Dishwashing tablets have become the latest household essential to see a massive price hike - as cash-strapped Aussies grapple with the cost of living ...
'Look at the prices of this s***, like far out. We remain very focused on ensuring that customers can get their money's worth through our various programs of prices drops, low-price specials, personalised offers and range curation.' The rate of inflation has soared in Australia since the Covid pandemic reaching a high of 7.8 per cent in the year to December, before dipping to 6.8 per cent in February. [cost of living](/news/cost-of-living-crisis/index.html) pressures. The reasons for the sharp surge in the price of grocery items includes: Viewers of Ms Roberts' video relayed their shock at the outrageous costs in the comment section of her TikTok video Another woman uploaded a TikTok video slamming the increased price of tablets at her local Woolies as a 'rip off' Viewers also relayed their shock at the outrageous costs in the comment section of the TikTok video. One woman who also filmed shelves of dishwashing packets at her local Woolies on her phone and uploaded the clip to TikTok called the hikes a 'f***ing rip off'. A viral TikTok video shows the exorbitant prices of dishwashing tablets at Woolworths, with a Fairy packet of 45 capsules costing $72 The clip revealed the differing prices for dishwashing tablets including a packet of 45 capsules from Fairy that cost a staggering $72. [Brisbane](/news/brisbane/index.html) woman Tanya Roberts illustrated the exorbitant prices in a [TikTok](/tvshowbiz/tiktok/index.html) video during her weekly shop at Woolworths.