Tag Archives: Coles
Orange Juice for Chocoholics
The sign in Coles proclaimed “Made with 40% choc chips”. But do you really want choc chips in your OJ? And wouldn’t they get stuck in the straw?
Overdose on plastic pink and blue (photo)
An overdose of plastic pink and blue kids’ bins and storage boxes at Coles, Broadway.
When the pricing at Coles doesn’t add up.
This seems to be a problem with this price tags in the Coles flavoured milk section. If you are paying $6 for 3 Ice Breaks, and the price is $2.95 or $2.89 each, I would hope you save more than … Continue reading
Queuing for Christmas
Mad crowds at Coles Broadway on Christmas eve? Outside it didn’t look that bad. Inside there were lots of people, but the isles were not jammed full. The checkouts at one end were quite full. You can see even the … Continue reading
Opinion on Automated checkouts
Coles are installing automated checkouts in their stores. I had the unfortunate experience of being pushed into using one yesterday in World Square. Ok, I only had 1 item to purchase. And there was a person there to ‘help’ people … Continue reading
Sausages gone too quick
A packet of chicken sausages in Coles Broadway. The extra sticker says ‘Quick sale, Still fresh’, but it looks like the sausages have gone too quick and already shoot their load.
iSnack for less
With all the uproar over the iSnack 2.0 name recently, it looks like Coles at Broadway is trying it off load its existing stock. There are a couple of question though… Do you really want 2 iSnack 2.0s? And would … Continue reading
Meet at Coles, and have your beef
I saw this package of diced beef in the local Coles supermarket. No label stuck to it to indicate price or, more importantly, no used by date. Had intended to mention it to staff as I went though the checkout, … Continue reading
Choose, 100g or 200g for $3?
In the chocolate aisle at Coles the other day I noticed a paradox in pricing. The 100g blocks of Cadbury chocolate are $2.99. And the 200g blocks are on special at 2 for $6. So would you rather spend $3 … Continue reading