Hooray for PAK’nSAVE – it’s been around for 40 years, since 1985 when the first supermarket branch opened in Kaitaia in the Far North.

 In the last weeks we’ve since PAK’nSAVE stores around the country celebrate the chain’s 40th birthday with one item per day being put “on special” as the price it was sold for back in 1985. Bell black tea bags 100s went on special for $2.49 per pack.

Oak spaghetti 420g tins went back to 66 cents each. Pams plain flour 1.5kg went back to $1.45 each. Bluebird Originals ready salted chips 150g went back to 89 cents a pack. A Weetbix 750g box went down to $2.65. What have we elarnt form the birthday sales? That our supermarkets can fford to charge us lower – actually much lower – prices for grocery items. No need for a grocery commissioner. The government just needs to enforce them bring prices down. Full stop,. End of story.

G Kenneth, Pāpāmoa