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Postby CK » Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:35 am

Interesting article in today's Advertiser about the discount grocery chain, known for selling food that is past its "best-before" date, and food that is no longer sold in mainstream stores, due to being discontinued or the like.

The Tiser bought a tin of pineapple more than 2 years past its "best-before" date and in their words, "the fruit and juice were brown and it did not smell like pineapple". The picture would put many pineapple fans off for life.

In fairness, the store does have signs stating that food may be past its "use-by" date OR "best-before" date (there are legal differences between the two), and I have been there a few times to both Clovelly Park and Morphett Vale, occasionally buying either non perishables (eg sprays) or items within their date but discontinued (eg potato chip flavours).

Does anyone here shop there regularly and if so, what are some of your good/bad experiences?
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby gadj1976 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:01 am

I've shopped there a bit cos I'm not deterred by use by dates too much. HOWEVER, if something was 2 years past it's used by date I'd be a bit concerned. I've never, and would never try and purchase something that was 2 years past it's best before/used by date.
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby Johno6 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:02 am

do not trust those sort of places at all!!
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby Booney » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:10 am

I think the only thing Mrs.Boon has ever purchased from there, and we are still chipping through it, was 24 boxes of OMO laundry powder that had many of the boxes with slight water damage.Some of them we chucked as the water has leaked into the box making the powder all gluggy. Probably 6 or 8 got chucked.

From memory, Coles had the product out for about $11 and she got 24 boxes for $2 each.

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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby A Mum » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:22 am

If ever I'm near the Morphett Vale Rite Price store I go in there for sure O:)

I never buy anything more than a few months past the useby date - and have often seen the stuff that is well and truly over date - and wonder who the heck would buy such a thing - I personally wouldn't touch it with a barge pole...lol.

However have got a few bargains over the years, but the best buy I got there was I reckon when Bilo changed to coles - Rite Price had all the old Bilo brand noodles (Which this house loved) going out by the 24 carton for something rediculous like $2 - I bought quite a few cartons - was awesome :D
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby Pseudo » Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:10 am

I think I shall do my Christmas shopping at Rite-Price this year. Two dollar cartons of no-brand noodles for everybody!
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby Gingernuts » Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:31 am

Pseudo wrote:I think I shall do my Christmas shopping at Rite-Price this year. Two dollar cartons of no-brand noodles for everybody!


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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby OnSong » Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:44 am

My missus bought some camembert cheese from Woolies yesterday that was so putrid I don't know how she got it into her shopping bag, through the checkout and sat with it in the car on the way home without realising it was badly, badly decomposing and rotten.
These sorts of things will happen from time to time, at least you sort of expect it from Rite Price.
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby mickey » Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:47 am

Maybe she thought it was one of those smelly blue ones...
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby OnSong » Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:50 am

mickey wrote:Maybe she thought it was one of those smelly blue ones...

It smelt worse than Oprah Winfrey's g-string after an early morning jog.
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby Johno6 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:00 am

OnSong wrote:
mickey wrote:Maybe she thought it was one of those smelly blue ones...

It smelt worse than Oprah Winfrey's g-string after an early morning jog.



extremely curious as to how you obtained this said g string to smell it......

wouldnt she have hell security n stuff?
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby OnSong » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:03 am

Johno6 wrote:
OnSong wrote:
mickey wrote:Maybe she thought it was one of those smelly blue ones...

It smelt worse than Oprah Winfrey's g-string after an early morning jog.



extremely curious as to how you obtained this said g string to smell it......

wouldnt she have hell security n stuff?

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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby wristwatcher » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:12 am

I buy a lot of my soft drinks and sports drinks there as the prices are very good and these products dont necessarily lose their integrity. There are a few other things as well such as gum, lollies, noodles and frozen goods. Its not that hard to check the dates and make sure your goods were manufactured in this millenium.
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:22 pm

CK wrote:Interesting article in today's Advertiser about the discount grocery chain, known for selling food that is past its "best-before" date, and food that is no longer sold in mainstream stores, due to being discontinued or the like.

The Tiser bought a tin of pineapple more than 2 years past its "best-before" date and in their words, "the fruit and juice were brown and it did not smell like pineapple". The picture would put many pineapple fans off for life.

In fairness, the store does have signs stating that food may be past its "use-by" date OR "best-before" date (there are legal differences between the two), and I have been there a few times to both Clovelly Park and Morphett Vale, occasionally buying either non perishables (eg sprays) or items within their date but discontinued (eg potato chip flavours).

Does anyone here shop there regularly and if so, what are some of your good/bad experiences?


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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby Johno6 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:46 pm

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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby Bully » Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:50 pm

all stores can sell expired foods now (coles/woolies etc) but they must state this on the package that its out of date at a reduced price.

I know this for a fact as i work for one of the mentioned supermarket chains. They can sell 'out of date' products at a reduced price now but must show that its being sold out of date
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby Johno6 » Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:55 pm

the store near the barnicle bills on grand junction x north east rd sells out of date stuff all the time, full price and doesnt mention it being old.
glad i moved from near there, i never learnt my lesson
when in a hurry id grab stuff from there then realise a month or 5 out of date.

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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby The Dark Knight » Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:18 pm

CK wrote:Interesting article in today's Advertiser about the discount grocery chain, known for selling food that is past its "best-before" date, and food that is no longer sold in mainstream stores, due to being discontinued or the like.

Which page?
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby A Mum » Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:52 pm

You get what you give....
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Re: Rite-Price Grocery

Postby zipzap » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:29 am

Mrs ZZ bought muesli bars from Right Price which had moths in them
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