Shoppers furious after supermarket caught selling tiny packet of meat for $54
A supermarket in the Aussie outback has been criticised by angry consumers after it was revealed it was selling a small packet of meat for $54.33.
Taking to social media, shoppers posted a photo of the packaged meat to the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander History Facebook group, which included six steaks and a few sausages.
The image was captioned with: “$54 no wonder people on community for low iron”.
It didn’t take long for the photo to gain traction, as angry users commented on the post, calling it “disgusting” and “shameful”.
“Thieving mongrels they’ll never change,” said one user.
While another claimed it was “legalised robbery”.
“Fifty-four bucks? Is it coming from Mars or something?” questioned one user.
But others acted as the voice of reason, claiming that the high price tag is a given if you choose to live in the Aussie outback.
“Sorry, but it’s to do with location nothing can be done about that unless people move to where things will cost less it’s their choice to pay it or move,” one person wrote.
“We lived in a remote aboriginal community years ago and I used to order my meat, and have it shipped up from Perth,” said another.
“If you live remotely unfortunately it goes with the territory, transportation costs is the reason for inflated prices. Order online and bypass the middle man.”
The high cost of meat in the outback has been considered an issue for a long time, as transportation of the produce is the reason for the inflated price tag. To overcome the issue, the government launched the Northern Australia Beef Roads Program in 2016.
“The $100 million program is making targeted upgrades to key roads necessary for transporting cattle to improve the reliability, productivity and resilience of cattle supply chains in northern Australia, thereby reducing freight costs and strengthening links to markets,” reads a government document.
The project will continue to receive funding until the 2019-2020 financial year.
Do you live in a remote part of Australia? Tell us in the comments below.