Was shopping today and thought I'd get some prawns - from WW supermarket. Had the idea of avoiding crowds on Xmas Eve and also making sure I got the type I wanted. They had boxes of still frozen ones out the back, so there's no issue about refreezing defrosted ones. The sales person told me their Xmas price will be $5 a kilo more than I paid.
So, if you have freezer space, might be worth while getting in early.
_wombat_ said
05:48 PM Dec 9, 2011
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, Christmas week they will be $30
JRH said
05:59 PM Dec 9, 2011
_wombat_ wrote:
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, Christmas week they will be $30
And there we all thought you were a Wombat.
_wombat_ said
06:09 PM Dec 9, 2011
JRH wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, Christmas week they will be $30
And there we all thought you were a Wombat.
I am a wombat on GN but I am also a pig when it comes to prawns, Mrs W has just gone out so I think I will thaw some out and just say we have mice again dear, if she see's any are missing.
JRH said
06:10 PM Dec 9, 2011
_wombat_ wrote:
JRH wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, Christmas week they will be $30
And there we all thought you were a Wombat.
I am a wombat on GN but I am also a pig when it comes to prawns, Mrs W has just gone out so I think I will thaw some out and just say we have mice again dear, if she see's any are missing.
Need a hand shelling them? Just shout.
_wombat_ said
06:16 PM Dec 9, 2011
are you sure you don't want me to deliver them to Rockingham
JRH said
06:17 PM Dec 9, 2011
_wombat_ wrote:
are you sure you don't want me to deliver them to Rockingham
Plenty of cold beer in the fridge pal, when you arriving?
_wombat_ said
06:19 PM Dec 9, 2011
JRH wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
are you sure you don't want me to deliver them to Rockingham
Plenty of cold beer in the fridge pal, when you arriving?
wombat's don't drink beer
JRH said
06:21 PM Dec 9, 2011
_wombat_ wrote:
JRH wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
are you sure you don't want me to deliver them to Rockingham
Plenty of cold beer in the fridge pal, when you arriving?
wombat's don't drink beer
Well you can watch me pig out and booze, you might learn somrthing hey!!LOL
jimbo said
06:27 PM Dec 9, 2011
My Xmas starts on Boxing day Half Price
JRH said
06:29 PM Dec 9, 2011
jimbo wrote:
My Xmas starts on Boxing day Half Price
We will be in New Zealand for Christmas so we will have to see what prices are like over there.
Going over to check on Australia's small holding, you know where we keep all our sheep.
jimricho said
06:34 PM Dec 9, 2011
If buying now, buy the frozen ones rather than fresh and then freeze them, and definitely not the "thawed for your convenience" ones. The frozen ones are snap frozen very soon after being caught and cooked.
bill12 said
06:51 PM Dec 9, 2011
Its nice being a fisherman at times. I just bought a carton(10kgs) of endeavour prawns,15 to 20 to the kg, for $75 from a trawler owner friend of mine. I think that works out to $7.50 a kg, and , in my opinion, debs are the one to eat.Also , fresh banana prawns are great. We get them here afterthe wet, usuall March or April.They will go well with the coral trout and mackerel.Its a hard life , but someone has to do it. Bill
JRH said
06:55 PM Dec 9, 2011
bill12 wrote:
Its nice being a fisherman at times. I just bought a carton(10kgs) of endeavour prawns,15 to 20 to the kg, for $75 from a trawler owner friend of mine. I think that works out to $7.50 a kg, and , in my opinion, debs are the one to eat.Also , fresh banana prawns are great. We get them here afterthe wet, usuall March or April.They will go well with the coral trout and mackerel.Its a hard life , but someone has to do it. Bill
Geez you can off some people at times.LOLOLOL
pauline said
07:04 PM Dec 9, 2011
I refuse to buy prawns from coles or woolies don't even think they look appealing, we get ours straight off the boat, have to be early though..........
JRH said
07:15 PM Dec 9, 2011
pauline wrote:
I refuse to buy prawns from coles or woolies don't even think they look appealing, we get ours straight off the boat, have to be early though..........
