Major Supermarkets fuel discount (eg Coles, Woolworths etc) vs shopping at other supermarkets (eg Aldi)

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  unco on 28/10/2013 - 12:19

  +2

  Haven't done the comparison here but I have noticed that most of the Shell petrol stations I drive past are always more expensive than the competing petrol stations nearby to the point that the discount docket is not worth the effort.

  This morning on Bell Street/St Georges Road, the BP was 149.9 and across the road at Shell they had a written at the top of their board 148.9 (with 8c docket) and then below it was the regular price 156.9.

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    KBZ on 28/10/2013 - 19:46

    Yep I hate Shell/Coles for doing that, I went past Nth Ryde (NSW) on Sunday AM 7Eleven had E10 at 139.9 and Shell/Coles across had it E10 at 144.9 WITH 8c discount absolute bollocks.

    You could have even gotten Normal Unleaded at 141.9 which was cheaper and you get more mileage without having to play their docket game.

    Atleast Caltex/Woolies are being more fair these days making the signs BEFORE discount listing it at E10 139.9.

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  cloudy on 28/10/2013 - 12:31

  +5

  i've made the comparison for myself, and i've found if i use all of Woolies combined benefits it works out best, and i dont need to shop around at multiple shops.

  Firstly, i work next door to woolies and the petrol station is also just 50m away, so convinence is unbeatable.

  but price wise, combined with the fuel discounts, the 5% off with wish gift cards and buying specials prodominantly and home brands at other times, its better to do all the shopping in one place.

  I do note, aldi is usually only cheaper when comparing a branded product with an aldi product, but if u compare home brands with aldi the price difference really isn't much or there at all. And lets be honest, all aldi stuff is home brand in prettier packaging.

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    cwongtech on 28/10/2013 - 17:33

    +1

    And lets be honest, all aldi stuff is home brand in prettier packaging.

    EXCEPT the fruit.
    I buy branded stuff when it's on special, some Aldi's alternatives may be good, but you have to proceed with caution. Otherwise, Costco (if you live near one) is a good way to save on branded stuff as well

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      cloudy on 28/10/2013 - 18:37

      I don't the veggies that are prepacked, I now it saves them on damaged goods, but I just don't like it.

      Just buy fruit and veggies from a fruit and veg shop.

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  mskeggs on 28/10/2013 - 13:35

  I buy $30 worth of stuff at Coles once a fortnight to get a docket. It isn't hard to find non-perishables that quickly add up (beauty products, nicotine replacements, gift boxed chocolates, or whatever is on special).
  But I work 60 seconds from a Coles so it is not a hassle.

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  altomic on 28/10/2013 - 14:29

  +1

  just received via email-

  Save 18c per litre on FUEL when you spend $70 at Coles
  Save 20c per litre on FUEL when you spend $80 at Coles
  Save 22c per litre on FUEL when you spend $90 at Coles

  Offer valid Tue 29 October to Sun 3 November 2013

  hmmm, might fill up a few jerry cans at the same time.

  pay with ING as well.

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    cloudy on 28/10/2013 - 14:52

    now that is unbeatable!

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    goosegog on 28/10/2013 - 17:01

    When did this come through? - haven't had any mail from them today.
    Being in Perth though I think we get forgotten + although many rumours have circulated re opening here - we still don't have Aldi.We've only just got Sunday trading & shopping to 9pm mon-fri ( although it's only the majors that seem to stay open) - GROWL!!!!

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      altomic on 31/10/2013 - 21:43

      just checked my other card and had the same offer.

      use both codes this weekend. spend $90 -less 5% ing = 85.50.

      22cents off petrol -less 5% ing = approx $1.17 p/l

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  Mislovic on 28/10/2013 - 15:06

  +5

  Most products in Aldi are part of Aldi's extensive private labels (aka home brands). so, price wise, we should be comparing Aldi products with home brand products from Coles/woolies. That said, it might be just me, but Aldi products tastes better than the WW/Coles brands.

  a 4cents per litre savings usually equates to $2 savings in a typical sedan car… so… if you buy from Coles/WW just for that 4cents, it is hardly worth it.

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    cwongtech on 28/10/2013 - 17:35

    a 4cents per litre savings usually equates to $2 savings in a typical sedan car… so… if you buy from Coles/WW just for that 4cents, it is hardly worth it.

    Until they stop it, you can buy a few bus tickets from woolies using ING paywave + everydayrewards and it counts towards your weekly spend for your fuel offers :)

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    cloudy on 28/10/2013 - 18:35

    +1

    I read a fair few annual reports of lots of companies, in particular consumer discretionary, and you'd be surprised how many companies produce two of the same products and package it different and sell it for different prices.

    FYI though, aldi private labels are usually the same producers as Coles or woolies home brand ones, so any difference u taste is probably from the brain and not the tongue.

    But beware, aldi imports some of their food from Germany too! So the freshness isn't obviously comparable in those categories.

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      cwongtech on 28/10/2013 - 20:33

      aldi imports some of their food from Germany too

      Still better than China. For food, that is.

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      Mislovic on 29/10/2013 - 06:50

      +3

      I work in FMCG and have quite a few contacts with people manufacturing stuffs for home brands. You're right. Most Aldi products are made by the same manufacturers as Coles or Woolworth or branded stuffs. However, Aldi formulations are pretty close to a branded stuff, while Coles and woolies ones are usually the bare basic. To most people though, there should hardly be and different in taste

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  [Deactivated] on 29/10/2013 - 09:36

  +2

  If you do most of your shopping at Aldi you are probably used to using generic products/private labels/homebrands. If you want to swap to Woolworths and Coles, make sure you can get their generic products etc at the same price you were paying at Aldi. If you can find $30 per week or fortnight(depending on petrol needs), of groceries from the major supermarket which don't cost anything more than Aldi then it is probably worth going to the major supermarket. Make sure you have a petrol staion nearby which will give you the discount on the petrol you want. You don't want to be going out of your way to get a petrol discount and you also need the time and the petrol to make extra grocery shops per week.

  I buy a lot of generic products. There are only 5-10 products that I use each month where the Aldi generic price is cheaper than the Woolworths/Coles generic price. Your shopping basket will be different to mine so you may find more products which are the same price at the three places.

  You also need to consider taste in the mix. Does the Woolworths/Coles generic product taste the same or taste good enough for you? Is the quality of the non food products good for you? It will be very hit and miss depending on your tastes and standards. Be careful not to spend too much extra money trialing different products. If you have to waste some of the product then you've lost money in the process.

  What you are asking in the original post can be done, but it may not work for everyone. Good luck on your research. I hope you find the best way for you to do things.

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    cloudy on 29/10/2013 - 21:32

    Pointscrazy, you seem to have done a lot of research for yoursel , well done to that.

    But, I can't help to point out the ironies in your logic.

    You mention not to spend much money trailing others home brand tastes, in risk of waste of product, but this would have been every Australian's practice when aldi came along and started up shop, we all went and trailed their products with risk of waste.

    Secondly, I do agree that one must make sure they have a petrol station they can take advantage of the fuel discounts, but I'd say that's pretty much a no brainer. And any risk of wasting time would be solely at going shopping at aldi but realising their product range isn't satisfactory and needing to go to a Coles or Woolies to top up anyway.

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      [Deactivated] on 29/10/2013 - 21:47

      The reason I mentioned choice of petrol station is the the OP mentioned getting a discount on LPG. I have heard that not all petrol stations that take fuel discount vouchers will give a discount on LPG.

      Yes, I know most people have done the taste test on various generic products.