Found this at my local Woolies in Victoria Harbour (Docklands, VIC). Not sure if it's available at other Woolies stores. Works out to be $0.395 per pack compared with the current $1 half price special. Popcorn packets expire 16 April 2025 so plenty of time to eat.
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Cheaper and more enjoyable than getting The Snip.
Bags still lined with Teflon/Pfas?
I heard a lot of them contain diacetyl which basically melts your lung after long term exposure - but googling Poppin says it's diacetyl free.
Thanks for this^^ insight, I used to occasionally buy this crap but wouldn’t from this point on. Thanks.
I like this popcorn but have always found it funny that Butter is in quotes, presumably because they can't claim it is actually butter
I can't believe it's not butter!(TM)
"my local Woolies in Docklands Vic" - I feel sorry for you
Please explain
He lives in Docklands
He/she owns the Woolies in Docklands
@TEER3X: Woolies is a public company. Only Woolies own their own stores. And yes it's unfortunate that anyone actually needs to live in Docklands. I feel sorry for myself too :)
@Obs: lol what’s wrong with living in Docklands, it’s got less traffic than the city and you live right next to the harbour.
@Gervais fanboy: Yeah I don't get it either, if I was young I would have loved living and working in/near the city
@Gervais fanboy: It's depressing, that's why. There's no nice roads lined with shops to take a stroll down. The suburb is split in two by Marvel stadium - each half being cut off from the other. More than half the people there don't speak English. Need I go on?
@Mondorock: Damn, facts bro..
There's no nice roads lined with shops to take a stroll down
Wdym? You have very broad footpaths, no? Docklands drive/Bourke street? Both super accessible for pedestrians.
@Gervais fanboy: What is there to do see/do on either of those roads? All I see are a few convenience stores catering to the international students living there, and just entrances to buildings. Very few cafes/restaurants either, just a few take-out places.
@Mondorock: I hear ya dude but in that regard it’s still much better than living in the suburbs, only a small percentage of the houses in the suburbs have access to the main markets like you guys do, also you are only a quick tram/bus ride away from the city. I wouldn’t even bother touching on my Myki if I were you lol.
Also, pickup some Asian chicks while you are at it, you are literally swimming in Asian 🐈.
It's depressing, that's why. There's no nice roads lined with shops to take a stroll down.
Sounds like most of Melbourne.
@Mondorock: Fair enough, but it's a short bike ride to botanical gardens, can walk/tram to queen Vic market, crown, Southbank, etc.
@Mondorock: How bloody unsafe is the CBD when you are out and about alone at odd hours,
It smells worse, it’s noisier.
You got it soo good that you don’t even know it lol
More than half the people there don't speak English.
This is basically all of Sydney and Melbourne now anyway. Probably Brisbane too. Only a matter of months before Adelaide and Perth go the same way.
@Ghost47: It’s crazy though innit, importing cultures that do their best to not even integrate or assimilate.
And soon they’ll all be citizens, probably voting for the party that spends the most on marketing or atleast that’s what I have noticed so far.
@Gervais fanboy: Not sure how I feel about assimilation to be honest. The more that assimilate the less this country will feel like Australia. Just watch the news, everyone that gets interviewed on the streets these days (as well as a lot of the presenters) have foreign accents. It's just bizarre, doesn't even feel like this is Australia anymore, the cohesion is just disappearing.
@Ghost47: I hear you. Try going on Facebook Marketplace and look at the cars being sold. 90% of the sellers have foreign sounding names and communicate with broken English. It's just sad. And if you list a car for sale, 90% who reply will fall into the same category.
@Mondorock: I reckon, most Aussies don’t mind someone’s lack of communication skills as long as they are actually trying..
Touchwood, I came here as an immigrant too at the age of 18, the locals have only ever shown me endless empathy and support.
@Mondorock: lol ikr, tbh I was kinda like that too initially. Maybe it’s just a cultural thing but ofcos one needs to adapt.
@Mondorock: Thankfully I'm not after a car right now but I can imagine encountering a lot more foreign sellers now compared to say, 10 years ago. I get that Australia is a multicultural society but 1/3 of us are born overseas now, I think it's a bit much.
The more that assimilate the less this country will feel like Australia
You just contradicted yourself or am I not reading this right?
