====== Food & Grocery ======
ALDI supermarkets are widely regarded as being cheap.
http://www.aldi.com.au

===== Gift Cards =====
The [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/discounted_egift_cards|Discounted Gift Card wiki page]] contains a list of gift card portals that sell gift cards at a discount (or with cashback) everyday. These gift card portals require a membership to an organisation, ownership of a product, or are only available through employee rewards programs).

Retailers that have gift cards sold through these portals include:

  * Coles
  * Woolworths 
  * IGA (applicable to NSW Seniors and VIC Seniors only)
  * Harris Farm
[[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/15471531/redir|5% off woolies gift cards for NSW seniors]]

Additionally, a small number of these gift card portals also sell prepaid gift cards that are restricted to merchants categorised as //Grocery Stores, Supermarkets// (amongst other merchant types). These are ideal when making purchases at independent supermarkets, greengrocers or health food stores that may not have their gift cards sold on gift card portals (e.g. ALDI, Supabarn, Foodworks, Drakes, the local Asian supermarket):

  * [[https://www.categorychoice.com.au/card/grocery/|Category Choice Groceries gift card]]
  * [[https://www.shopback.com.au/supermarket-card|Shopback Supermarket Visa gift card]]

There are usually [[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals/metcashgiftcards.com.au|10% discounts on IGA gift cards]] every few months.

[[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals/prezzee.com.au|Prezzee]] occasionally runs bonus gift card deals (or more rarely, discounts) on generic multi-retailer gift cards, which can be exchanged for Coles, Woolworths and  
===== Deals ======
Check the current deals for the supermarkets.
[[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals/coles.com.au|Coles]]
[[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals/aldi.com.au|Aldi]]
[[https://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals/woolworths.com.au|Woolworths]]

===== Tips and Hints ======
Only buy the groceries that you need.
Compare the prices in the catalogues if you have time.