Grocery Bargains

Hello Dear Reader,

A little while ago I hinted about a dilemma I am facing at the moment. I stumbled upon a Facebook group called "Markdown Addicts Australia" and yes it is exactly what the title implies. People post their latest haul of grocery markdowns. Some of the markdowns are just amazing, like 90% off, I have never seen anything like that where I live or maybe I am just not at the shops at the right time (or not at all really).

I feel you would have to be passionate to go late at night, to get those kinds of discounts. Now my dilemma is this, while it is great to get wonderful discounts, all of the food is over packaged in lots of plastic and a lot of it is over processed as well. Many pre-marinated meats, pre-packed salads, and battered or crumbed meat products that we just don't eat.

So what I've been doing of late is popping up to my local Coles and Woolworths, late in the afternoon, two days during the week and once or twice on the weekend, to see if there is anything worth while bringing home. So far this is what I've found-

2 x 4 packs of Pain au Chocolate at 1.05 each, 1 bunch of Watercress at 50c and and a small bunch of Spinach for 97C

A two pack of little gem lettuce for 80c, 2 x 6 packs of Beef Sausages for $7.50 and a 2 kg bag of Potatoes for $1.30

A Brioche loaf for $2.50 and a 500 ml container of Butter Milk for $1.50

Almost 900 grams of Blade Steak for $8.72

A loaf of Seed Bread for $1.45, a packet of Lebanese bread for 64c and a bag of organic lemons for 90c

Don't get me wrong, there were plenty of markdowns, just not on food we choose to eat. I find my local Coles do not mark down very often but the Woolworths just down the road from me, do, they even have 3 designated areas for marked down produce, in the fruit and veg, the meat and the dairy sections.

I return all the scrunchy plastics that the food comes wrapped in to my local Coles for recycling through Recycle, and the trays/containers, both plastic and foil, were popped into our recycling bin, so I don't feel too bad about it. I know and understand that recycling is also not the answer and this is where my dilemma lies. What's a girl to do, save the environment or save money on groceries? It would appear you can't do both.

I would love to know your thoughts on this subject, join in.

Have a lovely day,
💚Fi

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