unnecessary unless I got Foxtel to my, I mean our room. Foxtel IQ is wonderful. I am in no way affiliated with Foxtel (I wish, free Foxtel is one of my many dreams). Getting to ‘series link’ and record shows like Tabatha’s Salon Takeover is great. Anyhow a 26″ or 66cm Sanyo LCD26XR9DA LCD TV was $898. A Bush 22″ or 56cm LCD TV IDLCD2204HD was $448. Mr Fabulous says they’re cheaper now. We have a 46″ in the lounge, I want that size for my, sorry, our room…
I have been physically to the supermarket since, miss the tactile experience (am I never happy). And the fruit shop at George St Redfern (opposite Telstra and the Fire Station) has fab mandarins as well as great bananas. Same price or cheaper than Woolies/Coles and much better quality. I wonder what Woolies/Coles wholesale prices are when a little shop in Redfern matches or beats their fruit prices.
I’ll start with a banana price index:
14/8/2010 Redfern Fruit Shop $1.99/kg
03/03/2010 Woolies online red tip 0.42 cents each
27/07/2010 Coles online red tip 0.80 cents each
17/08/2010 Woolies Eastgardens $2.58/kg
08/08/2010 Woolies Marrickville metro $1.98/kg
08/07/2010 Supa IGA Stafford Qld $1.39/kg
03/08/2010 Aldi Lutwyche Qld $1.29/kg
06/08/2010 Aldi Chermside Qld 0.99 cents/kg
05/08/2010 Coles Mooloolaba Qld $6.99/kg
Mandarin price index
14/8/2010 Redfern Fruit Shop $2.48/kg
05/08/2010 Coles Mooloolaba $4.99/kg
13/08/2010 Aldi Toombul Qld $1.49/kg
08/08/2010 Woolworths Marrickville Metro $2.54/kg
08/07/2010 Supa IGA Stafford Qld $3.99/kg
Exhausting. Best get into it.
Metro Master Meats Marrickville Gourmet mince $7.00/kg
Woolworths Marrickville Metro 08/08/2010
I’ve noted on the receipt that only Edgell Super Sweet Corn is Australian produce, and all tinned asparagus is either from Peru or China.
Woolies brand lite milk 3L $3.59
Latina beef ravioli 625g $6.99
Analisa tinned lentils 400g prod italy 0.79 cents
Edgell Super Sweet corn 420g $1.82
Real Foods corn thins 150g $1.96
Arnotts Sao crackers 250g $2.49
Homebrand bread crumbs 1kg $1.78
Nerada tea prod Australia 100 bags $3.88
Nescafe blend 43 500g **special** $13.99
lipton chai latte 8 pack $5.99
Arnotts pizza shapes 12 pack $3.99
Jarrah chocolatte white delight 140g $3.99
Homebrand plain flour 1kg 0.95 cents
Naturally good chocolate mudcake mix $4.90 (gluten free, nut free, basically everything free haven’t made it yet, hope it tastes good)
Melinda’s gluten free chocolate fudge mix 415g (tastes fabulous, we aren’t a gluten intolerant family, not that we are aware of)
K-time twists 6 pack 222g $3.59
SPC fruit salad 695g $3.89
Carman’s natural muesli bars 270g $4.79
Roma tomatoes $3.98/kg
Cherry tomatoes 250g $1.98
pink lady apples $2.91/kg
calciyum 250ml **special 3 for $4.50** normally $1.69 each
Arnotts milk arrowroot biscuits 250g **special 2 for $3.00** normally $1.90 each
Woolworths Stafford Qld 08/07/2010
Aroona Water 1L $1.15
Gourmet medium tomatoes $3.98/kg
Coles Lutwyche Qld 05/07/2010
Coles brand frozen calamari 400g $2.74
Ingham Chicken strips 400g $4.00
Savings brand cream 600ml $2.25
Savings brand butter 250g $1.29
Singletons cheddar 200g $4.00
Snowy River Sausage 100g 0.86 cents
latina lasagna sheets 375g $4.15
McVities Digestice biscuits 400g $3.89
Savings brand eggs 700g 12 pack $2.29
Supa IGA Stafford Qld 08/07/2010
Wondersoft 18 pack toilet rolls $13.58
Handee towels tuff mate 3s $3.29
Cadbury Chocolate dairy milk duo 220g $2.99
Coles Rode Road Stafford Heights Qld 08/07/2010
Savings brand White bread 700g $1.09
Coles Chermside 11/07/2010
Nescafe Blend 43 500g $14.00
Baby love bulk nappies 32 pack $14.99
Baby love bulk nappies 36 pack $14.99
