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NAB - the big Australian bank that uses children in their ads, reading scripts in a grown-up manner about the importance of money: https://youtu.be/bk952JcRyok

NAB - the big Australian bank that uses children in their ads, reading scripts in a grown-up manner about the importance of money: https://youtu.be/bk952JcRyok https://youtu.be/bk952JcRyok They've aired several ads like this using children to convince people that NAB is "more than money". On supermarket profits. I've noticed price-jacking has reached a new level. Seemingly in collaboration with the brands to deceive customers. For example, "50% off dishwasher tablets"... sounds good. But then you see the "normal" price they expect you to believe: $48 for a pack of 32 dishwasher tablets. That's AUD $1.50 per tablet / USD $2.23 per tablet. There's no chance dishwasher tablets cost anywhere near that much to make.

TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago
Coles branded dishwasher powder works fine, $0.39 per 100 grams. The next cheapest is more than three times the price and doesn't do anything the Coles branded product doesn't.
- trog 4y ago
  Coles brand has never worked for me. Try the Aldi tablets. They are very cheap and Choice scores them as the best.
  - TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago
    I ran the numbers, looks like the Coles powered, which works fine for us on mains water no issues, is about 9 cents a wash, using less than 25 grabs powder at $0.39 per 100 grams. The powder goes in the doeser, plus a small amount in the main compartment so the first rinse cycle is doing a pre-wash. No Aldi here in Tas, but I'd have to break the tables to approach price competitive.
Benjamin_Dobell 4y ago
> That's AUD $1.50 per tablet / USD $2.23 per tablet I have no idea how much dishwasher tablets ought to cost, but you've applied the exchange rate in reverse. $1.50 AUD is currently about $1 USD.
- exodust 4y ago
  You're right, my bad. To clarify, I chose dishwasher tablets as a common product among many I've noticed sharply increase in price here in Australia. AUD $48 for a pack of 32 tablets is about USD $32. When I look on Walmart US site, they are selling the same brand and similar product (Finish Powerball Quantum) in a 50 pack for USD $15 which is about AUD $22. I don't expect Australia to be the same equivalent price, but the price difference here is crazy.

TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago

Coles branded dishwasher powder works fine, $0.39 per 100 grams. The next cheapest is more than three times the price and doesn't do anything the Coles branded product doesn't.

trog 4y ago
Coles brand has never worked for me. Try the Aldi tablets. They are very cheap and Choice scores them as the best.
- TheSpiceIsLife 4y ago
  I ran the numbers, looks like the Coles powered, which works fine for us on mains water no issues, is about 9 cents a wash, using less than 25 grabs powder at $0.39 per 100 grams. The powder goes in the doeser, plus a small amount in the main compartment so the first rinse cycle is doing a pre-wash. No Aldi here in Tas, but I'd have to break the tables to approach price competitive.

Benjamin_Dobell 4y ago

> That's AUD $1.50 per tablet / USD $2.23 per tablet I have no idea how much dishwasher tablets ought to cost, but you've applied the exchange rate in reverse. $1.50 AUD is currently about $1 USD.

exodust 4y ago
You're right, my bad. To clarify, I chose dishwasher tablets as a common product among many I've noticed sharply increase in price here in Australia. AUD $48 for a pack of 32 tablets is about USD $32. When I look on Walmart US site, they are selling the same brand and similar product (Finish Powerball Quantum) in a 50 pack for USD $15 which is about AUD $22. I don't expect Australia to be the same equivalent price, but the price difference here is crazy.