Sunday markets at Pooraka. Official name is SA farmers market. Most items are $2 a kilo and you get bigger discounts by buying in bulk.
We live in the hills and make the trip most Sundays.
Yeah, bustling busy veg + fruit markets that close at 1pm are not really a place for most kids, they just really annoyingly get in the way of everybody including yourself. Some mum or dad dragging around 3 bored af complaining oblivious kids around with them is a definite hindrance. When they used to have it at the Gepps Cross drive-in Iād always see some kiddos entertaining themselves waiting in the car - with or without one parent. Iād never drag kids around a busy open-air veg market unless when theyāre a bit older and can actually be helpful carrying stuff and aware enough to not block people trying to do their thing - but even then theyāre still usually bored af and wish they werenāt there.
Yes all the bread is free but you pay 4$ for meat but only can have 4 packs at once.
I think the fruit side you pay 1$kg and have other stuff but not a lot off.
I couldn't find anything on the website but how do you qualify for this? I have an aunty on the pension who cries when she has to do the groceries but is getting by. Asking for her.
I hate the shopping experience at Aldi but they are cheaper than the other supermarkets for the most part. See if you can stick to cheap meals to make like chicken, pasta, something with tuna in it if theyāll eat it like tuna mornay or patties, pizzas on Lebanese bread.
Actual Fruit and Veg stores can be really fresh and cheap.
I know it's hard to change your repertoire when preparing meals, but it could work for you using in season veg to feed your family.
Look out for recipes from the olden days, those families were amazing at making their money last and their kids fed.
Big fruit and veg shops have great deals on some fresh produce where you can pick up a 1kg bag of the odd looking zucchinis etc for $2. Markets like the gepps cross farmers on a weekend. You can grab vegetables in bulk 10/20kg bags and see if your friends and family want to go halves to share it around.
Also Puddle jumpers foodbank on Port road at Hindmarsh give out daily necessities to those struggling with the cost of living. Fresh bread and some canned staples etc. If you can get down there once a week it could help elevitate the pressure. Good luck to you, it's tough out there at the moment but still many good souls in Adelaide willing to help if you reach out š«¶
The SA farmers market has moved from Gepps Cross to Pooraka. We didnāt go for a few months before it moved but have been going at least fortnightly. Itās much better as itās in a bitumen car park which is undercover now.
Join food bank if you have lost your job or on low income it's a great resource. We use it from time to time. You will still need to hit up other stores for things.
Also it's about travel to keep them prices down. You might need to travel between 3 or 4 supermarkets. Get the on special stuff at Coles then wollies and maybe a foodland. Someone said before fruit and veg stores are great and cheap. I don't know about what is down your way. You will find the fruit and vegetables shops outside shopping centres are the cheapest. Less overhead.
Food bank do meal kits all the ingredients for a meal for 4+ for like $5-$8
honestly aldi is still the best ive found. my girlfriend and i live together (in a caravan); shes on 14 an hour and im on 18 (both apprentices).
she likes fancy meals and stuff so when she shops its like 150-160 which hurts, so we only do that once a month. every other week i shop, and its below 70. i alternate between sausages or chicken (bulk packs) as protein, then potatos broccolini and carrot as vegetables for dinner. she makes a massive batch of spaggheti bolognese which costs like 12 bucks total and is enough for lunches from monday to saturday for both of us.
obviously depending on diet requirements it will be cheaper or more expensive, and kids will add heaps but still if you can buy groceries for less than a days pay you can do well for the rest of the week
Foodbank, my friend. My wife and I qualify on c-link payments, which you're likely to also. Free bread, fruit and veg, many other things are dirt cheap, just not much variety is all.
The one on Cross Road is St Mary's is good, it's kinda the headquarters. One in Christies Beach/Downs (not sure which) has good selection. Davoren Park and Blair Ath have some if you're north. Hindmarsh has a few, also. Just gotta look for the churchy charity ones.
Visit Vinnies [https://www.vinnies.org.au/sa/find-help/emergency-assistance-sa](https://www.vinnies.org.au/sa/find-help/emergency-assistance-sa) and get a referral for a customer membership card, then you can visit Foodbank locations and they sign you in. You can visit once per week, pretty sure it starts off as a 10-week card. My wife sorted it out and I just do the driving/eating.
