Ummm...anybody seen the homebrand??
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Topic: Ummm...anybody seen the homebrand??
Posted By: Paws
Subject: Ummm...anybody seen the homebrand??
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 7:57pm
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And if not, what about the signature range?????
Not kidding. We just did our grocery shop and it was startling how many shelves were wiped clear of homebrand products and had really limited signature range products!!! Quite honestly, there were several of us customers standing in front of the shelves with our jaws on the ground in disbelief!! I think it really is starting to show how tights things are getting money wise for people.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 7:59pm
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Far out that is amazing, I guess people have clicked on to the fact that Budget/Homebrand/Pams is ok and cheaper. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:05pm
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I noticed that this morning doing my shop at Pak'n'Save that the budget brand and Pams brand were running very low. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:09pm
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I've noticed that a few times in the past couple of weeks, esp the Homebrand pasta, there was none at all the last two times I went to Countdown. Reminds me of the distribution union strike a couple of years back. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
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Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:10pm
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Paws was that at glenfield? we noticed it too... and that the shelves were void of catalogue items!! Honestly we are going to have to start shopping first thing when they open. -------------   
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:15pm
Yup it was at glenfield. We're used to them not having as big a selection of items as Takapuna, but for the shelves to be stripped bare was a little nuts! I'm thinking I should have done the shopping right after I finished work at midday instead of waiting until evening. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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melnel wrote:Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:20pm
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I did my shopping this morning at 1130 and we were getting bare that early in the morning ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
, I did usually do my shopping after I drop Andrew off at kindy but this morning I had other shopping to do.Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:23pm
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We used to do ours at night so it wasnt so busy,,, not anymore. Sheesh 11.30 is a bit early for them to be running low.
They dont pack the shelves often enough, its soooo annoying., -------------
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:25pm
Both the countdown and the foodtown are crap there. They NEVER have the specials when I go in, I started shopping at New World in Albany, they always have their catalogue items. -------------
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 10:19pm
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I was looking for homebrand nappies and there was none in either of wloothworths or countdown. I shop at Paky and yeah they do tend to be pretty busy. and the cheaper bran's are going faster. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 10:41pm
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It's crazy huh? I was doing the shopping in the middle of the day yesterday and there were tons of big empty gaps on the shelves where the store brands should have been. (This was FT in Sunnynook)
I think they are replacing a lot of the Sig Range stuff with Woolworths brand now, which would explain why some of that stuff hasn't been replaced, but eeek! It doesn't help much when all the other budget brands are low too and you wind up having to spend more on label brand stuff! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 10:59pm
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Our local Whangaparaoa Foodtown was like that on Tuesday as well. There was absolutley no Homebrand pasta at all. There were so many empty shelves I was starting to wonder if I had missed some news!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 8:21am
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I buy homebrand apricots for Neosha but yesterday there were none! and none of any other dried fruit in the homebrand range ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow">  Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 8:43am
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Our Woolies has been like that for aagges. Its almost like the dont stock the products at all or really lazy at filling the shelves. I shop at NW, it's way better! ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 9:07am
| I must be weird, I have never noticed that. Everytime I have wanted budget/pams stuff etc it is always there. But I do shop at 9am |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 10:40am
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Just a lil thing here... did you know there is no difference between Budget cheese and mainland (normal) cheese? They are done at the same factory etc... on difference is the packaging... found that out from a friend who worked at Mainland (now owned by fonterra) ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 10:53am
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Speaking to a progressive store manager recently about this, and he said that part of it is a supply issue as opposed to a DC issue.
I agree sometimes there are whole shelves empty of certain products which can be annoying ------------- 
Blair 15/10/2007 Daniel 30/07/2009 |
Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 11:37am
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We have always bought the cheaper stuff, but I am finding now that there is less of it on the shelf!!!
Not too surprising really with the much lower prices than the 'brand' stuff, but the stores are going to have to up their stock or have very pissed off customers!!  ------------- Isaac is 6, Ethan is 4, Rico is 2 and Hunter is almost 1! |
Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 11:39am
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I went shopping early on Monday morning at foodtown and the aisles were full of people stocking shelves!!! What a bloody pain!! I guess thats the only time they can do it since stock probably arrived that morning, but thats when their specials start and there were so many people there. ------------- Isaac is 6, Ethan is 4, Rico is 2 and Hunter is almost 1! |
Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 2:33pm
I did a shop last week at Foodtown....don't normally go there as it is too expensive....I spent less than I normally would and came out with more....A full on stock up on Homebrand product....it was awesome 
Hopefully there is no problem next time I have to get it all again. 
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Posted By: mummymegs
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 3:06pm
| I noticed some shelves were empty or running low during my weeky shop last weekend, and I go in early! |
Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 5:10pm
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We usually shop at Pak N Save and I did my shop at Foodtown too. I told my DH it wasn't really worth the 40 minute each way drive to Pak N Save now that Foodtown has the cheaper stuff in.
It wasn't as expensive as I thought it would be  ------------- Isaac is 6, Ethan is 4, Rico is 2 and Hunter is almost 1! |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 5:26pm
I found it all, it's at the Onehunga Foodtown  ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 8:47pm
Bugger........... ------------- Isaac is 6, Ethan is 4, Rico is 2 and Hunter is almost 1! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 21 June 2008 at 2:41pm
Nuts....does that mean I have to troop over your way then?? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 21 June 2008 at 3:07pm
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By the time I get over the bridge I will have to fill the car up again!
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 21 June 2008 at 10:34pm
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DH used to work for Progressive and he said part of it is a supply problem as Aussie Woolleys gets first dibs. -------------  
 
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