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Offline DaveR

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My Protest at the local Woolies
« on: August 17, 2013, 06:00:09 PM »
It is getting worse, the local made stuff is going, and replaced with the home brand that has the fancy label etc and made OS with crud inside.
Now, the local pure yogurt without the various sugars is no longer sold.
Also, as of today, they no longer stock the full range of Weet-bix.
That is a form of TREASON.
My trolley was over half way full, I hit the cereal isle, and it wasn't there, OK, no stock, but hang on, no space for it either. So I asked for it and was told my Favorite that I have eaten for who knows how long will no longer be stocked in this store, but more of the other plain types instead.

So I left my half full trolley where it was and walked out, after having a whinge at the manager.

Argggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2013, 06:04:39 PM »
good for you Dave. should be more of it go on i say. so they cant no longer stock weet bix?

unbelievable  >:(
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« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2013, 06:06:44 PM »
UnAustralian, clearly they're just focussed on profit and not on you the customer.
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2013, 06:19:23 PM »
I'm shocked.
A retailer making a profit!
How dare they.

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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2013, 06:24:04 PM »
Yes, seems strange doesn't it.
Seems it's accepted in some retail business but not ok in others............
« Last Edit: August 17, 2013, 06:38:03 PM by scarps »
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2013, 06:26:46 PM »
just read the wife your story, she is the inventory manager at our local woollies. a lot of stores carry all stock of certain brands,but some cant due to not enough sales, what do you buy, she can see what is available close to you, or it may have just been out of stock. I hope my local bottle shop does not experience the same problems.
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2013, 06:27:59 PM »
Good on you, problem is that 90% of customers don't even realise this insidious change is taking place!
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2013, 06:30:14 PM »
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Good on you, problem is that 90% of customers don't even realise this insidious change is taking place!
You'd have to be blind not to... Coles is the same.... its near on impossible to find anything but tasteless homebrand Shit now.
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« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2013, 06:30:48 PM »
I went to buy bread the other day, went to Coles, only a few of one of the brands I buy and they were stale, but there they were, shelves of Coles own brand bread.  I left and went to Woollies’ and the same.  Very little what I would call good quality bread, buts heads of Woollies’ brand.  I gave up and went to a Baker’s Delight store. Now I may be wrong and the bread may be fine, but I just don’t like not having a choice.  I still have not bought one single bottle of their own brand milk, no matter how cheap they have been.  And I might add. Went to a K Mart store last week and I went to find a check out and the only ones open were self service! So I found an assistant and said I refuse to use a self service, so she went and opened a check out and served me.  Yes, I have never used a self service one.  But I know I am just an dinosaur and I need to get use to it.   :-[ Kevin
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2013, 06:31:13 PM »
Quote from: wmarsb on August 17, 2013, 06:26:46 PM
a lot of stores carry all stock of certain brands,but some cant due to not enough sales

Not having a go at your SHMBO, but they manage what goes where, and what has prime place to increase sales. Their own brands now occupy prime of place, or, if you want your product in these location, you pay$$$$$. No wonder products drop below sales quotas and are discarded.
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My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2013, 06:37:02 PM »
our local foodworks store doesnt sell dicksmith aussie choc, so we have to travel to melboune, atleast 90 mins away to buy it.. so yes we do all our shopping too, wife likes going to aldi nowdays and buys most things from there.


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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2013, 06:39:25 PM »
They were not out of stock, I was told they wont be selling these items any more.
The guys on the ABC show "The Checkout" did  thing about it to.
Plain pack of aussie made variety bikies I was getting for the kids is no longer available, but a look-a-like from india with home brand label is. Even the kids don't eat it it is that bad.

