Coles - Down and Staying Down

tonester on 23/02/2011 - 12:52
Last edited 23/02/2011 - 14:17

So what's GOOD now and what's expected next?

NOW

Coles Milk $1/L
Quilton 3-ply Toilet Tissue 20 Pack $10
Handee Ultra 2-ply Paper Towel 4 Pack $5.20
Coles Thickened Cream 600ml $2.25

NEXT

Coles Eggs

General Discussion

Comments

  • sparkles on 23/02/2011 - 13:10

    They better be free range eggs.

    Cheap Quilton is good, this price is what you generally pay when it's on a good sale.

  • mxyzptik on 23/02/2011 - 13:27

    Thanks tonester …

    and if you are lucky enough to have an Aldi near you:

    NOW

    Farmdale Full Cream Milk 96c/L (3 litres)
    Confidence 2 ply 16 Pack $4.99
    Confidence Swipe Paper Towels (1 ply) 4 Pack: $2.99
    Farmdale Thickened Cream 600ml $2.25

    AND …

    Lodge Farms Eggs … 600g 12 pack $2.19. $0.37c per 100g
    Lodge Farms Free Range 700g 12 pack $3.69 $0.53c per 100g

    • Ashlea on 23/02/2011 - 13:50

      and all as good if not better.

      confidence toilet paper kicks the ass of any other i've tried.

    • tonester on 23/02/2011 - 14:14
      +2

      Confidence 2 ply 16 Pack $4.99
      Confidence Swipe Paper Towels (1 ply) 4 Pack: $2.99

      you're comparing 2-ply/1-ply to 3-ply/2-ply?

      confidence toilet paper kicks the ass of any other i’ve tried.

      have you tried quilton?
      http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/29727

      • sparkles on 23/02/2011 - 15:01
        +1

        IMHO, Quilton > Wollies Premium >>>>>>>> Cottonelle

        Haven't tried Aldi as I am Quilton happy.

        • mxyzptik on 23/02/2011 - 15:48
          +1

          tonestar, yes I was comparing different ply versions but Confidence is all I need; isn't buying 3-ply rather like paying for a car with 280 on the speedo when you are not allowed to go over 110?

          Yes,I think I've had the pleasure of trying Quilton and wouldnt knock it (I'm not anti-Quiltonic) - good price for it I'm sure, certainly tried the Kleenex version and the one with the dog on the wrapper.

          I used to be a "3-ply person", but that was before I became a (Oz)bargain hunter and saw the error of my ways.

          But next time I use Confidence I might be thinking of the kick in the ass ;)

          Perhaps this subject deserves a forum of its own ;)

          sparkles: I believe in "live and let live" :)

        • h4lcyon on 24/02/2011 - 08:52

          Confidence over Quilton!

          Quilton might have an additional ply but the quality and density is way down on the ALDI stuff, it breaks / rips easily = Captain dangle berry ;)

        • Ashlea on 24/02/2011 - 20:10

          —

          tonestar, yes I was comparing different ply versions but Confidence is all I need; isn’t buying 3-ply rather like paying for a car with 280 on the speedo when you are not allowed to go over 110?

          Perfectly put.

        • issh on 24/02/2011 - 20:14
          +2

          yours

          IMHO, Quilton > Wollies Premium >>>>>>>> Cottonelle

          mines

          hands >>> Quilton > Wollies Premium >>>>>>>> Cottonelle

          it's just because toilet paper doesn't give the tickly feeling

          :P

        • tonester on 25/02/2011 - 10:00

          tonestar, yes I was comparing different ply versions but Confidence is all I need; isn’t buying 3-ply rather like paying for a car with 280 on the speedo when you are not allowed to go over 110?
          Perfectly put.

          i prefer mercedes over mitsubishi as you never know when you might need the extra speed and safety :)

        • mxyzptik on 25/02/2011 - 10:28

          Yep, but Hyundai for safety … at a fraction of the price :)

          In my mispent youth, I safely turned up the speed on my SL280 & 735i …

          Knowing better now, with my Aldi savings it could be a Hyundai I20 (from AUD$14,990 RRP), secondhand of course - one of the world's safest cars, no speeding fines and more enviro-friendly ;)

          http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/rated-the-worlds-t…
          http://www.caradvice.com.au/74318/hyundai-i20-review/

        • Lenneth on 01/03/2011 - 21:34

          Excuse me Miss, is there any reason why were you going 280 on the paper? I'd have to give you a ticket for that. No wonder it ripped. ;)

  • c64 on 23/02/2011 - 15:35

    and olive oil is now 4l @ $20

    • tonester on 23/02/2011 - 16:12

      yes but is la espanola good?

      choice scored it 8.5/20 so it seems not if you trust them

      • mxyzptik on 23/02/2011 - 16:30
        +1

        Aldi have Remano 4L pure olive oil for $16.99.

        and a little google bird just told me "ALDI’s Olive Tree Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been awarded 2011 Product of the Year" … and "ALDI is the only supermarket to have signed the Australian Olive Oil Association’s industry Code of Practice" (which applies to imported & Australian olive oil).

