One subject that often crops up when people are filling in the survey is that of Australian food products being very expensive and out of the reach of many people who have to manage on fixed incomes.
I understand this concern. I am no stranger to the idea of living on a fixed income.
I realised when searching the internet for Australian produced pepper – I’m never going to find it in the supermarkets – I had found a product priced to support their argument.
The price of imported black peppercorns on the supermarket shelves in the local foursome range , depending on the amount purchased and whether it is on special,from forty to maybe fifty cents per ten grams.
Compare this with the online price of Australian grown peppercorns. At this site, which I am using for the purpose of the exercise, 150g whole black aussie pepper plus the delivery cost, totals $20.50. Do the sums. This particular Australian grown item is only going to appeal to those people with stacks of disposable income.
I am pleased with my decision which allows a very generous lead time for this project. There is no way I am going to be paying that price for an Australian product. At this moment in time, 2014 looks very much like being black pepper free for ten days each month.
Not a prospect I am looking forward to, quite frankly.
No comments:
Post a Comment