I am happy they make a profit, but there is no need to take something off the shelf which was obviously selling as it was always low on numbers when I was there to then not sell it at all.
My wife does the online thing with them now, but I am the one who dashes of the to shops.
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« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2013, 06:40:50 PM »

Quote from: krisandkev on August 17, 2013, 06:30:48 PM
I went to buy bread the other day, went to Coles, only a few of one of the brands I buy and they were stale, but there they were, shelves of Coles own brand bread.  I left and went to Woollies’ and the same.  Very little what I would call good quality bread, buts heads of Woollies’ brand.  I gave up and went to a Baker’s Delight store. Now I may be wrong and the bread may be fine, but I just don’t like not having a choice.  I still have not bought one single bottle of their own brand milk, no matter how cheap they have been.  And I might add. Went to a K Mart store last week and I went to find a check out and the only ones open were self service! So I found an assistant and said I refuse to use a self service, so she went and opened a check out and served me.  Yes, I have never used a self service one.  But I know I am just an dinosaur and I need to get use to it.   :-[ Kevin
I'm with you on the self serve checkouts.  Scanned an item  the other day and it came up different price. Bit hard to call for your own price check.
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2013, 06:41:21 PM »
Spot on Mace, if you want your product at eye level you PAY to have it there.
those that pay LESS will end up down the bottom rack.
When the bidding has finished your stock might not have a place anymore, and home brand gets the spot for free!!
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2013, 06:49:01 PM »
Quote from: scarps on August 17, 2013, 06:40:50 PM
I'm with you on the self serve checkouts. 
I often see a Queue of people in the Green shed or Supermarkets at the Check out, with no one at the Self Check outs. Our local Green shed even has a dragon lady at the check out to try and get folk to not use it, so I just go to the service desk.
Yet to use 1 myself. My Brother-in-law told me a good one, he makes a mistake on 1 in every 10 items, he seems to not notice that it didn't scan..... Funny that, his theory is if I must do their work for them, I get paid for it.
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2013, 07:09:58 PM »
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I'm with you on the self serve checkouts.

I used them once - and never will ever again by choice...

I had 4 of those huge garden pots, and 4 bags of potting mix from memory.

Anyway scanned the first bag of potting mix, it wouldn't fit on the shelf so I put it on the deck... but it wouldn't let me do anything else until I piled it on the shelf.. It just wouldn't fit. left the ****in lot and walked out.
Thinking about it, I should have torn the bag open and poured it over the ****ing thing.
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2013, 07:14:55 PM »
Go to aldi all made under aldi brand, bit like getting caught drunk driving then blaming the pup for shuting at ten  :police: :police: :police:
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« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2013, 07:15:31 PM »
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Go to aldi all made under aldi brand, bit like getting caught drunk driving then blaming the pup for shuting at ten  :police: :police: :police:
most of it is imported from Europe.
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2013, 07:17:30 PM »
We have a really big IGA opened up near us, I can get what I want down there more often that I can from Woolies.  I also refuse to use self serve checkouts. thats taking jobs from kids and the stuff doesn't get any cheaper for it.
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2013, 07:19:37 PM »
Watch this -
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #20 on: August 17, 2013, 07:23:39 PM »
been shopping at woolies for years, we used to buy spc apple sauce and spc plum sauce for years now they don't stock either only their own brand and a 888 brand, yet we are hearing support aussie farmers and companys yet now we have to go to coles to get these products, its a joke
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2013, 07:25:38 PM »
most in germany , where is your car / cars made , perhaps you drive fords  like me  :cheers: ;D
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #22 on: August 17, 2013, 07:26:37 PM »
The sad thing is everyone demands cheaper prices.. theres only one way to do that... and it isn't buying from Australian farmers..
And everytime theres one of these threads, everyone jumps up and down and spits flames and fart solid titanium bullets..  but that's about as far as it goes.

I think everyone is waiting for the Government or ACCC to give a Shit... Sadly that wont ever happen - neither have an goolies.
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« Reply #23 on: August 17, 2013, 07:33:30 PM »
TITANIUM BULLETS ? bob catter does those or are they SURPOSERIES ???
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Re: My Protest at the local Woolies
« Reply #24 on: August 17, 2013, 09:15:00 PM »
Our nearest Coles is less than 200m from home, but we use Aussie Farmers Direct who deliver to our door, and the quality of the stuff is SO much better.
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