An old supermarket docket has exposed just how much more Australians are paying at the checkout.
A shopper rediscovered the receipt she had been given after visiting a Woolworths in South Melbourne in 2021.
She shared a photograph of the docket to social media platform X on Saturday – revealing she managed to buy 18 items for under $40.
The woman called out supermarkets for blaming inflation for increasing their prices dramatically arguing it would be impossible to buy as many items so cheaply today.
‘We all knew we’re being ripped off!’ she wrote.
‘Australians are now paying up to 200 per cent more for basic grocery items than they were a few years ago!
‘Oh but inflation’s currently back at around 3.8 per cent … yeh my a** it is!’
Some of the everyday items that were on the docket were potato chips, coffee and stain removers – that have all increased in price, news.com.au reported.
Three years ago a 250g packet of Bega ‘strong and bitey’ cheese was $4.50 – but according to current online pricing, the same block of cheese is discounted to $6 from $7.50.
An old supermarket docket has exposed just how much more Australians are paying at the checkout
A 1.25l bottle of Coke is now on special at Woolworths and priced at $1.95 – but this is a 50 per cent off special.
Three years ago, the same bottle of soft drink could be seen for just $1.80.
And proving that Aussies are paying a whopping increase on chips, the receipt listed a 175g bag of Thins original chips costing just $2.50 in 2021.
They are currently on sale for $3, saving $2.
‘Hong Kong Dumplings were $2.50 now $8.50 = a whopping 240 per cent increase,’ the shopper wrote.
The woman also found a difference of 68 per cent for Deli fresh champagne leg ham, up from $2.50 per 100g to $4.20.
And A 500ml bottle of Ozkleen prewash power stain removal is now $7 – but was just $2.75 three years ago – over 200 per cent more.
Another household staple, coffee, had also risen by a staggering 60 per cent.
But the docket does not reveal if any of the items purchased were discounted at the time, nor can the date be seen.
Other Aussie shoppers feeling the pinch of high grocery prices were not shocked by the revelation.
‘I always knew that I was paying double if not even more for the exact same things I use to buy only three or four years ago,’ one wrote.
A shopper rediscovered the receipt she had been given after visiting a Woolworths in South Melbourne in 2021 (stock image)
‘Every family I know says exactly this.’
Another said: ‘I have to cut out so much just to stay in budget. One meal a day, no hot water on, no entertainment, just existing’.
Coles and Woolworths have both had to defend their price rises, blaming supply chains among other issues.
Both supermarkets had more than $1 billion profit in the last financial year.
A Woolworths spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia the economic climate has made items more expensive.
‘Ongoing economy-wide inflation means it costs more for many supermarket suppliers to manufacture their products than it did a few years ago,’ they said.
‘We remain focused on delivering lower prices where we can, with our average prices coming down in the last six months, and thousands of specials every week.
‘The price of fruit and vegetables can vary throughout the year due to weather, seasonality, supply and demand. For example, Haas avocados are currently not in season.’