Its nice being a fisherman at times. I just bought a carton(10kgs) of endeavour prawns,15 to 20 to the kg, for $75 from a trawler owner friend of mine. I think that works out to $7.50 a kg, and , in my opinion, debs are the one to eat.Also , fresh banana prawns are great. We get them here afterthe wet, usuall March or April.They will go well with the coral trout and mackerel.Its a hard life , but someone has to do it. Bill ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
_I like you Bill, [but you can go off people you know ]
LoL DAZREN_________________
Dougwe said
07:26 PM Dec 9, 2011
Don't come the raw prawn with us WW. Or C for that matter. OR ANYONE.
Dougwe said
07:28 PM Dec 9, 2011
_wombat_ wrote:
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, Christmas week they will be $30
Love your new Avatar wombat, where do you get then all from?
_wombat_ said
07:33 PM Dec 9, 2011
Dougwe wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, Christmas week they will be $30
Love your new Avatar wombat, where do you get then all from?
just google free clipart
Dougwe said
07:33 PM Dec 9, 2011
bill12 wrote:
Its nice being a fisherman at times. I just bought a carton(10kgs) of endeavour prawns,15 to 20 to the kg, for $75 from a trawler owner friend of mine. I think that works out to $7.50 a kg, and , in my opinion, debs are the one to eat.Also , fresh banana prawns are great. We get them here afterthe wet, usuall March or April.They will go well with the coral trout and mackerel.Its a hard life , but someone has to do it. Bill
I just picked up a dozen Tassie oysters does that count.
Ooops forgot a word
-- Edited by Dougwe on Friday 9th of December 2011 07:36:10 PM
Dougwe said
07:34 PM Dec 9, 2011
Thanks wombat
_wombat_ said
07:38 PM Dec 9, 2011
Dougwe wrote:
bill12 wrote:
Its nice being a fisherman at times. I just bought a carton(10kgs) of endeavour prawns,15 to 20 to the kg, for $75 from a trawler owner friend of mine. I think that works out to $7.50 a kg, and , in my opinion, debs are the one to eat.Also , fresh banana prawns are great. We get them here afterthe wet, usuall March or April.They will go well with the coral trout and mackerel.Its a hard life , but someone has to do it. Bill
I just picked up a dozen Tassie oysters does that count.
Ooops forgot a word
-- Edited by Dougwe on Friday 9th of December 2011 07:36:10 PM
No it don't not count, only because you have now gone off topic
Dougwe said
07:46 PM Dec 9, 2011
Yum Yum Yummy Prawns they are the bestest. Back on subject now.
_wombat_ said
07:54 PM Dec 9, 2011
Dougwe wrote:
Yum Yum Yummy Prawns they are the bestest. Back on subject now.
Could allow oysters cos they are seafood
_wombat_ said
07:59 PM Dec 9, 2011
here's something for you to play around with, FaceOff and its free
When we worked on trawlers in the 70's we were going to ask a computer, "How many bananas do they catch in a prawn season?" SA has the best King prawns. Tigers are the next best, then debs, and bananas are on the end of the food chain. Very bland. Price is always the problem unless you know someone and they fall off the boat. They have to keep such strict records and have to account for every prawn, catch and $'s. The days of cashies are quite rare these days. Last January I went to Pt. Lincoln for the Tunarama Festival, and my daughter and her fella bought me a crayfish all for myself. I requested the bread and butter and the vinegar and I was in Lincoln heaven. I have to admit, I couldn't eat it all, even though it was just a little (legal size) one. Very sweet though. These things are all seasonal now, and if you can get them fresh off the boat before freezing, or cooked and snap frozen you'll have a good prawn with no ill effects. I'm quite good at shelling if you need some help. Prepared to travel.
