A Woolworths customer shared a photo of the “big broccoli wall” at their local store, claiming that fruit and vegetable workers had “finally lost” due to supply issues across the country.
A Reddit user posted the photo showing individual heads of broccoli on a wall designed to keep lettuce fresh.
“It was like they figured out what to do with the wall when they couldn’t find the lettuce, so they pushed the broccoli in,” laughed one person.
A Woolworths customer shared a photo of the “big broccoli wall” at their local store, claiming that fruit and vegetable workers “finally lost it” due to nationwide supply issues.
Others likened the wall to a game of moles.
“It’s one bite, you have to hit the broccoli and then it retracts into its little hole,” someone laughed.
Others suggested that the winners of a broc game could win lettuce if they managed to complete their goals, while some considered the high price.
“If you want $7.90 a pound for broccoli, you have to make it look elegant,” one person said.
A Woolworths employee explained that the display is primarily used for the Oak Leaf variety, but cannot be left blank when stock runs out.
‘Since you feared the shop would appear empty (and there wasn’t a supervisor), you freshmen swapped broccoli for lettuce! We urgently need a salary increase. “Seriously,” they said.
Some have suggested that the display may make it harder for customers to break the hulls to cut costs.
To save money, some supermarkets have started checking people’s vegetable purchases at the checkout to make sure they didn’t break the stalk.
Australian shoppers are inventing more ways to save on grocery bills due to the rising cost of living, and some broccoli stems break as the price skyrockets to $11.90.
A supermarket made headlines after a “how-to” video went viral on TikTok, placing a sign on its products asking customers to abandon the cost-cutting measure.
The sign, shared on Twitter by radio show 3AW Breakfast, reads: ‘ATT (attention) customers. You should not break the stems of broccoli.
“This is theft. All broccoli purchases are checked at the checkout. Thank you management.’
A sign in front of a broccoli counter asks messengers not to shred green vegetables as rising supermarket costs flood the country
It came after a Melbourne customer of Coles showed off the supermarket shelf now filled with broccoli stalks in a TikTok clip that has since gone viral.
Australian shoppers are finding more ways to cut the cost of their grocery bills, and one viewer suggests breaking the stems of broccoli makes them much lighter and can save up to $1.50.
In the clip, the Melbourne woman advised people not to waste broccoli stems, but instead cut them into pieces and add them to meals in the same way as flowers.
“Yes, that’s true… but I always break mine because it’s lighter and costs less,” wrote a commenter on the poster of the clip, “Food prices are so expensive these days… do your best! †
For a second, he said, “I weighed and weighed because the arm is heavy and saved about $1.50, every little bit helps these days.”
“No disrespect, but for that price I would have done the same,” replied the third.
Flooding and bad weather in areas where most of Australia’s fresh produce is grown have recently increased fruit and vegetable prices, with some stores charging up to $12 for an iceberg lettuce.
Farmer advocacy group AUSVEG said the floods, combined with high gasoline and fertilizer prices, mean consumers will continue to pay more for fresh food for much of 2022 as other farming regions struggle to meet demand.
A leading nutritionist shared how you can save money on your grocery bill by replacing her favorite vegetables with other vegetables that are cheaper and contain more nutrients.
At $10 a pound, cauliflower is a much cheaper and healthier alternative to broccoli, while canned tomatoes may be the tastier and more affordable fresh variety, says Dietitian Susie Burrell, who holds two honors in nutrition, dietetics, and psychology.
Cauliflower costs $4-$5 in most major grocery stores and has many of the same nutritional benefits as broccoli.
“Broccoli is a superfood rich in cancer-fighting molecules, vitamin C, and fiber, but cauliflower is half the price,” Susie told FEMAIL.
Source: Daily Mail
