Shopper swears by this little-known hack to save hundreds on fresh food, cheese, and BBQ chicken at Woolies
- Customer shares simple trick to score more in the supermarket
- Kelley always buys pre-packaged items as they can weigh more than expected
A Woolworths customer has revealed an unlikely way to save money on fruit, meat, cheese and even barbecue meat.
Shopper, Kelley, claims that pre-packaged items often weigh more than advertised.
She discovered the “hack” after she bought a 400g pack of Cotton Candy grapes for $6.90 and decided to weigh the container at home.
To her surprise, the pre-packaged fruit weighed almost 700 grams.
“It pays to check the weight of prepackaged items,” she wrote on Facebook.
‘I picked up a few packs to check the quality of the grapes and noticed a difference in weight. Grab a heavier backpack and score!’
A Woolworths customer has shared a simple trick to score more in the supermarket. Kelley claims that pre-packaged items often weigh more than advertised (photo: 400 grams of cotton candy grapes weigh 691 grams)
Other customers were amazed at the tip, and some said they’re already using the tactic with other pre-packaged items.
“I do the same, sometimes I even use their scales to check. And did today with discounted roast chook from Coles, I got the heaviest,” one customer wrote.
“I do this with pre-packaged products, such as cooked chicken and pastries,” said another.
“I’m doing this with the meat which is 400gE, it’s great because I’m getting the heaviest I can find,” a third added.
Another said, “I found a bag of ‘Odd Bunch’ lemons last week that was almost twice the weight of what was stated. What a score for $3.”
A former employee of the cheese factory joined the conversation and endorsed the tip.
“I used to work in a cheese factory, sometimes our 200 gram Brie and Camembert cheeses were 120 gram heavier, so weighing products is always a good idea,” they said.
“I use the fruit bowls in the store when I buy soft cheese.”
Other customers were surprised at the money-saving tip, but some claimed the difference in weight was due to the packaging. Kelley made sure that wasn’t the case and shared a second image of the weight of the container – which weighed 33g (pictured)
But some were unconvinced, claiming that the weight gain came from the plastic packaging.
‘The packaging is part of the weight in this photo,’ said one, another claimed, ‘That includes the packaging and the bunch that the grapes are on. People don’t realize it, but some plastic bags can weigh up to 16 grams, the packaging may be thin, but you’d be surprised how much it actually weighs.’
But Kelley made sure that wasn’t the case, sharing a second image showing the weight of the container – which weighed 33 grams.