Grocers are revolting

I’m surprised Xyrakis has time to run the Ainslie IGA with the seemingly endless time he devotes to campaigns such as this.

“harryhaller

Give the woman a go, she is always pleasant, and works hard, maybe it wouldn’t hurt you to smile at her to see how she reacts!”

It is she that’s supposed to possess the pleasant customer service, not the customer.

IGA are a rip off

lol oops the above should read – For sure they still seem..

For sure they are still seem mostly locally owned, the Evatt IGA is wonderful, I couldn’t live without them. They are the same owners as when it was a Shoprite when I moved here.

Same very friendly weekday lady the whole time too. The owner or son is always about and their grog very reasonably priced.

I signed the petition.

I also lol at the title.. nice one!

IGA’s are actually owned by people or small companies. They are by definition (ATO) largely small to medium enterprises. By belonging to a larger group that purchases and supplies goods to them they take advantage of group buying power. Yes, some prices are greater than Coles or Woolies, but they are also conveniently located and provide community hubs.

Im pretty tired of the way the ACT Govt try to pick winners for us. Their record of business failure is long – a car lease business anyone ?

I’d just like to say the ladies at the O’Connor IGA are always luvverly in my experience.

harryhaller

Give the woman a go, she is always pleasant, and works hard, maybe it wouldn’t hurt you to smile at her to see how she reacts!

Interestingly, the majority of Supabarn’s grocery lines are supplied by the IGA Warehouses! (Hence all the Black & Gold products)

This campaign is fair enough. John Stanhope is on the right track to create supermarket competition by blocking the 800-lbs gorillas Woolies and Coles from extending their grip. But why would IGA get blocked as well? IGA are a much smaller operation, and should be allowed to bid for new supermarket sites in the ACT.

eh_steve said :

I wonder if the IGA’s of the North around kaleen etc are so keen to take a swipe, after Woolies was kept out of Giralang partially due to the impact it would have on local business.

That ‘local business’ being the Superbarn in Kaleen which is part and parcel with what t they’re complaining about here – the love affair that the ACT Government seems to have with Superbarn.

I was also quite revolted to see this ad after just having paid an outrageous amount of money for some items I get elsewhere for a 1/3 less, and being treated in return, as always, in the most unfriendly manner possible by an old unhappy “lady” behind the counter in the O’Connor IGA. If it wasn’t located so conveniently I would definitely avoid this IGA, but being where it is, I sometimes (not always) put up with the prices *and* this sour old person. Wish they’d have a bit of competition though so that they get their act together.