Coles Lutwyche 12/07/2010
Savings brand bird seed 5kg $8.68
Comfy bots unisex nappies 50 pack $15.99
brown onions 0.48 cents / kg
Field grown tomatoes $1.98 / kg
Savings brand eggs 12 pack 700g $2.29
Coles full cream milk 2 L $2.99
Savings brand raw sugar 1kg 0.89 cents
Woolworths Brookside 15/07/2010
pampas pastry 1kg $4.99
Woolworths Stafford 20/07/2010
Woolworths full cream milk 2L $2.47
Smiths BBQ chips 175g $2.99
Woolworths Stafford Qld 21/07/2010
Pop top 6 x 250ml $2.99
Homebrand juice 2L $1.89
Coles Rode Road Stafford Heights Qld 22/07/2010
Savings brand full cream milk 3L $3.09
maple Pancake shake 350g $2.29
Woolworths Chermside West Qld 23/07/2010
Pop tops 6 x 250 ml $2.99
Homebrand eggs 12 pack $2.29
Doritos chips 200g **special 2 for $3.50 ** regular $2.99 each
Coles Chermside Qld 24/07/2010
sliced mushroom 375g pack $5.28
coles sour cream carton 300g $1.29
Supa IGA Stafford Qld 27/07/2010
Leggos alfredo sauce 565g 0.99 cents
Leggos bolognese sauce 575g 0.99 cents
Leggos carbonara sauce 565g 0.99 cents
Latina kids pasta ravioli beef/veg 200g $1.40
Aldi Lutwyche Qld 03/08/2010
Milk full cream 2L $2.09
Multigrain bread 700g $1.79
Roma tomatoes $2.49/kg
Sliced mushrooms 250g $1.49
Zucchini $2.49 / kg
Rice/corn cakes 150g $1.59
floor cleaner 750ml $2.09
Supa IGA Brookside Qld 29/07/2010
Leggos sauce napolitana 575g 0.99 cents
Leggos sauce bolognese 575g 0.99 cents
Allens Fantales 340g $2.99
Purex toilet rolls 12 pack $3.79
Kellogs Special K 600g $4.49
Maggie beer Fig/fnl fruit paste 100g $5.49
Woolworths Stafford Qld 31/07/2010
Woolworths full cream milk 2L $2.47
Snakes Alive 200g $1.34
Coles Lutwyche Qld 03/08/2010
Greens maple pancake shake 325g $2.40
savings brand eggs 12 pack 700g $2.29
Cherry tomatoes 250g 0.98 cents
snowy river sausage 100g 0.86 cents
Leek $2.99 bunch
Woolworths Eastgardens 17/08/2010
Tamar valley 6 pack yog $7.99
Tamar valley greek style yog 6 pack $7.99
Kellogg Mini Wheats 765g $5.99 (woolies online 03/08/2010 same price)
Butter nut pumpkin $2.98 / kg
Zucchini $5.98 / kg
Broccoli $1.47 / kg
gold sweet potatoe $5.98 / kg
Aldi Toombul Qld 13/08/2010
sliced mushrooms 250g $1.99
Arrowroots 250g $1.09 (hhmmm must tell sis-in-law these are the trans fat bikkies, cough up the extra 81 cents for Arnotts – no trans fats)
Strawberries 250g 0.99 cents
Broccoli $1.19 / kg
Aldi Chermside Qld 06/08/2010
Nappies large 50 pack $15.99
Milk Full cream 2L $2.09
Apple Blackcurrant juice 2L $1.89
baby wipes 80 pack $2.69
Bread toast sliced 700g $1.09
SUPA IGA Stafford Qld 11/08/2010
Carrots 0.99 cents / kg
Coles Everton Park Qld 05/08/2010
Savings Brand milk 3L $3.09
Palmolive ultra dishwashing liquid 375 ml $1.60
Supa IGA Stafford Qld 12/08/2010
Brushed potatoes 4kg $3.99
Supa IGA Stafford Qld 11/08/2010
Palmolive 500ml dry skin/aloe $2.69
Palmolive Antibac/lemon 500 ml $2.69
Coles Toombul QLD 13/08/2010
Golden Circle cordial 2L $4.17
Pura tub cream 300ml $2.42
Savings brand bread white 700g $1.09
Savings brand lite milk 2L $2.49
McVities Digestive biscuits 400g $3.49
Savings brand butter 250g $1.29
Coles Ascot Qld 09/08/2010
Sorbent extra thick 16 pack $13.85
Trill bird seed budgie 2kg $12.58
Pauls Physical milk 2L $3.72
Spinach $1.98 bunch
Pumpkin Kent $2.49 / kg
Pink lady Apples $4.99 / kg
Coles Mooloolaba Qld 05/08/2010
Mainland butter 375g $5.24
Daily Orange Juice 2L $5.79
Savings brand cream 600ml $2.25
Pauls Milk 2 L $3.27
Pauls Physical milk 2L $3.72
Cauliflower each $1.99
Pink lady apples $4.99 /kg
brown onions $2.49 / kg
field grown tomatoes $3.98 / kg
pawpaw yellow $1.98 / kg
Cadbury dairy milk chocolate 350g $4.50
Guerilla Grocery Choice Australia 