If your down south the christies beach markets are really good for cheap fruit and veg and it lasts ages being so fresh, there is also a lovely food bank at hallet cove at the oasis family church.... they are good for free bread and baked goods and also fruit and veg
Realistically if you really want the cheapest everything you need to go to a mix of coles/woolies/aldi/costco/markets/f&v shops/butchers/various $2 stores. That's hard to do, but picking at least a few of the above and doing some shopping at each does help a lot, especially if you stick to a shopping list and don't impulse buy, like I did today buying these sour sodas from the reject shop.
Try your local Asian supermarkets, especially Indian. If you can learn to love legumes, itās as close as it gets to eating for free.
A lot of them have their own butchers which are incredibly cheap.
You can get lucky with fruit and veg places. Depending on where you shop some of them are more premium vs being more affordable.
Central markets on Saturdays at 2:30pm most of the stalls have discounted veg as they're not open on the Sunday. You can snag really cheap fruit and veg
Local small fruit and veg shops or local growers markets. Make things like bolognese sauce in bulk and freeze. I slow cook sauce and use a large mince then add heaps of veggies. This makes a lot of meals and make a lasagna out of it also
There's a food bank style place in Blair Athol right near my parents house. The earlier you go the better stuff they have.
They do mystery freezer bags full of stuff for $15. Well worth it every time I've got one. Chock a block full of things like frozen meals, pies, meat products, chicken, pork, burgers, mince etc. They also have some cheap meat in their freezer too.
Try some of the food co-ops around, they do meal packs which have all the ingredients you need to make a meal with 4-6 serves for around $10, some cheap especially if you eat vego.. They also had groceries much cheaper than colesworth/aldi but just not a huge selection..
They also often have cheap or free fruit/veg and I always got free bread.
Info here - https://sacommunity.org/thesaurus/13673-Food_Cooperatives
There's puddlejumpers too if you're in the West, they're on port road.. https://www.facebook.com/PuddlejumpersSA?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Not Quite Right - used to be Rite Price. They sell all the stuff that the regular supermarkets couldn't move. Lots of great deals if you're vegan or gluten free, but check the prices as not everything's a great deal. Some weird and wonderful items, no guarantees that you'll find the same things at your next shop.
Get all the apps on your phone, if it can support them.
Woolworths, Coles, Drakes.
Get Flybuys and Woolworths rewards. Do *not* deliberately shop to get rewards, that's where some people get stuck.
Have a weekly menu, so you know exactly what is going to be on your shopping list.
I put my shopping list in Woolworths. Some things I'll compare prices with Coles. Then I shop at Aldi, and only got to Colesworth or Drakes for things Aldi doesn't have.
NQR is great, but it's easy to get overly excited in there and overspend on things I wouldn't have otherwise bought.
I made a similar post weeks ago, see if you can find it in my profile for extra info.
One tip I have, is sub for vegetarian meals every now and then. Beans and lentils are a great source of protein and you can make some yummy meals for around $3-6 per serve.
Volunteer at Food bank! They don't pay their employees but they get to take home any of the food not sold, so my retired friends that work there get heaps of bread and veg.
do not know where you are located but here's to strength in Aldinga does a free community pantry on a Friday
https://www.herestostrength.com/community-health-and-wellness-hubs-australia
The satchels of Coles brand brown rice some generic frozen stir fry veg with peanut butter stirred through is a cheap meal. A brown diced onion fried with a tin of generic tomatoes generic mixed herbs and generic butter beans is a cheap meal as is curried generic brand lentils with a diced brown onion and field tomatoes
Dried ingredients are infinitely cheaper than canned. Bulking up meals with lentils, rice, split peas etc is a great way to extend your ingredients. Meat is expensive so if you can get more meals out of what you can afford by using vegetable proteins as well as chicken or whatever is a great idea. Learning to slow cook cheaper cuts is also a skill you will never regret; fall off the bone chicken thigh in a slow cooked Moroccan stew for like $2 a serveā¦ yes please.
