While my ethical and financial consciences warred over the Coles milk wars post supermarket trip, I saw an arms and militaria fair in my neighbourhood. Hah!
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Right next to the supermarket. War all around.
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For the uninitiated, the milk wars are the big supermarkets reducing the price of the staple grocery products, and not supporting the producers. First milk, then bread, then olive oil, now beer. And these annoying ads. Count yourself lucky I didn’t post the ad with the singing.
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I love that song. My husband sings it all the time 🙂 Just to clarify, the cows with guns song, not the jingle!
As you often do anyway, support your local grocer!
Don't feel too bad about spending money on Westco clothes – in my youth I actually worked for them! Cows with Guns is a hilarious song, and one that really suits the milk wars situation.
"Down, down, prices are down!" God, I hate those stupid Coles ads. Especially the "We all eat tuna" one. Mostly because I'm all "*I* DON'T! It smells like cat food and makes me gag" when I see that ad…
Ahem. Good choice on not going to the gun fair. God knows what kind of people hang out there… :S
Glad you all like the Cows with Guns reference.
I dont like the Coles jingles. Nor the generalisation.
Is that the same Cows with Guns song that came out several years ago aimed at McDonalds burgers? Or a new one about milk?
I love that burger one, funny, but carrying a message too.
Good for you choosing only 3 Coles branded items. I work for Coles, and I don't buy many of their branded items either. Especially not the 4 bean mix which I see you've chosen there, because I found it to be awful and went back to the other brand. I do buy their brands where the taste doesn't really matter, like flour, sugar. And their baked beans are just as good as named brands.
I don't think a gun fair should be held near a supermarket.
Love Cows With Guns, we used to play it on the radio so much, followed by Teenage Mutant Kung Fu Chickens.
Just to remind people those meat products can bite back lol.
Have loved the Cows with Guns song for many years lol. I would love to support my local grocer but its actually IGA and they are sooooo expensive. So its off to Coles or Woolies for me every week. I too hate all these price wars but with a husband and two growing children i cant afford not to shop there IYKWIM. But I do try and support local business where i can like builders, plumbers etc.
I also loved that song when it came out!
I feel morally better that you have done all the worrying about this one for me.
But most of all I am thankful for your not contaminating my brain with 'down down.." and instead I walk away humming "but on the horizon, surrounding the shoppers, came the deafening roar, of chickens in choppers" and now, war or no war, I can walk out of a shopping centre with a smile on my face.
Thank you 😉