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When it comes to getting the best bang for your buck when shopping at Woolworths, Mouths of Mums members are experts! So, we thought it only fair to share their amazing tips and tricks for saving on your Woolies shop with the rest of Australia.

We recently asked our community for their best hacks on saving money when shopping at Woolworths, because we’re all feeling the cost of living pinch.

And we loved all of the ideas that came flooding in – all 1,110 of them! We’ve compiled some of our favourite ideas below, so you can start saving on your grocery shopping too.

Mums Reveal Their Hacks For Saving On Shopping At Woolies

From the best days to shop a bargain, to the craftiest way to stretch your dollar further, here are the Mouths of Mums’ community’s top tips for saving when shopping at Woolworths.

Shop Online

We’re all guilty of throwing in a few extra items when shopping in store. Supermarkets are designed to capitalise on the impulse purchase! So our mums recommend letting your fingers do the shopping, to make it easier to stick to a budget.

“I shop online, I am not privy to the temptations of shopping in-store and it keeps my grocery bill down at least $50 to $100 a week!”

“I love using the Woolworths ‘Best Value’ App on my phone, it helps me pick the best value for money products.”

“Use the filter option to list items from low to high price or lowest unit price.”

Plan And Be Prepared!

It’s an oldie but a goodie – make sure you know exactly what you need, and stick to your list. And meal planning is a must!

“I always create a meal plan and plan out our family meals each week, then do a big grocery shop once a week. This has saved me lots of money by not going to Woolies everyday and buying extra stuff we don’t really need.”

“I plan meals around weekly specials which makes it exciting each week as to what will be on the menu and buy in bulk for non-perishables! I also stick to a shopping list and avoid impulse buys to keep our budget on track.”

“We bulk buy everything and meal prep weekly. We only stock on the sale items especially the half price items and work our meals for the week around those! There’s always a bonus when there’s extra reward points for certain products!”

Shop The Specials

Scour the catalogues and app for the best deals of the week, and then plan your meals around what’s on special. It’s such a simple tip, but it will save you plenty.

“I’m the matriarch of huge family, budgeting is in my DNA. Tuesdays check Woolworths online for Wednesday specials. Purchase non-perishables in multiples when half price. Purchase fresh whole chickens, good price, great roast dinner. Leftover chicken portioned into freezer bags later used for chicken pies, chicken quiche, chicken curry.”

Activate Deals

If you’re not already an Everyday Rewards Member, what are you waiting for? It’s a brilliant way to get money off your shop, by activating weekly promos.

“Apply for everything Woolworths offers! Activate all boosts. Use their app. Use their reward card. Pounce on special offers!”

Become A Woolworths Everyday Extra Member

So many of our mums recommend becoming a Woolworths Everyday Extra member to save money on shopping. With extra points, extra perks and a 30 day free trial it’s a no-brainer. Others also recommend Everyday Mobile from Woolworths, which is a prepaid mobile phone service.

“I subscribe to every single promotion Woolies offers me. Getting 10% off my biggest shop every month with Woolworths Extra, and boosting every single Rewards offer and email that comes my way helps boost my points tally.”

“Both my husband and I are Woolworths mobile customers which means we both both get a 10% off per shop per month. We time our usage of our 10%, one at the beginning of the month and one at the end, so that we maximise the discount which saves us on average at least $50/month.”

“Take advantage of Woolworths Extra when it’s half price! We get double points on spends at Woolies, we shop the home brands where possible. Take a list!! Otherwise Woolies tells you what you need.”

Do you have any great tips you’d like to share? Add them to the comments below!

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  • I’m such a savvy shopper myself. Adding my groceries with the online apps and shopping from the half price specials can really help with saving. Also helpful to know the total of your shop online by adding your products without the shock or being impulsed instore and throwing extra products in your trolley. Every bit helps especially when you add it up annually.

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  • A good way to save money on groceries, is to bulk out mince recipes with lentils. Someone suggested it to me and I was dubious at first, but was amazed at the results. When cooking spaghetti bolognese, I only use half a pack of mince, freezing the other half to use another day. Then to bulk out the mince while cooking, I add a strained tin of $1 lentils. Not does no-one in the family notice the difference, but everyone is loving the taste and I really like that it isn’t so heavy in your stomach. This trick saves us so much money on many meals where we would use mince, like tacos, lasagna, homemade burgers, sausage rolls, chow mein etc, as a pack of mince lasts 2 meals.

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  • Shop regularly so your can get the specials and clearance items. If you’re flexible with your meal owning, your can then create meals around what’s on sale.

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  • Always always have a weekly menu planned before shopping. Make use of specials as and when you can. Stick to your list and you’re on a roll.

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  • I have take advantage of Woolworths Extra when it washalf price. I love get double points on all my shopping i do at Woolworth, I have to buy gluten free food due to being celiac.. i am lycky that they do boost gluten free food. I have to monitor their specials each week. Otherwise I will spend way to much.

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  • Definitely worth shopping around!! I use to be strictly Coles with what they are charging I definitely shop around

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  • This is how I shop making sure i always use my loyalty cards.

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  • I do most of these things and lately Flybuys’s has been a fantastic way to cut back on spendings. I recently got a lot of money back that I could spend at Coles. I think I ended up working it out to $250 just over the last few weeks. Great ideas though!

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  • I do most of these things and lately Flybuys’s has been a fantastic way to cut back on spendings. I recently got a lot of money back that I could spend at Coles. I think I ended up working it out to $250 just over the last few weeks. Sometimes it’s not much though.

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  • I’m a big fan of stocking up on non-perishables when they’re on sale.


    • I totally agree with your tip here. I do this for the same types of items. I hate paying full price for tinned tomatoes etc when they can go on sale for half price. I think it’s important to keep an eye on the weekly specials and stock up on these things if you have the money too.

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  • Because of where I live I do a big shop at Woolworths once a month. I do this shop on-line and get it straight to my car. I live 200kms away so I make sure I get all of the best possible deals and buy double of something that is at half price.

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  • I’m lucky that I have three major supermarkets within walking distance so I can shop with whomever has the best produce or the biggest savings each week. Half price specials are where I find the biggest savings and the opportunity to stock up on essentials like washing powder, coffee, tea, cooking oils etc.

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  • There are some great tips there. I always write a list of what we need and if they are on special I’ll stock up on these items. I love a great special so if I see things that I will use I’ll get them and work my dinner plans around them.

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  • I do all these things and agree.

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  • I always shop the specials. Stock up on things that have a long used by date or non-perishables that you know you will need. I shop all supermarkets to hunt out the specials.

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  • This is exactly how I shop!!

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  • This is using that old fashioned thing called common sense. If you have a list and are prepared, then you will save money.

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  • I will never move to shopping online. You miss out on too much. I love going in and finding markdowns – can’t do that online. I rarely pay full price for meat. If you suss out the right times you can go right when they mark things down. I always shop the specials and have a list prepared. I wouldn’t get by without a list.

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  • Plan, be prepared, have a list and stick to it. Shipping online is ideal to curb those impulse buys whilst walking round the store. Although the replacement options Woolies supply at times are confusing and sometimes costly

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  • Some great advice. Every little bit helps.

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