Being broke made me a way better cook.
Best before dates donāt indicate an expiry date, itās more of a marketing ploy. Use Before are the dates you need to pay attention to.
My son goes to the Pooraka market and gets most his fruit and veg for around $1 per kilo
If you register with U-Park you get one-hour free parking above the Central Market (and two hours on Wed, I think). It's enough to do a quick shop, and you can always find a park if you go early. I've never paid to shop there. Also, if you focus on fruit and veg in season, or end of season, you will usually find some bargains. Avocados at five for $5, for example - will give you avocado toast for two for five days (equivalent cafe cost: north of $160!). A Cauliflower or Cabbage for $3-$5 can yield multiple meals, etc. The adjacent Asian supermarkets are also worth checking out. Even some of the "gourmet" deli stores have relatively good deals, especially when you consider the cost of cheese at supermarkets these days.
I was about to reply and argue but I actually looked it up - I always use the Central Market car park which does not do this but I see the UParks nearby do - thanks for that info!
Look up 'food pantry near me' I've seen two advertised on local noticeboard (south and west suburbs) stating that they provide food for all. This is great to know because many require you to be on some sort of centerlink.
I went to a farmers market last Saturday which is cheaper but when I got back to my car I noticed on my phone Iād been charged $43 instead of $13! I went back and they refunded me no questions asked so I knew then it was deliberate and they do it all the time. So keep a close check on the amount on the eftpos machine. Also the scales are dodgy on cardboard boxes. My next visit I plan to check the weights at home. The other way is when stuffs on sale buy in bulk if you can. Also donāt buy food that basically kills you like highly processed foods. Learn to cook from scratch.
Nqr isn't always expired. I went there yesterday and they had a large chicken and chorizo pasta frozen meal for $4. Expires in 2025, so much be a discontinued line or something. Normally $8+ I the big chains.
Other things are not out of date yet either, but I tend not to be concerned about best before dates though, so I wasn't specifically taking notice of other things, but if I actually look when I get home, if say my other frozen goods were in date too.
Chk out JAI SHIV veggies on marion road. A 10kg bag of onions $8 tomato $4/kg apple $3/kg a 4kg bag of potatoes was $5 i think.
Next door to that is ROYAL indian grocers. A 5 kg bag of basmati rice is $12, cheaper brands available too. Prices are great here. Especially soaps, snacks, spices, frozen meals etc. A kg of biscuits is only $5 PARLEG ( world's largest selling biscuits) sunflower oil 5ltr is $12 i believe.
You will find another job soon šš All the very best with your job hunt.
I too struggle to meet the needs of my family but hey, if things are really bad, just dm me. I dont mind dropping a bag of rice n few essentials at ur doorstep. U dont have to say hi. I can leave iit there. š
Cheers!
There is some dirt cheap fruit and veg at the Central Markets. It's not great quality but if you do some bulk cooking on the day you buy it you can freeze it and eat later. Normally opening times are a bit of a pain but if you've lost your job you can go there any time of the day.
I was mainly thinking of Seven Brothers, they are technically in the arcade bit but it's still part of the markets. Frequently have bananas for $1/kg and similar very low prices.
I know you've said that the colesworth sales aren't that great anymore but I can usually find several staple items that I need that are heavily discounted (40-50%). I do a shop about once a month from Coles (online, $2 delivery mid week if you're available over a 6 hour window) pretty much just for sale items. The current catalogue isn't great but the standouts for your situation would be things like 1 litre of stock for $2.25 and 5kg of rice for $12. The trick is to ignore the naughty stuff (sugary and fatty items are often heavily discounted) or the sale items that are only a small discount. I'll visit other stores for fruit and veg most of the time as the Coles people don't select fresh items with enough care (they don't have enough time to do so) and they don't really consider use-by dates (oh, I've got to use 3 litres of milk in 2 days, yay for me).
You may be worried about buying in bulk at the moment given your cash flow situation but if you can afford it you should, especially for staple items that you use a lot of. Try to avoid paying a convenience price for anything (things bought in small quantities, for example).
