Comments on: Grapes of Wrath… :)

By: grich

grich — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:29:53 +0000

irene, even the doughnuts at Dunkin’ Donuts in Power Plant Mall, Rockwell are priced double, if not triple, what they’re priced at other Dunkin’ Donuts outlets. Then again, there are more varieties (of the expensive kind) and they’re about 10% bigger (I think).

By: kayenne

kayenne — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:22:49 +0000

this is a tad late… but regarding comment # 21 on the seeded vs seedless variety, if i am not mistaken, seedless grapes are genetically modified(same with seedless watermelons), and thus, are considered less natural than the seeded variety. i don’t know about antioxidant contents though. now i wonder, is it more environmentally-friendly to consume seeded grapes, than the seedless ones?

By: ayaka

ayaka — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:55:04 +0000

pls. reply market man i need u

By: ayaka

ayaka — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:53:10 +0000

how much is bento box and nori in sakura grocery pls. reply back

By: ayaka

ayaka — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:01:25 +0000

do sakura grocery in makati have bento boxes??? and some ingredients??

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:19:23 +0000

I was just in the Philippines recently for a holiday and was very surprised at the price variations of food sold in different locations over there. I found that produce sold in local markets were a lot cheaper than in supermarkets. Though i seem to be charged more as i’m not very fluent in the language lol. Here in New Zealand you can actually buy imported produce cheaper than locally grown ones… the science of economics.

By: irene

irene — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:08:26 +0000

The fruit retailer at the basement of Rockwell sells really pricey fruits. I once asked how much the sweet bangkok tamarinds were selling for and the kuya said 200 i think, hello 100 lang kaya yun sa cash and carry, and it’s the same brand!!

By: Vicky

Vicky — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:02:34 +0000

Hi MM, Just to share prices of australian seedless grapes in sydney , it’s about 9.99 AUD!! It will become cheaper in December which is about 3.99. I see US grapes and cherries during the latter part of the year . Philippine mangoes are not allowed here which is a pity. Australian mangoes are less sweeter! They are about 2 for 5 AUD or 25 AUD a box! There is an unripe “piko” variety that I bought from a Vietnamese store for 3.99/kg yesterday which is good with Alavar bagoong alamang!

By: Kai

Kai — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:33:34 +0000

Vendors price their wares according to their market. Salcedo and Legaspi cater to the upscale, so. SM is pang-masa. But even within SM Hypermarket, one product can sell with different prices. There’s a box of “branded” fresh basil at P50-75, while a “generic” styro square packed with more leaves than the branded one sells for about P14-17 only. No marked difference, sometimes the generic leaves are even fresher. They say it depends on the price of the suppliers. Same in Landmark – a plate sells for P25 in one rack, and an exact same item is priced P35 in another display case. Pays to shop around first before going to the cashier.

By: Lex

Lex — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:12:48 +0000

Speaking of price differences, almost everything is more expensive in Rustan’s and their other sister outlets. I think it is also a way of setting their market apart from others. While Rustan’s has its buy 1 take 1 offers (which don’t always mean it is cheaper), SM prices their fruits and vegetables by the half a kilo. Initially they sound cheaper but if you do your mental math, their prices are often more expensive than other supermarkets like Cash & Carry. What is it with the half a kilo pricing? Do they assume most can’t compute? Amazingly, one really has to take note of prices in different stores. Even S & R is not always the cheapest place to shop for many items. It is interesting how you noted prices of grapes in these places.

Salcedo and Legaspi market is also an expensive place to buy fruits and vegetables. Consumers think they are getting a bargain under the guise of “market”. They cater to people to normally do not like going to the panlengke. Of course it is much more pleasant to shop under the acacia trees but pay a lot more.