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Is Coles or Woolworths cheaper? New data shows there's only a 75-cent gap (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The biggest problem we have with ALDI is that it seems the produce goes off way quicker.

For busy families that try and get away with a single weekly shop, that can often result in a fair bit of waste, which negates a good chunk of any price benefit.

[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago

These days I don't buy fresh produce from supermarkets, it's always cheaper and better quality at my local independent grocers and wholesale markets.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah. I do my shop fortnightly but have had to start doing a weekly produce shop so that I have salads and veggies past the first 5 or 6 days. I do buy a lot of salad kits, which tend to not last very long, but also produce does pretty consistently get a few days to a week less life than colesworth stuff. Even things like strawberries