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Australian-Grown Strawberries 250g Punnet $1.30 (Catalog $1.50) @ Woolworths

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Australian-Grown Strawberries 250g Punnet $1.30 (Catalog $1.50) @ Woolworths
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SF3 on 24/08/2020 - 18:47 woolworths.com.au (710 clicks)
Last edited 28/08/2020 - 10:04 by 2 other users

Part of next week's the new catalog from 26th August, however it has been the same price (19-25 Aug period), so everyone gets an extra week to get them.

Look for bright coloured firm strawberries with no soft patches or blemishes. Strawberries can be stored in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. Wash strawberries before slicing away their green stalks to prevent water from penetrating the fruit. Place into a bowl of water then lift out and drain on paper towels.

Grown in Australia.

(Googled) A simple recipe with Nutella (750g for $7 from 26 Aug week, not a huge saving): https://laurenslatest.com/nutella-deviled-strawberries/

EDIT: looks like a further price drop to $1.30 compared with WW's catalog, However price might depend on you state? (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/561658)

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  • jackinyourbox on 24/08/2020 - 18:55
    +1

    It’s only cheap now because people keep putting needles in some yeah ?

    • bradenpd on 24/08/2020 - 18:59
      -7

      When was the last time you heard of it happening? Stop scaremongering.

      • jackinyourbox on 24/08/2020 - 19:02
        +23

        https://7news.com.au/news/qld/strawberries-taken-off-woolwor…

        4 days ago friendly friend

        • lubos on 24/08/2020 - 19:16
          +1

          This is getting ridiculous. What is this going to be a national sport or something? I will continue to buy strawberries regardless. Eating some right now.

          • Lizard Spock on 24/08/2020 - 19:28
            +9

            @lubos: Remember when the craziest and scariest thing last year was needles in strawberries? 2019 you tried, you tried so very hard

            • kahn on 24/08/2020 - 19:36
              +3

              @Lizard Spock: I remember something about bushfires, but a few needles sound just as bad.

              • lubos on 24/08/2020 - 19:41
                +4

                @kahn: I remember something about nuclear war with Iran, but a few bushfires sound just as bad.

                • kahn on 24/08/2020 - 19:43
                  +3

                  @lubos: Ha! That was actually my first thought. However, I didn't think Ozbargainers would appreciate world affairs much so I went with the Aussie option.

                • the Unforgiven on 25/08/2020 - 15:11

                  @lubos: war with China is soon thou

                  "imagine a world where people on earth find it more interesting looking for life on other planets than taking life on this planet"

          • Chchnu on 25/08/2020 - 09:08

            @lubos: Good luck

        • bradenpd on 24/08/2020 - 19:56
          +2

          My bad, hadn’t seen it on any news site I follow. Thanks for correcting me!

    • Mosher on 25/08/2020 - 08:00
      +1

      Find the golden needle and win a trip to the strawberry farm

  • 00broke00 on 24/08/2020 - 19:01

    Thanks for the link to the recipe, OP. Definitely gonna try it

  • ihbh on 24/08/2020 - 19:02
    +5

    Look for bright coloured firm strawberries

    Look for dark red firm strawberries

    • spaceflight on 24/08/2020 - 20:22

      But dark is not bright

      • ihbh on 24/08/2020 - 21:59

        that's why I replaced his words with mine

        • Lizard Spock on 24/08/2020 - 22:35

          his words

          What makes you so sure that SF3 is male?

    • Gnosh on 24/08/2020 - 22:01
      +2

      +1 this. Deep dark red strawberries are the sweetest. Another good indicator is if they smell sweet.

  • branners on 24/08/2020 - 19:10
    +1

    This is a good price.
    But for the life of me, I cannot figure out why the best strawberries I have ever tasted came from Tesco's supermarket in the UK. Anyone know the difference between Pom varieties and the ones we have here?

