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Western Rock Lobsters for $20 @ Coles

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Western Rock Lobsters for $20 @ Coles
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[Deactivated] on 12/12/2020 - 09:41 shop.coles.com.au (12741 clicks)
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Similar to the deal at Woolworths!

“Christmas just got a whole lot more decadent for Coles shoppers, with the supermarket giant announcing today they'll be slashing the price of lobsters in half ahead of Christmas.

The cost of the luxury item will plummet to the all-time low price of $20, with the retailer buying up a huge supply of MSC certified Western Rock Lobsters that were destined for the export market.

The bargain-priced crustaceans will go on sale from this weekend, available at Coles Delis nationwide, and there'll be plenty to go around, with the supermarket chain securing 29 times the amount of lobster compared to last year.”

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  • corrocoat on 12/12/2020 - 09:42
    +12

    B 52's song please " Rocccccccck Lobster."

    • life is suffering on 12/12/2020 - 11:04
      +8

      Iraq lobster

      • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2020 - 12:12
        +4

        🎶 Death to America!
        dugga digga doo-ah
        And butter sauce! 🎶

      • cazulu3 on 12/12/2020 - 12:18

        Haha…must by the Family Guy version

    • AustriaBargain on 12/12/2020 - 13:06
      +3

      On my other forums, people usually just post the link to the obvious reference music videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szhJzX0UgDM

      • pharkurnell on 12/12/2020 - 13:49

        Gee i have some hideous memories of worming it to this song everytime it came on when we were rather drunk…

        • ChadHominem on 12/12/2020 - 14:24
          +7

          Worming
          (v)- The popular Japanese fad of sexually stimulating a partner by applying the tongue to the other's eyeball

          ?

          • AussieMark on 12/12/2020 - 14:27
            +5

            @ChadHominem: worming is also dance move

            but there is also the ultimate worming move which is doing the dance while doing what you mentioned above.

            That's really next level and quite difficult when dancing at fast pace.

      • This Guy on 12/12/2020 - 20:38

        You own Ozbargin? Praise to Austria Bargain, our financial savoir.

    • TheCutter on 12/12/2020 - 15:56
      -1

      Don’t use the money you save to buy more Chinese plastic junk either folks!!

  • shaybisc on 12/12/2020 - 09:45

    Are these the ones that usually only the Chinese can afford?

    • Shiq1 on 12/12/2020 - 10:13

      Nope, not live ones which command the big bucks

      • tradewind on 12/12/2020 - 10:37
        +5

        They are the same. You can get them live from the boat or seafood retailers in WA for $20. Obviously Coles isn't geared up to sell live lobster.

        • Kegsta on 12/12/2020 - 11:17
          +2

          Southern rock lobsters (bigger red ones caught in SA/TAS/NZ) are going for $160 / Kilo to China from NZ at the moment due to lack of supply, I can't imagine what it costs once it hits the plate in a Chinese restaurant.

          • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2020 - 15:34
            +1

            @Kegsta: Yeah but the ones at markets which are usually $300 a kg here are massive and about 3-4kg in weight.

            These ones will be tiny at Coles

        • cvas on 12/12/2020 - 11:17
          +3

          The current price is around $45/kg for a 600-700g lobster when purchasing from the back of boat

        • popsiee on 12/12/2020 - 11:25
          -5

          Ok so I’ll spend 2k on airfares to buy em .

          • farknos on 13/12/2020 - 12:29

            @popsiee: thats cool if think its value for money, iam guessing your not in the finance sector for employment

            • popsiee on 13/12/2020 - 12:32

              @farknos: I know when its hard to tell when people are being sceptical for some .
              That is why I have the wool over most people in my dealings with my reads :)

  • Yaren24 on 12/12/2020 - 09:46

    When are they available?

    • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2020 - 09:48
      +2

      Starting today I believe. Apparently Coles Bayswater had them this morning.

