I picked up a FWK from Ross last week, amongst some other stuff. I've been needing a new cube for a while now and have had bad experiences with the blue willow cubes at Bunnings ($21 at the moment) not holding a seal, so decided to see how much Ross's were. $17.50... Not bad for a cube that is just about guaranteed to seal.
I've also had to put brewing on hold for a bit while due to time constraints, so stocks are beginning to run low. Also waiting on my mill to arrive and i'm too cheap to spring for a pre-crushed recipe. So I picked up a FWK of the Belgian Ale @1057og ($46.55 as a BABBs member) and used some yeast I already had.
So $46.55 - $17.50 = $29.05 for the wort itself. That's pretty bloody good in my opinion.
Put it this way... if I walked into Ross's today and ordered enough grain to make 20L of 1057 wort and a pack of hops I'd be over that mark easily. Quick estimate about $35. So in consumables only for someone that doesn't buy in bulk (I only started looking at bulk buying in the last couple of months) that is extremely good value.
No, a brewer it won't necessarily make you, but it will get you cheap high quality beer, where you can learn about fermentation... just the same way a K&K brewer does.
From now on, if I need a new cube, I'll be getting a FWK... cause the value is outstanding.