Wednesday 1 August 2012

Shopping Basket: Week 3

Its that day of the week again!!The day that separates the serious days of the week and the party days. Its Wednesday People and the sun is shining. At least here in Thika, there is some sunshine, something we have not seen in a long time. Talking of new things, its August. Yes, you read that right, we are already into the awesome months of the year!!I don't know what it is about August-December but there definitely is something. Something beautiful. Anyway, all I wish for you is a prosperous month and easy flow of your days.
 Now, to other matters, today is also the shopping basket feature day, meaning that we are taking a look at the prices of different items in Thika supermarkets. In other editions of this feature, we have seen wide variations in the prices offered by different supermarkets. This week, we want to see if these differences still exist or are the supermarkets offering similar prices!!The table below gives you a picture of what am talking about:


MATHAI
MAGUNA ANDU
LEENS
KASSMATT
TUSKYS
Kimbo 1kg
119
120
119
120
120
Whitestar 
Bar soap 500gms
107
115
107
107
107
Maycorn 2kg
129
129
127
127
127
Soko 2kg
114
112
112
112
113
Fresha 
wholemilk 500gms
39
39
38
38
38
Pampers Mini(4-9kg)
Small pack
220
220
220
220
220
Drinking Chocolate 90gms
60
55
60
60
60
Geisha 
(aloe vera)250gms
77
77
77
77
77
  Total
865
867
860
861
863



























This week the price difference is not as huge as we have seen in previous weeks. Here is the list of supermarkets from the cheapest to the most expensive
1. Leens
2. Kassmatt
3.Tuskys
4.Mathai
5. Maguna Andu
Seems like Leens is the cheapest supermarket in Thika as of now. It is nice to see that different choices of products yield different results. First week, Kassmatt was cheapest while second week, Tuskys came in first. In a healthy market environment, such changes are common thus allowing the consumer to make an informed decision on where to shop.
Happy Shopping!!
NB: All prices are in Ksh
The prices indicated here are as of 31/07/2012 at 5.00 p.m

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