    • dangerdanger on 24/08/2020 - 19:13

      Maybe they were the only edible thing in UK supermarkets… And likely imported from elsewhere

    • Gunnar on 24/08/2020 - 19:21
      +1

      Totally agree with you. Strawberries in the UK are so, so much better than what we get here (or anywhere else I’ve tasted them). No idea why they’re soo good though

    • littlesoldier on 24/08/2020 - 20:10

      The best strawberries I have ever had were in China near ShangHai
      100% sure they were GM fruits but were super juicy and sweet
      (and were all nearly the same shape and giant in size too)

      • spaceflight on 24/08/2020 - 20:23
        +4

        100% sure they were GM fruits but were super juicy and sweet

        Everything we eat is GM.

        It's either happened through selective breeding or done in a lab and then planned.

    • jkim on 24/08/2020 - 20:21
      +3

      Is the UK the only other place you've had strawberries? I've never tasted any strawberries more tasteless than Australian anywhere in the world (that I've been to and had strawberries there - which is about 10 countries). My bet is that it's not the UK ones are particularly good, but that the Aussie ones you've been accustomed to are just plain bad.

      • virhlpool on 24/08/2020 - 22:00
        +2

        So can be told for our mangoes as well. Most of the varieties are pretty bland; don't even have aroma. Not sure why.

        • Laziofogna on 24/08/2020 - 23:22
          +3

          Also raspberries are awful

          • Telios on 25/08/2020 - 22:38

            @Laziofogna: The majority of raspberries are down right bitter.

            We used to go picking in Victoria and they were sweet and soft.

            I think Australian fruit and veg has really shit the bed in the last few years, probably what happens when 2 companies essentially control all our groceries.

    • Hansi on 25/08/2020 - 06:13
      +1

      Different soil, weather etc.

      Many central European countries grow great strawberries. The season for them is very short though (May / June)

      I agree that I found the strawberries better in Europe.

    • formatc on 25/08/2020 - 07:48

      oh, finally someone says things in my mind for long.

      I like their fresh all kind of berry there and 100% dried mango without preservative for about ￡1 per 100 grams, which compares to Aussie dried mango for about $40-60 per kilo ($4-6 per 100 grams with preservative too).

      rediculous taste and price difference.

    • kiitos on 25/08/2020 - 12:12

      Years ago while on holiday the we picked our own strawberries on a farm in Kent and they were the best strawberries I've ever had. But later on that trip we tried again at a different farm in a different part of England and they were quite ordinary.

  • nubzy on 24/08/2020 - 19:12

    Should be cheaper, there is a massive oversupply, Harris Farm sells 15 punnets for $8 and they are sweeter than Woolworths

  • pw2002au on 24/08/2020 - 19:16
    +1

    In my local in Vic (Chelsea) they are about 24 hours away from landfill.. Absolute crap quality.

  • [Deactivated] on 24/08/2020 - 19:17
    +1

    Same exact Strawberries are at the docklands fruit store, next to woolworths, 0.99c

  • Crownanchor on 24/08/2020 - 19:17

    Also $1.50 at Aldi for 250g

    • scottySK on 24/08/2020 - 19:28
      +2

      $1.49

    • chyawala on 24/08/2020 - 19:58

      And at Coles 3 packs for $4.50

    • kiitos on 25/08/2020 - 12:15

      Damn, paid 2.29 at Aldi on Saturday and thought that was a good deal.

  • Mahalo on 24/08/2020 - 19:18
    +9

    Needless to say it’s a good deal 👍🏽

    • chyawala on 24/08/2020 - 19:59
      +2

      I see what you did there

  • [Deactivated] on 24/08/2020 - 19:19

    Ww strawberries in Canberra have been damned good in the last week or so imo. Must be good conditions for growing somewhere. They also last longer and don't need refrigeration in winter in my neck of the woods. Dirt cheap for this time of year.

    • beesider on 24/08/2020 - 21:48

      Real strawberries go bad in 3-4 days. I've grown my own, I know. Anything that lasts longer is full of pesticides and other rubbish.

  • Logical on 24/08/2020 - 19:22
    +2

    48cents a punnet at my local fruit market.

    • nubzy on 24/08/2020 - 19:24
      +5

      That's what they should be. Typical Woolworths though, I hate shopping there for fruit and veges, prices are always sky high and quality low. They treat their customers like mugs. Coriander is another item which is always overpriced, usually $3+ a bunch which is small and wilts away after a few days. Asian grocer sell for between 70c-$1 and its fresher, tastier and larger. Lasts up to 2 weeks in the fridge.

