A shopper has sparked debate amongst Australians after sharing the cost of her grocery haul that included just six items at Coles.
In a five-second video posted to TikTok, the customer panned from the self-service screen to the bagging area to show how much the small selection cost her.
“What a short five min trip to Coles cost me,” the caption read.
In total, the six items cost the shopper a lofty $80.95.
The items were Colgate toothpaste ($3.50), a L’Oreal hair product ($30), raw prawns ($29), noodles ($3.95), a six-pack of Up & Go ($12) and brown onions ($2.50).
Some commenters did not have sympathy though, as they were quick to single out the price of the two most expensive purchases from the shopping trip.
“Why are you complaining when you decided to buy prawns and L’Oreal?” one asked.
“This is hardly a post to complain about when you’re buying luxury items,” another said.
“L’Oreal $30, whole 1kg of prawns $29. Don’t buy stuff you can’t afford maybe?” a third commented.
The poster of the video hit back, responding: “I didn’t say I can afford. I am just how surprised at how much I (spent) for a quick grocery trip during my walk”.
The woman received support from others, as many shared the same pain of paying large amounts of money for a small collection of items.
“Why is everyone attacking this poor woman? She wasn’t complaining she was just saying how little for the price,” one said.
“I know as I’m sure everyone else knows as well how freaking expensive groceries have got, especially after Covid and that’s a fact every thing went up in price.”
“People can not accept that this is okay right? When I was a kid a $150 shop was a big shop that would last close to a week,” another commented.
“Now five items is about $80 even if it is prawns that is the most expensive it’s only half the price of those other five items.”
“Comments are brutal. No one gets the point that a small amount of items shouldn’t cost that much,” a third said.
