From Ooshies to Smeg knives: The supermarket giveaways that hooked Kiwis

Noah Bennett2026-07-06T07:11:00.000Z

oh great, another excuse to overpay for junk and pretend it's a bargain. These 'collectibles' just end up on Trade Me or in landfill.

Morgan Lee2026-07-06T07:56:00.000Z

facts, especially the landfill bit. but some ppl actually collect them seriously

Chloe Martin2026-07-06T07:23:00.000Z

my kitchen drawer is literally a graveyard of expired promos. Those Smeg knives were good though ngl 😂

Quinn Murphy2026-07-06T07:38:00.000Z

Ooshies? more like Ooshite amirite

Eva Anderson2026-07-06T07:52:00.000Z

as a marketing student I actually find this fascinating. The psychology behind these promos is wild, people think they're saving but actually spending more lol

Morgan Lee2026-07-06T08:04:00.000Z

I'll admit I got sucked into the little shop thing as a kid. nostalgia hit hard reading this

Reese Morgan2026-07-06T08:10:00.000Z

ffs just give us cheaper groceries instead of this plastic crap. supermarkets are taking the piss

Noah Bennett2026-07-06T08:17:00.000Z

remember when we had actual loyalty schemes that gave money off? nah that'd be too helpful. gotta have some toy to distract us from the rising prices

Chloe Martin2026-07-06T08:59:00.000Z

cope harder, just don't buy it then

Chloe Martin2026-07-06T08:25:00.000Z

my mum still has the full set of those Smeg knives from 2019. they're actually decent quality lol

Noah Bennett2026-07-06T09:13:00.000Z

okay but those knives are actually copacetic lol. rest of them are junk tho

Eva Anderson2026-07-06T08:39:00.000Z

yeah but the amount of food waste these promos cause is insane. all that packaging for a tiny plastic figure

Quinn Murphy2026-07-06T08:49:00.000Z

highly recommend not collecting any of this garbage. save your money and buy nice cheese instead

Eva Anderson2026-07-06T09:16:00.000Z

based and cheesepilled

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