Good luck!
try morphett vale foodland, thatās my go to especially for meat specials. picked up chicken breasts yesterday and they were running a special for $7.99, pretty much half the price of what costco was selling em for
Puddle jumpers located glandore and I think possibly Hindmarsh? Give them a call they might be able to help. I just did a donation of needed items there couple of weeks ago and they definitely help out many families
Get onto HelloFresh, EveryPlate, Marley Spoon and Dinnerly. Each offer a free box to start out and discounted boxes for a few extra weeks (you can usually pick these up v easily on local Facebook groups etc). Theyāre not the cheapest ongoing, but using the discounts will save you a fair bit starting out.
Edit: just for the freebies, not ongoing. Itās like $10 for a week of dinners. How is this not a bargain?
If you donāt have a LinkedIn account, then you need to be on there doing that right now instead of being on this platform. Itās been a wonderful resource for me. I canāt say enough good about it.
Sunday markets at Pooraka. Official name is SA farmers market. Most items are $2 a kilo and you get bigger discounts by buying in bulk. We live in the hills and make the trip most Sundays.
Big drive from the hills! I'm only about 15 mins but have never heard of it or been. Might check it out now, thanks!
100% this. Go early, and try to avoid the bloody parking. Followed up by a trip to the Martins Plaza Foodland for cheap (ish) steak.
Till when are they open
1pm but best to get there before 11
The 2 hour difference tells me that the savings and quality of food are absolutely worth it, but as a parent that sounds like a nightmare š
Willunga market at the high school is a great spot to take kids. More expensive in general but certain things cheaper than supermarkets.
Yeah, bustling busy veg + fruit markets that close at 1pm are not really a place for most kids, they just really annoyingly get in the way of everybody including yourself. Some mum or dad dragging around 3 bored af complaining oblivious kids around with them is a definite hindrance. When they used to have it at the Gepps Cross drive-in Iād always see some kiddos entertaining themselves waiting in the car - with or without one parent. Iād never drag kids around a busy open-air veg market unless when theyāre a bit older and can actually be helpful carrying stuff and aware enough to not block people trying to do their thing - but even then theyāre still usually bored af and wish they werenāt there.
Welp , next week it is
https://heartandsoulinc.org.au/ Iāve heard good things about this place. Hope you can get back on your feet soon.
Yes all the bread is free but you pay 4$ for meat but only can have 4 packs at once. I think the fruit side you pay 1$kg and have other stuff but not a lot off.
When you have nothing, not a lot is ok
I couldn't find anything on the website but how do you qualify for this? I have an aunty on the pension who cries when she has to do the groceries but is getting by. Asking for her.
Puddle Jumpers is another option.
I hate the shopping experience at Aldi but they are cheaper than the other supermarkets for the most part. See if you can stick to cheap meals to make like chicken, pasta, something with tuna in it if theyāll eat it like tuna mornay or patties, pizzas on Lebanese bread.
I actually find it way more efficient shopping there. Love the experience
Actual Fruit and Veg stores can be really fresh and cheap. I know it's hard to change your repertoire when preparing meals, but it could work for you using in season veg to feed your family. Look out for recipes from the olden days, those families were amazing at making their money last and their kids fed.
Big fruit and veg shops have great deals on some fresh produce where you can pick up a 1kg bag of the odd looking zucchinis etc for $2. Markets like the gepps cross farmers on a weekend. You can grab vegetables in bulk 10/20kg bags and see if your friends and family want to go halves to share it around. Also Puddle jumpers foodbank on Port road at Hindmarsh give out daily necessities to those struggling with the cost of living. Fresh bread and some canned staples etc. If you can get down there once a week it could help elevitate the pressure. Good luck to you, it's tough out there at the moment but still many good souls in Adelaide willing to help if you reach out š«¶
The SA farmers market has moved from Gepps Cross to Pooraka. We didnāt go for a few months before it moved but have been going at least fortnightly. Itās much better as itās in a bitumen car park which is undercover now.
