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Cooked Thawed Small Whole Australian Rock Lobster $20 Each (Was $35) @ Woolworths

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Cooked Thawed Small Whole Australian Rock Lobster $20 Each (Was $35) @ Woolworths
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fchis on 11/12/2020 - 12:51 woolworths.com.au (9837 clicks)
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"Woolworths has announced a half price lobster sale in the lead-up to Christmas.

The retail giant will sell Western Australian rock lobsters for just $20 each, 50% less than they were this time last year.

The luxury seafood buy is a favourite across Australia, however high prices have meant it’s often too expensive to include in festive spreads."

Courtesy of 7news

Mod. From article: Woolworths’ new 1/2 price lobster offer will be rolled out from Saturday, December 12. Whilst the price is showing online currently, no stores appear to show stock. OP please do not remove the start date from the deal unless alternate information is presented.

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      • TogTogTogTog on 11/12/2020 - 17:34
        +3

        3 rolls of toilet paper

  • yuisakas on 11/12/2020 - 14:17
    +5

    $20 Each (Was $35) thats not half

    • EricWong on 11/12/2020 - 14:25
      +3

      Coles is selling Canadian Lobster at $17/each
      https://shop.coles.com.au/a/richmond-south/product/coles-sea…

      • Drakesy on 11/12/2020 - 14:56
        +1

        You can get the tails of these for $7.50 each which can do the job just as well.

        • capslock janitor on 11/12/2020 - 17:30

          Are CA lobsters good?

          • kiteo on 11/12/2020 - 17:51
            +1

            @capslock janitor: Someone else here reckoned those cheap imported tails didn't taste anywhere near as good. Worth trying out though to see.

    • z28 on 11/12/2020 - 14:29

      Maybe $20 for half the lobster (?)

    • noodlefan on 11/12/2020 - 15:19

      50% less than they were this time last year, no one says it half price

  • abuseyourdna on 11/12/2020 - 14:20
    +3

    You can buy fresh $49 a kilo in Springvale market too FYI

  • AngusD on 11/12/2020 - 14:25
    +1

    Anyone else ever watch The Lobster? Man, that was a strange movie.

  • WheresMeDeal on 11/12/2020 - 14:31
    +1

    Rock Lobster!

    Dun-dun-dun-d-d-dun-dun-dun-duuun!

  • Drakesy on 11/12/2020 - 14:55
    +1

    Pretty standard pricing for Perth. (frozen at least)
    Unfortunately i feel they're not going to keep fishing if the demand isn't there.
    It's practically a cartel.

    Sailed through some of Perth's Crayfish ports and the amount of cray boats on stands or permanently moored is staggering.

  • JimmyF on 11/12/2020 - 14:58
    +2

    "Woolworths has announced a half price lobster sale in the lead-up to Christmas."

    Oh wow..

    Cooked Thawed Small Whole Australian Rock Lobster $20 Each (Was $35) @ Woolworths

    Ummm wait, someones math isn't too good…. that isn't half priced!

  • benny082 on 11/12/2020 - 15:15
    +9

    Cool cheap sea cockroaches

  • browser on 11/12/2020 - 15:47
    +1

    What size is it?

    I think you get live ones at around $60/kg now…lobster sashimi yummmm :)……

    • eek on 11/12/2020 - 16:16

      Ohhhh you can drink the blood from the live ones too. Mmmmm

  • xdigger on 11/12/2020 - 15:53
    +6

    Finally, Aussies suppliers charging local customers a fair price for local produce!
    Used to think it was ridiculous imported barramundi could be had for $15/kg after frieght while local barramundi were being sold for $35/kg, what a rip off.

    • apey2000 on 11/12/2020 - 16:23
      +13

      That's what happens when Aussie suppliers create an artificial shortage locally by shipping almost everything overseas. They sell at a good volume price to China and profit further by overcharging for the low quality stock they leave for the local market. That's why I don't feel sorry for these suppliers with the current China tarriffs - they've been milking this cow for years already.

      • abuseyourdna on 11/12/2020 - 22:31

        Lets look at the truth, chinese people are rich (at least some of them), they can afford this more than Aussie, you have to face the truth, Aussie supplier just want to make more money, nothing wrong with them

        • kiteo on 11/12/2020 - 23:12
          +2

          China has 55 times the population of Australia. It might have far less rich people proportionately, but it has enough that there's a greater demand from wealthy people there than here. Could also be a cultural thing to do with status & food.

      • TheMindsetTraveller on 12/12/2020 - 07:07

        Yes these lobster guys 'milked the cow' but they are a commercial business who sell things for profit, and the bigger the profit the better.

        I don't complain the chinese buy our things or that I can't afford $150/kg lobsters, I blame myself for not working smart enough, investing my money more intelligently so I can afford the things I want. If I can't afford a Ferrari, that is 100% my fault. If I want something so bad, I would go take action to make it happen.

    • sav11 on 11/12/2020 - 18:36
      +3

      Agree with your sentiment but to be fair imported 'barramundi' is usually not the same species, or quality of fish, as local barramundi.

