Comments on: Produce Price Arbitrage

By: ramon

ramon — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:12:18 +0000

one way to cut down on costs is to buy in bulk, the problem is the amounts are usually too much for the normal household, what can be done is to pool resources with neighbours and form a coop of sorts. buy in bulk and divide accordingly, you can do that for cooking oil, coffee, sugar

By: ava

ava — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:01:11 +0000

hello guys, i’d like to know where to buy pistachio nuts in bulk orders? someone told me that i can find it in Divisoria, but where in Divisoria is that? thanks in advance!

By: alvin

alvin — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:28:24 +0000

I just want know if its against supermarket policy to list/copy supermarkets price tags for comparison with other supermarkets??

By: rina

rina — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:38:09 +0000

at the alabang, muntinlupa area, south and makati supermarkets compete with each other’s pricing. one being cheaper on some items and the second on some others. isn’t it all a matter of supply and demand? unpopular items in a store tend to be lower priced by a few centavos or more (or sometimes the other way around)… but this is still a very good idea, let’s empower us consumers for a change.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:25:48 +0000

I think MM has started something here! I love how so many people have come together like this. Count me in. I can hit makati and PC supermarket in kapitolyo.

By: Lani

Lani — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:40:15 +0000

This is really a nice idea, I can be a pricewatcher here in Commonwealth, QC.

Here’s my list:

1. sugar
2. coffee
3. sanitary napkin
4. detergent soap
5. dishwashing liquid
6. toothpaste
7. shampoo
8. roll-on deodorant
9. powder milk
10. loaf bread

By: Bubut

Bubut — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:58:29 +0000

i volunteer for makati area (wet market or grocery).
– tilapia
– bangus
– cheez whiz
– cooking oil
– tomato
– onion
– garlic
– banana
– ripe mangoes
– ampalaya
– eggplant

By: mojito_drinker

mojito_drinker — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:07:23 +0000

great idea, MM!

By: pistachio

pistachio — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:34:48 +0000

Ok great! Here’s my list of a dozen regular grocery items. (Of course, not necessarily these particular brands. For this study, I’ll buy the brands that you specify. It’ll be a good opportunity for me to try out other brands outside of my usual default ones.) :)

1. Kraft cheddar cheese
2. Anchor salted butter
3. Magnolia low-fat milk
4. Nestle cream
5. San Remo spaghetti
6. Dutch Mill yogurt drink
7. 10-pack individually wrapped Skyflakes
8. Colgate Total toothpaste
9. Kleenex soft pack
10. Softee Plus 2-ply toilet paper
11. Dona Elena anchovies
12. Dona Elena extra virgin olive oil

By: Mr Steak

Mr Steak — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:24:10 +0000

Marketman,
Your idea of doing a price survey is of great help, although is not something new. Competitors often price survey each other, in hopes of atleast being able to match the others price. This is a well-known practice among some companies, i would just like to warn the volunteers that it may get ugly if caught doing such because of the known prevalence of this practice. I’ve seen people beat up because of this. Make sure that when you visit your “target” store that you have complete and verifiable identification with you, so as to not make them think you are working for a competitor. Im not trying to scare anyone, but letting you guys know about it beforehand so that no untoward incident may occur. With that i volunteer my services for the san juan-mandaluyong area.