In recent months we have noticed a huge increase in our shopping bill, largely as a result of going gluten and sugar free. Consequently, I noticed a big variation in prices on our grocery bill between different shops, and started making a list of what we have bought and what we paid for each item. Whenever I have bought these items on special, or perhaps bought a cheaper brand, I've updated the list. I now take this list with me whenever I go shopping, and have found that it has saved me quite a bit of money. I have found that sometimes when an item is marked as being on special, when I've checked back through my list I have found that the 'special' price is not all that 'special'. Sometimes the 'special'price for an item is not cheaper than the same product in another brand. This can be confusing when the item can be found in more than one place in the same supermarket. For example, when I went shopping today the organic raw cacao powder 'on special' in the gluten free aisle was more expensive per 100g than another brand of organic raw cacao powder in the tea/coffee aisle.
So here is my list so far, note it doesn't include perishables (meat, dairy, fruit and veg). These prices were taken from Costco, Campbells Cash and Carry, Drakes Foodland, IGA, Coles and Woolworths in South Australia.
I apologise for the layout, if you would like me to email you my excel spreadsheet, contact me on paulinestips@gmail.com. Then you will be able to personalise and print out your own shopping list!
Brand Item Size Cost Price per unit Shop
Abundant Puffed rice 170g $4.19 $2.38/100g Foodland
Angus Park Prunes 1kg $8.33 $8.33/kg Foodland
Australia's Own Almond milk uht 1L $3.99 $3.99/L Foodland
Bega Tasty cheese 1kg $8.00 $8/kg Coles when on special
Birds Eye Fish Fingers 1kg $8.69 $8.69/kg Campbells Cash and Carry
Birds Eye 6 fish fillets 425g $4.39 $1.03/100g IGA
Carefree panty liners 120 $11.39 $0.09/ea Costco
Coon Cheese Tasty 1kg $7.99 $7.99/kg IGA
Devondale UHT 1L $0.99 $0.99/L Foodland when on special
Devondale UHT 2L $2.00 $1/L Coles when on special
Devondale Butter extra soft 500g $4.00 $8/kg Coles when on special
Dick Smith Ozemite 175g $5.03 $2.87/100g Foodland
Earths Choice Dishwashing liquid 1L $2.29 $2.29/L Foodland
Earths Choice Laundry liquid 4L $12.50 $3.12/L Gaganis
Easiyo Yoghurt - greek 170g $3.69 $2.17/100g Foodland
Easiyo Low fat greek 170g $4.95 $2.91/100g Foodland
Edgell multipack (corn, 4 bean mix, red beans) 6 pack $5.89 $0.98/can Costco
Edgell Red kidney beans 420g $1.89 $0.45/100g Foodland
G Fresh Ginger ground 80g $2.99 $3.74/100g Foodland
Global Organic Coconut milk canned 400g $2.25 $0.56/100g Foodland
Global Organic Coconut cream canned 400g $2.25 $0.56/100g Foodland
Goodies & Grains Coconut Oil 1L $18.29 $18.29/L Foodland when on special
Greenseas Tuna 95g $1.89 $1.99/100g Foodland
Huggies Drynites 10s $12.98 $1.30ea Foodland
Huggies Drynites 32 $28.59 $0.89/ea Costco when on special
John West Sardines $2.55 Foodland
John West Oysters 85g $2.99 $3.52/100g Foodland
John West Salmon 130g $2.99 $2.30/100g Foodland
Kelloggs Special K 535g $3.99 $7.45/kg Foodland when on special
