The Unofficial Kiwi Poorfag Resource Thread - share recipes and resources for your area (both government and personal) here

[toilet_rainbow]

I don't know how many grocery chains do this, but I know Kroger does. Kroger often has a section in the produce area where you can find these red mesh bags prefilled with produce for 99 cents. Usually it's apples, but I've also seen bell peppers, avocados, zucchini, oranges... The bags are often much more filled than you'd think. In the same area they also sell ripe bananas for ten cents cheaper per pound than regular bananas. The thing is, the "ripe" bananas are sometimes still mostly yellow (the way I prefer them), so it can be worth a check even if you don't like or need super ripe bananas.

Kroger also sometimes has a little cardboard stand of free to eat in store fresh fruit (usually either bananas or oranges). They're obstinately for parents to give to their children to shut them up while they shop, but I've never seen anyone give a childless adult shit for grabbing a banana from the free fruit stand.

Honestly Kroger is one the better places in general to find manager specials if you've got one. Many places just have manager specials in one section of the store while Kroger seems to have them in every single department. And they're often stocked daily with a ton of stuff. If it's fresh it usually is near its expiration date (so eat that day or freeze). But if it's frozen it is usually either discontinued or they just had so much of it and need to get it out for inventory purposes. I've gotten $2 stuffed crust DiGiorno pizzas this way, for example. I am also forever envious of that person that grabbed the last packet of organic ground beef for $1 (not a typo) right before I could.

Definitely worth just finding manager specials in any grocery store in general.

 

[glass_houses]

The discounted section in my local Woolworths, one of my country's biggest grocery chains, is pretty pathetic most of the time. It's a set of shelves at the end of a particular aisle and 99% of the time it's extremely random crap. Bathbombs, expired makeup, opened toys, foreign lollies and soft drink that doesn't sell etc. I always look regardless, every full moon I trip over something awesome. Last time I discovered a heap of tins of taro boba that I love, $1 each, a fantastic discount since they're usually $5 each. I took the lot. It was a good day.

Unfortunately that was the last of them I ever saw, as it appears to be a discontinued line. Or maybe it's a fortunate thing, looking at it from another perspective. Even heavily discounted they were still expensive, I can get a 1.25L bottle of drink for a dollar.

But they were so delicious! I really miss them.

Woolies in general isn't great for clearance or discounted items, and neither is the other major Australian chain, Coles, but you can get a few savings in here and there. After moving close to a Woolies it became my default shop, and after a while I began to notice that things like toiletries and cleaning products were regularly discounted to a schedule, over the course of a month, and I'm now able to anticipate when certain items will be on sale. This particularly helpful with soaps, shampoos and conditioners, as I have sensitive skin and various sensory issues, which mean that my range of tolerated products is limited and expensive. Discounts on food, particularly fresh food, are extremely unpredictable right now as the last few years have been absolutely rotten for Australian farmers, and there are a lot of shortages. Looking at the fruit and veg section, and the meat section, there's not nearly as much product as there usually is. No one's going to starve, but increasingly people are being forced to pay more money for less choice and bulk. Fruit and veg shops may or may not save you more; it's never consistent. Butchers in my part of town are usually more expensive than Coles or Woolies, but I'm told this can vary. IGA is surprisingly decent in the larger stores for nonperishables, but generally a small IGA will rob you blind.

Basically, you want to make any sort of saving in Australia right now, be prepared to go to multiple stores throughout the week.

If you're in Brisvegas and are Southside, it's worth battling the crazed traffic and various emergency services vehicles to get to the Cocos supermarket on Ipswich Road, near to the PA. The fruit and veg is generally cheaper than elsewhere, but the quality can be highly erratic. You're not saving any money if food goes off before you can eat it, so do keep that in mind before making the trip.

 

[Cpt. Stud Beefpile]

Is there a way to get food bank groceries delivered?

If that sounds like the definition of retardism and entitlement, hear me out: between the two shitty-paying jobs I work there are basically no food banks that are open in the hours of the day I don't work.

So I can't even get any of the free food being offered because no job is going to let me have 2 hours time off to stand in line, shop and get back. Since our state's definition of "making too much" for food stamps is still set at grocery prices from 40 years ago, that's not an option either unless I had no income.

 

[GenociderSyo]

Is there a way to get food bank groceries delivered?

If that sounds like the definition of retardism and entitlement, hear me out: between the two shitty-paying jobs I work there are basically no food banks that are open in the hours of the day I don't work.

So I can't even get any of the free food being offered because no job is going to let me have 2 hours time off to stand in line, shop and get back. Since our state's definition of "making too much" for food stamps is still set at grocery prices from 40 years ago, that's not an option either unless I had no income.

Never heard of it being delivered, but some food banks will do ready made bags that you can pick up at a given time. They dont tend to include perishables though.

 

[Owls Owls Owls]

Is there a way to get food bank groceries delivered?

If that sounds like the definition of retardism and entitlement, hear me out: between the two shitty-paying jobs I work there are basically no food banks that are open in the hours of the day I don't work.

So I can't even get any of the free food being offered because no job is going to let me have 2 hours time off to stand in line, shop and get back. Since our state's definition of "making too much" for food stamps is still set at grocery prices from 40 years ago, that's not an option either unless I had no income.

This e-beggar mentioned a food bank delivered her food, so it is not impossible.

GelflingGirl is at it again...
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And probably for nothing.
But here's her food bank rant. Apparently it's hard to get a food bank to deliver vegan food to your home. Go figure.
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It stuck in my head because just the idea of food banks is mind-blowing to me, nevermind some having delivery services. And that some lazy e-grifting cunt still complains about it.

I hope you find one that helps.

 

[Cpt. Stud Beefpile]

This e-beggar mentioned a food bank delivered her food, so it is not impossible.