      • Tony-Abbott on 24/08/2020 - 21:03

        Sky high prices? $1.50 a punnet - $6kg. You must also think that farmers should work for free. Pathetic.

        • [Deactivated] on 24/08/2020 - 21:18

          Agree with both of you. Apart for specials Colesworth is generally overpriced for fng but you can't whinge about $2 a punnet (Canberra Ww price) for strawberries in winter surely? Don't think their quality is especially poor compared to the local fruit markets but I guess it depends on your locality.

        • Logical on 24/08/2020 - 21:45

          You think that paying $1.50 for 6 or 7 strawberries is a bargain? Farmers pay backpackers a few dollars per hour to pick hundreds of strawberries in that time. Woolies/Coles markup is ridiculous.

          • AssociatedJoshBargains @ Woolworths on 24/08/2020 - 23:46

            @Logical: It's not just labour that determines the prices…$1.50 is very reasonable imo. There's other factors like production, logistics and so so much more that goes into the price of a punnet of strawberries. If you wanna solely talk about labour costs, there is a current shortage of backpackers at the moment, meaning that farmers need to pay a higher price per hour to even get people to consider working, picking fruit in shitty conditions

            • Logical on 25/08/2020 - 00:00
              +1

              @JoshBargains: Somehow the local fruit shop can make a profit on the 48c punnets including logistics. Yes I know Woolies has air-conditioning etc…. Thanks to Aldi there is some competition, pity Lidel has withdrawn from the AU market! Woolies and Coles control the market and things need to change here in AU.

              • ihbh on 25/08/2020 - 07:32
                +1

                @Logical:

                Somehow the local fruit shop can make a profit on the 48c punnets including logistics

                Someone is making a loss. Could be farmers, wholesaler, grocer or combination.

      • virhlpool on 24/08/2020 - 22:02
        +1

        Coriander is another item which is always overpriced

        Same for almost all veggies and several fruits. Mint, ginger, pomegranate, custard apples and so on. Woolies is way more expensive than the independent produce shops in some cases.

      • formatc on 25/08/2020 - 08:00
        +1

        totally agree. Asian veggie market always sell herbs and veggies cheap as the shops are not greedy, they only put reasonable margin just enough to keep the shop running without TV ads, complicate rewards program, Disney collection or little book collection(those plastic end up into rubbish bin very soon).

        It is not matter how much we pay supermarket, it is all about how much the supermarket pays to the farmers. In fact I heard from distributors that small shops pay higher price than Woolies and Coles but they sell much higher price.

        • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2020 - 10:39
          -1

          Comparing prices at markets to supermarkets is simplistic to say the least. Supermarkets maintain expensive b&m stores for your convenience, have much higher employment costs, and significant transport costs. Obviously they do have the advantage of purchasing power over small market sellers. Their ethics are a different issue.

  • honeydew on 24/08/2020 - 19:24

    Friday went to coles thinking $2 is a good price so I bought 2. Then I went to woolies and saw it for 1.50 and still bought it. For this price i can eat more!!

    • [Deactivated] on 24/08/2020 - 19:27
      +1

      Coles is 3 for $5

      • tonywind on 24/08/2020 - 19:42
        -4

        IGA all you can eat before the checkout:)

        • SnoozeAndLose on 25/08/2020 - 00:03

          So Coles, Aldi, Woolworths can't for your theory?

    • elektron on 24/08/2020 - 22:16

      This buying technique is a thing in investing and is called dollar-cost averaging.

  • Doyen on 24/08/2020 - 19:28
    +1

    How many fresh strawberries sold in Australia aren't Australian grown? Is this a myth like fat-free water, and sugar-free salt, and pricejack-free ebay sales?

    • tonywind on 24/08/2020 - 19:47

      they all aussie!!

    • spaceflight on 24/08/2020 - 20:26

      How many fresh strawberries sold in Australia aren't Australian grown?

      Probably none.

