Not sure if this is across all Coles or just my local one (Altona Gate). Just bought 8 corn cobs for $0.10 each! Just for I'd share with the community :)
$0.10 Each for Sweet Corn @ Coles
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Wow your watermelon is cheap too!
I think it's nationwide (seen it at another Coles).
Which one did u see it at?
I saw it was also $1/kg at Coles Fremantle.
Great, thanks. Will check out my local Coles :)
you forgot to buy shampoo
The conditioner at home always runs out before the shampoo does. We roughly run on a 1:2 ratio of shampoo and conditioner :P
you forgot to use your ing card :)
You should redeem those Flybuys points to a $10 card
Yes, you could have got those corn cobs FREE!
Wonder how much the farmer's earning…
Well I'm amazed at the amount of people buying $1 litre milk. Youd have to ask yourself, does anyone ever actually care??
Sometimes one has to feel sympathy for the person who's making the consumable. Coles should really stop screwing the farmers and possibly take less of a profit.
I dont think its Coles fault at all. They are free to price it at whatever they like, its a free country. Its solely the fault of the australian people, we are a population of really tight cheapskates. Even though we're living in the "lucky country", I've not been in a single country where people care so much for a few dollars and this is including many third world, developing countries.
It's actually kind of a myth about the whole milk prices going to farmers thing.
Here's a very clear explanation of it on ABC's The Checkout, Season 1 Episode 4. Worth a watch.
http://youtu.be/Ty3WYTL978A?t=45s
It basically says that the 2 companies that control 90% of the drinking milk market in Australia and produce milk for more or less all of the major brands you see on the supermarket shelves said in a 2011 senate enquiry that they pay farmers the same amount, regardless of what brand is on the packaging. So it doesn't actually matter if you buy coles/woolies milk or the twice as expensive 'name brands'.
With regards to the 10 cent corn, it's probably a reduced to clear item that may be going out of date soon, or they have way too much of it. Coles is renowned for just using any old special ticket (that looks like any regular special) for reduced/short dated items.
"lucky country"? We're up there with one of the most expensive places in the world to live. Sure our milk is dirt cheap, but not much else is. I can understand why people want to penny pinch.
But I do agree 100% that our farmers are getting done over in a nasty way. I'm not a penny saver myself (I know - what the hell am I doing here :) so I never go for the 'cheaper' option with food - I like the 'good' stuff :)
It hasn't been the "lucky country" for sometime now (with respect to living costs) - we have other things to be thankful for though.
Check out this segment "The Checkout" did on the milk issue, quite informative:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIOvRO8k7uI
Don't get your panties in a knot. The farmer has already got their money for this, the store decided to sell tham at this price to get rid of stock.
Since everyone else is commenting on other elements of the receipt, here's my contribution - I don't think Shayden ought to be a name.
ssshhhh, her brother Braden will kick your arse for saying that.
I thought Shayden was a guy's name :S
Rule 6 of Bogan Names: If it looks like it ought to be a male name, it's probably a female.
Braden - cousin of Broden.
If that were true, there'd be no corn left
Mine is: I like how he used $10.75 exactly. Who carries around 5c coins these days?
I'm totally using your receipt numbers to give feedback to get bonus 1000 points.
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/108844?utm_source=ozbargain…
Saving 1c due to rounding. Smart Ozbargaining.
That's so corny!
'ear 'ear!
these corn puns are a-maize-ing
We could just keep cob-bling them together.
None left - expired
…never understood the point of eating corn, it looks the same the next day.
As a health indicator: if it looks different the next day, go see a doctor (bulk-billed of course) :)
chew it
I went to that store as well. you forgot 1 kg brown onion for 40 cents. :)
Make this. It's by far the best way to use corn ever. The photos on this site don't do it justice. http://realfoodroad.com/2012/08/31/corn-chowder-americas-tes…
cheap corn, how can we go wrong?
I saw this on whirlpool the other day. Not sure why I found it so interesting. Maybe it was in preparation for this deal:
Shucking corn — Clean Ears every time:
Not at Strathpine Coles. It was 98c there!
Sweet. Any Cornballers on sale?