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    ALDI's price prowess: Switching from Woolworths saves ‘small fortune’ for this Aussie shopper

    Price gouging? Really? Ha ha Brisbane market price last Friday for ginger $1.20-2.50 kg but Coles was $27 kg at Innisfail. We don't have Aldi unfortunately.
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    Shoppers concerned over ‘feathered friend’ inside Bunnings store

    One Bunnings store I worked at, we had a Sunbird nest hanging from the rafter, so that bird had to come and go several times to build that nest
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    Breakup of supermarket giants? Senate inquiry backs suggestions against price gouging

    When it comes to veggie specials the big 2 screw the farmer for the discount and then big note the special in their store. And of course there is the "not good enough" excuse to screw the farmer
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    Australian credit card debt hits $17.66 billion: Experts warn ‘it could get worse’

    Yes the banks don't make money on cash, it just cost them money eg. wages to count and Armourguad to deliver and or collect
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    HSBC scam shatters homebuyer's dream in the blink of an eye: ‘Not good enough’

    I had to do a transfer from my Account and there was a 24 hour delay to make sure it was legit. Good on Combank
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    This photo of an elderly woman at Coles has outraged thousands of Aussies

    I saw a "People Greeter" checking dockets and who was detained by an elderly man, who was trying to turn the staff member around slightly so is attention was distracted , and an elderly lady with a trolly full, ducked past him and took off. The "people greeter" couldn't stop her as the...
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    Savvy shopper shares unusual tactic she uses to dodge scams in Temu!

    I have shopped with Temu and some things have been fantastic but some other products were a scam. My fault really, if something is too cheap it could be a scam. Temu bombards you with emails and Instagrams constantly.
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    Aussies are finding unbelievably cheap dishwashing tablets at Bunnings!

    Chemist Wharehouse has Classic Finish tablets 100 box ranging from 17.99 to 23.99 depending on the specials
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    Unlock the secret trick a savvy shopper used to slash her grocery bills!

    Sorry for misleading the marked down price was only 40c less than the retail price.
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    Unlock the secret trick a savvy shopper used to slash her grocery bills!

    Our Coles marked down 2 chickens for 40c and they were use by that day. Really? Obviously some Managers are more on the ball.
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    ‘Absolutely disgusting’: Coles and Woolworths' checkout trend causes stir among shoppers

    I am very reluctant to shop at supermarkets except IGA. They claim to be offering service with a range of products, yet they often do not carry items I require for example when I wish to buy oysters the ones carried by Woolworths are are so miniscule that the would not fill a teaspoon and our...
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    ‘Absolutely disgusting’: Coles and Woolworths' checkout trend causes stir among shoppers

    Option of using the maned checkout or the self serve checkout. Yeah right! With customers pushing fully laidend trolleys and three deep at the few checkouts opened, where is the choice? Time spent collecting the shopping and then having to wait extended time for service stinks!
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    Grocery budget squeeze: This pantry item is 47 per cent more expensive now

    There is olive oil and olive oil. Adulterated olive oil is on the market, especially in USA, because of the shortages. In the oil growing regions of Spain people have been steeling the crops and also cutting down the olive trees to steel the crop. Olive oil extra virgin should have a green...
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    Protect your wallet: Aussies lost $16.2 million to this alarming scam trend

    Invoices from Norton are a scam especially if you don't run Norton
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    Unlock secret energy savings ahead of the anticipated $1.5 billion cash boost for 5 million Aussies.

    Ergon is forcing us to go solar. They are a ripoff, and there is no alternative. Our power bill doubled. Thanks Ergon
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    Woolworths customer exposes ‘dodgy’ checkout flaw: ‘How much extra are we paying?’

    If you tell them at the checkout they can just reprice it and you pay, at the service desk it is a refund
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    Coles shopper shares savvy shopping trick to fill your cart without emptying your wallet!

    That is why the supermarkets are going to digital labels. Office changes the price, no left old tickets.
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    Is your wallet about to become obsolete? Discover when Australia plans to go completely cashless

    Every transaction by card involves a fee either to the buyer or to the seller, hence the banks are raking it in. We are looking after our customers, closing more branches, and forcing them to use cards. We are doing them a service so that they don't have to count money. Yes the rear end of a cow.
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