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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 117974 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Better Make Sure They Stop The Price Gouging Reply #30 - Mar 4^th, 2026 at 3:10pm Coles Pink lady apples $8.90 per kilo It was mentioned just now in Federal parliament. https://www.coles.com.au/product/coles-pink-lady-apples-medium-approx.-200g-each... It's clear that someone is making an awful lot of money out of some lousy apples. Some would call it price gouging.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 52822 At my desk.	Re: Better Make Sure They Stop The Price Gouging Reply #31 - Mar 4^th, 2026 at 3:20pm So don't shop there Bobby. You have plenty of choices. If you are so sure that coles is price gouging, can you tell us what their net profit margins are?
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 117974 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Better Make Sure They Stop The Price Gouging Reply #32 - Mar 4^th, 2026 at 3:24pm freediver wrote on Mar 4^th, 2026 at 3:20pm: So don't shop there Bobby. You have plenty of choices. If you are so sure that coles is price gouging, can you tell us what their net profit margins are? They claim overall 5% don't they? I think it's a lot more for some products.
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 61350 Here Gender:	Re: Better Make Sure They Stop The Price Gouging Reply #33 - Mar 4^th, 2026 at 4:05pm I was in woolies today. The deoderent was half price about $5.70 or close. I seem to remember this being the normal full price about 12 months ago.
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 117974 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Better Make Sure They Stop The Price Gouging Reply #34 - Mar 4^th, 2026 at 4:28pm Dnarever wrote on Mar 4^th, 2026 at 4:05pm: I was in woolies today. The deoderent was half price about $5.70 or close. I seem to remember this being the normal full price about 12 months ago. Like Coles - down down prices are down.
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Re: Better Make Sure They Stop The Price Gouging
Reply #35 - Mar 4^th, 2026 at 5:17pm

Bobby. wrote on Mar 4^th, 2026 at 3:24pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 4^th, 2026 at 3:20pm:

So don't shop there Bobby. You have plenty of choices.

If you are so sure that coles is price gouging, can you tell us what their net profit margins are?

They claim overall 5% don't they?

I think it's a lot more for some products. Embarrassed

Less than that Bobby.

When you see people calculating the markup of one item at a time, they are usually assuming that the staff work for free and the landlord charges no rent.

People who can't distinguish between etymology and entomology bug me in ways I cannot put into words.

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Re: Better Make Sure They Stop The Price Gouging
Reply #36 - Mar 4^th, 2026 at 5:19pm

freediver wrote on Mar 4^th, 2026 at 5:17pm:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 4^th, 2026 at 3:24pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 4^th, 2026 at 3:20pm:

So don't shop there Bobby. You have plenty of choices.

If you are so sure that coles is price gouging, can you tell us what their net profit margins are?

They claim overall 5% don't they?

I think it's a lot more for some products. Embarrassed

Less than that Bobby.

When you see people calculating the markup of one item at a time, they are usually assuming that the staff work for free and the landlord charges no rent.

Sure and they have massive taxes to pay too.

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lee Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 20179 Gender:	Re: Better Make Sure They Stop The Price Gouging Reply #37 - Mar 4^th, 2026 at 5:22pm But it is the way averages work. Some higher, some lower.
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