[Renato1 (Renato)]

It depends on where one lives. I often get ridiculous discounts at the two closest Woolworths stores I go to, especially as the items approach the Use By date.When I tell my friends from other parts of town about it, they can't believe it, as there's nothing like it where they live.

For example, Porterhouse steak reduced from over $20 to $2.60. 1.5Kg of Rump Steak reduced from over $20 to $4 (and when I got to the checkout, the QR code was missing, and they told me just to keep it). Tasty microwave meals reduced from $10.50 to $2.30. Last Easter I got a bag of 1.5Kg of cooked prawns for $10.

The other day, my bill came to $83, and I'd saved $84 on the orignal prices.

I think it has something to do with living near an upper class area, and people in that area don't want to be seen buying the discounted stuff, as it's beneath them. So the store discounts even more.

The other good thing about Woolworths is joining their Everyday Rewards Plus. For $59 a year one gets triple points, and 10% off a purchase once a month, plus a few freebies. The extra points and 10% off pays for the $59 fee in two to three months.

And my local IGA has heaps of discounted stuff too (they have to compete with Woolworths across the road). It's not unusual for me to go in there to buy a few loaves of bread, only to walk out having spent $60 to $70 on discounted food.
Cheers,
Renato

P.S. The easiest way to get savings from Coles and Woolworths is by buying their Egift cards either at 4% discount from some organisation one belongs to (e.g a union) or when they have a sale (Coles had 10% off their gift cards earlier in the year) or have promotions like Woolworths have now and you get an extra 5% on top of the amount paid.