IGA Toodyay is expensive, it is more of a convenience store.
Because of that fact, when a shop like this holds the monopoly in a small town they charge what they like, if you can drive THE APPROXIMATE 50kms RETURN to the Northam and shop just at Aldi's and Spudshed drive back with all what you possibly could have purchased at IGA Toodyay, you would definitely come home with a huge savings in your pocket but covered the cost of your fuel as well, but Northam also has woollies and Coles, bunnings, hairdressers doctors, dentists fast food and restaurants, etc, It is beneficial to the service industry in your local town to provide affordable products and services for the the well being of those other businesses around you because you need each other to survive. Force people to chase the bargains and we all suffer in some way.
By one store being so expensive it means that all other businesses in Toodyay suffer as usually people while shopping elsewhere shop in other stores, causing our local shops to...
   Read moreIGA is our local supermarket which we shop at regularly. The staff are very friendly and helpful. IGA will try to get things in which they may not have. The fruit and veg are not always the greatest and sometimes prices can be a little steep for the quality of the product. I am a New Zealander having lived here 14 years, my standards are high. Fruit and veg are way different here and it doesn’t matter where I shop fruit and veg are never quite as fresh contrary to what we are led to believe. But it’s wonderful to have a local IGA, they stock quite a variety of things to cater to most tastes. We prefer to support local businesses...
   Read moreVery expensive. Went for shampoo and conditioner, as well as baby wipes... Very overpriced, new to town and will need to drive to Northam for shopping, and IGA for urgent things. Doesn't have much range of baby formula, have to drive to Northam for that too. On the positive side the new renovations are looking good, the new food bit near the checkouts is a good idea and have had a few things from it that tasted good. Friendly...
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