      • zombrex on 11/12/2020 - 19:57
        +5

        That imported stuff is nasty and way lower quality than the fresh Aussie Barramundi. Different taste, low fat content.

        • sav11 on 11/12/2020 - 20:24
          +5

          Yes it's rubbish, very different. Hence the push now by the Northern Territory Seafood Council and local fishers etc. to trademark it and only allow Aus barramundi (barramundi being an Aus Indigenous word/name) to be called that, similar to champagne etc.

    • philart on 11/12/2020 - 20:03
      +4

      A lot of the imported Barra was found to be Nile perch.

    • ClaudeVL on 12/12/2020 - 11:33

      Why are they frozen lobsters?

  • nmcc08 on 11/12/2020 - 15:54

    Price is already $20 on special when I click on the link.

    • pull the lever on 11/12/2020 - 16:38

      but unavailable everywhere, I think the sale starts tomorrow

      • nmcc08 on 11/12/2020 - 16:41

        My local has stock.

  • ihbh on 11/12/2020 - 16:16
    +1

    Their loss, our gain, more sustainable planet (less transportation).

    • z28 on 11/12/2020 - 18:02

      Maybe not (in terms of transportation), they might eat something from further away such as North East Canada.

    • kiteo on 11/12/2020 - 23:13

      Not really, China is low in natural resources (note that this severely compromises their military ambitions), & has enough demand & money & trading clout to get whatever they want elsewhere.

  • Tasmaniac on 11/12/2020 - 16:35
    +1

    Thanks op

  • trident2010 on 11/12/2020 - 16:45
    +2

    151 grams?

  • kyle on 11/12/2020 - 16:46
    +3

    I wish they'd sell the uncooked/live ones…

    • sav11 on 11/12/2020 - 20:18
      +1

      Yes me too. At least not 'thawed' (read: previously frozen).

  • Pcoder on 11/12/2020 - 16:55
    +1

    Time to enjoy some Lobster stuffed with Tacos.

    • Miss B on 11/12/2020 - 17:54
      +3

      That's loco

  • lplau on 11/12/2020 - 16:57

    Isn't the advertising misleading?…. it isn't 50% off….
    You can't really advertise a price from a year ago as a comparison.

  • whyisave on 11/12/2020 - 17:41
    +1

    After reading the comments, I can't figure out,
    whether OzB think the Woolworths' deal is good or not ?!

    I never ate lobster,…so if it was a 'good deal' I would buy from Woolworths tomorrow. Ha.

    However, sounds like these were the ones "rejected" by China,
    so this could be returned RMA lobsters for sale!

    • kiteo on 11/12/2020 - 17:54
      +1

      Might depend on whether you live in a part of Australia where it's cheaper, or you're prepared to do the legwork to go to seafood markets to find it.

      • whyisave on 11/12/2020 - 18:01
        +1

        I'm in Sydney, but I don't even glance at the prawn and lobster sections, because of budgets…ha.

        • sav11 on 11/12/2020 - 19:05
          +1

          Lobster/crayfish is considered probably the best seafood other than maybe moreton bay bugs. So if you've never tried it, this is a great time to give it a crack at relatively cheap prices. Ideally buy fresh from a seafood market but if you buy this thawed one from woolies it'll still be good.

        • kiteo on 11/12/2020 - 23:16

          I've certainly almost never had crayfish, I'm considering seeing if I can get a hold of some of this tomorrow just because; even if it's usually out of my budget, it's nowhere near as high as I'm used to.

          • sav11 on 12/12/2020 - 12:18

            @kiteo: If you can afford it, go for it. It's delicious. If you like other seafood you'll most likely enjoy crayfish. It's a bargain and we're helping out the local crayfish industry during a difficult time for them.

            • ozy on 13/12/2020 - 07:45

              @sav11: Poor gazillionares..

    • JimmyF on 11/12/2020 - 18:33
      +2

      However, sounds like these were the ones "rejected" by China,

      Nothing wrong with them. China is having a little spat because Australia won't do what it wants.

      So China does what China does best and is trying to hurt trade imports from our country so we toe the line and be a good Chinese state they think we are.

      As a result we have excess stock that would have normally been sent to China, that has to be sold cheaply on the local market.

  • Tommy2000 on 11/12/2020 - 18:47
    +1

    The Atlantic Seafood Market (3/375-393 William St, Perth WA 6000) (08) 9328 2168 in Northbridge Perth sells live fresh lobster 450g - 500g for $20 each last Saturday! why would i buy cooked small ones from Woolies??

    • j0hnd0e on 11/12/2020 - 19:32
      +7

      Not everyone lives in Perth

    • kiteo on 11/12/2020 - 23:17
      +2

      Because you're near the Atlantic Seafood Market (3/375-393 William St, Perth WA 6000) (08) 9328 2168 in Northbridge Perth, that's why.

    • ozy on 13/12/2020 - 07:48

      Thanks for sharing Tommy2000
      You really should post that as a deal!

