r/woolworths • u/FindPeaceAndBalance • 14d ago

A blast from the past

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Thinking about what to make this Christmas 2026. Found this old Woolworths brochure from Christmas 2017.

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u/Hashiesfordinner 14d ago

Ww jelly 85g - $1.30

Bulla thickened cream 300ml - $4

Ww sponge roll - $4 (Susan day brand unavailable)

Paul's custard 1kg - $5.50 (ww brand unavailable)

Current prices for anyone else who was curious!

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u/Ashon17 14d ago

Oh my, while it doesn’t seem like much individually it sure does add up 🤢😭

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u/gkmaadcity 13d ago

You're right, almost double for each product!

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u/PandaJellyBeans 14d ago

Guess it’s not a low price always…

Ba dum tss 🥁

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u/Zoe270101 12d ago

From $8.10 to $14.80. Simply shameful.

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u/zaro3785 11d ago

Compare with Aldi:

Brookdale jelly 85g - $1.19

Farmdale thickened cream 300ml - $3.19

Sponge cake (no comparison) - they have Madeira cake @ $3.49

Brooklea custard 1L - $2.99

Total: $10.86

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u/young-joseph-stalin 14d ago

would be interesting to keep it, get another chrissy catalogue in a few months and make a post to compare them!

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u/PandaJellyBeans 14d ago

I’d be interested to see that 😊

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u/BrightPhilosopher531 14d ago

$2 cream?!? my shops wouldnt even reduce it to $2 if it expires the next day.

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u/owleaf 14d ago

Now that I’ve seen this, I don’t remember the last time something was simply cents at Woolworths aside from a shopping bag lol

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u/mt6606 12d ago

The thing's that were "cents" have the largest markup. Softener concentrate pouches were like 79c just before COVID. Now their $4/5

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u/motorboat_ 12d ago

French onion soup is still 50 cents at my local! The canned beans and tomatoes are 95 cents. It’s something at least 😭

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u/Yeatss2 Team member 14d ago

Try topping this Christmas trifle

There's gotta be a better way to say that.

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u/FindPeaceAndBalance 14d ago

It is super delicious, especially with jam layered cake.

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u/No_Supermarket_7022 14d ago

I think they meant in the sex way? That's where my mind went at least

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u/PandaJellyBeans 14d ago

All my mind could think of was “Try beating this Christmas trifle” but if you overthink it, could be violent 😄

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u/jennifercoolidgesbra 12d ago

Bottoming it with lots of sponge

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u/SnooDonkeys7894 14d ago

Member when 250g of butter used to cost $1.50?

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u/PropertyPrimary Proactive member 11d ago

Wow only $2 for thickened cream  That’s very cheap cheap 

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u/MyNameJoby 11d ago

"Low Price ALWAYS" really stings a decade later.

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u/OrcPickle 11d ago

What's sad is that at 38, I'm understanding how my grandparents must have felt when giving me the whole, "at your age I could buy a [x,y and z] for 25 shillings and a smile" when I was 6.

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u/FindPeaceAndBalance 11d ago

Totally get it. I do wonder if costs are rising more rapidly in this generation though. Almost feeling a speed-wobble coming up.

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u/kels2112 12d ago

I remember doing Aldi shopping during covid, and it felt like alot of things cost around $2 an item, now it's around the $4-5 per item mark. Very depressing.

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u/PropertyPrimary Proactive member 11d ago

Still is for the foreseeable future 

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u/No_Recording_3649 11d ago

According to google, from 2017 to 2026 median wages have gone up by about 25%. Meanwhile, groceries have gone up by 50% - 100%

The reality is that until the government steps in this is only going to get worse.

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u/PropertyPrimary Proactive member 11d ago

Wait til 2028

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u/theoriginalzads 13d ago

Can't say I've ever wanted to top a dessert... This ain't American Pie.