Sweet deal on Smith's honey at Coles, about half the price of any other honey I saw on the shelf. Comes in the handy upside down squeeze bottle. There was still about 20-30 left on the shelf at Coles Bundoora, other Coles stores may have it as well.
Smith's Honey 400g Reduced to Clear $2.80 at Coles Bundoora VIC (Maybe Others)
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Thanks… I thought so…
Dodgy Capilano, dodgy Coles..
Why not say so on the front of the label ????
sorry jv, did not mean to neg yr comment, that shoulda been a +ve!
I agree, it's bullsh*t that honey has to be imported in Australia - head to a local market or a country fete and stock up, cos honey ain't going off anytime soon.
Packaging suggest Australian and/or imported depending on seasonal availability. Saying this covers them to pack in whatever they want…
You know you like snack food too much when you thought the title was for a bag of chips…!
Picked up 5 bottles when they were $1ea a few months ago. Bit of a sickly sweet taste. A little runnier than others.
Bit of a sickly sweet taste. A little runnier than others.
Who knows what quality control is like from the country they imported it from…
And who knows what nice little 'additives' the bees are collecting on all the flowers…
@Neo:
I believe I'm still alive.
That's fine if you like playing Russian Roulette.. or enjoy eating chloramphenicol and streptomycin.
"All Chinese honey is ordered off shelves"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-101494/All-Chinese…
@Neo:
Indian honey got banned a few years ago too…
My point is these countries don't have the quality control we do… So go ahead and eat it, it's your health…
always same story lol, can someone please, but only someone whose been traveling out of Australia, tell me where is, and what Australian made product valued/held as quality overseas???
aussibum???
please, people, talk only about things you know, otherwise you turn out stupid, way way stupid. But i dont blame you, you live in an isolated media bubble, and most of you are limited to 1 language and only hear and know stuff from that language/culture only, so your head is constantly, daily, all year filled with disinformation.
"Australian honey does us proud"
Our bees are healthier, our honey is stickier and our beekeepers use far fewer chemicals than elsewhere. Accept no substitute!http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/australia-food-blog/…
Not sure how seriously we should take any comments from the author given:
A) She owns an Australian bee farm and thus is a biased source
B) She was recently suspended after being linked to the death of some nursing home patients:
http://www.theleader.com.au/story/2676148/gp-linked-to-death…
I fail to see what that article or the related incidences have, or could have, to do with her opinions on honey…
A) I personally would be wary of statements of general health given by someone linked to the death of patients
B) The article lists her ownership of an Australian bee farm and her membership of an Australian beekeeping association, both of which bring her impartiality into question when commenting on the comparative quality of Australian vs Overses honey.
@Firefly: I understood the bias involved with her having any part in ownership of a bee keeping farm / the honey industry. You didn't need to further explain that.
My point is, that issue alone would've sufficed. Mentioning her role as a GP and the link to deaths of patients in her care like that seems completely unnecessary.
I personally would be wary of statements of general health given by someone linked to the death of patients
Did you even read the article jv first posted? She doesn't give 'statements of general health' in it. She talks about Aussie bees and Aussie honey. You know. Facts. Not the deranged, indecipherable opinions of a cold-blooded murderer..
o_O
" She talks about Aussie bees and Aussie honey. You know. Facts."
Not really - while she mentioned some facts, most of the piece read more like a publicity piece for the Australian bee keeping industry which relied on an appeal to patriotism then an objectice article. For example:
"Beekeepers in Australia work very hard to get this honey and are often situated miles out in the bush, away from their families and friends. They are currently paid about half what the Kiwi beekeepers earn … These sites have often been passed down through four or five generations of beekeepers … Bees help to pollinate 70% of our foods and need looking after, as do beekeepers. As a group, beekepers are getting older, and when Varroa mite does eventually get here we will need beekeepers to pollinate crops … So look after this unique honey, buy real Australian honey and become a connoisseur."
"Mentioning her role as a GP and the link to deaths of patients in her care like that seems completely unnecessary."
Fair enough - TBH when I read the article, I assumed she was a Australian Honey Industry Spokesperson or something along those lines so I googled her and was stunned to see the article.
I'm guessing you have never travelled? Aussie produce is sold all over the world, I recently spent three weeks in Malaysia and there was heaps of Australian produce around including fruit, meat and yes honey. Most of it was priced at a premium and marketed as Australian. Lived six years in London and there was plenty of Aussie produce there too.
at least with Australian products you can expect them to meet Aus govt food safety standards otherwise they will get fined or exposed.
If you go to HK, in their supermarkets they will have products name, price & a flag of origin. Hence in Asia they are very careful of their foodstuff and their origin. Only flags are put up for Aus, US, Canada & UK, hence they are seem to be premium & quality.
In HK/Asia, an Australian brand food has the reputation of natural, also safe and quality. Along with US, Canada, UK & NZ. But the reputation of NZ has been hit by their import of China stuff & then exporting it, as well as their milk product scandal.
A bit harsh to neg the deal when I did NOT state anywhere that it is Australian honey. I just said it was the cheapest on the shelf. If you don't want to buy it because you would rather buy Australian honey, that is your choice, but it is not reasonable grounds for negging the deal.
yeah a bit.
revised to make you feel better.
Have you ever been out of Australia yourself?
Seriously.
I don't even know how to respond to your post, it's so full of dumb.
Even our fresh milk is being exported over to China and being sold for up to $10 per litre.
I've travelled, and I don't actually watch the news or read the newspapers - I'm actually isolated away from the media bubble. I also speak more than one language, and have grown up being immersed in more than 2 cultures.
From beneath which rock did you emerge from today?
got some from Coles Neutral Bay for $2.80 just now, not bad
…..then how about a positive vote then :)
There is a shortage of Australian honey. Just search "Australian honey shortage". 50% drop in production, hence the imports.
Is this Australian or Imported ?