-- Edited by Cruising Granny on Friday 9th of December 2011 11:31:53 PM
bill12 said
06:20 AM Dec 10, 2011
I find tigers and king prawns tough, and usually the are the ones we exported to the japs as you get the best prices for them. I owned and worked a trawler I built myself for a number of years, and can say with some experience that the ones I like are debs and banana prawns. The reason you people are paying thru the nose for prawns is that Woolworths bought the whole 2011 catch from the gulf of Carpentaria for $7.50 a kg, and then sold them to you for $20 plus. My mate has his own retail outlet , and catching your own product cuts out the Woolies of this world, and you get a much better product.The big retailers are screwing not just fishermen, but farmers and dairy to name a few.I will enjoy my cheap prawns while I can. Bill
glassies said
08:25 AM Dec 10, 2011
got tiger ones this year through the local setters fruit shop she orders them from up north, 5 kl 120 bucks a box, someone told us not to buy the prawns localy from brisbane area etc due to the floods that happened in january ,said if you saw what was floating down that river into the mouth of moreton etc ,you wouldnt eat prawns local for a while.
so we were telling the lady at setters in glassy fruit shop she said leave it with me ill get them for you and she buys them from up north they are pretty yummy too.
Was shopping today and thought I'd get some prawns - from WW supermarket. Had the idea of avoiding crowds on Xmas Eve and also making sure I got the type I wanted. They had boxes of still frozen ones out the back, so there's no issue about refreezing defrosted ones. The sales person told me their Xmas price will be $5 a kilo more than I paid.
So, if you have freezer space, might be worth while getting in early.
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig,
Christmas week they will be $30
And there we all thought you were a Wombat.
I am a wombat on GN but I am also a pig
when it comes to prawns, Mrs W has just gone out so I think I will thaw some out and just say we have mice again dear, if she see's any are missing.
Need a hand shelling them? Just shout.
are you sure you don't want me to deliver them to Rockingham
Plenty of cold beer in the fridge pal, when you arriving?
wombat's don't drink beer
Well you can watch me pig out and booze, you might learn somrthing hey!!LOL
We will be in New Zealand for Christmas so we will have to see what prices are like over there.
Going over to check on Australia's small holding, you know where we keep all our sheep.
Geez you can off some people at times.LOLOLOL
The only way to fly Pauline.
Bill Wrote
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Its nice being a fisherman at times. I just bought a carton(10kgs) of endeavour prawns,15 to 20 to the kg, for $75 from a trawler owner friend of mine. I think that works out to $7.50 a kg, and , in my opinion, debs are the one to eat.Also , fresh banana prawns are great. We get them here afterthe wet, usuall March or April.They will go well with the coral trout and mackerel.Its a hard life , but someone has to do it. Bill
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_I like you Bill, [but you can go off people you know ]
LoL DAZREN_________________
Don't come the raw prawn with us WW. Or C for that matter. OR ANYONE.
Love your new Avatar wombat, where do you get then all from?
just google free clipart
I just picked up a dozen Tassie oysters does that count.
Ooops forgot a word
-- Edited by Dougwe on Friday 9th of December 2011 07:36:10 PM
No it don't not count, only because you have now gone off topic
Could allow oysters cos they are seafood
here's something for you to play around with, FaceOff and its free
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/
you MUST download and install this program before 1500 WA time tomorrow or it will not be free.
all you need is a picture of somebody's face, just like this one I did of Vic (GN member) see below
Oh bugga I just realised I have gone off topic
here's another one of Vic
When we worked on trawlers in the 70's we were going to ask a computer, "How many bananas do they catch in a prawn season?"
SA has the best King prawns. Tigers are the next best, then debs, and bananas are on the end of the food chain. Very bland.
Price is always the problem unless you know someone and they fall off the boat.
They have to keep such strict records and have to account for every prawn, catch and $'s. The days of cashies are quite rare these days.
Last January I went to Pt. Lincoln for the Tunarama Festival, and my daughter and her fella bought me a crayfish all for myself. I requested the bread and butter and the vinegar and I was in Lincoln heaven.
I have to admit, I couldn't eat it all, even though it was just a little (legal size) one. Very sweet though.
These things are all seasonal now, and if you can get them fresh off the boat before freezing, or cooked and snap frozen you'll have a good prawn with no ill effects.
I'm quite good at shelling if you need some help. Prepared to travel.
-- Edited by Cruising Granny on Friday 9th of December 2011 11:31:53 PM
buy the prawns localy from brisbane area etc due to the floods that happened in january ,said if you saw what was floating
down that river into the mouth of moreton etc ,you wouldnt eat prawns local for a while.
so we were telling the lady at setters in glassy fruit shop she said leave it with me ill get them for you and she buys
them from up north they are pretty yummy too.