@Gervais fanboy: What I mean is that if more foreigners assimilate the less it'll feel like Australia (to me) because I'll be surrounded by people born overseas. I don't want to be surrounded by foreigners, if I wanted that I would move overseas. I don't think that's contradictory? Unless you mean if they assimilate they'll be more Aussie but I don't see it happening, I'll just see it as being fake trying to please other people.
EDIT: Actually if I think about it a bit more, it doesn't really matter if I'm surrounded by foreigners. As long as someone is a good person it's not a big deal and they're totally welcome here, but it still feels weird that more and more of us are born overseas now.
@Ghost47: Alright, my take on this is -
1. I am not in the favour of mass immigration (I know I am an immigrant too and I see the hypocrisy). Just look at the state of Europe and even the US now
2. And in my wishful thinking, existing foreigners need to be open to the idea of assimilating. Instead of just worrying about building wealth and sending money back overseas, reach out to your local community, give something back.
Also, what makes an Aussie a Aussie??
Their accent??
I reckon it comes down to your values and also some cultures are just better than the others.
For example, look at the first generation immigrants(kids actually born here in Au) from the Indian and Japanese backgrounds, most of them actually add to the society here and blend in seamlessly. More of that please..
Basically it’s as you said - it’s all about appreciating the good people.
I know I am an immigrant too and I see the hypocrisy
LOL so you're in favour of shutting the gate behind you. I'm not attacking you just making a joke.
- And in my wishful thinking, existing foreigners need to be open to the idea of adapting.
Sure. For instance around 8-9 years ago if you let someone in traffic or if you pulled over on a narrow road to let someone go through first there'd be pretty much an 80% - 100% chance they would give you a wave to say thanks for letting them in/past. These days it's a lot less common to see that (in my experience anyway). I'm sure a part of it is because people are stressed but it's also because our norms are disappearing because people don't understand them when they come from a foreign country.
I reckon it comes down to your values and also some cultures are just better than the others.
Yeah that's true, it should come down to that. I just find it weird when I watch TV and I see that 4/5 people who are interviewed on the news have a foreign accent and are born in another country.
LOL so you're in favour of shutting the gate behind you. I'm not attacking you just making a joke.
As the kids would say - FACTS.
Listen, I already have my residency and more than shutting the gate, I am in the favour of stricting the standards but in today’s day and age, having standards would be probably be deemed as racists and discriminatory by someone somewhere. So I say, just limit immigration altogether.
And yeah, I agree with the rest of your text too, nothing much to add to it really.
@Ghost47: I feel sad when I hear people don't speak or understand English in Australia & NZ but still get visas & still take our jobs. Muzeeb!!! when will this change for God sake.
Is this at woolies District or Woolies Victoria Harbour? Both are Docklands
Woolies Victoria Harbour.
Really cracks me up to think that some people believe that this popcorn and packaging contains substances that will a) melt your lungs, b) make you infertile, or c) maybe both.
Might not be the case now, might still be, but it wasn't that long ago where popcorn bags released pfoas (forever chemicals) once microwaved and they ended up in the bloodstream after you ate said popcorn.
The fumes from the bags were also a cause of popcorn lung / Bronchiolitis obliterans. Now that honour goes to e-cigarettes / vaping.
It's really not that hard to heat up some oil in a pot, with a couple of kernels already in, add half a cup of kernels once the first two pop, add salt, cover and shake.
PopBox is a lot nicer than Poppin' IMO, worth paying the extra. I find that Poppin's Triple Butter Flavour Explosion still doesn't have enough butter compared to PopBox's Mega Butter flavour.
OMG, I feel betrayed. I picked one up today at Northland for $12.50. Anyway to get them price match?
I just paid $13 for one box of popcorn for the kiddos at Hoyts today …
Butter flavour has no butter. Make sure you are careful what you feed to your kids.
https://www.coles.com.au/product/poppin-triple-butter-microw…
![[VIC] Poppin Microwave Popcorn Triple Butter 1.6kg (16x 100g Packs) $6.32 @ Woolworths, Victoria Harbour (Docklands)](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/40/856140.jpg?h=07288b59)
They were $12 on special in Runaway Bay on Friday… Which seemed ok at the time…