  • shiny1 on 12/12/2020 - 09:50
    +24

    Bubba : Anyway, like I was sayin', lobster is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, lobster-kabobs, lobster creole, lobster gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple lobster, lemon lobster, coconut lobster, pepper lobster, lobster soup, lobster stew, lobster salad, lobster and potatoes, lobster burger, lobster sandwich. That- that's about it.

    • life is suffering on 12/12/2020 - 11:05

      How about curry ?

    • VerticallyIntegrated on 12/12/2020 - 12:03

      Mobster sauce?

    • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2020 - 13:16
      +4

      I know a guy from Tonga who calls them cockroaches of the sea and wonders why anyone would want to eat them.

      • Genepi on 12/12/2020 - 20:58
        +3

        If cockroaches were the same size and had giant meaty tails we'd probably eat them too

  • pizzaofpeace on 12/12/2020 - 09:51
    +15

    Most overrated seafood ever, right next to shark fin soup.

    • Yamai on 12/12/2020 - 10:14
      +3

      Where does abalone sit on your rating scale?

      • pizzaofpeace on 12/12/2020 - 11:06
        +3

        Pretty (profanity) high

        • garage sale on 12/12/2020 - 11:27

          sea urchin roe ?

        • bbear on 12/12/2020 - 17:56
          +2

          What about bird's nest (AKA swallow's spit/saliva)?

      • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2020 - 13:21
        +2

        Are they like eating oysters? I had oysters dipped in batter and fried once. Couldn't chew them because they we're full of sand! Where's the attraction in eating something you have swallow whole instead of chewing because it's full of sand? Yuck.

        • ippy on 12/12/2020 - 14:39
          +7

          LOL they werent cleaned properly!! Don't blame the oyster, blame whoever prepped them.

          Raw oysters >>>>>>cooked

          Abalone is nice but have only ever had them cooked in Cantonese style. A little chewy and squishy, like french snails.

          • [Deactivated] on 13/12/2020 - 07:37

            @ippy: So abalone is just meat?

            The oysters were from a glass jar from the supermarket. I had about 4. They were all the same.

            • Bozman on 13/12/2020 - 07:55

              @[Deactivated]: Don’t judge all oysters based on some you got from a jar in the supermarket! Go grab 6 fresh ones and try them, they are an acquired taste but I love them.

            • ippy on 14/12/2020 - 01:11

              @[Deactivated]: Yes, quite fleshy, "meaty" but not actually… Meat meat. As in the domesticated herbivores we eat.

              Lol jarred oysters omg enough said. Thats like saying beef sucks but all you've tried is corned beef from a can when really you should be trying a nice scotch fillet cooked medium rare.

              Try raw oysters. WITH lemon squeezed on top prior to consumption.

    • Stopback on 12/12/2020 - 11:23
      +2

      Shark fin soup is tasty you prob just ate raw shark fin.

      It's really the soup being flavoured nice.

      • dukeGR4 on 12/12/2020 - 15:19
        +1

        not sure why you're downvoted for stating an opinion.

        ethics aside, shark fin soup does taste nice. I like gengs in general

        • tedzozb on 12/12/2020 - 20:12

          Agree. I tasted once. Was very good. But it's not environmental, so I prefer mushroom soup.

    • incipient on 12/12/2020 - 11:25
      +4

      I personally find it to be basically a giant prawn. No way I'd pay $100kg like china does, but $30 or so is reasonable.

      • tedzozb on 12/12/2020 - 20:25

        Actually, the smaller the better taste. That's why people trades. Romanians values silk more than Chinese does, Chinese values bigger prawns more than us, ozs values …

    • Commenter on 12/12/2020 - 11:56
      +12

      Agree. Prawns are more tastier than lobster

    • realist123 on 12/12/2020 - 12:16
      +1

      The Monterey Bay Aquarium is built in a converted lobster cannery. Up until the 30’s lobster was only good for pet food and really poor people.

