Do you find meat too expensive to buy?

Posted by: paradox

19th Oct 2011 02:39pm

I am retired and live in a Brisbane suburb. Since coming here from Darwin I am amazed at the low price of fruit and vegetable but distraught by the high price of meat. A few weeks ago however my wife and I stumbled across a Vietnamese market village and to our surprise found that the butcher there had meat far below what our local butcher and our supermarket were charging. The cuts are a little different but most fat is trimmed and if you request that something needs to be cut a certain way, you get service with a smile. We have since found a number of these butchers in our area and save sometimes as much as 50% on our purchases. Try it out if you can, it's worth it as the quality is excellent.

NEEDA

29th Nov 2011 09:22am

I certainly agree that meat here is becoming very unaffordable,that is why I seldom buy those eye fillet or scotchb fillet. I stick to my budget of $5.00 -$ 7.00 a pack and that's enough for a meal for the three of us. Only on special occasion should I buy those premium cut meats. but yeah you can buy some cheaper ones at asian shops but sometimes inconvenient for me to go far to shop. Anyway, keep an eye on specials every week and you will have an idea where and what mat to buy on your next shopping day.

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