GroceryGetter app to revolutionise the way we shop for groceries in Australia
IN a time poor world anything that gives you a few minutes of your life back is welcomed. Two men have created an app to compare items at the two big supermarkets. The kicker is you can then get them delivered with a simple click of a button.
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GETTING groceries and saving money has been made easy after two western Sydney men put their heads together to create an app that does all the work for you.
Shawnjit Singh and Mussa Khan’s idea puts the two big Aussie supermarkets side-by-side so consumers can get the best deal across the 40,000 items available in both stores.
To bring their idea to life, Mr Singh and Mr Khan are Uber drivers on Friday and Saturday nights. It helps pay the bills for the Glenwood and Pemulway men who are behind GroceryGetter, a website and mobile phone app that allows you to compare prices of products between Coles and Woolworths.
GroceryGetter shoppers save an average 30 per cent off their groceries.
The kicker is you can get them delivered, and, they’re in discussions with Aldi to have the trifecta of supermarkets on board. Home-delivered Aldi doesn’t exist anywhere in Australia.
While they’re delivering in the western Sydney suburbs from Parramatta to Rouse Hill, across to Mt Druitt and back down to Granville, and everywhere in between, they have delivery expansion plans for the rest of Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane later this year and into 2019. In the meantime, you can still compare items in the two stores, no matter where you are in Australia.
“People shop for phones, clothes and shoes by comparing prices. Why not groceries?,” Mr Khan said.
Mr Singh had the idea for a few months before talking to the main grocery shoppers, mums, about how they shop.
“I wanted to bring the app and website to life but businesses wanted $80- to $100,000,” he said.
“I was part of a car club and there were lots of people who worked in IT there. I asked around and eventually connected with Mussa.”
Mr Khan was going to charge him $30,000 but the 24-year-old decided he wanted in on the idea and could add value with his IT brains.
After their meet in May 2017, the pair continued working on their day jobs and fit GroceryGetter around it.
They bit the bullet in January this year, with Mr Khan quitting his job and Mr Singh following two months later.
They were the first app in Australia to compare supermarket prices and are still the only comparison and delivery app.
You pay through the app and a $9.99 delivery fee is added on before drivers deliver to your address the next day during a two-hour timeslot picked by you.
“Previously there was no way of knowing if you’re getting a good deal,” Mr Khan said.
“And every dollar you can save helps in Sydney’s expensive real estate market. And app users have access to all 40,000 items across the two supermarkets to purchase.
“The way Australians shop is changing dramatically and we want to be part of that movement.”
Details: visit grocerygetter.com.au or search GroceryGetter on Google Play or in the Apple app store.