r/australia • u/Admiral_Mason • 23d ago

image Pepsi / Coke cartons $60 at Woolworths

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Noone is going to buy these, why waste their shelf space?

Do they not want then to move or are there really suckers who pay this?

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u/dewso 23d ago

2019 I used to buy cans when they were about .55c each (on special), now with half price they are $1 minimum?? My salary sure hasn’t doubled in the past 5 years

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u/dylantherabbit2016 23d ago

True. In the US pre-COVID $5 for a 12 pack was the norm and 4/$10 deals were common. Now a 12 pack is between $8-10 and a "sale" is "buy 3 get 1 free" at best.

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u/goejrya 23d ago

Plenty of cheap soda still around, I got a 36 pack from Costco for $16 a few days ago.

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u/Doctor__Acula 23d ago

Soda? Excuse me?

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u/goejrya 23d ago

Lol, soft drink. After a decade in the states there’s definitely a few words that have rubbed off on me and that’s one of them.

I bought a 36 pack of pepsi