      But people will buy Australian strawberries over strawberries

    • Laziofogna on 24/08/2020 - 23:24

      Yeah the other day I have a post with a potato peeler suitable also for right AND left handed

  • roofyapple on 24/08/2020 - 19:57
    +3

    I brought a punnet last week, they were $2.5 and they were all beautiful, no marks no discoloration. When I took it out of the fridge to eat the next day, they already started moulding. It was in the packet not washed yet.

    They must have genetically modified it so they look nice but they don’t last long so I bet they are trying to get rid of it quickly before they all go bad. So be careful if you get a lot and not eating them straight away!

    • flagstones on 24/08/2020 - 21:16

      Yep, same. Bought 3 packs on Friday and they were going mouldy yesterday. Looks like these are cheap for a reason.

      • ihbh on 25/08/2020 - 07:34

        When they are very ripe they need to be consumed right away or frozen.

        • flagstones on 25/08/2020 - 08:17
          +1

          they need to be consumed right away

          The next time my family complains that I ate them all I'll say that the internet said it was OK.

          • ihbh on 25/08/2020 - 09:22

            @flagstones: Tell them the advice came from someone who bought 4 trays ~16kg last week and another 2 trays ~8kg yesterday and many kilos before this, just this season.

            • flagstones on 25/08/2020 - 10:02

              @ihbh: Are you still pooping red?

              • ihbh on 25/08/2020 - 10:14

                @flagstones: More likely green from all the leafy green veg that I eat.

                Will monitor for colour change and report back.

    • AlphaC on 24/08/2020 - 23:10
      +1

      I had the same experience !

      Bought a couple of punnets from Woolies at $2.50 each last week and had to spend 10 minute looking thru the stack of punnets just to pick 2.
      Vast majority already had blemishes, etc.

  • jayboi on 24/08/2020 - 19:58

    Wow, looking at this post while eating strawberries

  • YeemaiI on 24/08/2020 - 20:45

    same price at Harris Farm as well btw

  • beesider on 24/08/2020 - 21:45
    +5

    How can you eat those strawberries? Even though they look red and ripe, they're absolutely not. They fertilize them badly and overuse pesticides, otherwise I can't explain how such an unripe berry can look so ripe. No one would buy such strawberries in Europe. Oh, and real strawberries go bad in 3-4 days, whereas the Australian ones can stay good in the fridge for weeks. So pathetic we have so terrible berries here.

    • virhlpool on 24/08/2020 - 22:06
      +1

      Pretty well said. Something worth inquiring with a local farmers when we go for to a farm for the strawberry picking tour next time.

    • elektron on 24/08/2020 - 22:14
      +1

      Agreed - I couldn't enjoy them at all. The $2 Aldi ones are well worth the difference.

    • Ononono on 24/08/2020 - 22:16
      +2

      Yeah I don't get it either, most aussie grown fruits taste so bad compared to other countries. Eat some strawberries in Japan and it'll blow your mind. Anyway I'm still gonna enjoy them making some strawberry milk and jams

  • forenzic on 24/08/2020 - 22:11

    Sweet deal. Already that price at my local woolies. Ashfield 2131.

  • DevilsInDetails on 24/08/2020 - 22:30

    Why am I seeing $2.50? Carnegie, VIC.

  • piston3461 on 25/08/2020 - 03:46
    +1

    Fruit from woolies is tasteless

  • gorgeous5 on 25/08/2020 - 07:42

    Check your local fruit shop, ours had 500g punnets of strawberries for $2 or 6x 500g punnets for $10.

  • Mosher on 25/08/2020 - 08:03

    Time to make some strawberry muffins to go with my coffee

  • Ozsaver88 on 25/08/2020 - 13:27

    Make Strawberries Great again!!

  • ozisaver on 25/08/2020 - 13:31

    $1.40 at my local woolies in Perth last night

  • Maltopia on 25/08/2020 - 18:21

    $1.80 Woolies Melville and Ardross WA.

  • Crownanchor on 27/08/2020 - 11:44

    Bought 500g strawberries for $1.49 from a fruit shop in Fairfield. Good time to buy strawberries, from several different places.

  • Tomato on 28/08/2020 - 00:20

    $1.80 at vic park WA today, not $1.50.

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