        :)

        • tonester on 23/02/2011 - 17:27

          ALDI’s Olive Tree Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been awarded 2011 Product of the Year

          in a consumer survey of product innovation

          what was the judging criteria? :)

          ALDI is the only supermarket to have signed the Australian Olive Oil Association’s industry Code of Practice

          what about the non-supermarket-brand oils? :)

        • mxyzptik on 23/02/2011 - 20:29

          I was getting carried away :)

        • mxyzptik on 23/02/2011 - 20:38
        • c64 on 23/02/2011 - 23:14

          the previous aldi stuff didn't do too well in the choice extra virgin olive oil review. maybe they just renamed the stuff and called it new and improved :)

  • qazwsx on 23/02/2011 - 17:39

    Coles butter 200g or something $1.40 or thereabouts (I'm not sure about the weight but it's just a standard brick of butter).

  • bendertiger on 23/02/2011 - 18:06
    -1

    Coles blood pressure tablets?

    • StewBalls on 23/02/2011 - 20:21

      Done, savings brand aspirin! ;)

    • bendertiger on 24/02/2011 - 10:30
      -1

      I guess the person who negged me missed the joke about how they could use the motto 'Down and staying down'…

  • c64 on 23/02/2011 - 23:19
    +3

    coles viagra tablets wouldn't sell terribly well would they? down and staying down!

    • SmokeandMirrors on 24/02/2011 - 13:27

      Well it depends on who is down and staying down

  • rodzy on 24/02/2011 - 08:43
    -1

    I'm still trying to recover from toilet paper that "KICKS THE ASS" - nasty stuff!

  • thisispete on 24/02/2011 - 09:41
    +3

    I can't stand the curly haired chick they have on the new Ad.

    "They're Down and Staying Down" x 100 too much enthusiasm.

    I don't want to Coles just in case she serves me.

    • ohsnap on 24/02/2011 - 11:28

      LOL! I know exactly which enthusiastic chick you're talking about cos I thought the same.

    • c64 on 24/02/2011 - 13:06
      +2

      i can't stand that unshaven chef that always appears in their catalogues.

      • Domingo on 24/02/2011 - 13:42

        Curtis?

      • Ashlea on 24/02/2011 - 20:17

        Ugh don't get me started on him.

      • Ashlea on 24/02/2011 - 20:17

        Ugh don't get me started on him.

  • bendertiger on 24/02/2011 - 10:31
    +2

    Umm…anyone ever notice on the ad that it looks like the 'giant hand' is stroking tits? Plus the young guy who is pointing it 'down' enthusiastically, black hair I believe on the milk ad. Looks like he's pointing to his crotch?

  • maryrose on 27/02/2011 - 11:31

    In fairness to Coles. Many of the stores now put eggs in the refrigerated section. Which is where they should be. That way they stay fresher. Aldi dont doesn't do this

    • tonester on 11/03/2011 - 15:31

      and iirc neither does woolworths

  • bendertiger on 27/02/2011 - 13:53
    +2

    Talking about storing eggs, I asked a girl at the supermarket what the perfect temperature was to store an egg, she told me 'about 37c'.

    • voter1 on 27/02/2011 - 14:06

      well isnt that how a chicken stores them??

      • issh on 27/02/2011 - 14:07
        +1

        that's fertilized eggs

    • mxyzptik on 27/02/2011 - 14:12

      Reminds when I was in a large Coles, in a hurry, recently, asked if they sold buttermilk (which I needed for a recipe for the next meal), the guy said with the utmost confidence "No, we don't sell it". Made my own from butter & vinegar (I think).

      Next time I went in, there it was, next to the milk. :)

      • alebox on 05/03/2011 - 08:16

        pretty sure you made it with milk and vinegar, not butter and vinegar ;)

    • mxyzptik on 27/02/2011 - 14:14
    • mxyzptik on 27/02/2011 - 14:15

      people get there Fs & Cs mixed up.

      • Xanthorrhoea semipl… on 04/03/2011 - 23:35
        +1

        Really? I haven't seen or heard a single place in Australia that uses Fahrenheit Degrees.

    • bendertiger on 27/02/2011 - 16:48

      I think I should just give up on making dirty jokes!

      • issh on 27/02/2011 - 17:34
        +2

        o, i get it now

        i though you/she was on about chicken eggs because of the talk of storing eggs

      • cheng2008 on 01/03/2011 - 02:03
        +4

        Mate, out of all the people I've met you have the most missed jokes ever. Whether that's because your jokes are unfunny or people don't get you, I'll have to leave that one for you to figure out.

        • bendertiger on 02/03/2011 - 10:21

          Definately the latter

        • Xanthorrhoea semipl… on 04/03/2011 - 23:38
          -1

          As posted earlier

          Talking about storing eggs, I asked a girl at the supermarket what the perfect temperature was to store an egg, she told me ‘about 37c’.

          My first thought was: rotten eggs.

          Hence I think it is the latter, we don't get it.

        • bendertiger on 05/03/2011 - 00:51
          +1

          Xanthorrhoea semiplana

          37c degrees (temp of a human body)
          Eggs…you should be able to work this one out!

        • Ashlea on 05/03/2011 - 01:01

          How could anyone not get it!? haha.

          Bender, you crack me up. :P

  • tonester on 11/03/2011 - 15:29

    the 'down and staying down' slogan is better than woolworth's copy-cat-catch-up 'price knockdown and staying down', but when the focus on price diminishes, 'the fresh food people' will be hard to beat - as they both know, the real grocery battle is about fresh quality produce and not cheap packaged foods

  • tonester on 29/03/2011 - 11:33

    Now for a war over chickens, flags Coles
    http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/small-businesses-at-mer…

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