https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/retail/woolwor…
From December 2, Kiwis will be able to convert their everyday rewards points to Air New Zealand airpoints dollars or Qantas points.
When members reach 2000 everyday rewards points they can choose to convert these to 15 airpoints dollars or 1500 Qantas points.
That's more generous that the Australian equivalent which converts to 1000 Qantas for 2000 points
Bet those people that moved to aus really regret their decision now
For me, $15 in Woolworths vouchers is closer to being 'cash' than $15 of AirNZ vouchers as I spend money in Woolworths most weeks, but only at AirNZ occasionally, but each to their own, and no downside to having the option.
This
Usually buy mitre 10 vouchers with my airports
Would be great to see Qantas finally launch a credit card as well so I can move away from Airpoints!
Better idea, shop at Pak'n Save and put the money you save under your mattress to use to buy a plane ticket or whatever at a later date.
Consumer just published a survey last month that they did on grocery prices in NZ. They tracked online prices for a basket of 22 grocery items for 8 weeks at New World, Pak’nSave and Woolworths stores in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
They found that Pak'n Save worked out to be the cheapest overall, which is no surprise, but just how much cheaper they were is quite astounding. If you bought these 22 items every week for a year from Pak'n Save you'd save on average $825 compared to someone who bought the same items from Woolworths. New World even worked out cheaper than Woolworths (if using the New World Clubcard).
This line stood out to me -
There was little savings benefit for Woolworths Everyday Rewards members – on average, swiping your card would have saved less than $1.60 each week.
https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/what-s-the-cheapest-sup…
Even using it for fuel doesn't work out the best, I don't know about other regions but down here in Dunedin BP currently costs 16.9c/L more than the cheapest options.
Check your boosts this week, I had a Black Friday deal - 500 bonus points with $50 spend that I'm guessing isn't targeted.
Had a hard time reaching my $50 because I had a hard time finding anything at Woolworths that I needed that was cheaper than Pak'n Save, even something as simple as budget 1kg bags of long grain rice is 20c/kg cheaper (around a 11% saving) at Pak'n Save compared to Woolworths. But the reduced to clear section in the deli at Woolies helped me out with quite a few family quiches for $3.50ea to chuck in the freezer along with some gourmet pizzas.
On a side note, did you know it's cheaper to buy 5 x 1kg Woolworths long grain rice than it is to buy a 5kg bag?
Essentials Long Grain Rice (Woolworths)
5kg bag $9.90 ($1.98/kg)
1kg bags $1.89
same at Pak'n Save
Value Long Grain Rice (Pak'n Save)
10kg bag $20.49 ($2.05/kg)
5kg bag $9.89 ($1.98/kg)
1kg bag $1.69
So if you buy in bulk you pay more per kg, weird.
So if you buy in bulk you pay more per kg, weird.
I agree in theory it seems strange, and this is just a guess, but….
Bigger households are often in more of a rush, and just don't care enough to check pricing that closely (despite what they may articulate if asked).
Smaller households, such as students and older people (perhaps on their own or at least shopping for one), often have plenty of time, and are more likely to actually be price sensitive.
Batteries at Pak'n Save, regular price not on special
4pk of Eveready Super Heavy Duty AA Battery $5.99 ($1.50ea)
10pk of Eveready Super Heavy Duty AA Battery $17.59 ($1.76ea)
This is so counterintuitive it's doing my head in.
This is so counterintuitive it's doing my head in.
Most people on here probably only ever look at the unit cost (for most products), so it passes us by :-)
For me, at least, if the pack size is large, and it is non-perishable, I just store it (garage or wherever makes sense).
If it is perishable, and freezable, I free some of it - chicken, mince, sausages, onions (albeit chopped up) etc.
The only things I am really careful about how much I buy, and might therefore buy a smaller quantity at a higher unit price, are perishable things that don't freeze well. Cucumber and lettuce would be examples but obviously many other fresh produce items.
If the item keeps reasonably well, but can't easily be frozen, like say, potatoes (you can cut up and freeze them I guess, but I don't - never tried), and if the 10kg unit price is low enough, I'll still buy that and if I throw some away, that's okay as long as I paid less per kg for what we actually used. Bit of a judgement call for that kind of thing, but I know what we go through.
@Alan6984: I get that, but what I'm saying is that a 10 pack is more expensive per battery than a 4 pack of the same battery is. I also buy in bulk because I automatically assume that it's a cheaper way to buy things, but rice is more expensive the more you buy, and now batteries, it makes me wonder what other products are better value buying in smaller units rather than in bulk?
I also buy in bulk because I automatically assume that it's a cheaper way to buy things
That's why I nearly always buy by unit rate, rather than just buying in bulk - to get the best price I can. It does require more effort perhaps - but I've never had an issue with quick mental arithmetic, so lucky in that respect I guess, and recently more shops put the unit rates on the shelves, in which case it is trivial.
… makes me wonder what other products are better value buying in smaller units rather than in bulk?
If my guess above is correct, then I would imagine quite a few, and it might change week by week, and will certainly differ by vendor.
This could work well.