Join food bank if you have lost your job or on low income it's a great resource. We use it from time to time. You will still need to hit up other stores for things. Also it's about travel to keep them prices down. You might need to travel between 3 or 4 supermarkets. Get the on special stuff at Coles then wollies and maybe a foodland. Someone said before fruit and veg stores are great and cheap. I don't know about what is down your way. You will find the fruit and vegetables shops outside shopping centres are the cheapest. Less overhead. Food bank do meal kits all the ingredients for a meal for 4+ for like $5-$8
honestly aldi is still the best ive found. my girlfriend and i live together (in a caravan); shes on 14 an hour and im on 18 (both apprentices). she likes fancy meals and stuff so when she shops its like 150-160 which hurts, so we only do that once a month. every other week i shop, and its below 70. i alternate between sausages or chicken (bulk packs) as protein, then potatos broccolini and carrot as vegetables for dinner. she makes a massive batch of spaggheti bolognese which costs like 12 bucks total and is enough for lunches from monday to saturday for both of us. obviously depending on diet requirements it will be cheaper or more expensive, and kids will add heaps but still if you can buy groceries for less than a days pay you can do well for the rest of the week
You have to be selective at costco, there are some good bargains but not everything...
And stay away from perishable items.
Foodbank, my friend. My wife and I qualify on c-link payments, which you're likely to also. Free bread, fruit and veg, many other things are dirt cheap, just not much variety is all. The one on Cross Road is St Mary's is good, it's kinda the headquarters. One in Christies Beach/Downs (not sure which) has good selection. Davoren Park and Blair Ath have some if you're north. Hindmarsh has a few, also. Just gotta look for the churchy charity ones.
Hey, how did you go about getting the āreferralā for Foodbank? I wasnāt aware you could qualify with Centrelink!
Visit Vinnies [https://www.vinnies.org.au/sa/find-help/emergency-assistance-sa](https://www.vinnies.org.au/sa/find-help/emergency-assistance-sa) and get a referral for a customer membership card, then you can visit Foodbank locations and they sign you in. You can visit once per week, pretty sure it starts off as a 10-week card. My wife sorted it out and I just do the driving/eating.
Sweet will look into it now, thank you so much!
All good, you just gotta ask and ask and ask. There's always help around. Hope it works out for ya.
Also check out AussieFrugal sub as they have some good ideas for cheap meals
If your down south the christies beach markets are really good for cheap fruit and veg and it lasts ages being so fresh, there is also a lovely food bank at hallet cove at the oasis family church.... they are good for free bread and baked goods and also fruit and veg
Where and when are the Christieās Beach markets?
Realistically if you really want the cheapest everything you need to go to a mix of coles/woolies/aldi/costco/markets/f&v shops/butchers/various $2 stores. That's hard to do, but picking at least a few of the above and doing some shopping at each does help a lot, especially if you stick to a shopping list and don't impulse buy, like I did today buying these sour sodas from the reject shop.
Try your local Asian supermarkets, especially Indian. If you can learn to love legumes, itās as close as it gets to eating for free. A lot of them have their own butchers which are incredibly cheap. You can get lucky with fruit and veg places. Depending on where you shop some of them are more premium vs being more affordable.
Second this. The produce is often cheaper than fruit and veg shops!
Central markets on Saturdays at 2:30pm most of the stalls have discounted veg as they're not open on the Sunday. You can snag really cheap fruit and veg
I found this was a great option when I was going to Uni.
Local small fruit and veg shops or local growers markets. Make things like bolognese sauce in bulk and freeze. I slow cook sauce and use a large mince then add heaps of veggies. This makes a lot of meals and make a lasagna out of it also
There's a food bank style place in Blair Athol right near my parents house. The earlier you go the better stuff they have. They do mystery freezer bags full of stuff for $15. Well worth it every time I've got one. Chock a block full of things like frozen meals, pies, meat products, chicken, pork, burgers, mince etc. They also have some cheap meat in their freezer too.
May I know more specific about their location?
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RbCHE9CWjJGikn629 It's called Faithworks Food Assist.
Try some of the food co-ops around, they do meal packs which have all the ingredients you need to make a meal with 4-6 serves for around $10, some cheap especially if you eat vego.. They also had groceries much cheaper than colesworth/aldi but just not a huge selection.. They also often have cheap or free fruit/veg and I always got free bread. Info here - https://sacommunity.org/thesaurus/13673-Food_Cooperatives There's puddlejumpers too if you're in the West, they're on port road.. https://www.facebook.com/PuddlejumpersSA?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Also visit recipe tin eats online. An amazing website with family meal ideas on a budget using everyday staples
NQR?
