'Couldn’t come at a better time!': Lucky mum scores $10,000 gift card from Coles
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Amid the cost of living crisis, grocery shopping surprisingly got a whole lot better for one Aussie mum in particular.
Lisa Bedford from Newtown, Victoria, just won a whopping $10,000 Coles gift card in the supermarket’s Great Value Hands Down competition!
Mrs Bedford, who was feeling the cost-of-living pinch with seven mouths to feed each week across three different households, knew she could use the money to pick up food for her family.
That’s why she had entered the competition, hoping it would mitigate her ever-increasing expenses and ensure that they had a feast for Christmas.
'At first, I thought it was a scam, but then realised I’d really won. It could not have come at a better time,' the mum said.
'I will be able to share the money among my family.'
She shared that the gift card came at the perfect time as she was just feeling pressured to buy cheaper cuts of meat and lessen her purchase of fruits and vegetables.
'It is so exciting. My first job was at Coles, my mother worked there and my brother and sister at times, so it’s amazing to win this.'
Mrs Bedford’s win followed the supermarket’s recent launch of a campaign that would make shopping easier for its customers by slashing the price of 500 items.
According to Coles, this offers an average basket saving of 19.7 per cent.
Coles Chief Customer Officer Amanda McVay said: 'The shopping tips shared in this competition were so useful and clever and really spoke to the number of ways that customers can get great value at Coles.'
'Whether it’s batch cooking meals for the week, buying in bulk, looking for favourite products on special, making the most of Flybuys offers or buying quality fresh produce in season, we were so impressed with [the] number of ways customers make their budgets stretch further each week.'
'We hope that the $10,000 gift cards awarded to the winners will help their families and loved ones.'
Other winners also shared some clever tips they use every week to make their budget go further.
Kerri Hendricks from Barden Ridge in NSW likened her two teenage sons and tradie husband to 'bottomless pits' when it came to meals and said that the prize will be useful.
'I try to stick to a budget each week but the boys and my husband are constantly hungry,' Mrs Hendricks said.
'This will come in very handy.'
Meanwhile, SA mum Sheela Sinniah from Linden Park pretends her weekly shop is a game show and shared: 'With a strict budget ($150) I have to buy everything for 7 days in one shop.'
'It’s fun and I win!' the mum added.
While William Ridgway from Birkdale, Queensland said: 'We bulk buy produce for a steal, then batch cook our favourite meals. To freeze servings, we can defrost, minimising our food waste and cost.'
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Lisa Bedford from Newtown, Victoria, just won a whopping $10,000 Coles gift card in the supermarket’s Great Value Hands Down competition!
Mrs Bedford, who was feeling the cost-of-living pinch with seven mouths to feed each week across three different households, knew she could use the money to pick up food for her family.
That’s why she had entered the competition, hoping it would mitigate her ever-increasing expenses and ensure that they had a feast for Christmas.
A mum won $10,000 from the Great Value Hands Down Competition at Coles. Image source: Coles Australia.
'At first, I thought it was a scam, but then realised I’d really won. It could not have come at a better time,' the mum said.
'I will be able to share the money among my family.'
She shared that the gift card came at the perfect time as she was just feeling pressured to buy cheaper cuts of meat and lessen her purchase of fruits and vegetables.
'It is so exciting. My first job was at Coles, my mother worked there and my brother and sister at times, so it’s amazing to win this.'
Mrs Bedford’s win followed the supermarket’s recent launch of a campaign that would make shopping easier for its customers by slashing the price of 500 items.
According to Coles, this offers an average basket saving of 19.7 per cent.
Coles Chief Customer Officer Amanda McVay said: 'The shopping tips shared in this competition were so useful and clever and really spoke to the number of ways that customers can get great value at Coles.'
'Whether it’s batch cooking meals for the week, buying in bulk, looking for favourite products on special, making the most of Flybuys offers or buying quality fresh produce in season, we were so impressed with [the] number of ways customers make their budgets stretch further each week.'
'We hope that the $10,000 gift cards awarded to the winners will help their families and loved ones.'
Other winners also shared some clever tips they use every week to make their budget go further.
Kerri Hendricks from Barden Ridge in NSW likened her two teenage sons and tradie husband to 'bottomless pits' when it came to meals and said that the prize will be useful.
'I try to stick to a budget each week but the boys and my husband are constantly hungry,' Mrs Hendricks said.
'This will come in very handy.'
Meanwhile, SA mum Sheela Sinniah from Linden Park pretends her weekly shop is a game show and shared: 'With a strict budget ($150) I have to buy everything for 7 days in one shop.'
'It’s fun and I win!' the mum added.
While William Ridgway from Birkdale, Queensland said: 'We bulk buy produce for a steal, then batch cook our favourite meals. To freeze servings, we can defrost, minimising our food waste and cost.'
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congratulations to you happy shopping
she had seven to feed always tasty food. 