  • berry580 on 11/12/2020 - 18:52
    +2

    Will be $20, was $35. My ext 2 maths skills tells me that's not 50% off

  • RolandWaites on 11/12/2020 - 19:19
    +3

    China was buying 90pc of WA's lobster exports until a recently, according to some in the biz. Even this price is a little high given the domestic oversupply.

  • asianbargain on 11/12/2020 - 19:41

    Isn't the one at Cole only $7 or $8 each ? Different lopster ?

    • sav11 on 11/12/2020 - 20:58
      +2

      I think you're referring to the tails only, this is whole lobster. Also believe those tails are Canadian/Brazilian and apparently not as good as these local lobster/crayfish

  • CalmLemons on 11/12/2020 - 19:53

    lol. these were probably the live ones stuck on the airport runway in china. guess they decided to freeze them and send them back here lol.

    • SheepshearingReyrey on 11/12/2020 - 22:51

      poor lobsters…. they probably died in pain so the proteins must be full of sadness.

  • OzYY on 11/12/2020 - 20:01
    +3

    Stock available in Taree NSW and I wish the trade dispute go longer. Thanks China for lower my cost of luxury living.

  • shayebushi on 11/12/2020 - 20:33

    干饭人

  • catbin on 11/12/2020 - 20:47

    why is $20 a whole lobster a deal where you can buy two lobster tails for $15？

    • RolandWaites on 11/12/2020 - 20:57

      That reminds me of the Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Lobsters

      • aoiro on 11/12/2020 - 22:17

        You're thinking of the second part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Two Lobsters.

    • SheepshearingReyrey on 11/12/2020 - 22:50

      The tails are tiny. not even half as good as king prawns.

    • capslock janitor on 16/12/2020 - 01:38

      where buy thos etails?

  • ryu on 11/12/2020 - 20:59

    I would love to support our fishing industry, and was actually excited about it. But at that price for that little size, sorry.

  • followmeya on 11/12/2020 - 21:26

    sorry but i remember its used to be $19.95 each?? a few years ago???

  • revo on 11/12/2020 - 21:26

    Anyone have recommendations for where to get a good deal on Live Lobsters in Sydney? Whether it be a store or a fishery.

  • jmel on 11/12/2020 - 21:30
    +4

    I bet they sell this to China for less than 20 each

  • TRENT86 on 11/12/2020 - 21:35
    +1

    Coles will be $20 also

  • MuddyClear on 11/12/2020 - 21:54
    +1

    How to best eat these thawed cooked lobster? Split in half and add knobs of butter and salt then grill until hot? Then use remaining lobster shell and head to make a lobster bisque?

    • fchis on 11/12/2020 - 22:05
      +3

      If you're into Chinese cuisine, you may want to consider this.
      https://www.sonatural.hk/en/chinese-style-lobster-with-noodl…

      • SheepshearingReyrey on 11/12/2020 - 22:49
        +3

        but the woolies ones are cooked. you can't make it into Chinese lobster noodles with cooked lobster.

        • MuddyClear on 12/12/2020 - 00:53
          +1

          You still can. Just need to cook it long enough to heat through rather than fully cook it. But I’m not sure I want to cook them asian style…

          • SheepshearingReyrey on 12/12/2020 - 16:10

            @MuddyClear: I woulda just ripped the shell off and eaten it as it is.
            but if that's the case, i actually prefer Australian king prawns which are more tender and juicier.

            so it's pretty 鸡肋 i would say.

  • Bettyboo on 11/12/2020 - 22:02
    +1

    Has to check how heavy those lobsters are, I saw today at the seafood shop selling $30 a kilo. If it’s 500gm end up $40 a kilo.

  • neonlight on 11/12/2020 - 22:34
    +4

    Nice to see lobster for Xmas….. I might actually buy one for Xmas dinner…… Thanks CCP. What you didn't want is now consumed by locals.

    Next please ban milk powder so that mums and dads don't need to struggle with supplies.

    Oh but they won't because there will be uproar in China and NZ is not gamed enough to do anything….. Therefore we will lose out

    • tanastra on 12/12/2020 - 00:31

      Dear China , Please ban iron ore too so I can stock up And sell later to highest bidder

      • Fuzor on 12/12/2020 - 15:11
        +1

        LOL yes I'm sure your SO will appreciate that very much. I'd also recommend a bit of coal too. you get free black paint to paint your walls when you stock up on coal.

  • BartholemewH on 11/12/2020 - 22:44
    -1

    How dare they cook the Lorb's dominions for the nourishment of lowly humans! Repent your lobster eating ways and spread the word of the Lobster Leviathan God!

    https://m.facebook.com/groups/560665388170838/

  • SheepshearingReyrey on 11/12/2020 - 22:47

    Not gonna happen in Tassie, New Zealand is more like part of Australia than us.

    • ozy on 13/12/2020 - 07:54

      Where’s Tassie again?

  • OhNoUShiz on 12/12/2020 - 00:41
    +2

    Make Australian lobster great again!

    • MrBillions on 12/12/2020 - 08:28

      Exactly…they are only the small ones.

  • alexthekid1991 on 12/12/2020 - 00:54

    bought some today, tasted horrid.

    sad.. :(

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