I was recently asked by an Aussie friend "What is a coupon?" I stared at her for a moment thinking that she was simply joking. However, when I replied "Are you kidding?" she affirmed that she had heard of them in the US but did not know what they were.
*Sigh* Sadly, it's true there aren't coupons in Australia, at least not like what you are used to in the United States. This is something I haven missed, especially for groceries. As someone who used to regularly save at least 50% during Harris Teeter's Super Doubles or Triples promotions, moving to Sydney doubled my food budget. Most of the major grocery store chains will have weekly sales, but even at a discount the prices, identical brand-name items are still dollars more in Sydney.
A few examples:
Coles: Magnum ice cream bars 4 pack box: normally $8, on sale $5
Harris Teeter Magnum ice cream bars 3 pack box: normally $4.95, on sale $3 with $2 off coupon (not even using Super Doubles) final total = $1/3 pack!
Coles: Ben & Jerry's Ice cream 16oz $11.95
Harris Teeter: Ben & Jerry's Ice cream 16oz $4.55 - $1/2 = $4.05 each (or with SD $3.55/ea)
Also keep in mind Coles in a closer equivalent to Food Lion, not quite as nice as a Harris Teeter or Lowes Foods.
Needless to say, as much as I love ice cream, I've been buying a lot less of it.
Needless to say, as much as I love ice cream, I've been buying a lot less of it.
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