An Australian shopper has exposed the huge price difference she experienced after shopping at both Aldi and Coles.
Mum Lidia always shops at Aldi first for most of the items on her shopping list, before visiting Coles for a few extra items.
On her most recent trip, her massive Aldi haul of over 35 items cost $255.
When she went to Coles to buy some extra items, including bread, carrots and tuna, she was expecting a small bill but was alarmed to find she was spending $78..
‘I just find it very interesting. In fact, I can’t believe the price increase. It’s disgusting and disgraceful to Coles and Woolies for forcing people to do this. Good for you, Aldi,’ said Lidia in a now viral TikTok video.
Lidia’s ‘big store’ from Aldi included fresh fruit, vegetables, canned foods, frozen foods, conditioners and drain cleaners.
Mum Lidia always shops at Aldi first to buy the bulk of her shopping list before visiting Coles to pick up a few extra items. On her last trip, her huge Aldi haul of more than 35 items cost her $255 (pictured), while the handful of additional items bought at Coles cost her $78.
The $255 haul consisted of three different types of cheese, a bag of avocados, ground beef, three cucumbers, three tubs of yogurt, a cauliflower, peas, frozen French fries, two boxes of Plat-A-Pops, sweet potatoes and apples. , two onions, two lemons, a basket of strawberries and raspberries.
He also bought muffins, hot cross buns, English muffins, red beans, lentils, corn, taco seasoning, baby spinach and arugula, espresso pods, roasted peppers, packets of chips for the children’s lunch boxes, rice, mushrooms and cookies of rice.
“This is enough to make me seven meals for the week… we’re trying to eat more plant-based meals and I already have some frozen schnitzels, so we don’t need too much meat this week,” she said.
Lidia described the price of her grocery shopping as “unbelievable”, before sharing her comparatively small Coles store.
In comparison, at Coles she bought three loaves of own brand bread, kabana, miniature rolls, cabbage, canned tuna, dark soya sauce, carrots, noodles, sauce and bean sprouts.
‘This tiny little section was $78!’ he said as she pointed to the items.
The comparison left her stunned and she recorded a video to encourage others to also shop at Aldi first.
WhatsNew2Day Australia has contacted Coles for comment.
‘I just find it very interesting. In fact, I can’t believe the price increase. It’s disgusting and disgraceful to Coles and Woolies for forcing people to do this. Good for you, Aldi,” said Lidia in a now viral TikTok video (archive image)
The short video has since been viewed a staggering 1.5 million times and others said they too shop at Aldi to save money.
‘You don’t realize how ripped off you are buying at Woolies and Coles until you go to Aldi!’ wrote one customer.
‘Aldi is amazing. It’s my favorite store and it has better food anyway,’ said another.
‘I went to Aldi last week and bought a week’s worth of food for $95. 30 items. I went to Coles to buy five items. $45. Crazy,’ wrote one more.
“It’s true, I was afraid to buy vegetables because everyone complains that they are too expensive.” “I went to Aldi and bought a whole cauliflower, two potatoes, a tomato and a jar of minced garlic for just over $7,” added another.
However, other customers have had a different experience.
“I made my first purchase at Aldi last week and it was only $10 cheaper than our normal store,” one person said.
Another complained about the product: “Every time I buy fruit from Aldi it goes bad within 24 hours.”
‘Try living in Tassie without Aldi as an option. We are all poor,” said a third.