Aussie shoppers person been near stunned aft discovering the retail elephantine offers a “UK-style” repast woody successful prime stores crossed the country.
The $10 Lunch Meal Deal launched past twelvemonth and is present disposable astatine astir 160 Coles supermarkets with an “expansive convenience and nutrient to spell range” successful Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.
The lunchtime connection enables customers to take from 1 main, 1 snack and 1 portion and has been compared to the taste British improvement offered by a scope of retailers crossed the country.
A Sydney-based shopper precocious shared details of the “great value” connection connected TikTok, leaving galore were impressed the iconic “meal deal” was yet disposable successful Australia.
“One of my favourite steadfast lunches to get is this 10 dollar meal,” the man, named Jax, shared successful a video posted connected the societal media platform.
He past proceeds to cookware his camera crossed the fridge conception astatine the Wynyard store, showing a enactment of Coles Finest and Coles Kitchen sandwiches, wraps, crockery and crockery bowls, arsenic good arsenic sushi from Sushi Pro, Yumami and Sushi Master, and Yumami bao buns.
“Looks similar it’s rather popular, but it’s good, I similar to get a salad,” helium continued.
He besides opted for a Chobani yoghurt pouch from the enactment of snacks available, which besides includes Coles Kitchen food and biscuits, nuts and chilled dessert, YouFoodz bites and Yog’N Oats, arsenic good arsenic a vessel of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar from the scope of drinks.
“A batch of the worldly was taken arsenic it’s 10 to 1, but you tin ever drawback a tin of tuna oregon immoderate chickenhearted if you request immoderate other protein,” helium said.
“But for 10 bucks, it’s bully value, spell cheque it out.”
At the checkout, you could spot Jax saved $2.65 buying the items successful the combo deal.
Since it was shared connected Thursday, the video has clocked up 42,000 views, and earned a fig of comments from Aussies who admitted they had nary thought Coles offered the lunch-time deal.
“UK repast deals volition ne'er beryllium beaten £3.50 ($7ish) for each this, [but] not a atrocious effort by Coles,” 1 commented.
“Saw this astatine Tesco [supermarket] successful the UK past year, took Coles oregon Woolworths agelong capable to transcript haha… large worth for a tenner tho,” different agreed.
As different said: “I privation each Coles had this.”
“When did Coles crook into Tesco?? Not complaining tho!” mused idiosyncratic else.
“We request much repast woody situations successful this state similar the UK,” declared 1 more.
In response, Coles told news.com.au the “$10 luncheon repast woody is an ongoing connection for customers astatine selected stores,” adding it would beryllium “looking to grow to much stores successful the adjacent future”.
The little-known promotion has been discussed connected societal media earlier this year, with 1 Aussie sharing a photograph of the supermarket’s ‘meal deal’ signage connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter.
“Since erstwhile is Coles doing repast deals?” she asked.
Another shared a akin snap, this clip of an bare fridge nether the aforesaid signage successful a Melbourne store, connected Reddit.
“If you’re successful Melbourne, the Coles successful Melb Central has a repast woody for $10,” the poster wrote.
“You prime 1 main (either a crockery oregon sandwich), 1 snack (example: fruit, rootlike sticks and cheesecake slice) and 1 tiny drink.
“Decent woody if you’re connected the go. Which is besides wherefore the shelves are rather bare astatine times.”
The station was rapidly flooded with shoppers applauding the offer.
“Ohhh, UK benignant repast deal!” 1 said, arsenic different agreed: “I’m sold!”
“I person ne'er seen this earlier and I spell to Coles a lot. Is it a caller thing?” idiosyncratic other asked.
“Finally! This is large news,” declared another.