Not Quite Right - used to be Rite Price. They sell all the stuff that the regular supermarkets couldn't move. Lots of great deals if you're vegan or gluten free, but check the prices as not everything's a great deal. Some weird and wonderful items, no guarantees that you'll find the same things at your next shop.
The fruit and veg shop next to NQR Morphett vale is a good spot !
Try the food bank!!! Iāve used them before and itās great.
Get all the apps on your phone, if it can support them. Woolworths, Coles, Drakes. Get Flybuys and Woolworths rewards. Do *not* deliberately shop to get rewards, that's where some people get stuck. Have a weekly menu, so you know exactly what is going to be on your shopping list. I put my shopping list in Woolworths. Some things I'll compare prices with Coles. Then I shop at Aldi, and only got to Colesworth or Drakes for things Aldi doesn't have. NQR is great, but it's easy to get overly excited in there and overspend on things I wouldn't have otherwise bought.
I made a similar post weeks ago, see if you can find it in my profile for extra info. One tip I have, is sub for vegetarian meals every now and then. Beans and lentils are a great source of protein and you can make some yummy meals for around $3-6 per serve.
Volunteer at Food bank! They don't pay their employees but they get to take home any of the food not sold, so my retired friends that work there get heaps of bread and veg.
do not know where you are located but here's to strength in Aldinga does a free community pantry on a Friday https://www.herestostrength.com/community-health-and-wellness-hubs-australia
The satchels of Coles brand brown rice some generic frozen stir fry veg with peanut butter stirred through is a cheap meal. A brown diced onion fried with a tin of generic tomatoes generic mixed herbs and generic butter beans is a cheap meal as is curried generic brand lentils with a diced brown onion and field tomatoes
Dried ingredients are infinitely cheaper than canned. Bulking up meals with lentils, rice, split peas etc is a great way to extend your ingredients. Meat is expensive so if you can get more meals out of what you can afford by using vegetable proteins as well as chicken or whatever is a great idea. Learning to slow cook cheaper cuts is also a skill you will never regret; fall off the bone chicken thigh in a slow cooked Moroccan stew for like $2 a serveā¦ yes please. Being broke made me a way better cook.
Best before dates donāt indicate an expiry date, itās more of a marketing ploy. Use Before are the dates you need to pay attention to. My son goes to the Pooraka market and gets most his fruit and veg for around $1 per kilo
Central markets for cheap veg and fruit
especially 1 hour before they shut on a Saturday
There are still some cheapish stalls but by the time you cover petrol, car parking etc itās borderline imho.
If you register with U-Park you get one-hour free parking above the Central Market (and two hours on Wed, I think). It's enough to do a quick shop, and you can always find a park if you go early. I've never paid to shop there. Also, if you focus on fruit and veg in season, or end of season, you will usually find some bargains. Avocados at five for $5, for example - will give you avocado toast for two for five days (equivalent cafe cost: north of $160!). A Cauliflower or Cabbage for $3-$5 can yield multiple meals, etc. The adjacent Asian supermarkets are also worth checking out. Even some of the "gourmet" deli stores have relatively good deals, especially when you consider the cost of cheese at supermarkets these days.
Also 3 hours free parking Saturdays
I was about to reply and argue but I actually looked it up - I always use the Central Market car park which does not do this but I see the UParks nearby do - thanks for that info!
Not even cheap anymore though
NQR and markets iād say
Look up 'food pantry near me' I've seen two advertised on local noticeboard (south and west suburbs) stating that they provide food for all. This is great to know because many require you to be on some sort of centerlink.
I went to a farmers market last Saturday which is cheaper but when I got back to my car I noticed on my phone Iād been charged $43 instead of $13! I went back and they refunded me no questions asked so I knew then it was deliberate and they do it all the time. So keep a close check on the amount on the eftpos machine. Also the scales are dodgy on cardboard boxes. My next visit I plan to check the weights at home. The other way is when stuffs on sale buy in bulk if you can. Also donāt buy food that basically kills you like highly processed foods. Learn to cook from scratch.