    • BradH13 on 12/12/2020 - 13:36
      +4

      100% agree. I come from a coastal fishing town, and growing up, we'd have family friends give them to us fresh (and still do to my family) if they caught enough. So I've eaten them pretty regularly throughout my life, and whilst I think they taste okay; they are not worth the money they fetch (and I've only ever eaten them for free and that's still my opinion). I'd rather eat many other meats before lobster/crayfish.

    • ippy on 12/12/2020 - 14:40
      +5

      Agreed, crab beats lobster for me.

      • horseshoe on 12/12/2020 - 18:25
        +4

        For me crab tastes better than lobster, and prawns taste better than crab.

        • kuruptz on 12/12/2020 - 19:58
          +16

          We have the same taste buds.

          Does that make us taste buds?

    • Bunsen on 12/12/2020 - 21:26

      Yeah, you really shouldn't eat these..

      Leave them for me..

      Terrible putrid seafood..

      Leave the prawns alone too, they have a shit vein right up the back of them, sooooo disgusting.. Not to mention sucking the heads when peeling them..

  • Fix on 12/12/2020 - 09:57
    +5

    How about live and fresh (just caught) straight off the back of a fishing boat (if you can get there). They are cheaper (cost basis per kg) and bigger!

    This is available since the government changed regs about a month ago to allow fisherman to sell direct to the public.

    https://m.facebook.com/WesternRockLobsterWA/

    http://www.westernrocklobster.com.au/

    • HappilyEverAfter on 12/12/2020 - 10:03

      Just wish I live in WA. At least at the moment.

      • Fix on 12/12/2020 - 10:05
        +6

        At least there is a supply chain now for Australia. Hopefully they can start doing live sales in other states too.

    • Mamajo on 12/12/2020 - 10:04
      +1

      Wow!! Wish I lived nearby.

    • wetwork on 12/12/2020 - 10:08

      Yep up to 100 available and have to go to Freo. Prob have to pre-order.
      Unless it's changed.

    • spackbace on 12/12/2020 - 11:29
      +4

      There will be a massive event on Saturday morning with boats allowed to dock and sell near Cicerellos Fremantle like the old days to sell their morning's catch.

      That's pretty cool

    • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2020 - 13:24
      +8

      So some politician obviously wanted to buy fresh lobster.

    • revo on 12/12/2020 - 13:52

      Anyone got recommendations for sourcing these in Sydney? Assuming Fish Market? Though I've actually heard Fish Market isn't even the best, because the best stock goes overseas and to restaurants before they even reach the Fish Market. Any idea where I can find that middle man?

  • FBI on 12/12/2020 - 10:37
    +6

    How about slashing the price for Aussie consumers for gas too ?

    • petry on 12/12/2020 - 10:40

      lol or schweppes lemonade 25% markup for months

    • BartholemewH on 12/12/2020 - 10:54
      +2

      For party balloons?

    • g1 on 12/12/2020 - 11:05

      Is the export market shrinking for gas? The prices are coming down for lobster because there is more supply domestically. There is more supply domestically because the export market has shrunk due to foreign issues yet the producers want to minimise the reduction of product output. Wait until gas is hit with foreign issues and then maybe price of gas will come down.

  • FA on 12/12/2020 - 10:54
    +21

    不用客气

    • MrBillions on 12/12/2020 - 11:57
      +6

      google says this means "you are welcome"

  • abuseyourdna on 12/12/2020 - 11:15
    +1

    Aussie should thank China tbh

    • mecind on 12/12/2020 - 15:03
      +3

      Thanks comrades

    • ruddiger7 on 13/12/2020 - 14:58

      Was thanking them the other week when I got Wagyu 5 sirloin for $18kg

  • ripoffmerchant on 12/12/2020 - 11:24
    +4

    Good for people that actually enjoy eating that vermin. Personally would pay $2 for one.

    • drfuzzy on 12/12/2020 - 12:54
      +6

      You should, because you can easily resell it for $20.

    • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2020 - 13:27

      LOL. Read my other comment here. (Do a search for "Tonga".)

  • T-man on 12/12/2020 - 11:25
    -4

    Show them chinese that we don’t need them, I am going to a lot today.