It stuck in my head because just the idea of food banks is mind-blowing to me, nevermind some having delivery services. And that some lazy e-grifting cunt still complains about it.

I hope you find one that helps.

Thank you.

It does sound insane but there's a surprising number of people who simply cannot go out to the banks - old people, physically disabled, too poor to own a car, etc. I know for a fact the city bus drivers are colossal assholes about how many bags you can take with you.

 

[Mother Gooseberry]

Something small I’d like to add, if you live in a rural area or close to a rural area check with people in the community that own their own chickens for cheap(er) eggs. In a locals group for my county there are some offering 2-3$ for a dozen eggs. Better than the 6-8 dollars I’ve heard of people paying for the same amount of eggs.

 

[𝕺𝖑' 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕱𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖔]

Just made this for lunch and thought of this thread.

Mi Goreng noodles, small handful of frozen stir fry veg with a fried egg on top. Shit is so easy to make and so tasty!

Shin ramyun with a kraft single and loads of freshly cracked black pepper is my go to

Deli roast beef is also good it's like white trash pho

Or pretty much any leftover meat you have. Shredded chicken etc.

 

[Biggimus Bettimus]

Thank you.

It does sound insane but there's a surprising number of people who simply cannot go out to the banks - old people, physically disabled, too poor to own a car, etc. I know for a fact the city bus drivers are colossal assholes about how many bags you can take with you.

If you're in this situation, ask the bank directly and explain, some people do volunteer to do that!

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

I don't know how relevant this is to this thread but I used to have a side hustle where I would go to the swap shop at my local transfer station (dump) and find textbooks and then list them on half.com (which is now just part of eBay).

I made a decent amount of money doing this. Would never make you rich but bought most of my video games.

I also used to buy Halloween/Christmas stuff at the store when it was on super discount and then listed them on eBay. Sometimes would take until next season for this stuff to sell, but again I made pretty good spending money doing this.

Of course you'd need the storage space for this, but it's not a bad way to make a little extra money. I just don't have time for this shit anymore.

 

[countrybumpkin]

I don't know how relevant this is to this thread but I used to have a side hustle where I would go to the swap shop at my local transfer station (dump) and find textbooks and then list them on half.com (which is now just part of eBay).

I made a decent amount of money doing this. Would never make you rich but bought most of my video games.

I used to do this too. I also used to buy DVDs at Big Lots and resell them.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

I used to do this too. I also used to buy DVDs at Big Lots and resell them.

There's all sorts. Of money out there to be made if you've got the time and imagination.

Oh, and you get a much cheaper rate when sending out books/movies via USPS Media Mail.

 

[NoReturn]

I don't know how relevant this is to this thread but I used to have a side hustle where I would go to the swap shop at my local transfer station (dump) and find textbooks and then list them on half.com (which is now just part of eBay).

I made a decent amount of money doing this. Would never make you rich but bought most of my video games.

I also used to buy Halloween/Christmas stuff at the store when it was on super discount and then listed them on eBay. Sometimes would take until next season for this stuff to sell, but again I made pretty good spending money doing this.

Of course you'd need the storage space for this, but it's not a bad way to make a little extra money. I just don't have time for this shit anymore.

I used to do this too. I also used to buy DVDs at Big Lots and resell them.

Who actually buys this stuff? I've always been curious about it. What's the demographics?

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

Who actually buys this stuff? I've always been curious about it. What's the demographics?

I mean, I have to assume that the people who bought the textbooks were other students looking for a deal on an overpriced book, and as for the Christmas/Halloween supplies, just other people.

I'd get something at like a 90% discount and then be able to charge less than most other people on eBay would be able to, and as for the books those were straight up free so I only had to buy the shipping supplies.

 

[NoReturn]

I mean, I have to assume that the people who bought the textbooks were other students looking for a deal on an overpriced book, and as for the Christmas/Halloween supplies, just other people.

I'd get something at like a 90% discount and then be able to charge less than most other people on eBay would be able to, and as for the books those were straight up free so I only had to buy the shipping supplies.

What about the DVDs?

 

[countrybumpkin]

This was 10 years ago. There was a market then, plus Big Lots sold them really cheap and Half.com was easy to use, so it was a simple way to make a little extra money.

 

[glass_houses]

What about the DVDs?

I still buy DVDs, usually for a couple dollars at the op shop. There is still a market for a lot of titles. What does get picked up by streaming services is frequently butchered at will. What doesn't get picked up is often out of print for a very long time and is too politically incorrect and impossible to butcher to a publicly acceptable standard. Even if you flat out buy a movie from a site like YouTube, there's a not unreasonable chance that it's already been butchered. Sometimes you can obscure DVDs from the net quite cheaply, but some will really cost you, especially if all the illegal downloads of them are long dead. Last year I ended up paying $70 fucking dollars for a single DVD, after searching for an alternative supplier for twelve months. (It was worth it in this case though.) At one point I was seriously considering dumping all my copies of Family Guy and American Dad. No chance that that mainstream shit was going to disappear anytime soon, right? Then I thought, I'd better check what's streaming before I make a decision. And what a surprise, every episode was hacked and slashed to pieces. I ended up keeping them, I watch them when I'm really sick and can't do anything except vegetate.

DVD extras are another appeal of the old format, interviews with cast and crew, making of documentaries etc. A lot of people get really into that shit. Some of it makes it onto YouTube, but mostly, it does not.

There is still a big market for DVDs. They will disappear eventually and no one will ever get rich selling them, but it's going to take many years to kill them off for good, especially in countries where there are limited streaming platforms.

 

[countrybumpkin]

I now make extra money freelance writing. I've sold articles to Mental Floss and Listverse.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Triple post. Sorry.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Triple post. Sorry.