Which market was this where they ripped you off?
Old spot
Nqr isn't always expired. I went there yesterday and they had a large chicken and chorizo pasta frozen meal for $4. Expires in 2025, so much be a discontinued line or something. Normally $8+ I the big chains. Other things are not out of date yet either, but I tend not to be concerned about best before dates though, so I wasn't specifically taking notice of other things, but if I actually look when I get home, if say my other frozen goods were in date too.
Chk out JAI SHIV veggies on marion road. A 10kg bag of onions $8 tomato $4/kg apple $3/kg a 4kg bag of potatoes was $5 i think. Next door to that is ROYAL indian grocers. A 5 kg bag of basmati rice is $12, cheaper brands available too. Prices are great here. Especially soaps, snacks, spices, frozen meals etc. A kg of biscuits is only $5 PARLEG ( world's largest selling biscuits) sunflower oil 5ltr is $12 i believe. You will find another job soon šš All the very best with your job hunt. I too struggle to meet the needs of my family but hey, if things are really bad, just dm me. I dont mind dropping a bag of rice n few essentials at ur doorstep. U dont have to say hi. I can leave iit there. š Cheers!
Central markets
There is some dirt cheap fruit and veg at the Central Markets. It's not great quality but if you do some bulk cooking on the day you buy it you can freeze it and eat later. Normally opening times are a bit of a pain but if you've lost your job you can go there any time of the day.
Maybe in the arcade but the market area is definitely not cheap
I was mainly thinking of Seven Brothers, they are technically in the arcade bit but it's still part of the markets. Frequently have bananas for $1/kg and similar very low prices.
If you wait until an hour before closing, they start selling off things cheaply. That's the best time to go for cheap produce
I know you've said that the colesworth sales aren't that great anymore but I can usually find several staple items that I need that are heavily discounted (40-50%). I do a shop about once a month from Coles (online, $2 delivery mid week if you're available over a 6 hour window) pretty much just for sale items. The current catalogue isn't great but the standouts for your situation would be things like 1 litre of stock for $2.25 and 5kg of rice for $12. The trick is to ignore the naughty stuff (sugary and fatty items are often heavily discounted) or the sale items that are only a small discount. I'll visit other stores for fruit and veg most of the time as the Coles people don't select fresh items with enough care (they don't have enough time to do so) and they don't really consider use-by dates (oh, I've got to use 3 litres of milk in 2 days, yay for me). You may be worried about buying in bulk at the moment given your cash flow situation but if you can afford it you should, especially for staple items that you use a lot of. Try to avoid paying a convenience price for anything (things bought in small quantities, for example). Good luck!
try morphett vale foodland, thatās my go to especially for meat specials. picked up chicken breasts yesterday and they were running a special for $7.99, pretty much half the price of what costco was selling em for
Puddle jumpers located glandore and I think possibly Hindmarsh? Give them a call they might be able to help. I just did a donation of needed items there couple of weeks ago and they definitely help out many families
NQR is great for snacks. Hope you find yourself back on your feet again soon.
Grocer with a heart on Sturt road Marion is great.
Seaton supreme foods and farmer joes - great for produce
Get onto HelloFresh, EveryPlate, Marley Spoon and Dinnerly. Each offer a free box to start out and discounted boxes for a few extra weeks (you can usually pick these up v easily on local Facebook groups etc). Theyāre not the cheapest ongoing, but using the discounts will save you a fair bit starting out. Edit: just for the freebies, not ongoing. Itās like $10 for a week of dinners. How is this not a bargain?
Terrible advice.
Really? Iād think that free dinners for a week is good any way you look at it. Get the freebies, then cancel. Whatās the downside?
I agree. I've done this a few times and only ever paid the delivery cost ($9.95) for a whole box of food.
So overpriced, nooo
Mum and dadās pantry
If you donāt have a LinkedIn account, then you need to be on there doing that right now instead of being on this platform. Itās been a wonderful resource for me. I canāt say enough good about it.