    • bargainist on 12/12/2020 - 11:28
      +4

      They buy it at full price, possibly more at a premium.

    • gottacatchemall on 12/12/2020 - 11:58
      +5

      We are almost a vassal state mate. No chance we don't need them.

    • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2020 - 13:28

      Pretty sure it's still illegal to eat excess quantities of Chinamen.

  • popsiee on 12/12/2020 - 11:26

    I only wan’t live it would be cool they could offer them for like 4 times more than frozen .
    But this is huge not the normal imported crap is on offer .

  • DarkOz on 12/12/2020 - 11:42
    +7

    There is always a big demand for lobsters within Australia. The problem was why would the fishermen sell it locally for $60/kg when they could easily get 2x or 3x selling it to China? Didn't they rather dump the lobsters back into the sea originally? It's disgusting to do that instead of selling it locally at a similar price to imports. I guess they have no other options right now.

    • Baghern on 12/12/2020 - 12:17

      No the issue is to get from wharf to Australian customers means it 2x-3x the price.

      Its why when you buy off the wharf/near the source its this price all the time

    • Sweetnsour on 12/12/2020 - 12:27

      Probably due to licensing costs (to prevent overfishing), crew costs, fuel and boating costs. If you worked all day in your business to just be able to cover the cost of your rent. What incentive do you have to even wake up and do the same tomorrow

      • sangohan on 12/12/2020 - 13:05
        +2

        If you worked all day in your business to just be able to cover the cost of your rent. What incentive do you have to even wake up and do the same tomorrow

        this is what a lot of people's lives are like. Wake up, work, get paid, spend it on rent and food/necessities. Nothing left at the end of the month. Rinse and repeat.

        • Sweetnsour on 12/12/2020 - 16:47

          You’re right. Just explaining why you don’t see lobsters for much less than this

  • Tovers93 on 12/12/2020 - 11:47
    +3

    $17ea in Coles North Sydney this morning but they were pretty small

    • SydneySwan on 12/12/2020 - 12:57

      How much did they weigh?

      • MadMaxBargainRoad on 12/12/2020 - 13:53

        Yeah, I wonder how much they weight as well. In Melbourne you can always buy frozen ones at Springvale for about $50/kg iirc.

    • JaxSantiago on 12/12/2020 - 14:28
      +1

      That's not local lobster but from Canada. That's what I noticed in my local Coles anyway

    • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2020 - 14:45
      +1

      Canadian lobster:
      https://shop.coles.com.au/a/richmond-south/product/coles-sea…

      • Tovers93 on 15/12/2020 - 19:16

        Oops, yes that's right, my bad! Buy Aussie instead !

  • MrBillions on 12/12/2020 - 11:50
    +2

    same as my local woolies…not avail here

  • Yaren24 on 12/12/2020 - 12:09

    would be nice if we see lobsters more often in coles/woolies

    • Baghern on 12/12/2020 - 12:15
      +3

      They're always there….

      oh you mean affordable… yeah they're there too… lobster tails from Argentina…

      • Kamsi on 12/12/2020 - 14:55

        Why do we need other countries lobster when we have the freshness and sweet lobster in down under. It is the time we need to support our farmers.

        • mecind on 12/12/2020 - 15:07
          +6

          Are you willingly to pay 2x, 3x the price? Only our comrades can afford that mate

          • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2020 - 19:09
            +2

            @mecind: We can afford it m8, we would just prefer to spend our money on something else. Most Chinese are still desperately poor compared to Aussies.

        • RtN on 13/12/2020 - 00:44
          +3

          Support our farmers? Where is our support when they sell these cheaply overseas then rip us off locally? I paid like around $500 for a plate of lobster and xo noodles a while back… can't do that too often…

          • bruceclipse on 24/12/2020 - 10:14

            @RtN: lol why are ppl so lobster obsessed? not even fresh enough to be consumed sashimi style and we're paying top dollars for it. crazy.

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