Not sure if you're aware or not but Coles actually sells Harvey Fresh and Pura right alongside their own brand.

At double the cost.

You may have missed my point...

my local IGA had been selling WA milk (Ferguson Valley) for $2/2L a long time before Coles made a big deal out of it.

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Spud shed also sells Harvey fresh at $2/2L

Now works for Coles haha

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Coles branded milk comes from Harvey Fresh

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In theory I don't support buying Coles/Woolworths branded products, but then I see the money I can save that can go towards Mods

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Just adding to this conversation. I work for a local manufacturer of electronic goods. We used to have a philosophy of supporting local business and keeping it all in WA. But sadly people just demand cheaper and cheaper prices and we are forced to outsource things to China mainly.
It makes me really sad but the owners of this company have to eat and pay the bills so they have to find profits somewhere.

I think this is just the knock on effect of the whole coles and woolworths thing. Everyone expects everything should be getting cheaper and it filters into all areas of all markets. Frankly very few people care any more that the company makes things right here in WA, they just complain it is too expensive and buy else where.

On a more related note to the original conversation. I now have a rule of buying all my fruit and vegetables from the local independent fruit and veg shop. It is slightly more expensive but they are much much better quality and a better range also.
I also get my more expensive meats from the local butcher. Once again the quality and service is way better.

In short you genuinely get a better product and you support locals, its win win and i encourage everyone to do what they can to support small businesses. I know not everyone can afford to buy everything at higher prices but try it for some things, whatever you can it all helps.

my local woolies will only ever have 3 bottles of harvey fresh milk on the stands. (about 30-40cm of space on one shelf.) Meanwhile there is an entire wall approx 4m long and stacked top to bottom of there shit piss milk. because of the very limited number of harvey fresh bottles out at once. they always run out and i have to specifically ask an attendant to get me some. at which point i complian about the lack of milk.

most if the time i shop at iga as it is more convenient for me to drop in to one on the way home after work than go out of my way to a wollies. but of im not travelling from work, then ill go to WW as that is then more convienient.

Price doesnt really phase me too much. i just stick the card in and buy my shit.

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