Rip Off !

Where   : Pacific Highway, Turramurra
When    : 2-20 pm, Tuesday, 27th November 2007
Weapon : Panasonic Lumix TZ3

I hate this scam so much.

In Sydney, the deal is that if you spend $30 plus at a Woolworths Supermarket, you get 4 cents a litre discount voucher that expires after 30 days. There is another chain of Supermarkets (Coles) that has a the same scam running at Shell service stations. It's a rip off !

What I hate is that those who do not drive as much as others or maybe the people who do not even own a car, subsidise the motorists. I happen to be a motorist too, but this is just not right.

Sometimes I end up with the shopper dockets which have expired - therefore, I feel robbed.

I avoid these gas stations like the plague, and buy fuel at the garages that just want you to spend $5 in their shop to get the same deal. I buy a newspaper and a bag of sweets, and still get the 4 cents a litre off. Cheaper than spending $30 in the Woolworths supermarkets.  Trouble is that for weekly shopping, the big supermarkets are so much cheaper than the local store. We are all being ripped off no matter which way you try and skin the cat.