Inside the Coles and Woolworths 'fake' discounts case
February 21, 2026
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Episode 1827 · February 21, 2026
Inside the Coles and Woolworths 'fake' discounts case
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14:28This episodeInside the Coles and Woolworths 'fake' discounts case
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<p>Coles and Woolworths are now in court.</p> <p>The case, brought by the consumer watchdog, came on the back of hundreds of angry posts on X, TikTok and Reddit from shoppers archiving the supermarkets giants’ prices – and accusing them of gaming their “Down Down” and “Prices Dropped” promotions.</p> <p>The ACCC alleges some of those promotions were misleading – with the “discount” price the same as, or higher than, what had been charged just weeks earlier.</p> <p>Today, economist and journalist Peter Martin on the “illusory” discounts – and how a Cadbury Caramello Koala helped fuel the outrage.</p> <p> </p> <p>This episode was first published in October, 2024.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Socials:</strong><strong> </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Economist Peter Martin.</p> <p><strong>Photo: </strong>The New Daily</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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