Kelloggs GF Special K 330g $4.99 $15.12/kg Foodland
Kleenex Tissues 170s $1.89 $0.01ea Foodland when on special
Kleenex Toilet roll 8pk 8pk $3.99 $0.50/roll Foodland
Kleenex toilet roll 16pk 16 $5.79 $0.36/roll Foodland when on special
Laucke White bread mix 10kg $20.00 $2.00/kg Foodland
Lowan Yeast 280g $5.69 $20.32/kg Foodland
Lowan Rice Flakes 500g $3.29 $0.65/100g Foodland
Massel Chicken stock powder 140g $2.69 $1.92/100g Foodland
McCain Peas frozen 1kg $3.49 $3.49/kg Foodland when on special
McKenzies Bi carb soda 500g $2.07 $0.41/100g Campbells Cash and Carry
McKenzies Bi carb soda 1kg $3.11 $3.11/kg Foodland
Melrose Coconut oil organic refined 300g $3.97 $13.20/kg Coles when on special
My organics Red lentils 500g $4.79 $.96/100g Foodland
Natures Delight Almonds - Aust 1kg $16.89 $16.89/lg Campbells Cash and Carry
Natvia Stevia 200g $5.69 $2.84/100g Foodland
NF Puffed rice 175g $5.86 $3.35/100g Foodland
Organic Gold Flaxseed 1kg $6.29 $6.29/kg Costco
Orgran Custard powder 200g $4.95 $2.48/100g Foodland
Osha Rice Paper 4 pack 1kg $5.99 $1.49/pack Costco
Peoples Choice Cacoa - organic raw $4.99 Foodland
Peoples Choice Sesame Seeds 250g $2.69 $1.08/100g Foodland
Peoples Choice Rice Bran $6.19 Foodland
Pukka Tea Revitalise 40g $6.69 $16.72/100g Foodland
Pukka Tea Vanilla Chai 40g $6.49 $16.72/100g Foodland
Pure Harvest Coconut quench 1L $4.39 $4.39/L Foodland
Pure Harvest Rice Syrup 500g $4.79 $9.58/kg Foodland
Quinoa Aust Quinoa - organic $17.59 Foodland
Red Island Olive Oil 2L $17.99 $9.00/L Foodland
Safcol Tuna pole and line caught 425g $3.99 $9.39/kg Foodland when on special
San Remo GF Buckwheat fettucine 250g $3.79 $1.52/100g Foodland
San Remo GF brown rice spaghetti 250g $3.79 $1.52/100g Foodland
Sanitarium GF Weetbix 375g $4.59 $1.22/100g Foodland
Sanitarium Weetbix 1.12Kg $5.69 $5.08/kg Foodland
Sanitarium Weetbix 1.3kg $4.49 $3.45/kg Costco
Saxa Rock salt 1kg $3.83 $3.83/kg Foodland
Siena Passata tomato puree 680g $1.29 $0.19/100g Foodland
SOL Passata tomato puree 680g $1.16 $0.17/100g Costco
SPC Spaghetti 4 pack 220g $3.97 $1.80/100g Campbells Cash and Carry
SPC tomato puree 410g $1.29 $0.37/100g Foodland
SPC spaghasaurus 4 x 220 $3.97 $0.99/can Foodland
Suncoast Gold Macadamia Milk 1L $2.99 $2.99/L Foodland
Sunrice Rick cakes original thick 150g $1.39 $0.93/100g Campbells Cash and Carry
Sunrice rice cake thin 150g $2.15 $1.43/100g Foodland ** thick and thin are same price at Campbells
The Carob Kitchen Carob kibbles nibbles 250g $7.39 $2.95/100g Foodland
The Chia Company Chia seeds 500g $14.15 $2.83/100g Foodland
Tudor Envelopes DL 100pk $4.69 $0.05ea Campbells Cash and Carry
Uncle Toby's Muesli bars chewy favourites 375g $6.57 $1.75/100g Campbells Cash and Carry
Uncle Toby's Muesli bars yoghurt tops 375g $4.33 $1.15/100g Costco
Uncle Toby's Muesli bars choc chip 185g $4.00 $2.16/100g Campbells Cash and Carry
Vitasoy Coconut Milk 1L $3.49 $3.49/L Foodland
Well & Good GF plain flour $6.67 Foodland
Yummy Almonds - Aust 1Kg $21.49 $21.49/kg Foodland
Yummy Pepitas - organic 500g $8.39 $16.78/kg Foodland
Yummy Pecans Aust 400g $13.29 $3.32/100g Foodland
