What do the members think is the largest selling item in both these Supermarkets
Not the dearest , not the biggest but most sales each and every day
If I put down my answer it will not be a quiz
But I will give you my answer shortly
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Beer and wine .
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Not beer and wine if one lives in Qld.
Based on our household by physical count the bread loaf to toilet paper roll ratio is likely biased slightly towards the second. For other households it could well be bottled water - plain/spring/sparkling. We reply on treated roof-rain water, hence bottled water is a big unknown for us.
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Their bbq chickens?
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Soft drink…why an aisle is dedicated to the stuff.
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I think 4 answers makes a quiz so the answer is , “Brown paper bags” , 25 cents each you stand near the checkouts and watch
Again I say cost of living crisis lot of rubbish , if you are having financial problems you take re-usable bags
But I do love my Barbee chooks
Just went shopping at Woolies 30/10/25 , the women in front of me purchased a total of 7 bags , nothing else in her shopping comprised 7 items of the same type not even BBQ chooks
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bread
Not typical of where we shop. At least when one is using a staff operated checkout. Most customers BYO. The paper bags hold less, take less weight and are like poison to the operators if one brings them back for a second use. Only Colesworth can answer with any assurance. Is it site specific?
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We go to 3 different Woolies and 1 Coles and what I see is indicative across all 4
We regularly go to two different Woolies and one Coles. I have never actually noticed anyone buying paper bags, certainly not in any quantity.
What I notice in many other people’s trolleys is big packs of bottled water, soft drinks, and lollies / other junk snacks. Often it’s hard to see what else is in the trolley.
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Just keep your eyes peeled , what you are seeing though is called “Comfort Food”
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Last year for Woolworths:
Australians may be known for our love of meat pies and beers, but the supermarket’s most popular items — bananas, avocados and strawberries — show that we’ve really been looking after ourselves this year.
These did surprise me.
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If that is a hint, I’ll go bananas.
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Do not forget to get a bag (lol)
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“But I will give you my answer shortly”
6 days is a long time for a short answer…!!
In Feb 2023 when Woolies had set about removing the 15c plastic bags form their stores it noted:
Eight in every ten Woolworths customers already bring their own bags when they shop, and the retailer is continuing to encourage customers to bring their own bags to boost sustainability, rather than buying them in store. Woolworths’ paper bags and other reusable bags will remain available to those who need them.
We are more than 2 years on from then, and one might assume even more customers avoid the paper bags other than as a last resort. It’s longer on from 2017 when plastic bags were still free. It was estimated Woolies and Coles alone required 6billion plastic bags per year.
There is always some good news for paper bag fans is even if they are not great with heavy items, and often go limp and weak after their first use in our sub-tropical climate - they can unlike the plastic versions go straight into the recycling bin. Not so good knowing paper manufacture - new or recycled still has a carbon footprint and environmental chemical burden.
Please read the thread evanstrish3 you will see the answer is about 5 posts in
(apology accepted)
mark_m that reads like an advertorial from Woolworths and as for the paper bags yes they are recyclable but it is the place of manufacture , transportation and flimsiness that make them a very poor alternative
They have a miserable carbon footprint
Guess what are used for Click n Collect and the Home delivery of groceries , you got it “brown paper bags”
No need to guess. Not the only observation of note with the packaging used with home delivery.
The prior related 8 in 10 shoppers bringing their own bags is not a unique Woolies observation, but an oft quoted statistic. There are also other supermarket stats randomly offered that offer some further insight. To suggest at 25c per paper bag it’s a profitable product and with a “green marketing” feel a good promotion. The tree growing and harvesting (forestry industry) enterprises love it, as do the paper/bag manufacturers (new and recycled) product.
We have a collection of the latest version of the woven plasticised shopping bags with zipper and shoulder straps - foil lined. They have proven durable and great in our Qld climate. For the casual everyday pickups I have a couple of recycled cotton “Boomerang bags” produced by local charity group members and a natural rayon (sometimes miss-labelled Bamboo fabric/cotton) one in the man bag.
mark_m , I never suggested it was a profitable line in the Supermarkets inventory just that they were walking out the door in massive amounts
Your collection of bags sounds good , we have a similar pile in the car ready for any occasion
More than 2 years on and I continue to be surprised at the number of customers who do buy new bags on the spot rather than having gotten organised and bringing their own.
Like many public policy measures, it may well have plateaued in effectiveness.
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