I can't help notice after 20 years of being a loyal customer, feeling now that the old man retired that Beattie's meats now want to make quick retirement money. When forrest road fresh was always more expensive than beatties, now they beat Beattie's meats hands down for budget sensitive people. When beef and pork MINCE are real close to 20 bucks a kg that's bloody scary folks. Just to clarify pork mince cost the same as premium beef mince WHAT?
By the way the young girl didn't batt an eyelid that a 20 year customer said they were going to go elsewhere to buy meat now. Beattie's always used to be competitive over the last 20 years, unfortunately this is no longer true & at no stage was I thinking Beattie's was cheap (just competitive) Yes they have good meat but now it is expensive meat in a lower socio-economic area. Even the cheap type meat, mince pork or beef, chicken fillets etc.
I understand CPI & inflation, but hey I understand greed too, they must be watching Coles & woolworths a little too closely.
YOU HAVE LOST ME GUYS. GOT A BIT TOO GREEDY.
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